If you are going to skip the rest of the review read this first. Jonathan at August Vintage is a true professional, custom cutting a diamond can take a while BUT it is SO SO worth it. He will do everything in his control to make you happy or satisfied. He delivers and his oval is outstanding! But, if you are going to request a custom cut stone please know this may take some time.
It is hard to put into words how this process has gone. I reached out to Jonathan back in January to request more information on his stone. I saw his videos and knew I had to have one. He quickly located 2 different pieces of rough within my budget range and I decided to go for it. Jonathan was very prompt about sending me updated information as soon as he could. Even sending me the first scans of the stone that he received from his cutter on a Saturday.
There were weeks of no updates. Weeks of waiting around in between the next steps in the process. Time spent dreaming, rewatching his videos on the ovals and waiting. I must confess, as a consumer waiting on one of the most exciting purchases of my life.. waiting was sometimes very hard. When the stone was finally at AGS and proposal planning seemed imminent waiting became even harder. I am telling this story to those considering this option. This is not like walking into a store and walking out with a ring.
BUT! It was SO worth it!
The ring came. Jonathan was so so good at following up with AGS and other members of his team to get the ring to me as soon as he could and it could not have arrived at a better time. I received the ring on 4/24/19 and proposed on 4/26/19. My fiancee was blown away by it. Quote when we were shopping: "Wow! It even looks good in Walmart!" Let tell you, if you go through this process you will be greeted at the end with one of the most beautiful diamonds you can get. Finally receiving this stone in the mail left me feeling relieved and so so excited. Not only do I have an unordinary oval to give my future wife. But also an unordinary story. The Elyque is worth the wait if you have to wait.
Below: Picture of my rough, a picture of the first initial scan of the stone, my AGS certification and a photo of the ring moments after proposing. August Vintage delivered.
It is hard to put into words how this process has gone. I reached out to Jonathan back in January to request more information on his stone. I saw his videos and knew I had to have one. He quickly located 2 different pieces of rough within my budget range and I decided to go for it. Jonathan was very prompt about sending me updated information as soon as he could. Even sending me the first scans of the stone that he received from his cutter on a Saturday.
There were weeks of no updates. Weeks of waiting around in between the next steps in the process. Time spent dreaming, rewatching his videos on the ovals and waiting. I must confess, as a consumer waiting on one of the most exciting purchases of my life.. waiting was sometimes very hard. When the stone was finally at AGS and proposal planning seemed imminent waiting became even harder. I am telling this story to those considering this option. This is not like walking into a store and walking out with a ring.
BUT! It was SO worth it!
The ring came. Jonathan was so so good at following up with AGS and other members of his team to get the ring to me as soon as he could and it could not have arrived at a better time. I received the ring on 4/24/19 and proposed on 4/26/19. My fiancee was blown away by it. Quote when we were shopping: "Wow! It even looks good in Walmart!" Let tell you, if you go through this process you will be greeted at the end with one of the most beautiful diamonds you can get. Finally receiving this stone in the mail left me feeling relieved and so so excited. Not only do I have an unordinary oval to give my future wife. But also an unordinary story. The Elyque is worth the wait if you have to wait.
Below: Picture of my rough, a picture of the first initial scan of the stone, my AGS certification and a photo of the ring moments after proposing. August Vintage delivered.
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