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6.71-K-VS1 EC

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@HappyNewLife,

That is what I have been trying to imagine for a few months ... Cartier's take still seems best. I never had any feeling for the D/IF & 50K worth of wild enthusiasm is strictly required !
 
valeria101 said:
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@HappyNewLife,

That is what I have been trying to imagine for a few months ... Cartier's take still seems best. I never had any feeling for the D/IF & 50K worth of wild enthusiasm is strictly required !
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Wondering how the ASET would look ;)2
 
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Haven't asked ...

Would not expect wonders from Those proportions. But ... it seems finer than, say, long baguettes I have ocasionally met in person. The point of these is to be seen in motion - the LONG facets light up in a roll, like a wave through water, but of light (sigh) ... Shorty stones can't !

The ASET take a one-shot front view, so I'd say it would miss the above-mentioned, even if it does show good RED face-up. I haven't heard of ASET video.
 
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Then,

I WILL HAVE TO BUY IT ! - which would be crazy,

... or loose sleep over it for a year.

In any case, these things are unusual - diamonds do not grow that way (unless they do), but, I do expect others to happen WWW.

(that is to say - might ask)
 
(that is to say - might ask)[/QUOTE]

You should. It might come out like :knockout: so you move on to the next target! I've learned that low expectations = happiness :lol-2:
 
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I would be unfair not to call it 'decent' !

Not sure what to make of the silly strong contrast (black facets) in the EC videos at JA. In life, a few diamonds tend to show them allot in reasonable circumstances, & almost all can be arranged to look like this ...

Even if I were looking for a tame, classical EC (you estimate the chances!), that one would not be in the running: there is a VVS of roughly the same size & similar cut flavour WWW (IHMO, this has some mirror personality that I would like to inspect in person !)
 
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valeria101 said:
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I would be unfair not to call it 'decent' !

Not sure what to make of the silly strong contrast (black facets) in the EC videos at JA. In life, a few diamonds tend to show them allot in reasonable circumstances, & almost all can be arranged to look like this ...

Even if I were looking for a tame, classical EC (you estimate the chances!), that one would not be in the running: there is a VVS of roughly the same size & similar cut flavour WWW
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Please explain why you don’t like it…I am sorry if I have to ask you to repeat yourself for me. I see that the facet light up and not all dark at once. The “bowtie” seems like slightly brighter than that of the 6.71…no?
 
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I haven't explained at all ... so fair Q.

I have no real complaint about the cut: brighteness must be there, comparable with the 6.7 or the 4.6. ASETs may show more difference, but neither of the three seems likely to be dull to me (the 6.7 does not seem less bright). What stands out to me: the E - W ends come with a different pattern of reflections than the N - S, much more than usual, & this time, I am put off rather than drawn to this instance of 'unusual'.
 
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Adding three:

#3708732

#3703417

#165590

All over 5 cts & approx. 11.5 X 8 mm or 11 X 9 mm (the last).

I have chosen them looking for little darkness face-up & brigh facets - that appear whiter than the corners, when there is some bodycolour, as in these. At a small tilt (less than 30º), the respective whiter facets light up in a flash.

The last, 11 X 9 is an extreme example of broad, bright facets - I would expect it to look quie 'white' in person & flashy (literally - yielding flash of light).

The second has this interesting, longer shape with deep cut corners - somewhat like the 5.43, but evenly bright & with no clarity problems to overlook. It has a rather high crown (>16%) & small-ish table, which should make for a glittery rock (a roll of sparkles as it moves, instead of a blink of flash as the 11 X 9).

The first is the most classic shape, bright & glittery - somewhat of a mixed personality, compared with the other two.

I rather expect these to be ASET darlings, but, I have been wrong before !


over & out

(this was fun !)


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What's colourless in the range ? 4ct F/VS2 - same cut criteria.
 
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valeria101 said:
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I haven't explained at all ... so fair Q.

I have no real complaint about the cut: brighteness must be there, comparable with the 6.7 or the 4.6. ASETs may show more difference, but neither of the three seems likely to be dull to me (the 6.7 does not seem less bright). What stands out to me: the E - W ends come with a different pattern of reflections than the N - S, much more than usual, & this time, I am put off rather than drawn to this instance of 'unusual'.
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Understood!
 
valeria101 said:
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#3708732 - on my list!:clap:

#3703417 - on my list!:clap:

#165590 - it dose look good. I've tried a similar shape/spread on but didn't seem to like it as much back then. It was set in a 3-stone style with triangle diamond on each side...maybe I just didn't care for that setting...

I am hoping to find one close to 12mm x 8mm :twisted:


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What's colourless in the range ? 4ct F/VS2 - same cut criteria.
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DauphineMucha said:
...maybe I just didn't care for that setting...
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This is a smaller emerald cut, of somewhat similar proprotions & cut personality as the 11 X 9, set rather differently: WWW

2c
 
valeria101 said:
This is a smaller emerald cut, of somewhat similar proprotions & cut personality as the 11 X 9, set rather differently: WWW

2c
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:kiss2: that is a NICE looking ring!

If her E color EC picks up that much surrounding colors, wonder what happens to a lower color larger cut?

#165590 is very bright per the video but with lower crown, would it be too "glassy" face up?
 
DauphineMucha said:
If her E color EC picks up that much surrounding colors, wonder what happens to a lower color larger cut?
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The same, IHMO ... The diamond colour combines with everything.


DauphineMucha said:
#165590 is very bright per the video but with lower crown, would it be too "glassy" face up?
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The closest comparison I can think of is a mirror - whose degree of mirro-ring changes subtly, but it is never transparent. I am too much into this look !
 
#3703417

loving those chunky cut corners:love: Trying to image seeing them with a solitaire setting…inspired by Reese Wintherspoon’s e-ring but without all those pave. Can’t find that picture of her ring at the moment…
 
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I get freak out seeing prongs allocated like these...chipped corners to be :-o...?
 
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... Not sure. Maybe. The risk might not be great with low-ish setting, methinks. Then again - who-ever tried !
 
I like it LOW.

Erika Winters has some very nice settings. Haven't seen many of her works on PS but read that they are pricey.
 
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No special knowledge of Erika W ...

I see that Reese W's ring was a delicate solitaire, distinguished by the fact that the prongs meet almost to a point under the stone - simple enough to have done anywhere. The first thing that comes to mind seeing it is - 'spin' ! - & it does spin allot. It would be lower & more stable with a classical open-bottomed basket, methinks. Less complications ...

There hardly are settings for stones this large 'off the rack' - it would be fit to the stone anyway, so might as well play with such details.
 
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DauphineMucha said:
BTW, I am reading your posts on that awesome cushion ring in hope of learning something from your experience. Thank you.
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Glad to help in any way that I can. I know this process can be overwhelming.
 
Oh darn my link is faulty. I’m talking about the 5.55 carat.
 
valeria101 said:
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'spin' !
Somehow I seem to don't mind about the spin issue...so do I want something with a not so large table and slightly higher crown for my own profile viewing enjoyment...something to consider for sure.

...classical open-bottomed basket, methinks. Less complications ...
yes! yes! yes!

I always joke that I want my EC "naked" on my finger...ultra delicate band and prongs if possible.
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Why do I never look things up at ED ! [rhetorical]

I would want to see the ASET of the 5.55.

Perhaps two more too - a 5.51 WWW seems to be the half-browther of 5.55, and then, there is a squre-dy option WWW 11 X 9.5 mm, which also looks temptingly brighter - maybe.

The photographic setup for the 5.55 is particularly harsh: it seems to sit on a dark un-reflective surface, in dim lightª ... so the stone looks transparent ('wattery') at first sight, which, I am sure is unfair - its proportions are nowhere close to the trully 'watery' sliver of a diamond in the Taffin ring, for example (where 'watery' makes sense). The opposite appears true for the other videos, where lighting seems very generous indeed ! Even if a wiser man could compare these stones despite these diverse photographic setups, why not have the neatly comparable ASETs ... at least they are unfair in the same way for all & I am used to thinking about ASETs (for what my habits are not worth).

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ª what I have in mind, interpreting this picture: the bright look step cut diamonds may have, even with their under-sides sunk in a dark trench - WWW . Diamonds seem to look fantastic in photography where only a little light is provided & oh so very different, depending on what that light is ... e.g., from the same source, another diamond in slight diffuse light WWW (a ghost !?) & slight point-sourced lighting ( WWW .-) )
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scarsmum said:
Oh darn my link is faulty. I’m talking about the 5.55 carat.
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Thanks scarsmum, I did spend some time looking at ED. It was not quite as fun because of the lack of images. Will study the 5.55 when I get back.
 
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