I've decided to ask my better half to marry me this winter. I feel like I've been researching diamonds forever. I'm a LONG time lurker here and a first time poster, so i beg your patience and guidance as I make this most important decision. 
My girl has been in love with the tiffany legacy for ages ( i know some must say - oh another legacy post) but it's what she loves. She's not big on the name so, "inspired by" rings are wonderful, and I've actually found one at excel diamonds that I am impressed with.
the question (as it should come with no surprise) is the diamond. Since as I understand it, there is no standard for emerald cuts to judge light performance (which is of most importance to me - I've seen 2+ carat rings with no life and .5 carat rings that will light up a night sky with just the moon. But after hours of staring at ASET images, certificates, plots, lightscope images, and mountains upon mountains upon MOUNTAINS of information provide by the fine community of pricescope, I've come across the 2 cuts and diamonds that i feel will best showcase the magnificent work that went in to show it's beauty. those diaminds are the AVC and the square cushion H&A.
Therein lies the dilemma, and where I'm turning to all of you. the tiffany legacy is what I would consider a heirloom ring, antique looking and vintage. Which one of these diamonds would look best? the diamonds are both about 1.26-1.31 in size so there isn't a noticeable difference in size and both in the near-colorless range. clarity ranges from SI1 to VS2
right now the square H&A impresses me with it's sparkle but I do like the Bold flashes of the AVC. But one of my concerns with the Square cushion H&A is that it looks like a square round brilliant (which i believe it essentially is) so placing that diamond in a antique halo setting would result in a clash of styles - and may look like a round brilliant in a antique halo setting. which I am opposed to. Again, i can't "imagine" it so i'm lost at what it may look like. perhaps the setting would accentuate the square/cushion shape of the diamond making my point moot. But I am impressed with the performance of this diamond.
The other option is the AVC. i feel that this cut complements the legacy the most. I feel it will look like "great grandmother's ring - and great grandmama had TASTE!
The AVC does sand tall unlike the square H&A which is more flat on top, but I feel it may not have as much of the "BAM" look at that spark that the H&A does, but... i may be wrong. ensuring that the ring flows is important to me. Bad flow to me is like buying a Ferrari and putting terrycloth seat covers, a tweetie bird steering wheel wrap and a bumper sticker that says "follow me to Joe's cafe" ... they just don't belong together.
help me out pricescopers, don't be afraid to counter or change my mind. I am open to your suggestions and expertise. The stock sale is done, so im looking to purchase in the next three days.
halp.
My girl has been in love with the tiffany legacy for ages ( i know some must say - oh another legacy post) but it's what she loves. She's not big on the name so, "inspired by" rings are wonderful, and I've actually found one at excel diamonds that I am impressed with.
the question (as it should come with no surprise) is the diamond. Since as I understand it, there is no standard for emerald cuts to judge light performance (which is of most importance to me - I've seen 2+ carat rings with no life and .5 carat rings that will light up a night sky with just the moon. But after hours of staring at ASET images, certificates, plots, lightscope images, and mountains upon mountains upon MOUNTAINS of information provide by the fine community of pricescope, I've come across the 2 cuts and diamonds that i feel will best showcase the magnificent work that went in to show it's beauty. those diaminds are the AVC and the square cushion H&A.
Therein lies the dilemma, and where I'm turning to all of you. the tiffany legacy is what I would consider a heirloom ring, antique looking and vintage. Which one of these diamonds would look best? the diamonds are both about 1.26-1.31 in size so there isn't a noticeable difference in size and both in the near-colorless range. clarity ranges from SI1 to VS2
right now the square H&A impresses me with it's sparkle but I do like the Bold flashes of the AVC. But one of my concerns with the Square cushion H&A is that it looks like a square round brilliant (which i believe it essentially is) so placing that diamond in a antique halo setting would result in a clash of styles - and may look like a round brilliant in a antique halo setting. which I am opposed to. Again, i can't "imagine" it so i'm lost at what it may look like. perhaps the setting would accentuate the square/cushion shape of the diamond making my point moot. But I am impressed with the performance of this diamond.
The other option is the AVC. i feel that this cut complements the legacy the most. I feel it will look like "great grandmother's ring - and great grandmama had TASTE!
The AVC does sand tall unlike the square H&A which is more flat on top, but I feel it may not have as much of the "BAM" look at that spark that the H&A does, but... i may be wrong. ensuring that the ring flows is important to me. Bad flow to me is like buying a Ferrari and putting terrycloth seat covers, a tweetie bird steering wheel wrap and a bumper sticker that says "follow me to Joe's cafe" ... they just don't belong together.help me out pricescopers, don't be afraid to counter or change my mind. I am open to your suggestions and expertise. The stock sale is done, so im looking to purchase in the next three days.
halp.
Here is a link to a JbEG halo setting that uses single cut melee. It features a 1.5 AVC just as a reference since I didn't think that pic from GOG gave that AVC justice AT ALL. 
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