Help deciding on an old cut line bracelet….

[maryjane04]

@bee24 I am so sorry about your family. It must be a tough time for you. I hope that the bracelet will brighten your day. I know others in my circle won't find jewellery therapeutic but each to their own. This is the part about PS that I love so much. It's not just a jewellery forum but we are humans on the other end of the screen. And we care about you as a person!

 

[bee24]

@bee24 I am so sorry about your family. It must be a tough time for you. I hope that the bracelet will brighten your day. I know others in my circle won't find jewellery therapeutic but each to their own. This is the part about PS that I love so much. It's not just a jewellery forum but we are humans on the other end of the screen. And we care about you as a person!

Thank you for such a thoughtful reply. I really do feel that PS is just full of such wonderful people wanting wonderful things for each other. It’s beautiful!


For anyone thinking my reply is pictures-sorry! I’ll finally see it Saturday!

 

[bee24]

The bracelet arrived, or rather I have and could finally open it! The bracelet is beautiful! It was such a relief to open the box and see it there and as described. I had spiraled a bit reading some of their reviews that said the wrong item came in the box or that it wasn’t as described. I had so many thoughts of opening up the box with nothing in it. Pictures!

 

[maryjane04]

Oh my gosh @bee24 it looks lovely. And I love the comparison next to your smaller bracelet! What do you think? I love it!!

 

[bee24]

Now for my thoughts:

The engravings are beautiful, I particularly love the closure and it’s easy to use. On my very rough measurement it calculates to about 8.2 carats but to be conservative I’ll say 7.5-8. I plan to measure again as it was not very easy to measure and I measured after like three hours of sleep on a redeye. The stones average 3.9-4.2mm. There are three on either end that taper the bracelet towards the clasp and they are 2.9-3.1mm. The bracelet width is 4.9mm.

There are no apparent duds (no Dudley’s!) in the bunch. Some are more wonky OMCs and some are perfect OECs. I love it. They all seem similar in color and all look very bright. With my little loupe, I see one with a chip and few lower clarity but I cannot see that at all without magnification. The six smaller ones have lower clarity but it doesn’t bother me, they still are quite bright. I also don’t see as much tilt windowing as the previous one I returned. These stones are a touch smaller so I don’t know if that’s part of it or if they are just better cut.

There are no hallmarks and no indication on the metal. The listing said platinum and the clasp is white gold. I am wondering if the six smaller stones were an added extension as the bottoms of their baskets seem smoother and those stones are all lower clarity. Those six are also rigid which I think it has to be for the closure but I do want to make sure it is all secure before wearing.

I also received my bracelet from DK. I opened both the same day and I’m feeling a little guilty that I don’t need two! He did a wonderful job creating tiny matching baskets, it’s really lovely!! The two tone is so special. I’ll share pics of those later! Here are some of the clasp on the new one. I tried to get pictures of the stones on the previous post-why is that so hard?!

 

[junebug17]

Ohmygosh, I love it!! I think it is really beautiful!

 

[lavenderdragonfly23]

Oh my gosh!!! Two bracelets in one day! Merry Christmas!!!!

I would love to see them both next to each other and which one you are favoring. Are you thinking of keeping both?!?

 

[Dreamer_D]

Wow amazing! In my experience OECs between 3.9 and 4.2 are between .25 and .30, so those are lovely large stones!

 

[Mreader]

It’s amazing!!! What a bargain for all that beauty!

 

[lulu_ma]

You scored!

 

[bee24]

Oh my gosh @bee24 it looks lovely. And I love the comparison next to your smaller bracelet! What do you think? I love it!!

I love it! I opened it and gasped. It is so beautiful. My eyes always snagged on Dudley on the other one. I also really love the engraving.

Ohmygosh, I love it!! I think it is really beautiful!

Thank you!

Oh my gosh!!! Two bracelets in one day! Merry Christmas!!!!

I would love to see them both next to each other and which one you are favoring. Are you thinking of keeping both?!?

I know, happy birthday and merry Christmas lol. I’m keeping both. The two tone I bought in the spring and just received from DK as I needed an extension. I’ll post some pictures later today. He did a good job.

Wow amazing! In my experience OECs between 3.9 and 4.2 are between .25 and .30, so those are lovely large stones!

I’m going to measure again just to double check my measurements. In my head I was guessing the seller exaggerated so I was hoping for around a 6ctw bracelet so I am still a bit shocked it turned out to be close to what he said. Most importantly, the stones are all so bright and beautiful. I love being able to see the chunky facets and it’s definitely better than the other one.

It’s amazing!!! What a bargain for all that beauty!

I tried to explain to my husband that it was a good deal lol he just took my word for it but I’m glad my people here understand!

You scored!

Eek!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Yes it’s absolutely gorgeous.

 

[Catmom]

It's so gorgeous!!!