OK, I am not going to lie. I have had my diamond in a solitaire for almost 2 months now. At first, I was completely infatuated with it. It made my stone stand out! It shone so much light on it! I was in heaven and quite enjoying my temporary setting.
Backstory, skip if you would like
You might have read the issues that I had with my previous setting [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/does-my-setting-swallow-my-diamond.196694/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/does-my-setting-swallow-my-diamond.196694/[/URL]
so for now, since I plan to reuse the same side stones, I need to make sure that I get my finger size accurate, but since I am losing weight, I will probably have to wait a year. My finger keeps shrinking!
But for the past 2 weeks, my solitaire seems to be showcasing the less favorable attributes of my diamond. Such as color. My stone is EGL cert, graded a J, but I knew that when I purchased it, it would be a few grades lower. EXCEPT IT HAD NEVER BOTHERED ME BEFORE. Really. In my previous setting, the color was not an issue.
Neither was the cut! My stone is a transitional cut. And in the previous setting, it looked so beautiful, but my main concern was whether the stone looked too small in the setting.In this setting, I am slowly falling out of love with it.
I recently found the perfect setting for my OEC. It took 2 attempts, but I finally got it right. I really think that the setting enhances my stone and makes it feel at home. In the 2 previous attempts, I was forcing my OEC to do a MRB job, and it just wasn't.
So I think that I have learned that my transitional will looks its best in a vintage=like setting. Can any experts chime in? Am I delusional here? Am I reaching the wrong conclusion?
Also, how do transitionals do in halos?
TIA
Backstory, skip if you would like
You might have read the issues that I had with my previous setting [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/does-my-setting-swallow-my-diamond.196694/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/does-my-setting-swallow-my-diamond.196694/[/URL]
so for now, since I plan to reuse the same side stones, I need to make sure that I get my finger size accurate, but since I am losing weight, I will probably have to wait a year. My finger keeps shrinking!
But for the past 2 weeks, my solitaire seems to be showcasing the less favorable attributes of my diamond. Such as color. My stone is EGL cert, graded a J, but I knew that when I purchased it, it would be a few grades lower. EXCEPT IT HAD NEVER BOTHERED ME BEFORE. Really. In my previous setting, the color was not an issue.
Neither was the cut! My stone is a transitional cut. And in the previous setting, it looked so beautiful, but my main concern was whether the stone looked too small in the setting.In this setting, I am slowly falling out of love with it.
I recently found the perfect setting for my OEC. It took 2 attempts, but I finally got it right. I really think that the setting enhances my stone and makes it feel at home. In the 2 previous attempts, I was forcing my OEC to do a MRB job, and it just wasn't.
So I think that I have learned that my transitional will looks its best in a vintage=like setting. Can any experts chime in? Am I delusional here? Am I reaching the wrong conclusion?
Also, how do transitionals do in halos?
TIA