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5.02 K SI1 Old Mine set in YG by CvB

lioness88

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Hi all! Thank you SO much for the help I received giving my now-fiancé direction on diamonds.

I started out wanting an oval or a round in a G color or higher, and got great guidance here.

However, when my sister told me she dreamt of my getting engaged with a cushion set in yellow gold, only a few days later a beautiful Single Stone old mine cut in a local jewelry store grabbed my attention. The antique charm GOT ME. After trying it on, I knew I HAD to have an old mine of my own set by Caysie.

My fiancé then chose for me a 5.02 K SI1 old mine from jewels by grace.

I always thought I’d get a simple 4 prong solitaire in a Leon Mege type setting but ended up asking for two round side stones on each side outlined in a pear shape.

Keeping a simple basket was important to me and I’m so thankful Caysie was fine going less ornate than she usually does. She added a surprise extremely subtle texture/miligrain to the top part of the horizontal part of the basket and it was the perfect minimal detail.

10.88*9.66*6.17 mm
Size 4.5 finger

Anyway here are pics! Sigh- I just have an iPhone. need to learn how to take better pics!
 

lioness88

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I always thought rounds were the most sparkly but honestly this sparkles so much (and more to my liking) -

just in a different way -

than my modern round cut studs.

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RetroQT

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Congrats!!! That’s such a stunner!!!
 

bright&shiny

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It glows! Congratulations on such a beautiful ring.
 

cushioncutnut

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Just gorgeous! Congratulations!!
 

diamondseeker2006

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Beautiful! Congrats! I’d love to see some close up pics. Did Caysie take any?
 

lulu_ma

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Congrats on your engagement and that antique stunner! <3
 

oldcutclubmember

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Congrats on your engagement! Please post more pics of this beauty!
 

Searchingforering

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Congratulations! The antique cut and yellow gold are perfect for each other!!! It looks lovely on your hand!
 

MissGotRocks

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Congrats! Your ring is beautiful!!
 

AL12

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My goodness it’s amazing!!! I’m only seeing crazy rainbow pastels from you photos but wondering how much tint you are seeing if any especially with your YG setting?
 

Catmom

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Absolutely gorgeous! There is nothing like the sparkle of an old cut. Congratulations!!
 

nala

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Love love love! The elongated look. The character. Scrumptious!
 

Diamondbug

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Congratulations on the engagement. Such a stunning door knob!!:kiss2:
 

MamaBee

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Congratulations! It’s so beautiful!
 

yssie

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Picture perfect.

No further words needed. Just picture perfect. :love:
 

Cerulean

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Absolutely gorgeous!!!

You can also get really good photos by zooming in with your iPhone camera!

Selfishly would love to get a closer look at that beauty!
 

RockOnReen

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Beautiful stone and lovely setting!
 

vintageinjune

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Exquisite. The stone, the setting, and what a look on your finger! <3 Congratulations.
 

Slickk

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So very beautiful! I love it! It really is perfect. Thanks for sharing.
 

maita13

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Wow! Just WOW!!❤️❤️

Congrats on your engagement!
 

ItsMainelyYou

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:love: Soooo, I'm dying to see a little video showing her sparkles. It's not everyday, or really any day, that one gets to see a 5ct beauty like that. It's incredible!
 

mjea

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Congratulations!!!:kiss2:
 

lioness88

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:love: Soooo, I'm dying to see a little video showing her sparkles. It's not everyday, or really any day, that one gets to see a 5ct beauty like that. It's incredible!

I want to post one! Do I need to make a video on YouTube ? I can’t figure out how to post a video directly.
 

lioness88

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My goodness it’s amazing!!! I’m only seeing crazy rainbow pastels from you photos but wondering how much tint you are seeing if any especially with your YG setting?

Thank you! So I do see a bit of tint depending on the room I’m in. Sometimes i see almost none.

To be honest I think the yellow gold prongs reflect more yellow into the diamond. (A recent poster in the rockytalky thread (loveysomething I think?) got a 5.5 ct J old mine and reset hers into plat prongs and it changed the tint a lot).

I have E color studs set in yellow gold and they never look icy though they look pretty white. …I’ve never been into the two tone look though so I let it go!

Let me post a pic next to my diamond E color studs set in YG in a bit to show you).
 

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Beautiful @lioness88 !!! Thank goodness for your sister's dream!
 
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