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My first informed purchase!! (pics)

P: 8/9/2007 5:07:30 PM
somethingshiny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,653 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2007	This is my first informed diamond purchase. I am very pleased with the deal I got! This is an anniversary piece so I was trying to avoid the "engagement" look, but I still wanted the bulk of my budget to go to one nice stone (instead of 3 stones.). So, this is what I got. .77ct Cushion Brilliant G VS1. It was listed as "ideal" cut, but as the crown angles are greater than 40 degrees, I know this is just a "name". (GIA dossier) However, I was going for a good size appearance, and I think this faces up closer to a 1ct. It is set in a 14k WG setting with three rows of pave accented with milgrain. (about 65 pts of pave) (I'm using the three rows to indicate the "past, present, future" instead of three stones. I haven't quite figured out how to take pics of diamonds, though. These are the best ones!! I had to go to the darkest room I could find, and face the ring away from the light. If anyone has any suggestions on how to make the pics clearer, welcome!! BTW-thanks to all who helped educate me. That would be to current postings and postings from years ago which I was lucky enough to find!! Oh, I paid $2775 for the completed ring. Like I said, I am happy wiht it, but if you see anything to be concerned about, PLEASE tell me. I do have a 30 return period on it. THANKS!! * "Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." ~ Karen Kaiser Clark *
Posted: 8/9/2007 5:07:30 PM

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P: 8/9/2007 5:08:05 PM
somethingshiny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,653 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2007	another pic * "Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." ~ Karen Kaiser Clark *
Posted: 8/9/2007 5:08:05 PM

P: 8/9/2007 5:08:48 PM
somethingshiny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,653 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2007	last one. Again, sorry for the poor quality, but any input would be greatly appreciated!! * "Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." ~ Karen Kaiser Clark *
Posted: 8/9/2007 5:08:48 PM

P: 8/9/2007 5:15:29 PM
Ellen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 22,894 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/13/2006	I think it's bootiful! and very sparkly. Congrats, you did good. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds." -Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880 "There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things.... The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."
Posted: 8/9/2007 5:15:29 PM

P: 8/9/2007 5:20:27 PM
somethingshiny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,653 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2007	BTW-this is a size 9, so it really does have great finger coverage. And the center stone measures 6.45 x 5.11 x3.15. * "Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." ~ Karen Kaiser Clark *
Posted: 8/9/2007 5:20:27 PM

P: 8/9/2007 6:14:56 PM
lizardofaz Cut Rock Total Posts: 107 Last Post: 2/25/2008 Member Since: 5/25/2007	Very pretty! I love the symbolism of the 3 rows of diamonds for past/present/future! Great idea! Nobody can see the Great Oz! Not nobody - not nohow!
Posted: 8/9/2007 6:14:56 PM

P: 8/9/2007 6:22:01 PM
somethingshiny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,653 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2007	Thanks. Although, I do have to admit, I can't believe the money I've spent on "great" diamonds that turned out to be just okay. * "Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." ~ Karen Kaiser Clark *
Posted: 8/9/2007 6:22:01 PM

P: 8/9/2007 7:00:29 PM
poshpepper Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,932 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 6/22/2007	Very pretty, that cushion looks beautiful! Congrats!!! __________________________________________________________ "You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly" ~ Sam Keen
Posted: 8/9/2007 7:00:29 PM

P: 8/9/2007 7:00:44 PM
somethingshiny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,653 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2007	figured out the macro setting!! * "Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." ~ Karen Kaiser Clark *
Posted: 8/9/2007 7:00:44 PM

P: 8/9/2007 7:01:56 PM
somethingshiny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,653 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2007	with direct light * "Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." ~ Karen Kaiser Clark *
Posted: 8/9/2007 7:01:56 PM

P: 8/9/2007 7:34:23 PM
ajdubya126 Rough Rock Total Posts: 45 Last Post: 7/6/2008 Member Since: 7/19/2007	Good purchase! It's absolutely beautiful!
Posted: 8/9/2007 7:34:23 PM

P: 8/9/2007 8:00:16 PM
Stone Hunter Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,778 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 5/12/2006	More pictures using the Macro setting please. I'd like to see the facet pattern. I too like the idea behind the three rows of pave! Very nice.
Posted: 8/9/2007 8:00:16 PM

P: 8/9/2007 9:44:43 PM
somethingshiny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,653 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2007	My macro setting is not good enough to get any closer than this. I tried getting the table to reflect so you can at least see some of the faceting. (BTW-I need a new camera to take pics of my new bling!!) * "Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." ~ Karen Kaiser Clark *
Posted: 8/9/2007 9:44:43 PM

P: 8/9/2007 9:46:30 PM
somethingshiny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,653 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2007	another. The facets are cut large around the table so I'm getting nice broad flash. (which I love, because I love asschers so much) * "Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." ~ Karen Kaiser Clark *
Posted: 8/9/2007 9:46:30 PM

P: 8/9/2007 11:13:23 PM
pinkerton101 Rough Rock Total Posts: 13 Last Post: 8/17/2007 Member Since: 8/7/2007	OMG that is one fantastic looking ring! Would you mind sharing a bit more on how you feel you got such a good deal? (vendors, custom work, how long the entire process took etc...) What you paid seems more than well worth it in my opinion. I must say that my engagement ring search feels extremly frustrating at times, but you have officially given me hope!
Posted: 8/9/2007 11:13:23 PM

P: 8/9/2007 11:28:01 PM
InlovewithJHK Cut Rock Total Posts: 234 Last Post: 10/14/2008 Member Since: 1/12/2007	Ring looks beautiful! Nice buy!
Posted: 8/9/2007 11:28:01 PM

P: 8/9/2007 11:36:06 PM
DMBsGirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,583 Last Post: 10/3/2009 Member Since: 9/29/2006	Lovely! Where did you get the diamond and setting?
Posted: 8/9/2007 11:36:06 PM

P: 8/10/2007 3:33:04 PM
somethingshiny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,653 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2007	I got this ring thru a non-PS vendor. I was nervous, but I did as much research on the company as I could before purchasing. It was thru ADIAMOR (adiamor.com) I found them when I was looking at Blue Nile. Adiamor is/was on the Forbes List, so I felt comfortable with them. Their site is very easy to search through and they have a wide selection of diamonds. The big downfall is no pics of the specific diamonds. I called and told them what I wanted and what I wanted to pay after I had picked out the setting. They directed me o 4 different cushions. I chose this particular one because they described the larger faceting on top with a nice spread. I was looking for something that appeared close to the 1ct mark. Then, the woman talked to the "diamond guy" to get his opinion on which of the stones he thought looked best in the setting. SO, although I am new to online diamond purchases, I do think I got a great deal! I just got back from the appraisal. The jeweler who appraised this ring said he could have made it for me for around $4000. (I didn't tell him what I paid) And, that most places would probably go for around $5200-$5700. The only discrepancy he found with the GIA dossier that accompanied the ring was the clarity rating. The GIA listed a VS1, the appraiser listed a VS2. Everything else was spot on, and he said the pave looks nice. So, I think I got a good deal and good quality. I would order through ADIAMOR again. Oh, it took about a week to make, then they ship FedEx overnight delivery. They have the tracking posted until it's in your hands. It arrived in it's box (a polished wooden box) in a bubble mailer in a FedEx box. It came with the invoice and GIA dossier. They accept credit cards and bank transfers. You save 1.5% if you pay by bank transfer. OOH! Look! Something Shiny! * "Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." ~ Karen Kaiser Clark *
Posted: 8/10/2007 3:33:04 PM

P: 8/18/2007 12:36:12 PM
Stone Hunter Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,778 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 5/12/2006	Thanks for the new photos. It's a very nice ring.
Posted: 8/18/2007 12:36:12 PM

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