ASSCHER...this one''s for strmrdr

[BriBee]

Hello all! As they say I''m a "long time lurker" and I just wanted to say thank-you to Strmrdr for all the help and great info for us Asscher lovers. Simply by going through the posts I was able to get all my questions answered, and get great advice and specs for Asschers because of Strmrdr!
I have now officially started my Asscher search, based on different research and mainly the advice offered by Strmrdr these are my specs:

Cut: Ideal-Good
Color: D-G
Clarity: FL-VS2
Carat: 1.0-1.50
Depth: 60-70
Girdle: Med-slightly thick-thick

I am fortunate enough to have a long-time family friend who is GIA and works in Southern California, so hopefully I will be able to find a good one. Our budget is about $8,000 for the stone and a pave setting. I want the setting to be fairly simple and petite and show off the stone. I''m a size 5. Any additional advice or pictures or ideas are greatly appreciated!
Thanks!!!!!!

 

[strmrdr]

Your welcome.
You forgot to list the table specs. 50s to low 60s.

As for the setting....
imho nothing compliments an asscher like a 1922 cartier replica setting or something similar.
(im sure you have seen pics of them around here)

 

[Skippy123]

Is this the one Storm???? heehehe

The Cartier 1922 5.5c Swoon. . .

 

[BriBee]

Now that I look at my paper I have those same table specs listed...I copied them from one of your posts a while back.

I LOVE that ring

For a while I wanted to go with a split shank design and was really in love with Daniel K''s stuff...but it''s out of our price range and I think with split shanks you have to go with a bigger carat size to make it look proportional. This Cartier ring is perfect though!!!!