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Flora, 5.62ct KVS1 OMB

FABULOUS - the ring, the dress, your story!
Thank you so much for sharing all of it.
Wishing you much joy wearing her and many more anniversaries to celebrate!
 
FABULOUS - the ring, the dress, your story!
Thank you so much for sharing all of it.
Wishing you much joy wearing her and many more anniversaries to celebrate!

Thank you! ❤️
 
Drop dead gorgeous :love:
 
Gorgeous ring and fantastic husband!!!
I'm so happy for you!!!
Please, we NEED million pictures of Flora :)
 
Flora is so absolutely stunning! Congratulations on such an incredible jewel with your incredible journey to find her. I am so honored to have been even a tiny tiny part of your setting process :) I can't wait to see 20 million more photos.

That dress is stunning too, by the way, and perfectly suits Flora!

Thank you! :kiss2:

I cannot wait to see Georgiana… she’s going to be breathtaking. I’m so glad we both found old mines at the end of our journey, they are such special treasures.

The dress… mine or Flora’s?
Any excuse I can find to marry my hubby again I’m on board, lol! Especially if it involves a dream ring, a gorgeous dress and a night with our closest friends and family and amazing food and drinks. I cannot wait to say thank you to those who have loved, supported and continuously present in our life over the last 20+ years. Our marriage wouldn’t be where we are without them.

Yes… I already have the event space and caterer picked out… it will be much smaller this time. 25 people max :love:
 
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HI:

Isn't PS great? I would have no clue where to find such stones. WOW just wow.

Very beautiful stone and ring--very happy it worked out for you! Now if you could only tell me where I can work OT to buy such a ring--I am all ears!! :bigsmile:

cheers--Sharon
 
Pretty pretty pretty!!
More pics when you can?
 
Thank you! I will for sure post some photos hopefully next weekend :D
 
Congratulations on this oh so beautiful ring. Wishing you both many happy years ahead.
 
HI:

Isn't PS great? I would have no clue where to find such stones. WOW just wow.

Very beautiful stone and ring--very happy it worked out for you! Now if you could only tell me where I can work OT to buy such a ring--I am all ears!! :bigsmile:

cheers--Sharon

It really is!

In case anyone is curious… the other two stones I had narrowed it down to are still available… I can link them for a couple minutes if someone is looking… they were both beautiful stones. And the vendor is really awesome and someone I would not hesitate to buy from.
 
Thank you! :kiss2:

I cannot wait to see Georgiana… she’s going to be breathtaking. I’m so glad we both found old mines at the end of our journey, they are such special treasures.

The dress… mine or Flora’s?
Any excuse I can find to marry my hubby again I’m on board, lol! Especially if it involves a dream ring, a gorgeous dress and a night with our closest friends and family and amazing food and drinks. I cannot wait to say thank you to those who have loved, supported and continuously present in our life over the last 20+ years. Our marriage wouldn’t be where we are without them.

Yes… I already have the event space and caterer picked out… it will be much smaller this time. 25 people max :love:

I meant your dress, but of course Flora's is lovely too! That sounds like such a wonderful event, I'm so happy for you :)
 
Amazing! Can’t wait to see your pictures from every angle. Did you get to spend much time with her before you sent her off for setting?
 
It really is!

In case anyone is curious… the other two stones I had narrowed it down to are still available… I can link them for a couple minutes if someone is looking… they were both beautiful stones. And the vendor is really awesome and someone I would not hesitate to buy from.

I would love the link to the smaller one please. Thank you!!!
I am soooo happy for you! You waited a long time to get it just right and boy did you ever. It's beautiful! The setting- perfection! So gorgeous!!!!

I also Love your wedding dress. Best of all is the way you talk about your husband. Such a deep love. Enjoy renewing your vows and the next 23 years. May they be filled with love, health, and joy!!! Congratulations!!!
 
:lol: Some how this gif seems appropriate...

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Seriously, I'm honored to have been one of your sounding boards during this process.

You have worked so hard to attain your dream/ goal!

I cannot wait for ALL the hand pics!
 
I meant your dress, but of course Flora's is lovely too! That sounds like such a wonderful event, I'm so happy for you :)

Thank you! :kiss2:

I fell hard for that dress, but I’ve got to take off my last 15 pounds…. I’m plugging right along though! I’m down 60 pounds… honestly working so much overtime has put everything in perspective… nothing is too hard anymore :lol: … I’m mainly excited about the food, lol! Our favorite French restaurant up and moved to LA to cater over 10 years ago. Luckily, we are friends with them and I would’ve invited them anyways, but we are planning on flying them out to cook for us.
 
:lol: Some how this gif seems appropriate...

had-me-at-hello-sm-sh.gif

Seriously, I'm honored to have been one of your sounding boards during this process.

You have worked so hard to attain your dream/ goal!

I cannot wait for ALL the hand pics!

Oh Lulu… how do I love thee, let me count the ways :love:

I don’t even know how begin to say thank you… so I’ll just say, thank you for not letting me buy garbage diamonds, lol! I am seriously at a loss of words… thank you for always answering. Thank you for being there when I missed out on the erstwhile and then the shreve. Thank you for teaching me, for guiding me… and for ultimately helping me crack my code and figure out why I loved certain stones and not others. You’ve made a difference and helped this girl achieve something she never in her wildest dreams thought she could … Thank you ❤️
 
Amazing! Can’t wait to see your pictures from every angle. Did you get to spend much time with her before you sent her off for setting?

Thank you! We saw her for about an hour just before Christmas, after that she was sent to DK. I think I’ve watched the couple videos I have of her a million times :lol-2:
 
I would love the link to the smaller one please. Thank you!!!
I am soooo happy for you! You waited a long time to get it just right and boy did you ever. It's beautiful! The setting- perfection! So gorgeous!!!!

I also Love your wedding dress. Best of all is the way you talk about your husband. Such a deep love. Enjoy renewing your vows and the next 23 years. May they be filled with love, health, and joy!!! Congratulations!!!

The 5.22 KVS1 ❤️

This stone was so crisp and clear and the faceting was absolutely beautiful. The facets go on/off at the perfect times and she’s WHITE. Like, white white… I am color sensitive and there was no warmth to her, she looked like an H/I. The clarity in this stone is why my hubby loved it. It was so clean, it was like looking through a perfect piece of glass. The pillowy shape was perfect. The vendor that has this is fabulous, we met with Fred for over an hour. My hubby and I went back and forth between this one and Flora. If it was up to him, it was this one.

I’ll leave the link up for a couple minutes- let me know when you got it and I’ll delete my post :)

Over Christmas he ran a 10% off sale, and then if you pay via wire it was an extra 3-5% off. The has a great return policy as well, if you aren’t in NY. If you are, I would definitely go see him in person.

@peppermintpatty
5.22 KVS1
 
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The 5.22 KVS1 ❤️

This stone was so crisp and clear and the faceting was absolutely beautiful. The facets go on/off at the perfect times and she’s WHITE. Like, white white… I am color sensitive and there was no warmth to her, she looked like an H/I. The clarity in this stone is why my hubby loved it. It was so clean, it was like looking through a perfect piece of glass. The pillowy shape was perfect. The vendor that has this is fabulous, we met with Fred for over an hour. My hubby and I went back and forth between this one and Flora. If it was up to him, it was this one.

I’ll leave the link up for a couple minutes- let me know when you got it and I’ll delete my post :)

Over Christmas he ran a 10% off sale, and then if you pay via wire it was an extra 3-5% off. The has a great return policy as well, if you aren’t in NY. If you are, I would definitely go see him in person.

@peppermintpatty
5.22 KVS1

@lavenderdragonfly23 thank you for the link! I can see why your husband loved this one and you loved your beautiful new diamond. I have no idea how you were able to choose! I love both of them!

Thank you for posting the link. It's not possible at this time, but I will love looking at your stunning new ring! I can't wait to see it on your hand!!! We are going to need to see at least a million photos!!! Thanks again!!!
 
I love reading all the comments and it's not even my thread haha. I love all things old mine cut so it was definitely a hard pick between those three lol. I'm really going to miss the searching part because it was so much fun looking at all the options. It was truly such an honour to be part of your journey.
 
@lavenderdragonfly23 thank you for the link! I can see why your husband loved this one and you loved your beautiful new diamond. I have no idea how you were able to choose! I love both of them!

Thank you for posting the link. It's not possible at this time, but I will love looking at your stunning new ring! I can't wait to see it on your hand!!! We are going to need to see at least a million photos!!! Thanks again!!!

You are most welcome! I forgot to come back and delete the link so it’s there to stay, lol!

It look along time for me to figure out what type of old cut I gravitate towards. There’s a sweet spot in between when they were cutting old mines and when they started cutting old euros that I love.

*JK, possible L, faint fluor
*old mine, cushion shape
*ever so slightly elongated
*smaller table, the smaller the better
*tall crown
*63-67% deep
*flower center
*crisp facets that go on/off at the right times
*large culet. I don’t like giant.
*eye clean

The longer I looked for my stone, the more complicated my laundry list became :lol:

Now antique pears, are totally the opposite… give me a fat chubby, faint pink brown with a giant culet and I melt :lol-2:

The 6.8 was an older old mine and it had more of a pinwheel in the middle… so that one was fairly to remove. In the end it was the faceting on the 5.6 that stole my heart. It was such a beautiful stone.
 
I love reading all the comments and it's not even my thread haha. I love all things old mine cut so it was definitely a hard pick between those three lol. I'm really going to miss the searching part because it was so much fun looking at all the options. It was truly such an honour to be part of your journey.

:kiss2::kiss2::kiss2::kiss2::kiss2::kiss2:
 
What a beautiful story. The ring is perfect and the dress is going to look amazing on you! Happy anniversary!
 
I'm so jealous that you got to see and try these stones in person. You got to pick the best one that caught your eye. I'm swooning over the 6.8ct but alas I think I need bigger haha well not really.. I'm content with baby K.. I'd like a three stone next though.
 
Flora is beautiful and I love her dress, the prongs look flowy and organic to me, as if to match her name. I have been quietly following along and everything about your story is lovely to read.
 
What a beautiful story. The ring is perfect and the dress is going to look amazing on you! Happy anniversary!

Thank you, thank you and thank you! ! :kiss2:

You already know how much I love your 20th anniversary gift, Neva … she is to die for gorgeous! I hope she makes you melt when you wear her, like I do every time you post her. She’s the perfect example of how beautiful the Belle Epoque period was. Every time I see a BE piece I think of Neva. Can you imagine living during that time? Walking into a jewler and seeing dozens of Belle Epoque and Edwardian pieces?:love:
 
I'm so jealous that you got to see and try these stones in person. You got to pick the best one that caught your eye. I'm swooning over the 6.8ct but alas I think I need bigger haha well not really.. I'm content with baby K.. I'd like a three stone next though.

She would make an excellent 3 stone, just sayin’ :lol: …. Ok, that might be “too” big… but that one from Wave Antiques❤️ … better yet tell hubby you want an AB Marielle and let’s go try on all the pretties!

 
Flora is beautiful and I love her dress, the prongs look flowy and organic to me, as if to match her name. I have been quietly following along and everything about your story is lovely to read.

Thank you so much! Her prongs are I think my favorite part about her dress… they turned out so good. Thank you for reading through my novel… I’m so glad you love her and our story as much as I do ❤️
 
It’s Sunday!!! And that means all the research, the hours digging through thousands of IG posts, auction listings, messaging… it all comes down to this week. I can’t wait to welcome Flora home

:pray: while she is enroute this week please let Flora be in the safety of honest, caring and respectful people :pray:


Here’s my favorite videos I have of her

The Three Musketeers

In a holder

Tweezers

Tweezers up close

Loupe shot

DK
 
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Flora is abosultely PERFECT! OMB's were the first antique cut I fell in love with! My original Diamond was a 2.5 J OMB... And a K?! She is ICEY WHITE for an antique cut, she is so rare! Sounds like you had the Dream Team behind you! @lulu_ma is the best, I still bounce ideas off of her and ask her for advice all the time- and I don't see that ending any time soon, lol!

Enjoy Flora she is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! This post is JOTW Drool worthy :kiss2: . Cannot wait for hand shots!
 
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