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My perky K-hi I'm new here and wanted to share |
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| P: 4/5/2006 12:38:41 PM | |
justjulia Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,303 Last Post: 7/23/2009 Member Since: 4/4/2006 |
Hi everyone, I apologize in advance if this is the wrong place to post this. I'm brand new here. I've been lurking for a good while and finally decided to join in the fun. I have upgraded the stone 12 times (yes, I'm one of those people) in the past four or so years I've had this ring. Calll me fickle, or a perfectionist, or whatever, but dh started with a local b and m who has a great trade up policy, so I have taken full advantage. I've had lots of different shapes, sizes, and colors. I've had literally every color from d to k and the shapes round, emerald, and now an emerald shaped princess. In my "travels" I have learned that an excellent cut can mask a funky color any day. I have ended (operative word "ended"??) with a beautiful 2.55 K modified square brilliant, which is white as can be (seriously), with a 1000 little what I call fish scale carvings that give off bullets of rainbows. I just wanted to tell people to consider K's (nicely cut ones) and to look at lots in person, because they are as different as snowflakes. I have attached a picture- not sure how it will come out-hoping it will do the stone justice. I learned so much on Pricescope and read posts just about every evening--like a good book before bed. You all seem like such nice people. I've enjoyed and am enjoying reading your posts. Julia 
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever." J Keats |
| Posted: 4/5/2006 12:38:41 PM | |
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| P: 4/5/2006 12:45:33 PM | |
decodelighted Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,625 Last Post: 11/16/2009 Member Since: 7/27/2005 |
Girl, from your nightly lurkin' ya must know we're gonna need some more pix of that beauty!!! What a great story too! Different shapes? D's through K's!! Do TELL! Can you write up the whole timeline from the beginning! I'm sure folks would benefit from all the stuff you learned "along the way."!!! Also, c'mon now - MORE PIXXXXXXXX!  (also, welcome!)
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 12:45:33 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 12:47:13 PM | |
albicocca Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,152 Last Post: 3/3/2008 Member Since: 10/11/2005 |
WOW your ring sounds incredible!!! But that picture's a bit small...you have any more??  I really want to see the fish-scale carvings you're talking about!!
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 12:47:13 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 12:48:26 PM | |
Kaleigh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 25,896 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/18/2004 |
Hi again!!! Love your ring but can barely see it. Can you post some bigger pics?? Pretty please??? 
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 12:48:26 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 12:50:19 PM | |
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005 |
12 upgrades in 4 years Please do share more pics...that K looks amazing..
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 12:50:19 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 12:56:48 PM | |
KristyDarling Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,918 Last Post: 10/6/2009 Member Since: 7/27/2005 |
Yes, please more pictures! And I'm amazed --- 12 stone upgrades in 4 years? I think you hold the PS record!! What's your secret?
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 12:56:48 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 1:03:12 PM | |
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,897 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002 |
WOW suddenly 3 upgrades in 3 years doesn't look quite so bad!!! Let me put my  back on!I third/fourth/fifth the request for more pictures. We have seen some stunning K's on here, one more sounds great! ________________________________ |
| Posted: 4/5/2006 1:03:12 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 1:08:47 PM | |
Modified Brilliant Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,148 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 3/24/2005 |
Welcome to PS, Julia! You sound like a diamond "expert" with lots of experience! -Jeff www.metrojewelryappraisers.com Jeff Averbook, G.G. |
| Posted: 4/5/2006 1:08:47 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 1:25:40 PM | |
Dani Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,603 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 11/12/2004 |
Welcome Julia- great story!! We definitely need more pics, your set looks gorgeous!!!
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 1:25:40 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 1:37:15 PM | |
Tool Guy Rough Rock Total Posts: 53 Last Post: 6/18/2007 Member Since: 3/7/2006 |
Welcome Julia
Supplier of Jewelers supplies, tools, and equipment. |
| Posted: 4/5/2006 1:37:15 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 1:37:35 PM | |
Lorelei Ideal Rock Total Posts: 34,212 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 4/30/2005 |
Blimey - that averages out at THREE upgrades a year! Glad to have you on board so you can teach us some hints and tips!
 Nothing is more sacred as the bond between horse and rider...no other creature can ever become so emotionally close to a human as a horse. When a horse dies, the memory lives on because an enormous part of his owner's heart, soul, very existence dies also...but that can never be laid to rest, it is not meant to be... - Stephanie M Thorn |
| Posted: 4/5/2006 1:37:35 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 1:54:55 PM | |
Matatora Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,230 Last Post: 7/26/2006 Member Since: 3/6/2005 |
Wow! You must be quite the talker 12 in 4 years! Please post more pictures!
-Matatora Courage is the price that life extracts for granting peace Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor. |
| Posted: 4/5/2006 1:54:55 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 1:59:32 PM | |
FireGoddess Ideal Rock Total Posts: 12,145 Last Post: 3/23/2009 Member Since: 1/25/2005 |
I too would love to see more pictures, as well as hear the saga of your dozen or so different stones! If you can remember them all, I'd love to hear more about your stone journey, shapes, sizes, cts, etc!! Welcome!!
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 1:59:32 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 2:06:13 PM | |
CdnBlingGal Ideal Rock Total Posts: 794 Last Post: 10/1/2009 Member Since: 7/23/2005 |
Welcome to PS! And finally coming out of lurkville! Ya, please do tell us of your saga. And what about those pictures! ***************************** |
| Posted: 4/5/2006 2:06:13 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 2:10:31 PM | |
Miranda Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,042 Last Post: 9/24/2009 Member Since: 2/18/2006 |
I must know your secrets!!! How have you managed so many upgrades??? You are a true PSer!!! More pics of that stunner! Pretty please with sugar on top!
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 2:10:31 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 2:45:39 PM | |
KittenKat Cut Rock Total Posts: 454 Last Post: 7/11/2009 Member Since: 3/22/2004 |
Welcome to your home among diamond lovers. Your ring looks gorgeous. You do need to show us a bigger photo, so we can drool.
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 2:45:39 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 4:27:08 PM | |
Shay37 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,343 Last Post: 8/30/2008 Member Since: 3/2/2004 |
Welcome, Julia. Please post more pics. Your ring looks lovely. As far as cut, you are preaching to the choir (as I am sure you know).  shay ______________________________My therapist loves me. His name is Brian the Cutter. |
| Posted: 4/5/2006 4:27:08 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 5:00:02 PM | |
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justjulia Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,303 Last Post: 7/23/2009 Member Since: 4/4/2006 |
Thank you all for your warm welcome! I feel so honored to be talking with you guys--you are all the experts, not me. Okay, you want a story? Let me see.... Dh and I started out in the Peace Corps 22ish years ago. Actually met on a blind date here stateside, I left for the PC, he called and proposed on the phone, came over a yr later, we were married overseas-ino diamond-not really into diamonds at the time. Flash forward 16 or so years and I get this wild idea just maybe I would like a diamond. Ok, dh starts the research. He bought from a b and m because they had a great upgrade policy-no limit, just spend a dollar more each time. Hey, no problem! Let's just say they know us by our first names, lol. I have grown to be a fanatic and have found myself educating young couples wandering in when I am there (heaven help them). So, yes, I guess that equates to about 3 changes per year, but really they've come in spurts. I don't think I can recall the time range of each one exactly, but here it is in a nutshell: (Don't laugh-it just evolved like this..) Ring 1 All dh had for instructions (before ps) was to go for best clarity possible. He presented me with a round, 1.7, vs1, brownish j, no life Ring 2 6 mo later, I get the nerve to change to an I, round, 1.8 si2 Ring 3 1 yr later,upgrade for color to H, round, 1.5, si1 Ring4 Can't remember time span exactly from here for a while, lol, but upgraded to E, round, excellent cut, vs2, 1 c, went into withdrawal from going smaller, didn't see extreme color diff for price Ring 5 Back to an H, round, 1.6, si2 Ring 6 upgraded to higher color, G, round, 1.5, vs2 wanted overall better color and clarity Ring 7 I got bored and wanted a diff shape, a glorious emerald cut, F, vs2, 2.03 Ring 8 Find colleagues stare at hand, become self concious, decide to change shape, smaller, G, 1.5, princess Ring 9 Got bored! Went back and saw and chose agorgeous K, a 3 carot, si2, princess! BUT, in bubble bath it showed yellow- had to go! lol Ring 10 Went back, found a stunning 2.55 K, vvs2, emerald shaped princess, swoon Ring 11 Starting obsessing I had a K and felt I had to tell people it was a K, decided to do something drastic and went back for a 1 carot d, vs1, excellent cut. Decided within a week that I enjoyed the size more than "knowledge" that it was a d and... Ring 12 Went back and got my precious 2.55 again!!!! I'm completely over the knowing it's a certain letter and number thing and went for the BEST MY EYES HAVE EVER SEEN. My K is absolutley mesmerizing gorgeous. It is cut underneath unlike any other princess I have ever seen. I wish I could get a pic for you, but it's not possible mounted. Okay, so, you also have to know that I've been married 21 years now, and have 2 teenagers and have earned all this knowledge! lol Anyway, my ring rocks my world. It gives me more pleasure than any material thing I own. My dh and children just laugh at me over my obsession, but it gives me peace and something I love to dabble in. I think I'm done upgrading for a while--but I still love to see what others are doing. My rocks have been certed GIA up til this one, which is IGI (I know, a virtual no name, but I am ok with that bc if I upgrade, I will go back to where I've been going...). It's called a "modified rectangular brilliant" (no bow tie!), 7.69 x 7.26 x 5.27, depth 72.6, table 71.0, medium to slightly thick, no flour, polish and sym very good, very good. That's all I have- no angles, etc. Just my eyeballs. Princess cuts are tricky. I've had some dead ones and some lively to extremely lively ones. This one just pops. I'm learning how to take pictures. I was trying to keep it under 1 K last time. I'll see what I can do to get it better. I'll have to search for photo tips. So, that is my saga. I hope you all don't think I'm nuts. I love it that it seems there are others possibly like me on this site. This is so much fun to visit. Julia
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever." J Keats |
| Posted: 4/5/2006 5:00:02 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 5:14:47 PM | |
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FireGoddess Ideal Rock Total Posts: 12,145 Last Post: 3/23/2009 Member Since: 1/25/2005 |
Thanks for walking us through that. It's fascinating to see into the mind of another diamond lover. How long do you think this one will keep?
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 5:14:47 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 6:32:39 PM | |
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justjulia Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,303 Last Post: 7/23/2009 Member Since: 4/4/2006 |
Hi FireGoddess, Dh says this one is IT. He really doesn't mind the whole process-I think he gets a kick out of seeing me enjoy myself. Plus, he's kind of gotten into the fun side of the hunt. But, really, I'm done for now. I'm not into lots of shoes/clothes, etc, (maybe a quality bag here and there  ) so this is a love that I sort of rationalize. I think too that my case is different from a lot of folks in that I was not proposed to with this ring. I look at jewelry as something beautiful and that's about it. I have no problem trading up.... and should a gorgeous K eyeclean pear walk into my life some day.....hmmmm Hey, never say never, right? Ahhh the possibilities......  julia "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." J Keats |
| Posted: 4/5/2006 6:32:39 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 6:46:47 PM | |
Cinderella Ideal Rock Total Posts: 993 Last Post: 11/16/2007 Member Since: 11/17/2005 |
Julia, you're so cute! I can just imagine you staring at your ring, cleaning and polishing it with a silly grin on your face while your family is in the background watching incredulously and laughing! No matter, your ring is beautiful and you should enjoy it. I clean my .88 carat RHR obsessively, and my bf just rolls his eyes whenever I tell him not to dirty up the diamond with his oily fingers!
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 6:46:47 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 7:02:12 PM | |
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Miranda Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,042 Last Post: 9/24/2009 Member Since: 2/18/2006 |
Thanks for sharing your upgrade journey!!! Good for you that you are doing what makes you happy. I get the eye rolls from my two boys (11 and 10)! They call PS the weirdo site! Isn't it just great here. In Diamond Hangout, Singer had a thread a few days ago about posting pics. I think an original thread reg. that is by Belle. Sorry...I don't know how to post links.
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 7:02:12 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 7:10:55 PM | |
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justjulia Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,303 Last Post: 7/23/2009 Member Since: 4/4/2006 |
Yes, well, speaking of fingerprints... here's a shortcut I have started doing. I have an ultrasonic little thing, and keep a bottle of ammonia and laundry det nearby. The shortcut goes like this: Open ammonia, pour into little cap, dunk diamond (still on finger) in cap, brush with little brush that came with ultrasonic, rinse in hot hot water. I was kind of proud of myself for coming up with that, lol lol. When I do ultrasonic, I put ammonia, the laundry det, and hot water in there. The ammonia trick is pure laziness on my part. I was just remembering my reaction at the mall this last weekend when a saleswoman reached out and grabbed my hand at one of those kiosks--she wanted to put lotion on my hands-I think I had the look of horror on my face, lol. Dh stepped in on cue and said she doesn't do that bc of the rings. The woman looked at us like we were crazy. It's moments like that when I think, "whoa, I'm in deep!"  "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." J Keats |
| Posted: 4/5/2006 7:10:55 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 7:10:57 PM | |
SuzyQZ Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,110 Last Post: 4/23/2009 Member Since: 2/20/2006 |
A big welcome to you JustJulia-- It's so funny reading your story, I chuckled so many times because it rings so true! You've definitely been bitten by the diamond bug, just like all the rest of us here. There is something so addicting about diamonds. Once you've gazed into a beautifullly cut stone, nothing else can compare! I congratulate you on being able to get the "color label" out of your head and appreciate the beauty that your diamond has to offer. Cut is king! Beauty is in the seeing, not in a color grade on certificate in a drawer. And I'll add another request for more pictures.... we just love those pictures! Again, welcome.
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 7:10:57 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 7:19:54 PM | |
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justjulia Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,303 Last Post: 7/23/2009 Member Since: 4/4/2006 |
I am having to share the phone line with my son- we live in a remote place and can't get dsl! Ugh! So, when I get a chance, I will go see about those threads Miranda-thanks!! Pictures coming everyone! Eventually! Sigh- time for my 13 yr old to take the line.... I'll check in later....
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever." J Keats |
| Posted: 4/5/2006 7:19:54 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 7:49:28 PM | |
moon river Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,806 Last Post: 6/26/2006 Member Since: 1/7/2006 |
12 upgrades. 4 years. You win. I don't think any other PSer can top that.
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| Posted: 4/5/2006 7:49:28 PM | |
| P: 4/5/2006 11:34:18 PM | |
monarch64 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 9,544 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 8/12/2005 |
Serial diamond lover/stalker! I love it! JustJulia, you are the stuff PS dreams are made of!
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." Henry David Thoreau |
| Posted: 4/5/2006 11:34:18 PM | |
| P: 4/6/2006 3:02:13 AM | |
Small Ideal Rock Total Posts: 957 Last Post: 4/18/2008 Member Since: 2/3/2006 |
WOW...that's alot of upgrading but the last is certainly stunning I'm on board with the others...more pictures please!!!
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| Posted: 4/6/2006 3:02:13 AM | |
| P: 4/6/2006 9:03:49 AM | |
MissIndecisive Cut Rock Total Posts: 107 Last Post: 4/12/2006 Member Since: 2/21/2006 |
We're not worthy! We're not worthy!  _____________________________ |
| Posted: 4/6/2006 9:03:49 AM | |
| P: 4/6/2006 9:44:24 AM | |
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justjulia Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,303 Last Post: 7/23/2009 Member Since: 4/4/2006 |
You all absolutely crack me up!!!! I feel so loved! lol lol lol It's nice to be out of the closet and admitting my "hobby." I have to admit to you that when I wanted my last one back, I went with hubby but didn't have the nerve to go in the store w/ him--I knew it was the one, but I just couldn't bear the possible looks from my "salesfamily"-(how do you like that term I just made up? ha). Anyway, I want what I want and dh reminds me that they get money every time I trade up, so it's a win win. Ok, last night I tried and tried to uplaod a picture. I have the perfect one, I spent seemingly hours outdoors taking pics yesterday... I got inspired from many of the beautiful pictures I've seen posted here. Boy, I had fun. There I was, stepping back and forth trying to get the macro just right. I could not get it to post!!!! I searched for advice, but kept coming up short of the info I needed. I know I'm doing something elementary wrong-I feel so stupid. I'll keep trying. Thank you for your wonderful posts and words of kindness. Mara, you wear a halo all the time to me-when you posted I ran out to dh saying "the ps queen actually wrote to me!" --I admire all of you!! Okay, back to trying to post that picture. Should I put it in the "show me the ring" forum? julia "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." J Keats |
| Posted: 4/6/2006 9:44:24 AM | |
| P: 4/6/2006 12:21:29 PM | |
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justjulia Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,303 Last Post: 7/23/2009 Member Since: 4/4/2006 |
Love that outdoor lighting! Ok, headed out to Home Depot and you know what that means...viewing under the best conditions possible! lol Julia  "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." J Keats |
| Posted: 4/6/2006 12:21:29 PM | |
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