Accent Diamonds - How to Evaluate Cut Quality?

[peach]

All:

I have just recently bought a beautiful 1 ct. diamond that measured 0.5 on the HCA (thank you - I found it here on Pricescope).
To complete the engagement ring I am looking for four (4) small (15 - 20 point) round accent stones. I can find the color range (G-H) and clarity (VS) but am having difficulty specifing that I want an "Ideal" cut to ensure the smaller stones are as beautiful as the center stone. Heard of "Russian cut" but haven''t received a consistent answer or advise in this regard.
Can anyone help? Any ideas on where to go look for quality small accent stones?

Any experiences, advice or vendor info would be much appreciated.

 

[aljdewey]

Whiteflash has what you're looking for. They carry excellently cut melee as small as .02 and up.

 

[noobie]

Last I checked, WF doesn't sell melee loose. Try Wink Jones, Stmdr bought a nice 15 pointer from him recently.

 

[wonka27]

GOG can do it too. He is making me smaller earrings with "ideal melee".

 

[peach]

Sorry for the ignorance but what are "melee" and also do you have contact info for the vendor. Thank you for your response.

 

[chrono]

I believe melee diamonds are those that are 0.2cts and smaller.

 

[peach]

Thank you for your reply. Would you have contact info for Wink Jones?

 

[peach]

Thank you for your reply. Would you have contact info for GOG? Thanx again.

 

[chrono]

You can try these websites: www.winkjones.com and www.goodoldgold.com
The best thing is to call Wink and Jonathan. They'll be more than happy to help you find what you need.

 

[chrono]

I think some people consider 0.2 and smaller melees as well. This is what I saw posted a while back: Decorating w/Melee Diamonds