Clarity or size... oh no she din''t

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 11/30/2009 3:53:54 PM
Author: coda72
I would snatch up that BGD G, SI2 if I were you. If you know this is not your forever stone, and the color is bothering you on your current stone, I would live with the SI2 clarity until a size upgrade is possible if I were you. I already posted about how I got a J colored stone that is too tinted to be my forever stone, but it is a gorgeous stone for what I want right now.

Thanks goodness for upgrade policies, eh?

 

[gailrmv]

Love your 'that's what he said' in the poll! I'm a big office fan too.
I'm in the minority but i voted option 2. I think i'd have a hard time on the "mind clean" side of things with an SI2 for my forever stone or at least long time stone. I'm glad you guys both preferred the G; now you know what you want for sure!

I skimmed so maybe I missed some of the details on your new setting. Re: the lucida setting that you said you like, I have the Vatche X Prong which is quite similar to Lucida setting. It's about 4mm wide at the thickest point and tapers around the back to just under 3 mm. I wear it with a 3mm plain band. Previously I had a thin (2 mm ish), basic solitaire. I like the x prong a lot better overall - it really suits me - but truthfully my stone did look bigger in the thinner setting. I really like the setting you have now.

 

[gardengloves]

That is one honey of a gorgeous ring! I love it.. Whatever you do, I know you''ll do what''s right for you. You have great taste, and that will guide you.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 11/30/2009 9:12:44 PM
Author: TanDogMom
Love your ''that''s what he said'' in the poll! I''m a big office fan too.
I''m in the minority but i voted option 2. I think i''d have a hard time on the ''mind clean'' side of things with an SI2 for my forever stone or at least long time stone. I''m glad you guys both preferred the G; now you know what you want for sure!

I skimmed so maybe I missed some of the details on your new setting. Re: the lucida setting that you said you like, I have the Vatche X Prong which is quite similar to Lucida setting. It''s about 4mm wide at the thickest point and tapers around the back to just under 3 mm. I wear it with a 3mm plain band. Previously I had a thin (2 mm ish), basic solitaire. I like the x prong a lot better overall - it really suits me - but truthfully my stone did look bigger in the thinner setting. I really like the setting you have now.

Hmmm.. very good food for thought TDM. I do like my setting but somehow it feels too delicate for my hand. Also it is not the same height as my half eternity and I would like it to be.

I am thinking of a half bezel, perhaps like the Ritani or Sholdt below.

 

[coda72]

Date: 11/30/2009 8:23:01 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie

Date: 11/30/2009 3:53:54 PM
Author: coda72
I would snatch up that BGD G, SI2 if I were you. If you know this is not your forever stone, and the color is bothering you on your current stone, I would live with the SI2 clarity until a size upgrade is possible if I were you. I already posted about how I got a J colored stone that is too tinted to be my forever stone, but it is a gorgeous stone for what I want right now.

Thanks goodness for upgrade policies, eh?

Definitely.

Seriously though, it sounds like this SI2 isn''t any more included than your current SI1. I think the mere fact that it''s an SI2 is scaring you, not the fact that you''ll be able to see inclusions. I probably will never go higher than SI2 clarity again because the sparkle of the round hides 99% of the inclusions. The 1% I can see, I know no one else can, so they don''t bother me at all. Now color, on the other hand, is a different story. I definitely want at least an I color for the next stone. Although, no one has said to me that my stone looks yellow, in some lights the tint is definite, and that bothers me. No one else notices the tint; in fact I get compliments on my stone a few times a week. But as we both know, with diamonds being so expensive, something has to give, and I will go higher in color and keep clarity low. Maybe you will also embrace that idea.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 11/30/2009 10:19:27 PM
Author: coda72

Date: 11/30/2009 8:23:01 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie

Date: 11/30/2009 3:53:54 PM
Author: coda72
I would snatch up that BGD G, SI2 if I were you. If you know this is not your forever stone, and the color is bothering you on your current stone, I would live with the SI2 clarity until a size upgrade is possible if I were you. I already posted about how I got a J colored stone that is too tinted to be my forever stone, but it is a gorgeous stone for what I want right now.

Thanks goodness for upgrade policies, eh?

Definitely.

Seriously though, it sounds like this SI2 isn''t any more included than your current SI1. I think the mere fact that it''s an SI2 is scaring you, not the fact that you''ll be able to see inclusions. I probably will never go higher than SI2 clarity again because the sparkle of the round hides 99% of the inclusions. The 1% I can see, I know no one else can, so they don''t bother me at all. Now color, on the other hand, is a different story. I definitely want at least an I color for the next stone. Although, no one has said to me that my stone looks yellow, in some lights the tint is definite, and that bothers me. No one else notices the tint; in fact I get compliments on my stone a few times a week. But as we both know, with diamonds being so expensive, something has to give, and I will go higher in color and keep clarity low. Maybe you will also embrace that idea.

I think I mentioned somewhere how I had never even looked at the inclusion plot of my present diamond until I started looking at SI2s. It is messy, but at the same time under 40x magnification you cannot see anything. I suspect that with many SI2s you can see things when they are highly magnified. So perhaps my picture taking hobby will take a back burner for a while

If I do end up with an SI2 then I think I will not take photos of the ring at high magnification for a long time, until the worries about inclusions wear off.

My K doesn''t look yellow at all either, and I am sure it is more tinted than your J! I will miss this stone if I trade her in

She is so pretty in so many ways... sniff sniff

But in "some lights"... well you know how it is.

 

[february2003bride]

Oh wow, that Ritani bezel is amazing!! Love it!!

 

[gailrmv]

Date: 11/30/2009 10:17:35 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie

Date: 11/30/2009 9:12:44 PM

Author: TanDogMom

Love your ''that''s what he said'' in the poll! I''m a big office fan too.

I''m in the minority but i voted option 2. I think i''d have a hard time on the ''mind clean'' side of things with an SI2 for my forever stone or at least long time stone. I''m glad you guys both preferred the G; now you know what you want for sure!


I skimmed so maybe I missed some of the details on your new setting. Re: the lucida setting that you said you like, I have the Vatche X Prong which is quite similar to Lucida setting. It''s about 4mm wide at the thickest point and tapers around the back to just under 3 mm. I wear it with a 3mm plain band. Previously I had a thin (2 mm ish), basic solitaire. I like the x prong a lot better overall - it really suits me - but truthfully my stone did look bigger in the thinner setting. I really like the setting you have now.

Hmmm.. very good food for thought TDM. I do like my setting but somehow it feels too delicate for my hand. Also it is not the same height as my half eternity and I would like it to be.


I am thinking of a half bezel, perhaps like the Ritani or Sholdt below.

I don''t think you could go wrong with either of those settings! I have tried on that Sholdt. I''m thinking of it for a colored stone actually. I loved it. The proportions were just right for me. I have never seen that Ritani in person but I really like it too. I don''t mean to sound negative on the x prong style. Your stone is bigger than mine too so it might look even bigger (relatively speaking) in that setting. I love lots of things about it - the proportions, the side profile, the fluid look of the prongs, the way it is classic but also unique - but making the stone look big is not one of its strengths imo. You know what, last time I checked Pearlmans had a vatche x prong in platinum under their great deals (gently used) for $800 which is a great price. If you are interested, maybe you could have them send you that and the Sholdt (which they have, at least for princess) and the Ritani (if they have it) to compare side by side!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 11/30/2009 10:31:14 PM
Author: TanDogMom

Date: 11/30/2009 10:17:35 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie

Date: 11/30/2009 9:12:44 PM

Author: TanDogMom

Love your ''that''s what he said'' in the poll! I''m a big office fan too.

I''m in the minority but i voted option 2. I think i''d have a hard time on the ''mind clean'' side of things with an SI2 for my forever stone or at least long time stone. I''m glad you guys both preferred the G; now you know what you want for sure!


I skimmed so maybe I missed some of the details on your new setting. Re: the lucida setting that you said you like, I have the Vatche X Prong which is quite similar to Lucida setting. It''s about 4mm wide at the thickest point and tapers around the back to just under 3 mm. I wear it with a 3mm plain band. Previously I had a thin (2 mm ish), basic solitaire. I like the x prong a lot better overall - it really suits me - but truthfully my stone did look bigger in the thinner setting. I really like the setting you have now.

Hmmm.. very good food for thought TDM. I do like my setting but somehow it feels too delicate for my hand. Also it is not the same height as my half eternity and I would like it to be.


I am thinking of a half bezel, perhaps like the Ritani or Sholdt below.

I don''t think you could go wrong with either of those settings! I have tried on that Sholdt. I''m thinking of it for a colored stone actually. I loved it. The proportions were just right for me. I have never seen that Ritani in person but I really like it too. I don''t mean to sound negative on the x prong style. Your stone is bigger than mine too so it might look even bigger (relatively speaking) in that setting. I love lots of things about it - the proportions, the side profile, the fluid look of the prongs, the way it is classic but also unique - but making the stone look big is not one of its strengths imo. You know what, last time I checked Pearlmans had a vatche x prong in platinum under their great deals (gently used) for $800 which is a great price. If you are interested, maybe you could have them send you that and the Sholdt (which they have, at least for princess) and the Ritani (if they have it) to compare side by side!

I did see that x-prong, but I am not ready to get my setting, I need to save my pennies first

I have also contacted Pearlman''s already and they said they can send the settings to me to try

 

[Dreamer_D]

So can you see the inclusions

...

 

[Cehrabehra]

I personally would drop to an M and go bigger

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 12/1/2009 12:10:30 AM
Author: Cehrabehra
I personally would drop to an M and go bigger

haha... don''t tempt me! There''s always next upgrade I guess! LOL!

 

[gls]

I am the type of person that would go clarity over size but the extra finger coverage would be oh so nice! I can see your predicament. I would go the smaller size better clarity just for peace of mind. If you can find a pretty good SI2 go for that one.

 

[HVVS]

Remember that upgrade policies presume that the vendor will still be around when you are ready to buy your upgrade. If that might be years, then don''t buy a another compromise, or a stone with issues that will make it harder to resell or trade to a different vendor later.

 

[gemgirl]

I just noticed on B&L''s inventory that the G SI2 is sold. Did it go to you dd?

 

[D&T]

Date: 11/30/2009 10:17:35 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie

Hmmm.. very good food for thought TDM. I do like my setting but somehow it feels too delicate for my hand. Also it is not the same height as my half eternity and I would like it to be.

I am thinking of a half bezel, perhaps like the Ritani or Sholdt below.

DD- you know I am all for Semi bezel!

I have debated over those exact two, Still am... as I'm sure DH knows I'm ready for another reset or upgrade...lol anyhoot, Think about how much "bezel" you want. they have the same feel but also think about whether you want the slight tapering at the head or graduated shank up at the head like the sholdt? or whether you like less metal like the Ritani, or more metal, like the Sholdt surrounding the diamond. personal preference though. Its nuts to think about all the little variances

 

[that_someone_special]

Date: 11/30/2009 11:22:27 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie
So can you see the inclusions

...

You crack me up lady.

 

[MissGotRocks]

Date: 12/1/2009 10:38:43 AM
Author: gemgirl
I just noticed on B&L''s inventory that the G SI2 is sold. Did it go to you dd?

Just wondering if you did in fact buy the diamond?

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 12/2/2009 8:00:38 AM
Author: MissGotRocks

Date: 12/1/2009 10:38:43 AM
Author: gemgirl
I just noticed on B&L''s inventory that the G SI2 is sold. Did it go to you dd?

Just wondering if you did in fact buy the diamond?

 

[Laila619]

Dreamer!

 

[motownmama]

whatsup?

 

[gemgirl]

Date: 12/2/2009 12:58:25 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie

Date: 12/2/2009 8:00:38 AM
Author: MissGotRocks

Date: 12/1/2009 10:38:43 AM
Author: gemgirl
I just noticed on B&L''s inventory that the G SI2 is sold. Did it go to you dd?

Just wondering if you did in fact buy the diamond?

You sneaky little

you!

 

[Kay]

Date: 11/29/2009 12:59:33 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie

Date: 11/29/2009 12:46:52 PM
Author: february2003bride

Ok, if a halo is out, then I wouldn''t go smaller. You''ve said many times you really want to hit that 1.5 mark as your ideal size. Did the H/I colors that you looked at really have a tint to it? I''m sure you will love the color of the G, but then will you hate the size and regret not meeting in the middle at an ''I'' color but same size or larger?

The Lucida style isn''t boring!! It''s my favorite Tiffany ring! And that style setting may help oomph your stone''s size visual as well. For me, wider settings make a diamond look slightly larger.

Yes, I think a realistic goal is to try and get a diamond *just* under the 1.5ct mark one day. Maybe when I get tenure! Well, for sure when I get tenure

If I can hold out for 5 years.

I think I color is too low for what I am after. Although it would not look tinted at all, it would not feel different enough from my current diamond, it is still a warmish white IMO. I don''t think that the H diamond we looked at had any tint. It certainly looked whiter than my current diamond, no question about that. But there is something about the G that looked crisper, more ''bah boom''. Maybe it was just those diamonds? Still I remember so clearly how I felt when I brought home my F color diamond (see picture). There is something so crisp about those colorless stones. There is beauty in my K no doubt (see next post), but I do prefer that crisp look if I am honest

Something that attracts me to the BGD GSi2 is that Brian says it is actually closer to an F than a G... which is why he bought it.

That would attract me too -- a near F color at a G price point. I bought an F SI2 from WF for a pendant 2 years ago. It is perfectly eye clean. The appraiser I took it to could not believe GIA graded it as an SI2. He thought it was SI1, borderline VS2. Not all SI2s are created equal, but if you are comfortable with SI1, it is worth ordering an SI2 when a trusted vendor says it is eye clean so you can see for yourself.

 

[gardengloves]

and so?, what have you done.....update please.....

I have to say, a dear colleague has a G stone- it is blinding white, you cannot ignore it! the most noticeable ring at the table.

 

[Diamond*Dana]

I would go for the eye clean SI2.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 12/2/2009 9:06:46 PM
Author: gardengloves
and so?, what have you done.....update please.....

I have to say, a dear colleague has a G stone- it is blinding white, you cannot ignore it! the most noticeable ring at the table.

I have a friend as well whom I think has an F/G e-ring. I never asked, but it is the whitest most blinding diamond I have ever seen! I don''t think the cut is ideal, but the color is to die for! In large part, her ring is what set me to thinking about a change.

And to everyone who wants to know what is up...

 

[gardengloves]

well, my colleagues blinding G, light up the table at the most dreary of meetings. Everyone see it, but no one says a word, yuk, corporate life...it is fabulous..., especially when she pounds the table to make a point!

 

[MissGotRocks]

Date: 12/2/2009 10:02:18 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie

Date: 12/2/2009 9:06:46 PM
Author: gardengloves
and so?, what have you done.....update please.....

I have to say, a dear colleague has a G stone- it is blinding white, you cannot ignore it! the most noticeable ring at the table.

I have a friend as well whom I think has an F/G e-ring. I never asked, but it is the whitest most blinding diamond I have ever seen! I don't think the cut is ideal, but the color is to die for! In large part, her ring is what set me to thinking about a change.

And to everyone who wants to know what is up...

Well, we sort of figured since you wouldn't answer the question. . . WHEN DOES IT ARRIVE???

I'm excited for you - I hope you're gonna love it!!

 

[gardengloves]

yes, one doesn''t ask, does one? except here...

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 12/2/2009 10:08:45 PM
Author: gardengloves
well, my colleagues blinding G, light up the table at the most dreary of meetings. Everyone see it, but no one says a word, yuk, corporate life...it is fabulous..., especially when she pounds the table to make a point!

Is it a nice big diamond? That would indeed be blinding...