I need some advice of the opinionated rather than the technical variety.
I have been looking at Emerald cuts for my girlfriend (soon to be fiance) for a while and have been following this forum for some time so I know there is no shortage of personal taste as well as technical knowledge.
I went with my girlfriend to a certain store beginning with "T" today, ostensibly to make sure about settings and shape and all, but also to stealthily figure out ring-size.
We had been fairly well set on a 1.5 Carat Emerald cut with ratio approximately 1.5:1 color D-G, Clarity VS2 or better, and I have been looking at stones that match that description with fairly good success (at places that do not begin with a "T").
As it turns out, however, we happened to have the (good?) fortune of seeing 2 E-rings, with nearly identical settings (classic platinum 4 prong with tapered baguettes on the sides), one was a 1.5 carat Emerald Cut, and one was a 1.5 carat round brilliant.
The problem is, now she''s not sure anymore because both rings looked fabulous, and I need help deciding on shape.
On the one hand, I love the sparkle of the round, and the fact that it is classically the most popular shape. However, I also really like the refined elegance of the Emerald cut, and the fact that it is not the same E-ring that everyone else seems to have. It is fairly clear that I am on my own from here, so I really need some input.
One more detail I should mention. I am sure everyone is familiar with the setting I am talking about, a platinum 4 prong with tapered baguettes (total cw about 0.45). The thing that made her really like this particular round was that the baguettes rose up practically flush with the table of the diamond, so it looked a little different from some of the other baguette settings we have seen with the baguettes sitting a little lower and the center stone set higher up. The emerald setting did not have the baguettes quite as flush with the table.
Feel free to offer any or all opinions regarding shape and setting. Thanks.
I have been looking at Emerald cuts for my girlfriend (soon to be fiance) for a while and have been following this forum for some time so I know there is no shortage of personal taste as well as technical knowledge.
I went with my girlfriend to a certain store beginning with "T" today, ostensibly to make sure about settings and shape and all, but also to stealthily figure out ring-size.
We had been fairly well set on a 1.5 Carat Emerald cut with ratio approximately 1.5:1 color D-G, Clarity VS2 or better, and I have been looking at stones that match that description with fairly good success (at places that do not begin with a "T").
As it turns out, however, we happened to have the (good?) fortune of seeing 2 E-rings, with nearly identical settings (classic platinum 4 prong with tapered baguettes on the sides), one was a 1.5 carat Emerald Cut, and one was a 1.5 carat round brilliant.
The problem is, now she''s not sure anymore because both rings looked fabulous, and I need help deciding on shape.
On the one hand, I love the sparkle of the round, and the fact that it is classically the most popular shape. However, I also really like the refined elegance of the Emerald cut, and the fact that it is not the same E-ring that everyone else seems to have. It is fairly clear that I am on my own from here, so I really need some input.
One more detail I should mention. I am sure everyone is familiar with the setting I am talking about, a platinum 4 prong with tapered baguettes (total cw about 0.45). The thing that made her really like this particular round was that the baguettes rose up practically flush with the table of the diamond, so it looked a little different from some of the other baguette settings we have seen with the baguettes sitting a little lower and the center stone set higher up. The emerald setting did not have the baguettes quite as flush with the table.
Feel free to offer any or all opinions regarding shape and setting. Thanks.