A half carat to call my very own...

[Splinter]

So I got the images for the .568ct round brilliant I''m getting for my girlfriend''s custom engagement ring. I love it! Now let''s see what the jury thinks...

 

[Diamond*Dana]

Yay, congratulations!
So far so good!

 

[Splinter]

40x

Thanks Diamond*Dana

Edit: Scores 0.9 on the HCA

 

[Splinter]

Sarin - AGS 0 cut

 

[Splinter]

How very exciting this all is. A few weeks ago I''d have walked into Hatton Garden in London and settled for any stone, based on size. I can''t believe how much PS has taught me. I told my boss about pavilion angles today! What''s happening to me!?

 

[ImpatientOne]

What a gorgeous stone!!!

 

[Lorelei]

It looks FABULOUS, well done!!!!!

 

[Ellen]

Stupendous!

 

[Splinter]

Thanks ImpatientOne, Lorelei and Ellen. I couldn't have done it without the Pricescopers!

The 40x image is a bit blurry because I reduced the image quality to get it under 100kb for uploading. I went a bit overboard and cut it to 31kb by mistake! But the full size image shows a really nice clear table.

 

[Cleo]

That''s beautiful

x x x

 

[Splinter]

Date: 4/30/2008 2:47:49 PM
Author: Cleo
That's beautiful

x x x

I certainly think so! A big thanks to Whiteflash for tracking down exactly what I wanted. My specifications were pretty exacting, so it can't have been easy.

As has been said elsewhere on the forums, smaller diamonds are the norm in the UK. My boss just laughed when he saw it was over half a carat. He thought a 0.33ct was pretty big.

 

[jsu1995]

Very nice!!!

 

[gwendolyn]

Yay, it looks simply beautiful! Congratulations on a job very well done indeed!

 

[Skippy123]

Looks beautiful, can''t wait to see it set

 

[Muss]

Date: 4/30/2008 2:26:00 PM
Author: Splinter
How very exciting this all is. A few weeks ago I''d have walked into Hatton Garden in London and settled for any stone, based on size. I can''t believe how much PS has taught me. I told my boss about pavilion angles today! What''s happening to me!?

I know exactly what you mean, a couple months ago I thought this whole e-ring process was going to take a days or two tops...little did I know!

Congrats on the stone, it looks absolutly beautiful

 

[chrono]

Very well done, Splinter. Any ideas for the setting yet?

 

[Kaleigh]

It''s a stunner!! Can''t wait to see how you get it set!! Nice choice!!

 

[Deelight]

Looks yummy to me congrats I can''t wait to see how you get it set

 

[erica k]

looks beautiful! can''t wait to see the setting...

 

[emilina22]

wow you did a great job...i love those arrows!! i will so be looking out for pics of it in its setting!!

 

[HOUMedGal]

Very, very nice!!! That stone is sure to be a real stunner! Congratulations on making a great decision, and best of luck during this super exciting time in your life!

Can''t wait to see the finished ring!

 

[mandielee]

Looks just about perfect! And yeah, that will be one serious rock over here.

 

[strmrdr]

sweet
congrates!

 

[arjunajane]

Well done Splinter!
I''m sure that''ll make a lovely ring..

 

[Splinter]

Forgot to mention it''s a D, VS1!

The setting will be platinum. Quite a thin band with small channel set princess stones (approx .70tcw) running about 3/4 of the way around. I''m getting it custom made by Whiteflash. I''ve considered making a thread documenting the process (as has been done before by others). It might be useful to others who are considering custom designs but aren''t sure of the procedure.

 

[Muss]

Date: 5/1/2008 8:09:43 AM
Author: Splinter
Forgot to mention it''s a D, VS1!

The setting will be platinum. Quite a thin band with small channel set princess stones (approx .70tcw) running about 3/4 of the way around. I''m getting it custom made by Whiteflash. I''ve considered making a thread documenting the process (as has been done before by others). It might be useful to others who are considering custom designs but aren''t sure of the procedure.

Go for it, always nice to learn from the expierences of others

 

[innerkitten]

Sounds like it''s going to be a beautiful ring. I look forward to hearing the updates and seeing the final product

Slightly OT: My husbands from England ( Brighton) and I asked him about he diamond size thingy over there, but he couldn''t remember. I guess he''s not really into jewelry though so thats probably why.

 

[Splinter]

I''ll create a thread with all the details at the end of the process. We can''t edit old posts, so it would be hard to keep the thread easy to read. I''d rather have all the info in the first post of the thread. Much easier to follow.

innerkitten: Yeah, the size of diamonds is not something I''d noticed at all until I had to get one. Now I look at peoples'' rings while I''m on the subway and stuff to evaluate size, colour, setting, etc... It''s quite an odd obsession but I just want my girlfriend to have the absolute best I can find.