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Our soon-to-be new ACA!

P: 1/8/2004 6:47:18 PM
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,899 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002	I'm so excited that I couldn't wait to post until I had the stone....we finally committed to an absolutely fabulous ACA stone for Greg's wedding ring at WhiteFlash. I was hoping to get something that was a G VS, but this stone has such amazing numbers and the images are so top notch, that I bumped up the budget and figured I'd suck it up. I mean this is the guy who puts up with me day in and day out, and still wants to marry me. Why shouldn't he have an amazing diamond to brag about too? So here are the specs and pictures of course!! When I do get the stone in later, I will definitely post updated pictures with my digital camera. Doubt any of them will be as great as these. Oh and Greg knows that I have found his stone but he doesn't know that it's going to be coming home to US first before I send it over to the tension company....I am thinking that since for Valentine's Day we really aren't going to give each other gifts (brand new house is big gift!), I will surprise him with the loose stone and the H&A viewer and we'll have some fun playing with the bauble before we have to send it away again. WhiteFlash A Cut Above H&A Diamond 0.38 F VS2 AGS0 H&A Depth: 60 Table: 57 Crown Angle: 34.8 Pav Angle: 40.7 Girdle: 0.8%-1.7% Polish & Symm: Ideal Culet: Pointed Fluor: Negligible Measurements: 4.75-4.76x2.85 Also included is the screenshot of the stone with it's H&A images & picture of the actual stone on the WhiteFlash website (before they removed it), the AGS cert copy, the IdealScope image, and the Sarin. Woo hoo! I am SO excited. I am going to have to remember that this is GREGS stone and not mine. He is already making noises that his stone is going to be better than mine. I personally think it just makes my wish to upgrade that more plausible when he feels guilty that his stone is so darn close to that illusion of diamond perfection. Thanks to Brian and Lesley at WhiteFlash for putting up with my incessant emails and for being so incredibly accomodating with all my requests. I had the opportunity to talk to Brian the other day on the phone which was amazing, he is just a fountain of knowledge. I was content to sit there and listen to him talk for about 45 minutes....he answered all my questions (and more). Garry & Leonid also gave this stone a thumbs up from the information I sent over, yay! Oh and of course thanks to Alj....without whom I would probably be walking the nearest cliff and tossing myself off. Sure it's a small diamond, but it's still $$ and you want to be sure you made the right decision. Plus it's our first superideal. Awww. EDITED TO ADD! I almost forgot! Sacrilege. The HCA Score is amazing on this thing. 1.0 EX EX EX EX...yes the elusive 4 EX's. That was such a deal clincher. ________________________________ "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
Posted: 1/8/2004 6:47:18 PM

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P: 1/8/2004 6:48:36 PM
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,899 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002	________________________________ "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
Posted: 1/8/2004 6:48:36 PM

P: 1/8/2004 6:49:16 PM
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,899 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002	________________________________ "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
Posted: 1/8/2004 6:49:16 PM

P: 1/8/2004 6:50:02 PM
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,899 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002	Lastly, the amazing IdealScope image. swoon ________________________________ "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
Posted: 1/8/2004 6:50:02 PM

P: 1/8/2004 6:51:33 PM
bling Cut Rock Total Posts: 487 Last Post: 5/17/2005 Member Since: 4/17/2003	Congrat Mara..um..i mean Greg! ahaha...hes a lucky lucky man. my fiance didnt want a stone in his ring..and i was bummed..i thought i was in for another project...i mean looking for the perfect stone is half the fun! hes gonna love it! great job!
Posted: 1/8/2004 6:51:33 PM

P: 1/8/2004 6:53:11 PM
caratgirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 634 Last Post: 12/22/2004 Member Since: 1/1/2003	Very nice, Mara! Same color, clarity, crown & pav angles as my ering stone! Should be a killer. Congratulations, and now you will have a loose stone to take photos of again! Caratgirl Just a Diamond Lover
Posted: 1/8/2004 6:53:11 PM

P: 1/8/2004 7:00:12 PM
KittyTiger Cut Rock Total Posts: 395 Last Post: 11/22/2004 Member Since: 11/30/2003	Mara!! ohmy!! The ideal scope is crraaaaazzy!! It's such a clear picture of red and black! You know what's even more crazy? I'm dreaming about what I can do with "your" diamond! *changed my user name from Leota --> to KittyTiger*
Posted: 1/8/2004 7:00:12 PM

P: 1/8/2004 7:01:16 PM
kimong Rough Rock Total Posts: 31 Last Post: 1/22/2004 Member Since: 12/9/2003	wow, very nice stone, with lotsa bling for its size. Now I understand why daphane's legs have gone from your avatar! Makes me wanna almost get a round cut !
Posted: 1/8/2004 7:01:16 PM

P: 1/8/2004 7:05:54 PM
lop Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,651 Last Post: 9/7/2009 Member Since: 6/14/2003	Beautiful stone Mara! Congratulations! And, I think the valentine's gift is a great idea.
Posted: 1/8/2004 7:05:54 PM

P: 1/8/2004 7:06:19 PM
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,899 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002	Oh yeah this baby is worth removing Daphne from the avatar for a while. Leota...don't worry darling, that happens to me too. Yes...it's not MY stone..it's Greg's. winkwink BTW I added up above into my original post that the HCA score is 1.0 EX EX EX EX ....the elusive 4 EX's. ________________________________ "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
Posted: 1/8/2004 7:06:19 PM

P: 1/8/2004 7:08:25 PM
valeria101 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,048 Last Post: 4/30/2006 Member Since: 8/29/2003	Now I am in trouble ! I kept mentioning "Mara's stone" as an example of non-H&A wit great light return, just imagine the confusion if I attempted that once again Yeah, yeah, I know this is not for you, but that's a mouthfull to explain. Picture perfect! Are you sure they have not cut that piece especially for you, Mara? Ican't wait to see what your impresion will be of this stone near yours. Is this going into a tension setting? Ana "The greatest experts are only as good as the sum total of what they have seen." [Souren Melikian]
Posted: 1/8/2004 7:08:25 PM

P: 1/8/2004 7:13:53 PM
KittyTiger Cut Rock Total Posts: 395 Last Post: 11/22/2004 Member Since: 11/30/2003	haha.. That just just makes it worst. It's a fellow pricescoper's husband's diamond I'm fantasizing about! Well, congradualtions on your new ACA of a 1.0 HCA score. That is really, really good! Can't wait to see the final product of the ring. And maybe I can get some new ideas from you... which I've seem to have gotten quite a few since joining this fun place. *changed my user name from Leota --> to KittyTiger*
Posted: 1/8/2004 7:13:53 PM

P: 1/8/2004 7:14:42 PM
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,899 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002	It's going into a 6mm tension titanium setting with a thin ring of yellow gold in the middle. I wanted a slightly larger stone, because with the 6mm setting I didn't want the diamond to be dwarfed inside the setting, and it is for a man's hand. Not to mention my Jersey boy is a gaudy little thing...hee hee. He will use this as a conversation piece galore, I can almost hear the stories now. ________________________________ "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
Posted: 1/8/2004 7:14:42 PM

P: 1/8/2004 7:25:07 PM
valeria101 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,048 Last Post: 4/30/2006 Member Since: 8/29/2003	WOW, sounds really great. Don't know if this makes you feal better about that width issue, but like this the sides of the diamond's girdle are not going to be the first to bump onto whatever the ring is placed on (when taken off), so that 0.7mm may be a good thing. I will probaly keep even more of a gap for the same reason if I finaly get that Ti tension setting with red spinel I am dreaming (and calling sellers around) about Ana "The greatest experts are only as good as the sum total of what they have seen." [Souren Melikian]
Posted: 1/8/2004 7:25:07 PM

P: 1/8/2004 7:27:11 PM
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,899 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002	Yes I thought of that as well Valeria, extra protection! We can possibly even go to 6.5mm but I think the ones we tried on in the store were 6mm and looked very nice while on. ________________________________ "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
Posted: 1/8/2004 7:27:11 PM

P: 1/8/2004 7:36:15 PM
goldenringlets Cut Rock Total Posts: 118 Last Post: 8/1/2005 Member Since: 9/5/2003	Mara: Exexexexcellent. For a next project, how about planning a single diamond stud earring for him? That would look on him... Let me guess, if you guys have kids and she's a she...I bet she'll have a lovely little, say, anklet, before she leaves the hospital...?!?! Goldenringlets
Posted: 1/8/2004 7:36:15 PM

P: 1/8/2004 7:41:32 PM
Patty Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,031 Last Post: 6/4/2008 Member Since: 12/7/2003	Mara, it looks wonderful! But the most important question: How is it's spread???!!!
Posted: 1/8/2004 7:41:32 PM

P: 1/8/2004 7:46:45 PM
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,899 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002	GR: Earrings!! Patty: EX!! ________________________________ "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
Posted: 1/8/2004 7:46:45 PM

P: 1/8/2004 7:49:46 PM
Patty Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,031 Last Post: 6/4/2008 Member Since: 12/7/2003	Whoo Hoo! I was hoping it wouldn't be bottom heavy.
Posted: 1/8/2004 7:49:46 PM

P: 1/8/2004 8:04:46 PM
aljdewey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,236 Last Post: 2/11/2008 Member Since: 11/25/2002	---------------- On 1/8/2004 6:47:18 PM Mara wrote: Oh and of course thanks to Alj....without whom I would probably be walking the nearest cliff and tossing myself off. Sure it's a small diamond, but it's still $$ and you want to be sure you made the right decision. ---------------- HA.....no problem. (Not remotely admitting the fact that I was standing BEHIND her on the way to the cliff waiting to PUSH! ) Just kidding........enjoy it, sweetie, and keep leveraging until you get your own! It was truly my pleasure to help - felt good to pay back the great support I got when we bought. As happy as you are about it now......WAIT UNTIL YOU GET IT HOME! Holy cow......dim all the lights in the room first before opening the box. I've had more people stop me in the hall to gaze at (and drool on!) my ring, and it's a thrill every time. That is.....when I can get my OWN two eyeballs far enough away to give anyone else a chance to look. One month later, and I'm still in luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuv! Have to say, the ACA's are breathtaking. Can't wait to see the "pride" pics....! _____________________ Note: Chainsaw Not Sold Separately.
Posted: 1/8/2004 8:04:46 PM

P: 1/9/2004 1:09:13 AM
glitterata Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,364 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 4/17/2002	Hey, Mara, how did you decide between the old-style ACA cut and the new, tweaked-girdle cut? Amazing looking little thing you got there.
Posted: 1/9/2004 1:09:13 AM

P: 1/9/2004 1:29:15 AM
Colored Gemstone Nut Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,267 Last Post: 10/1/2009 Member Since: 11/21/2002	Nice stone Mara...Greg's stone is the same size as mine Josh Rioux Haines, Alaska The Colored Gemstone Nut
Posted: 1/9/2004 1:29:15 AM

P: 1/9/2004 1:29:49 AM
Garry H (Cut Nut) Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,577 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 8/16/2000	It looks tweaked to me from the ideal-scope. Also you can see the girdle thickens at the points where the minor facets meet in the girdle profile image. So its tweaked - the 8* trick Garry Holloway FGAA DipDT HCA and Ideal-scope developer http://www.ideal-scope.com and http://www.HollowayDiamonds.com.au
Posted: 1/9/2004 1:29:49 AM

P: 1/9/2004 1:37:33 AM
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,899 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002	PQ mentioned to me that all the smaller ACA were classic cut stones....so I don't know? The girdle does look amazingly free of leakage...hmmm ________________________________ "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
Posted: 1/9/2004 1:37:33 AM

P: 1/9/2004 1:42:35 AM
Garry H (Cut Nut) Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,577 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 8/16/2000	Trust me Mara. How many 'trust me' jokes do you know? Ever heard the check is in the male? (not mail). BTW Mara do you ever sleep? Garry Holloway FGAA DipDT HCA and Ideal-scope developer http://www.ideal-scope.com and http://www.HollowayDiamonds.com.au
Posted: 1/9/2004 1:42:35 AM

P: 1/9/2004 2:46:51 AM
iceprincess Cut Rock Total Posts: 310 Last Post: 7/7/2007 Member Since: 4/29/2003	Mara, Beeeutiful diamond! Can't wait to see it once it's all put together. You really can find 'em! Wow!
Posted: 1/9/2004 2:46:51 AM

P: 1/9/2004 2:52:11 AM
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,899 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002	Hah! Going to bed now Garry but I dream about Pricescope while I sleep. ________________________________ "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
Posted: 1/9/2004 2:52:11 AM

P: 1/9/2004 9:42:44 AM
canadiangrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 787 Last Post: 3/19/2008 Member Since: 6/10/2003	Gorgeous stone. I hope Greg's very happy with it and lets you wear it from time to time. Sursum Corda! Mess with Texas.
Posted: 1/9/2004 9:42:44 AM

P: 1/9/2004 9:49:11 AM
Giangi Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,530 Last Post: 10/29/2006 Member Since: 1/23/2003	Very pretty!!! ACA's are gorgeous! _____________ Omnia Mea Mecum Porto. Giangi
Posted: 1/9/2004 9:49:11 AM

P: 1/9/2004 10:13:55 AM
beaverhousen Rough Rock Total Posts: 29 Last Post: 1/19/2004 Member Since: 7/31/2003	OMG that stone cant get any more perfect!!! I cant wait to see the finish product though. Please post pics as soon as possible!!!
Posted: 1/9/2004 10:13:55 AM

P: 1/9/2004 10:28:32 AM
luvmysparklies Cut Rock Total Posts: 266 Last Post: 5/23/2008 Member Since: 8/5/2003	Mara- That is gorgeous. I was curious too, about the new line stones being available in the smaller cuts . I also thought that all of the smaller stones were cut like the "classic cut" and you didn't get that edge to edge light return stone until about .70 or so. But yours is a delight to see! I wish I could talk my fiance into wearing a diamond, cuz he's got nice hands...but he is the plain band type of guy.
Posted: 1/9/2004 10:28:32 AM

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