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Help with choosing between 2 diamonds, and setting ideas

Bookwyrm

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Hi everyone,

1.12 G VVS1 with med blue flourescence: https://www.briangavindiamonds.com/...-12-g-vvs1-brian-gavin-blue-round#all-details
1.32 G VS1 with med blue flourescence: https://www.briangavindiamonds.com/...roducts/1-32-g-vs1-black-by-brian-gavin-round

I'm still wavering between these 2 diamonds, and was wondering if I could get some opinions on which would be the better choice. I am currently leaning towards the 1.32 G, but I'm just a bit worried about what looks like some internal graining in the magnified 'Office' video of the diamond, as I've heard that fluorescence + graining can lead to haziness. I reached out to BG and was told that the main cloud inclusion is concentrated and doesn't cause any cloudiness, and that the fluorescence shouldn't cause any negative effects, but from a previous post I've made, Garry H said that "even moderate graining in my experience will result in haziness when the diamond is viewed in light with a UV content. " So I'm still a bit worried that the graining may cause haziness in combination with the fluorescence and I'm still a bit torn between the 2 diamonds, which both have medium blue fluorescence.
The 1.12 G doesn't seem to have any graining and has a higher clarity of VVS1, but I'm guessing that the difference between VS1 and VVS1 shouldn't be visible to the unaided eye?
Which diamond would you pick, and why?

I was also wondering if anyone has any settings, or knows of any settings similar to this one from Lang Antiques? Any pictures or ideas are welcome! :)
I love the organic look and how the yellow gold flows and looks like molten gold.
If I wanted to make something similar, can you please recommend some vendors that would be up to the task? My budget is around 1500-2500 USD.
Would I have to go completely hand-forged for this look, or would casting work?

Thank you!
 

molecule

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This link might help as well:
 

0-0-0

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I think the graining in the 1.32 is relatively minor and would pick it for the larger size.
 

Bookwyrm

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This link might help as well:

Thank you! I will take a look :)
 

Bookwyrm

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We had this diamond for a decade and the relatively minor amount of graining combined with strong fluorescence did not lead to any visible haziness. The inclusions were also not visible without magnification. https://www.briangavindiamonds.com/products/1-73-i-vs2-blue-round

That's a relief to hear :) I ended up going with the 1.32 G and now I'm just trying to figure out a setting...the hardest part! I really like the look of this set by Cheyenne Weil https://www.ginandbutterflies.com/shop/victorian-solitaire-and-band
I think I might go with a leafy engraved band and maybe a simpler faux bezel, but with a floral basket like the Dahlia? Deciding is so hard!
 

Ibrakeforpossums

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Will that ring take a diamond that large?
 

Bookwyrm

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I was thinking of going with David Klass for a custom ring setting, and doing a leaf motif engraving along the shank (similar to the Cheyenne Weil) and a floral basket with a faux bezel at the top. I'm not sure if the bezel would work with a floral basket similar to the Dahlia though.

Does anyone happen to have a bezelled version of the Dahlia or a bezel ring with a floral basket? Pictures or ideas would be amazing! :)

I saw this ring in another thread which I like, but I'm not a fan of how thick the bezel appears. It seems a little blocky to me, and I was wondering if anyone had ideas on how to make a bezel work with a floral basket like the Dahlia. Thank you!

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