Miss Marple
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Jan 19, 2018
- Messages
- 253
For years, I thought that I wasn’t a big fan of diamonds. DH offered to upgrade the ring that I had abandoned early on (for a CS that we both liked better) at our 10th anniversary to a 1 ct. i could not imagine spending a lot of money for something that, to use PS parlance, looked like frozen spit. Our 20th anniversary came around. We thought about getting new wedding bands. Saw many nice things but nothing that made us willing to pull the trigger.
Then I discovered PS and the world of old cuts. It didn’t take long for me to announce that I was buying a “rock” for our 25th anniversary and 1 ct just wasn’t going to do.
I spent hours and hours perusing PS threads and vendor sites. Looked at some rings in person. Decided I wanted an old mine cushion. I figured that I had plenty of time. Our 25th anniversary wasn’t for another year.
Then, toward the end of last summer, I received an unexpected bonus from work. It was about as much as I budgeted for the ring. So I redivided that I should accelerate my timeline. I started by contacting Adam at OWD. I’d seen threads that the process could take some time, so I was prepared to wait. But no. He showed me a few diamonds and one was perfect.
But what to do about a setting? I asked Adam, for his thoughts. he looked through his stash and found the perfect vintage setting. In no time at all, I had that new ring in my finger. Adam was absolutely great to work with.
The ring arrived just in time for our 24th anniversary. Our 25th was last weekend. After a year, I can say that DSS has not set in and I have no plans at all to get rid of her.
TL;DR. 2.74 ct M colored OMC in a vintage platinum setting (not original to the diamond). Arrived a year ago and thanks to the info from PS and the impeccable service from OWD, I have an upgrade that I love and a new found addiction to old cuts.
Then I discovered PS and the world of old cuts. It didn’t take long for me to announce that I was buying a “rock” for our 25th anniversary and 1 ct just wasn’t going to do.
I spent hours and hours perusing PS threads and vendor sites. Looked at some rings in person. Decided I wanted an old mine cushion. I figured that I had plenty of time. Our 25th anniversary wasn’t for another year.
Then, toward the end of last summer, I received an unexpected bonus from work. It was about as much as I budgeted for the ring. So I redivided that I should accelerate my timeline. I started by contacting Adam at OWD. I’d seen threads that the process could take some time, so I was prepared to wait. But no. He showed me a few diamonds and one was perfect.
But what to do about a setting? I asked Adam, for his thoughts. he looked through his stash and found the perfect vintage setting. In no time at all, I had that new ring in my finger. Adam was absolutely great to work with.
The ring arrived just in time for our 24th anniversary. Our 25th was last weekend. After a year, I can say that DSS has not set in and I have no plans at all to get rid of her.
TL;DR. 2.74 ct M colored OMC in a vintage platinum setting (not original to the diamond). Arrived a year ago and thanks to the info from PS and the impeccable service from OWD, I have an upgrade that I love and a new found addiction to old cuts.