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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!
 
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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Congrats!!! That’s such a stunner!!!
 
It glows! Congratulations on such a beautiful ring.
 
Just gorgeous! Congratulations!!
 
Beautiful! Congrats! I’d love to see some close up pics. Did Caysie take any?
 
Congrats on your engagement and that antique stunner! <3
 
Congrats on your engagement! Please post more pics of this beauty!
 
Congratulations! The antique cut and yellow gold are perfect for each other!!! It looks lovely on your hand!
 
Congrats! Your ring is beautiful!!
 
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?
 
Absolutely gorgeous! There is nothing like the sparkle of an old cut. Congratulations!!
 
Love love love! The elongated look. The character. Scrumptious!
 
Congratulations on the engagement. Such a stunning door knob!!:kiss2:
 
Congratulations! It’s so beautiful!
 
It's dreamy! Congratulations!
 
Picture perfect.

No further words needed. Just picture perfect. :love:
 
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!
 
Beautiful stone and lovely setting!
 
Exquisite. The stone, the setting, and what a look on your finger! <3 Congratulations.
 
So very beautiful! I love it! It really is perfect. Thanks for sharing.
 
Wow! Just WOW!!❤️❤️

Congrats on your engagement!
 
: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!
 
Congratulations!!!:kiss2:
 
: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.
 
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).
 
Beautiful @lioness88 !!! Thank goodness for your sister's dream!
 
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