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My new ideal cut diamond

P: 6/2/2004 1:28:23 PM
glitterata Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,370 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 4/17/2002	After spending a ton of time on this site, I decided I had to own an ideal cut, H&A, high HCA-scoring diamond. I already have an 1.65 carat OEC and a 1.4 carat transition cut, though, which I feel is plenty of financial resources invested in diamonds for one T-shirt-wearing middle-aged fuddy-duddy, so I went for the most diamond I could get for under $250. That turned out to be a .29 carat J I1 ideal cut from Dirt Cheap Diamonds, sold to me for $189 by the very nice Jennifer. (What a classy business, by the way--they treated me as courteously as if I was spending $18,900.) It scores 1.8, "excellent," on the HCA. Under the ideal scope, it's nice and red--very little leakage--and it shows arrows, although not the picture-perfect pattern I've seen on some of your stones. I asked for a stone with fluorescence, and this one is graded "faint," but under my blacklight it glows pretty powerfully, which I like--the stronger the better, I say. (Very strong fluorescence must be amazingly loud if this is faint!) As far as the color and clarity go, I couldn't be happier. It's nowhere near as yellow as my 1.65 K/L OEC, and although it does look less white than my 1.4 F transition cut, I still wouldn't call it yellow--more a sort of warm, silvery color. It's eye-clean to my four-decade-old eyes, but under a loupe it's easy to see a large smudgy feather on one edge and another long, very narrow white line along the other side: another feather, but seen edge-on from the top. These inclusions don't bother me a bit. In fact, I find it really cool to be able to see hints of geology in my stone. If I were buying a large diamond, I would definitely want an eye-visible inclusion, as long as it was a pretty one. Funnily enough, what I like least about the new stone is the cut. I love the large square flashes of color you get from an OEC. The twinkly little needles of light that come from a modern brilliant just don't satisfy me the same way. The new stone does have more going on than my transition cut, though--that one's a real leaker, and often rather dull. So on the whole, I'm happy with my new ideal cut and with my DCD experience, but I prefer OECs. Any suggestions for setting it? I really bought it to play with, but I guess it might be nice to wear it, too.
Posted: 6/2/2004 1:28:23 PM

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P: 6/2/2004 1:35:35 PM
lop Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,651 Last Post: 9/7/2009 Member Since: 6/14/2003	How cool Glitterata! It could make a great pendant, or you could branch out of your fuddy-duddyness and get a single hole pierced in your ear.
Posted: 6/2/2004 1:35:35 PM

P: 6/2/2004 1:51:41 PM
Hest88 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,681 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 1/22/2003	Oh, it sounds lovely and the price is really great! I'm with you; even after all these years I still don't find myself wanting a RB. I would love a larger OEC such as yours. However, I've thought that if I did have a smaller RB I'd bezel-set it in a wide ring. Not hugely wide, but enough to surround the stone. Or, I've seen in a local store a modern pendant that looked like a slim bar (slimmer than the stone)with a single diamond set about 3/4 of the way down. It may be too modern for you but I've always admired how striking it looked.
Posted: 6/2/2004 1:51:41 PM

P: 6/2/2004 3:25:52 PM
glitterata Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,370 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 4/17/2002	I like the single earring idea. I have a few odd earrings (lost one of a pair), and it could be fun to have an odd hole to wear them in. I also like the bar pendant idea. I have a friend who has one, and it's lovely. Thanks!
Posted: 6/2/2004 3:25:52 PM

P: 6/2/2004 4:04:42 PM
Patty Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,031 Last Post: 6/4/2008 Member Since: 12/7/2003	Congrats on your purchase, glitterata! I know you've been looking for an I1 stone for a while. I like the pendant idea. Either in a bezel setting or on a "stick," lol.
Posted: 6/2/2004 4:04:42 PM

P: 6/2/2004 5:02:11 PM
glitterata Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,370 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 4/17/2002	You were an inspiration, Patty. You don't know how many times I looked at your stone while it was still on the Superbcert website. And when you bought it I felt quite a pang. How lovely it looks on your finger.
Posted: 6/2/2004 5:02:11 PM

P: 6/2/2004 5:49:00 PM
Giangi Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,530 Last Post: 10/29/2006 Member Since: 1/23/2003	Wow, Glitterata!! That's just too cool! I, too, love I 1's... Inclusions can be extremely neat to look at! Just the other day I was shown a ~5ct, E color emerald shaped diamond with 3-4 large red garnet inclusions. It was to-die-for! _____________ Omnia Mea Mecum Porto. Giangi
Posted: 6/2/2004 5:49:00 PM

P: 6/2/2004 5:55:12 PM
valeria101 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,048 Last Post: 4/30/2006 Member Since: 8/29/2003	Very, very, hart warming... Congratulations for the delightful experiment Ana "The greatest experts are only as good as the sum total of what they have seen." [Souren Melikian]
Posted: 6/2/2004 5:55:12 PM

P: 6/2/2004 6:01:46 PM
valeria101 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,048 Last Post: 4/30/2006 Member Since: 8/29/2003	---------------- On 6/2/2004 5:49:00 PM Giangi wrote: E color emerald shaped diamond with 3-4 large red garnet inclusions. ---------------- Ok, this does it. I'll have to frame this thread Is this a new signature? Bias or Simonides? Ana "The greatest experts are only as good as the sum total of what they have seen." [Souren Melikian]
Posted: 6/2/2004 6:01:46 PM

P: 6/2/2004 10:47:42 PM
Daniela Ideal Rock Total Posts: 703 Last Post: 8/16/2006 Member Since: 10/2/2003	Wow, what a great purchase. I'm jealous! I think if it were me, I would set it in some sort of bezel pendant. Enjoy your new stone, even if it's not quite as fun for you as your older cuts.
Posted: 6/2/2004 10:47:42 PM

P: 6/3/2004 9:18:16 AM
Patty Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,031 Last Post: 6/4/2008 Member Since: 12/7/2003	I'm glad I was an inspiration to you! And thanks for the compliment.
Posted: 6/3/2004 9:18:16 AM

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