hayley_cat
Rough_Rock
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Hi there,
LONG time lurker who vowed to visit you lovely people once marriage was on the table! I hope to lean on your wisdom for engagement ring help.
I visited a B&M shop this weekend to browse (I'd never seen an old cut in person before) not expecting to like anything, but saw this stone (GIA: 2195395794) and thought it was pretty and was surprised to find an old cut with such a high color. Everything shakes out under budget here, but I know searching for old cuts is bit of art, science, and luck, so feedback on what angles we should be looking for and all suggestions on stones would be greatly appreciated!!
We plan to reach out to Adam at OWD to see if he has anything in his inventory that could work. I've looked at Grace's inventory, Ivy Rose, Pre-Loved forum here, and scour LoupeTroop pretty much hourly, but definitely look forward to your expert input!
Thank you in advance!!
LONG time lurker who vowed to visit you lovely people once marriage was on the table! I hope to lean on your wisdom for engagement ring help.
- Budget: $5,000 budget for the stone, setting, and tax.
- Cut: Well-cut OEC or transitional. Major sucker for those chunky, flowery facets.
- Clarity: Eye clean.
- Color: I am color sensitive. That said, I know lower color is generally the nature of older cuts, and was only a little bothered by a very white-facing GIA K this weekend.
- Size: Ideally 6.2 mms or above!
- Setting: I plan to set in a 6-prong yellow gold solitaire with yellow gold prongs (prefer matchy-matchy).
- Location/Timeline: We're located in the Midwest of the US and hope to get engaged before October.
I visited a B&M shop this weekend to browse (I'd never seen an old cut in person before) not expecting to like anything, but saw this stone (GIA: 2195395794) and thought it was pretty and was surprised to find an old cut with such a high color. Everything shakes out under budget here, but I know searching for old cuts is bit of art, science, and luck, so feedback on what angles we should be looking for and all suggestions on stones would be greatly appreciated!!
We plan to reach out to Adam at OWD to see if he has anything in his inventory that could work. I've looked at Grace's inventory, Ivy Rose, Pre-Loved forum here, and scour LoupeTroop pretty much hourly, but definitely look forward to your expert input!
Thank you in advance!!