I've been lurking around here for the past month or so, now I'm delurking to ask a question that is plaguing me!
I'm hoping to get engaged soon (it's only been eight years after all), and since I'm the picky one who loves jewellry, I thought it best that I start doing some research.
I'm potentially very interested in an 1-1.5 emerald cut solitaire, with the basics: good cut (low table and depth) and ratio, VVS2 at the lowest, blah blah. I won't compromise on cut or clarity, especially with an EC!
But where I'm running into trouble is with the color.
Yellow is actually my favorite color, and I'd *prefer* a warmer color for my diamond. But it seems that it's hard to find a stone online (or at least figure out the pricing on one) that's lower than J but less than an official fancy. Just how yellow would a J EC stone seem?
Certainly I'd be happier to get a larger and warmer stone than a smaller colorless one (both cuts being equally excellent, of course).
And how much would the setting affect this? For example, would a platinum setting make the stone look yellower?
I realize that my question is on the opposite end of the scale of most questions--I *want* my diamond to look yellow! But at the same time, I want it to look YELLOW, not just like a crappy diamond.
Make sense?
Many thanks for any advice!
I'm hoping to get engaged soon (it's only been eight years after all), and since I'm the picky one who loves jewellry, I thought it best that I start doing some research.
I'm potentially very interested in an 1-1.5 emerald cut solitaire, with the basics: good cut (low table and depth) and ratio, VVS2 at the lowest, blah blah. I won't compromise on cut or clarity, especially with an EC!
But where I'm running into trouble is with the color.
Yellow is actually my favorite color, and I'd *prefer* a warmer color for my diamond. But it seems that it's hard to find a stone online (or at least figure out the pricing on one) that's lower than J but less than an official fancy. Just how yellow would a J EC stone seem?
Certainly I'd be happier to get a larger and warmer stone than a smaller colorless one (both cuts being equally excellent, of course).
And how much would the setting affect this? For example, would a platinum setting make the stone look yellower?
I realize that my question is on the opposite end of the scale of most questions--I *want* my diamond to look yellow! But at the same time, I want it to look YELLOW, not just like a crappy diamond.
Make sense?Many thanks for any advice!
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