leeenie
Shiny_Rock
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- Mar 27, 2005
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I am looking for a stone and I need help. One issue is that I would prefer a cushion to a round, but given the wide variance in appearance of cushions and thus less likelihood that I will find something to my taste, I''m also looking at rounds. (GIA or AGS only for both)
Cushion: I''d like a "cushion brilliant" with larger facets, rather than "cushion modified brilliant" that looks like a radiant. Don''t want visible inclusions, and am hesitant to go too low on color since it shows more in cushions. Prefer a ratio of 1-1 to 1-1.15, and weight of 2.5+ carats (otherwise the face-up size difference from a similarly priced round is too much for me to accept! haha). I''ve found several at WF and a couple at ERD, but can''t tell what type of cut they are and am not sure about the calling-in process yet. ERD has fewer cushions than I expected (at least in the size I''m looking for).
Round: Color H-J, SI1-SI2 with no visible inclusions. For a round, my budget would likely accomodate up to a 2.55. Found 2 contenders at WF, but both are not in-house, and one may have too large of a feather. It seems like they don''t have many larger stones in-house (saw the 5+ carat - not quite that large!).
Proportions:
55-57% table
60.5-61.2% depth
34.4-34.9 crown angle
40.6-40.9 pav angle
thin-medium girdle
(modified from Mara''s post in another thread)
I''m worried that it will take too long to find something since prices seem to be going up significantly. But I don''t want to settle for something not quite "right." I''ve also never purchased online before, so I''m concerned about the calling-in process - the balance between calling in enough to find the best one, and not too many that it costs too much.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Cushion: I''d like a "cushion brilliant" with larger facets, rather than "cushion modified brilliant" that looks like a radiant. Don''t want visible inclusions, and am hesitant to go too low on color since it shows more in cushions. Prefer a ratio of 1-1 to 1-1.15, and weight of 2.5+ carats (otherwise the face-up size difference from a similarly priced round is too much for me to accept! haha). I''ve found several at WF and a couple at ERD, but can''t tell what type of cut they are and am not sure about the calling-in process yet. ERD has fewer cushions than I expected (at least in the size I''m looking for).
Round: Color H-J, SI1-SI2 with no visible inclusions. For a round, my budget would likely accomodate up to a 2.55. Found 2 contenders at WF, but both are not in-house, and one may have too large of a feather. It seems like they don''t have many larger stones in-house (saw the 5+ carat - not quite that large!).
Proportions:
55-57% table
60.5-61.2% depth
34.4-34.9 crown angle
40.6-40.9 pav angle
thin-medium girdle
(modified from Mara''s post in another thread)
I''m worried that it will take too long to find something since prices seem to be going up significantly. But I don''t want to settle for something not quite "right." I''ve also never purchased online before, so I''m concerned about the calling-in process - the balance between calling in enough to find the best one, and not too many that it costs too much.
Thanks in advance for your help!