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My Low Color Super-Find at GOG!

P: 11/6/2007 9:00:26 AM
kellyfish Ideal Rock Total Posts: 665 Last Post: 1/26/2009 Member Since: 3/1/2007	Hello Everyone! Some of you may remmeber that I was looking for a low-color antique cut some time back to wear as an alternative to my 2ct sq emerald. While doing so, I stumbled across a RB at GOG that I could not get off my mind. The stone is an M, 2.55 SI2 (eyeclean to me!), approx 8.7 x 8.7 and also a non-ideal "hand selected". I called and spoke to Charles who looked at the stone and told me that it was very brilliant and lively and scored terrifically on the Brilliantscope. I tried to forget this stone as it broke a lot of "rules", but with their return policy I felt that it would really be no risk. Honestly, I thought i would send the stone back, but from the moment I opened the box I was in love with this little (okay big) stone that had been sitting in inventory for a long time. The stone faces up much whiter than I imagined and is not yellow, more of a candlelight color that you really can only see from the sides and in certain lighting conditions. I decided to send the stone to Singlestone and have an antique repro setting made for "her". Here is a shot Ari sent me last night for approval. I am thrilled! I'll post more pics and a handshot or 2 when I get her. Kelly C.
Posted: 11/6/2007 9:00:26 AM

There are 70 replies to this message. There are 30 replies on this page.

P: 11/6/2007 9:04:40 AM
Skippy123 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 19,828 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 11/24/2006	It looks lovely!!! Skippy "The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible" Rich Devos
Posted: 11/6/2007 9:04:40 AM

P: 11/6/2007 9:05:52 AM
Lorelei Ideal Rock Total Posts: 34,228 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 4/30/2005	I remember this diamond, it is about 2.5 cts or so? Glad you are so happy! Meh- I am such a berk, if I missed the part where you posted it is 2.55 cts! 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: 11/6/2007 9:05:52 AM

P: 11/6/2007 9:21:57 AM
sevens one Ideal Rock Total Posts: 9,537 Last Post: 9/8/2009 Member Since: 4/14/2004	that's a stunner I can't wait to see more pics ______________________________ "You kept making all the stops?" "Well, people kept ringing the bell!" ls gift
Posted: 11/6/2007 9:21:57 AM

P: 11/6/2007 10:01:26 AM
canuk-gal Ideal Rock Total Posts: 9,195 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 4/19/2004	HI: OHMIGOD! What a stunner! Can I borrow it, say, until 2010? I promise then I'll give it right back...... cheers--Sharon "People who possess great qualities, do not need to show off".
Posted: 11/6/2007 10:01:26 AM

P: 11/6/2007 10:26:54 AM
Catmom Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,756 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 4/6/2005	Ooooo, I love your ring, it's gorgeous! We really need many more pics. Michelle *****************************So many sparklies.....So little time!
Posted: 11/6/2007 10:26:54 AM

P: 11/6/2007 10:44:47 AM
rainydaze Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,498 Last Post: 5/19/2009 Member Since: 5/1/2007	oh you are a lucky - and smart - lady!! it looks beautiful and you did the perfect thing with it sending it to ari, i cannot wait to see more shots of it!! What you feel only matters to you. It is what you do to the people you say you love that is what matters. - from The Last Kiss
Posted: 11/6/2007 10:44:47 AM

P: 11/6/2007 10:51:20 AM
mela lu Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,320 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 11/21/2006	Oh.my.goodness. THAT looks splendid - I'm waiting with baited breathe for more pics! wow.wow.wow. Good for you for going with your instincts! It looks fab.
Posted: 11/6/2007 10:51:20 AM

P: 11/6/2007 11:17:33 AM
fansynancy Cut Rock Total Posts: 211 Last Post: 1/30/2008 Member Since: 10/23/2007	What a beautiful ring. Maybe I need to start looking at color in a whole new way!!! Please post more pics ASAP!
Posted: 11/6/2007 11:17:33 AM

P: 11/6/2007 12:36:31 PM
kcoursolle Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,344 Last Post: 10/14/2009 Member Since: 1/21/2006	It's beautiful, but I'm dying over here for more pictures!!!
Posted: 11/6/2007 12:36:31 PM

P: 11/6/2007 1:12:46 PM
kellyfish Ideal Rock Total Posts: 665 Last Post: 1/26/2009 Member Since: 3/1/2007	Honestly, I feel like a terrific shopper right now. This ring is sooo brilliant that you can see it sparkle completely across a room. For me, it was a nice compromise in color and clarity with a fantastic price. Going with a vintage type setting seems to make the warmth work in all of the "right" ways. I'm pretty quirky, so it being non-ideal is not an issue to me since it is so pleasing to my eyes and sparkly. I guess there are many definitions of beauty & this stone has a happy home! I can't wait to try her on! Thanks for letting me share my find. GOG and Singlestone are fantastic. Kelly C.
Posted: 11/6/2007 1:12:46 PM

P: 11/6/2007 1:17:10 PM
lyra Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,763 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 7/13/2007	Awesome! I couldn't easily find an old antique stone, but I wanted a warmer colour too. I ended up with a 1.77 K VS1 from Pearlmans estate section, and it's got that wonderful feel to it too. Just the other day I had it drying on my bathroom counter after cleaning, and was shocked when I walked by the door and caught the fire shining out of it on an overcast day with no light shining on it! Yeah, from the side it's got some "real" colour, but face up, it's white in most every lighting condition. It feels old to me. I hope you love your new ring. The setting is just gorgeous!
Posted: 11/6/2007 1:17:10 PM

P: 11/6/2007 2:43:29 PM
Jenn5504 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,166 Last Post: 8/20/2009 Member Since: 5/21/2007	Wow, it's gorgeous! More pics, PLEASE!
Posted: 11/6/2007 2:43:29 PM

P: 11/6/2007 2:49:48 PM
anchor31 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,362 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 10/18/2005	Wow! That really looks like a gorgeous antique! ******** R & J 08-02-08 Expecting baby on 12-30-09
Posted: 11/6/2007 2:49:48 PM

P: 11/6/2007 2:58:33 PM
Addy Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,915 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 10/20/2007	I looks amazing. Any more photos?
Posted: 11/6/2007 2:58:33 PM

P: 11/6/2007 3:11:32 PM
marcyc Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,829 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/27/2007	Ooh, it looks lovely! What a find and a great treasure. Sparkle On My Friends!
Posted: 11/6/2007 3:11:32 PM

P: 11/6/2007 3:15:21 PM
Lynn B Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,143 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 5/9/2004	Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, can you spell G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S???! Killer ring! Setting that beautiful diamond in a vintage-looking setting was the PERFECT complement to it! LOVE IT! You couldn't have done any better!!!! And THAT'S my story and I'm sticking to it!
Posted: 11/6/2007 3:15:21 PM

P: 11/6/2007 3:20:59 PM
Ellen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 22,894 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/13/2006	Date: 11/6/2007 1:12:46 PM Author: kellyfish Honestly, I feel like a terrific shopper right now. This ring is sooo brilliant that you can see it sparkle completely across a room. For me, it was a nice compromise in color and clarity with a fantastic price. Going with a vintage type setting seems to make the warmth work in all of the 'right' ways. I'm pretty quirky, so it being non-ideal is not an issue to me since it is so pleasing to my eyes and sparkly. I guess there are many definitions of beauty & this stone has a happy home! I can't wait to try her on! Thanks for letting me share my find. GOG and Singlestone are fantastic. It would. Good job. I can't wait to see your pics. You must post scads!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "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: 11/6/2007 3:20:59 PM

P: 11/6/2007 3:22:15 PM
Kaleigh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 25,918 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 11/18/2004	LOVING this stone, and that setting is perfect for it. Please take lots more pics for us!!! Congrats, it's a stunner for sure!! ____________________________ Piece of cake and a candle. ng gift
Posted: 11/6/2007 3:22:15 PM

P: 11/6/2007 5:25:42 PM
jfo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 514 Last Post: 1/30/2008 Member Since: 8/21/2006	Beautiful! That's a great find! I would love to see more pictures when you get the chance.
Posted: 11/6/2007 5:25:42 PM

P: 11/6/2007 6:20:16 PM
canuk-gal Ideal Rock Total Posts: 9,195 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 4/19/2004	Date: 11/6/2007 1:12:46 PM Author: kellyfish Honestly, I feel like a terrific shopper right now. This ring is sooo brilliant that you can see it sparkle completely across a room. For me, it was a nice compromise in color and clarity with a fantastic price. Going with a vintage type setting seems to make the warmth work in all of the 'right' ways. I'm pretty quirky, so it being non-ideal is not an issue to me since it is so pleasing to my eyes and sparkly. I guess there are many definitions of beauty & this stone has a happy home! I can't wait to try her on! Thanks for letting me share my find. GOG and Singlestone are fantastic. HI: Back again--such a beauty! I really understand what you are saying. I have an affinity for these colored stones and it is intuitive to set it wth way you did. Did the custom setting take very long? Well done! cheers--Sharon "People who possess great qualities, do not need to show off".
Posted: 11/6/2007 6:20:16 PM

P: 11/6/2007 6:48:42 PM
kellyfish Ideal Rock Total Posts: 665 Last Post: 1/26/2009 Member Since: 3/1/2007	Sharon, After Ari & I discussed design ideas & I looked at quite a few of his pieces, we pretty much had a game plan with a 4-6 week turnaround. Then, Ari e-mailed me with a pic of an in-house setting to look at that happened to be exactly what we were going for with the exact fit for my diamond. I'll even go out on a limb and say it is better than what we originally planned. Soooo, I am getting a great turnaround--all of about 12 days! I just heard from Ari and I'll have my ring tomorrow morning. I am thrilled. He was very easy & enthusiastic to work with--even though they usually specialize in antique cuts, etc. Kelly C.
Posted: 11/6/2007 6:48:42 PM

P: 11/6/2007 8:38:57 PM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,670 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	Wow, your new ring is gorgeous! I can't wait to see the real life shots! It must be sooo hard to wait for that beauty! You have to drown us in photos when you get it! Pretty please?!
Posted: 11/6/2007 8:38:57 PM

P: 11/6/2007 8:42:00 PM
Dani Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,605 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 11/12/2004	Ohhh...its GORGEOUS, Kelly!! Can't wait to see more pics!! Congrats!!!
Posted: 11/6/2007 8:42:00 PM

P: 11/6/2007 9:11:39 PM
Asscherhalo_lover Ideal Rock Total Posts: 572 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 8/16/2007	ohhh i love warm stones! yours is lovely! mmmm...diamonds.....
Posted: 11/6/2007 9:11:39 PM

P: 11/6/2007 9:22:27 PM
Alleyoop Rough Rock Total Posts: 95 Last Post: 5/20/2008 Member Since: 8/10/2007	Beautiful! From one M to another... you are going to love that baby! Great find!
Posted: 11/6/2007 9:22:27 PM

P: 11/6/2007 9:31:36 PM
sera Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,086 Last Post: 5/22/2008 Member Since: 6/28/2007	Beautiful ring... that setting is just perfect for that diamond. Very pretty!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May you live all the days of your life. -Swift
Posted: 11/6/2007 9:31:36 PM

P: 11/6/2007 10:01:44 PM
kellyfish Ideal Rock Total Posts: 665 Last Post: 1/26/2009 Member Since: 3/1/2007	Thanks everyone for your posts! I can't wait to do a photo shoot when she gets here Thursday. Kelly C.
Posted: 11/6/2007 10:01:44 PM

P: 11/6/2007 11:05:01 PM
vivianv Cut Rock Total Posts: 140 Last Post: 11/9/2009 Member Since: 9/7/2007	Gorgeous M!Gorgeous setting! I truly love my smaller not-ideal M too. Same as you,I thought I would probably return it but the moment I saw it in the box I knew it was not going anywhere. Ms do have a mystique about them for sure. Mine is waiting for me to get it a pretty setting too. I also want an antiquey setting.Love seeing yours.Mine will get hers one day. Can't wait to see more photos.
Posted: 11/6/2007 11:05:01 PM

P: 11/6/2007 11:50:45 PM
diamondseeker2006 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 17,609 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 1/11/2006	It's beautiful!!! That setting is just perfect for it! ~~~ When in doubt...don't.~~~
Posted: 11/6/2007 11:50:45 PM

P: 11/7/2007 12:18:14 AM
Deelight Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,093 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 10/4/2007	Date: 11/6/2007 10:01:26 AM Author: canuk-gal HI: OHMIGOD! What a stunner! Can I borrow it, say, until 2010? I promise then I'll give it right back...... cheers--Sharon LMAO That is one beautiful ring and setting and that is an M dies It is just beautiful __________________________________________________________ Sometimes if your really lucky all your dreams do come true ...............
Posted: 11/7/2007 12:18:14 AM

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