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Brilliant_Rock
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- Nov 27, 2011
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My 8-month earring journey is over.
Thanks to Whiteflash for being "the best" while I found the right studs for me. They provided outstanding customer service along with fabulous diamond quality and remarkable workmanship.
Also, thanks to Yssie for her approval to use her 8-prong crown settings (also made by WF) as inspiration for my 6-prong version.
Diamonds are 1.585 and 1.564 I VS2 A Cut Above.
Please feel free to skip to the photos. Following is my journey recap...
Last June, I had a plan to recut my 2ctw diamond studs and get jackets.
I sent out my studs to get recut and the whole process was long and aggravating; the recut evaluation, the actual recut, and waiting for quotes on the settings & jackets. I had the recut diamonds sent back to me unset.
In the meantime, I tried another vendor to get a quote on jackets with no response after 3 attempts to contact them.
I went to local jewelers and had no luck finding what I wanted.
After 5 months with no studs, I contacted Whiteflash to purchase new studs.
I received 3.4ctw (1.7ct each) I color ACA’s in 6-prong martini settings. They were beautiful. But, they were a little too big. When I looked into the mirror, I could not see the edge of my earlobe and that bothered me.
The next pair was 2.6ctw (1.3ct each) H color Expert Selection in 6-prong martini settings. They were really the perfect size for my earlobe and they were beautiful. I just did not love them immediately and the settings sat too deep into my ear because I tend to push backs on tight.
At first, I was planning on keeping the same size diamonds and trying a different setting. Then, Whiteflash got in some new diamonds and I ended up increasing the size.
I have had them for two days and I am super happy! They are the right combination of size and setting type for me.
Thanks to Whiteflash for being "the best" while I found the right studs for me. They provided outstanding customer service along with fabulous diamond quality and remarkable workmanship.
Also, thanks to Yssie for her approval to use her 8-prong crown settings (also made by WF) as inspiration for my 6-prong version.
Diamonds are 1.585 and 1.564 I VS2 A Cut Above.
Please feel free to skip to the photos. Following is my journey recap...
Last June, I had a plan to recut my 2ctw diamond studs and get jackets.
I sent out my studs to get recut and the whole process was long and aggravating; the recut evaluation, the actual recut, and waiting for quotes on the settings & jackets. I had the recut diamonds sent back to me unset.
In the meantime, I tried another vendor to get a quote on jackets with no response after 3 attempts to contact them.
I went to local jewelers and had no luck finding what I wanted.
After 5 months with no studs, I contacted Whiteflash to purchase new studs.
I received 3.4ctw (1.7ct each) I color ACA’s in 6-prong martini settings. They were beautiful. But, they were a little too big. When I looked into the mirror, I could not see the edge of my earlobe and that bothered me.
The next pair was 2.6ctw (1.3ct each) H color Expert Selection in 6-prong martini settings. They were really the perfect size for my earlobe and they were beautiful. I just did not love them immediately and the settings sat too deep into my ear because I tend to push backs on tight.
At first, I was planning on keeping the same size diamonds and trying a different setting. Then, Whiteflash got in some new diamonds and I ended up increasing the size.
I have had them for two days and I am super happy! They are the right combination of size and setting type for me.
(I also prefer a flat bottom and they were kind enough to find low set baskets (like Tiffany's) for me since I didn't want to go custom when there is a slight chance I may eventually upgrade.) 
The 6 prongs work really well - they round out the stone and leave lots of room for cleaning! And that's a fantastic size in your ears 
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