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Helzberg Masterpiece or an alternative?

pandabee|1369870300|3455962 said:
Sorry, didn't notice the ring I linked was clarity enhanced, was just trying to help a fellow PS member who needs to sell her items.

I had another thought if you still are looking for a way to include blue and hearts...how about a sapphire center with heart sidestones that are turned sideways? I don't have a picture to link as I am on my phone, but I know of at least one emerald ring with heart sidestones arranged that way and I like that it incorporates hearts without being too cutesy. Again all up to your gf though as I don't want to suggest something too out there ;)
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oh understandable, i didnt catch it at first either! :wavey:
 
Niel|1369866520|3455921 said:
this is the closest thing i could find, its a .56 on a size 7. heres looks a tad bigger than your halo would just because it has a bezel, but, again, best i could find
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Thanks for the pic!

I ordered three different halo rings, I'll send back the ones I don't like.

For some reason, I'm a "premier member" at my bank, but I have a $3500 per day spending limit :p

So I'll post what I got when I finally get this order finalized.

I went with 2 round brilliants and 1 princess cut. All of them are right around 1/2ct.

I still might get another one to check out, so if anybody else has an idea of something for around $2500 I should check out, please let me know :)

Thanks everybody for helping me through this stressful stuff!!
 
GDF|1369872244|3455984 said:
Niel|1369866520|3455921 said:
this is the closest thing i could find, its a .56 on a size 7. heres looks a tad bigger than your halo would just because it has a bezel, but, again, best i could find
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Thanks for the pic!

I ordered three different halo rings, I'll send back the ones I don't like.

For some reason, I'm a "premier member" at my bank, but I have a $3500 per day spending limit :p

So I'll post what I got when I finally get this order finalized.

I went with 2 round brilliants and 1 princess cut. All of them are right around 1/2ct.

I still might get another one to check out, so if anybody else has an idea of something for around $2500 I should check out, please let me know :)

Thanks everybody for helping me through this stressful stuff!!
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what stones did you pick?!
 
It looks like they removed them from their site. I thought it would just say 'sold', but here they are!


Princess 0.52 Carat D VS2 True Hearts Cut Diamond

Round 0.50 Carat D SI1 True Hearts Cut Diamond

Round 0.55 Carat J VVS1 True Hearts Cut Diamond

and I went with the $750 halo setting for all 3. I think it was 750 for each. Whatever the least expensive one was.

I want to see what a true hearts princess cut looks like, and then I wanted to compare 2 round stones with different color.
 
GDF|1369872887|3455989 said:
It looks like they removed them from their site. I thought it would just say 'sold', but here they are!


Princess 0.52 Carat D VS2 True Hearts Cut Diamond

Round 0.50 Carat D SI1 True Hearts Cut Diamond

Round 0.55 Carat J VVS1 True Hearts Cut Diamond

and I went with the $750 halo setting for all 3. I think it was 750 for each. Whatever the least expensive one was.

I want to see what a true hearts princess cut looks like, and then I wanted to compare 2 round stones with different color.
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oh good! well sounds like they are all well cut!! thatll be a fun day when they all show up. please post pics off all three?
 
Yeah I can't wait! My cell phone is my only camera, but I'll try taking some pics!
 
Also, why doesn't the princess cut AGS certificate show the light performance?

http://cdn4.jamesallen.com/Sets/Diamond/197326/cert.jpg

Is that the copy I'll be getting with the finished ring? I've seen princess cut diamonds with the same light performance picture as round stones... Confused!
 
The AGS report that has the ASET is the "Platinum" version.

I would advise some caution in ordering so many rings. The return process takes some time, it could be that by the time your chargeback/refund is issued, it will not be in the same billing period on your CC.
 
Oh, thanks!!

I pulled some money out of my savings account, so I won't need it back all that soon.

I think I posted about this earlier, but my bank didn't give me a high enough daily spending limit, and now Google checkout charged my account, but they haven't gotten the money yet...

I'm gonna talk to them tomorrow, and hopefully they can get started with my order!
 
My order is set to ship out on June 6th, but I just talked to them about giving me an ASET photo of the princess cut I purchased. They won't be able to know the new ship date until Monday, so I can tell them "never mind" on getting that photo if it would be a long wait. Although, I'm also having them check to make sure all 3 diamonds are eye-clean, as well.

Is that something I should for sure get? I've seen lots of people on here talking about making sure they're eye-clean, but I was more concerned with the Princess cut being a "true hearts" diamond, and they didn't provide an ASET. I thought true hearts diamonds had to be cut better than 'good', so I'm a little hesitant to believe this is gonna be comparable to its round brilliant siblings..!
 
You don't need one.

I don't think a princess is ever comparable to an ideal cut round.
 
Thanks for your reply, Julie! I read it and thought I replied... Sorry!!

The rings came today! I'm gonna work on taking some pics!

As of right now... I think I like the one with a "J" color the most :o I ran both round JA diamonds through the Holloway Cut test, and they both came back nearly the same. The "J" got a 0.9 and the "D" got a 1.1 .

The "J" ring seems considerably bigger for only being 0.553 opposed to the D's 0.501 size.

I don't know if it's just my untrained eye, but I can't notice any color difference! But I really wasn't expecting the size difference!

I also REALLY like the princess cut. I've tested them out in 3 different types of light, and it seems to shine every bit as bright as the other 2.

The one I got from Helzberg doesn't seem to look as good! It's also sooooo much smaller. The setting is arguably prettier, but it sits up higher, so I'm really leaning towards one of the 3 JA Halo rings I have!

Now I gotta get to work on some pics!
 
Oh good to hear. The J was cheapest yes? I'm not surprised you don't see much tint in the j, at that size most color is seen easiest from the side, which is being covered up by the halo.

You prefer the helzberg setting best you said? Do you like the halo you picked?

Can't wait to see the pictures and what you decide.
 
Yep, there is a sizeable difference between 5.26 mm and 5.08, it's 7%.
 
Thanks for the math! I was trying to figure that out :?
 
Niel|1370629417|3461017 said:
Oh good to hear. The J was cheapest yes? I'm not surprised you don't see much tint in the j, at that size most color is seen easiest from the side, which is being covered up by the halo.

You prefer the helzberg setting best you said? Do you like the halo you picked?

Can't wait to see the pictures and what you decide.
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They were all nearly the same price. Yeah the "J" looks colorless to me, but I'm concerned it might show its color with some lighting, and maybe if she wants a different setting down the road..

After looking at all 4 rings, I really don't like the Helzberg setting more. I, personally, don't like how it sits so high. I love the low-profile look to these halo settings. The halo settings are beautiful!

I'm having issues taking quality pics, but I'm working on getting some decent looking photos!

I haven't totally ruled out the princess cut, but I'm really leaning towards one of the two round brilliants. I'm done thinking about the Helzberg ring. My dilemma is... Do I want her to have a slightly bigger ring with better clarity (vvs1 > si1) or the slightly smaller ring with a colorless diamond? ahhhhhh. I'd love some people's input on that!
 
just one girls opinion but I say go for the bigger one. A J at that size isn't going to show much color anyways, even if she changes the setting. Plus, say down the road she wants to set it in a three stone or something, the side stones would be less expensive verses D side stones.
 
I value your opinion! I was actually leaning towards the J diamond, not just because of its size, but the whole thing just looks better. The Halo is bigger, and the center stone actually looks better than the "D" one does. It's sitting slightly lower, and I like how the bottom part shows more. The bottom point of the "D" diamond doesn't even show up. I don't know if that matters, but it just looks better, in my opinion!

Here's a link to the diamond. I think it looks beautiful outside the setting, and even better inside the halo. 99% sure I'm going with the J!

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.55-carat-j-color-vvs1-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-126847

but I'm still trying to get some pics up!
 
Well sounds like a keeper to me. Don't feel like you have to have a high color. People don't look at her ring and say "what color is that graded?" So I say just pick what you think is the prettiest. Don't worry about what the gia cert says. She's not wearing that on her finger. ;)
 
I think you should go with the larger stone, too. And stick with the round stone, unless you know for sure that she prefers a square shape over a round. You've seen both round diamonds with your eyes, and the J looks better to you -- and bigger. I think the vvs2 clarity is nice. There's something extra special about high clarity diamonds!

I'd love to see photos -- does your camera have a macro setting? That's the trick. If you look in the Show me the Bling forum on this site there is a thread near the top of the first page of that forum that gives detailed instructions on how to take photos of jewelry.
 
I've only seen her wear a ring once (today, in fact), and I'm trying to think of the best way to describe it.. It's an oval blue stone with what I'd call a mother of pearl face engraved in it (my jewelry ignorance is showing!). So it's a blue oval with a white-ish silhouette in the middle.

I don't think that means she'd prefer a round stone over a princess cut, but seeing that ring gave me a tiny opportunity to talk to her about jewelry without her suspecting something :p I didn't get much info out of her, that I didn't already know, but I just hope she wants to wear this engagement ring every day!

I just got a new ipod touch, and I have no idea if there's a macro setting on it :o I'll see! I was able to point the camera into the little gem-scope thing JA sent me, so the photos show what you'd see looking into that thingy. It comes in pretty clear, but I'll check for the macro setting!
 
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