How low in color would you go in an OEC?

[bright ice]

Wondering how low on the color scale other PSers would go if you bought an OEC?

 

[Gypsy]

GIA M. N is too warm for me. EGL M is too warm for me.

 

[bright ice]

GIA M. N is too warm for me. EGL M is too warm for me.

So, would you not go to the extreme end on the color scale? Like W/X, Y/Z.

 

[armywife13]

I don't think I would go to a w/x or y/z. I considered a w/x at one point a few months ago, but after watching videos of it, it didn't have as much sparkle as I wanted. I think the lowest I would go in color would be a P.

 

[Gypsy]

GIA M. N is too warm for me. EGL M is too warm for me.

So, would you not go to the extreme end on the color scale? Like W/X, Y/Z.

Depends on how I was planning to set it. I wouldn't rule it out at all. If it fit with the design of whatever I wanted.

 

[Gypsy]

It would be perfect for something like this.

 

[Christina...]

I think the lowest I would go is an L, I thought possible an M, but lately when I've viewed video the M's and lower (at least unset) look to warm for me.

I do love the ring that Gypsy posted though, I would do that in a heartbeat as a RHR

 

[bright ice]

Whatever I do end up with will be a RHR for sure, but heck I will wear it on either hand.

I don't think a W/X or Y/Z will look that yellow will it?

 

[yennyfire]

I think it depends on the stone. I saw an M (from Ari, don't know how it was certed since I was looking at the setting, not the stone) and it looked perfectly white to me. I was shocked. Now, maybe if I'd compared it side by side with an E it would have been too warm for me, but boy, that was a gorgeous stone. I guess if it were me, I wouldn't set a hard limit on color and would try to be open so that I didn't miss a real beauty.

 

[that_someone_special]

Well.. I have a very low color OEC and I love it!

It just depends if you want it to look white, cream or yellow.

Which do you prefer?

 

[Enerchi]

It would depend on how I felt when I saw the stone IRL. I wouldn't want to eliminate a colour until I'd observed its performance in different lighting situations and on my skin, to see how we would 'work together as a team'!!

In my head, I think I'd prefer a warmer/creamer stone in the J/K/L/M range, but would not close any doors to other options. It isn't just the colour I'd look for, it's the fire and flashes that Id want to assess.

Good luck in your hunt for your perfect stone - hope you find each other soon!

 

[bright ice]

Well.. I have a very low color OEC and I love it!

It just depends if you want it to look white, cream or yellow.

Which do you prefer?

Bean, I would love to see your low color OEC please!

 

[bright ice]

It would depend on how I felt when I saw the stone IRL. I wouldn't want to eliminate a colour until I'd observed its performance in different lighting situations and on my skin, to see how we would 'work together as a team'!!

In my head, I think I'd prefer a warmer/creamer stone in the J/K/L/M range, but would not close any doors to other options. It isn't just the colour I'd look for, it's the fire and flashes that Id want to assess.

Good luck in your hunt for your perfect stone - hope you find each other soon!

You are very right in this aspect

I have done some research and you know it appears that the price jumps back up when you get toward the end of the color scale than say in the Q/R, S/T range?

 

[Enerchi]

hmmmm interesting. Have you found a few stones you want to compare or examine in person? What is YOUR comfort range?

 

[chupiechow]

Trust me I have been looking and these stones are all so different. Some L's look like J's and others look like N's.
So, you just have to know how tinted you are willing to be okay with.

 

[makemepretty]

For me personally, I say L. But....with that in mind, this is my favorite OEC ever posted on this site...I mean ...EVER! Although I know there was speculation that it was even lower than the listed K/L/M but oh my GAWD, that is one large gorgeous fireball of an OEC and I never thought a lower color stone would appeal to me. In fact, some of the newer M or N's posted are down right brown/yellow tinged looking compared to this one. [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/forum/show-me-the-ring/jbeg-upgrade-t136965']https://www.pricescope.com/forum/show-me-the-ring/jbeg-upgrade-t136965..[/URL].

 

[Skippy123]

I really like my L. I guess you need to see them in person. I don't think I would want a light yellow one, some people like the s-t range though.

 

[bright ice]

For me personally, I say L. But....with that in mind, this is my favorite OEC ever posted on this site...I mean ...EVER! Although I know there was speculation that it was even lower than the listed K/L/M but oh my GAWD, that is one large gorgeous fireball of an OEC and I never thought a lower color stone would appeal to me. In fact, some of the newer M or N's posted are down right brown/yellow tinged looking compared to this one. [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/forum/show-me-the-ring/jbeg-upgrade-t136965....']https://www.pricescope.com/forum/show-me-the-ring/jbeg-upgrade-t136965......[/URL].

The link does not work I sure want to see it!

 

[armywife13]

For me personally, I say L. But....with that in mind, this is my favorite OEC ever posted on this site...I mean ...EVER! Although I know there was speculation that it was even lower than the listed K/L/M but oh my GAWD, that is one large gorgeous fireball of an OEC and I never thought a lower color stone would appeal to me. In fact, some of the newer M or N's posted are down right brown/yellow tinged looking compared to this one. [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/forum/show-me-the-ring/jbeg-upgrade-t136965......']https://www.pricescope.com/forum/show-me-the-ring/jbeg-upgrade-t136965........[/URL].

The link does not work I sure want to see it!

I think this is the one she was trying to post.....


[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/jbeg-upgrade.136965/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/jbeg-upgrade.136965/[/URL]

 

[diamondseeker2006]

It is so hard to say without seeing them. I am imagining maybe J-L for an antique stone, but I really have no idea since I haven't seen any below J, and that was an AVR. But, y-z is a totally other matter. That can be a beautiful light yellow that could be accentuated by surrounding it with white diamonds. So I'd look for a beautiful light yellow at the end of the color spectrum for sure. I really want to make a trip to Good Old Gold one day so I can see accurate color on different cuts.

 

[makemepretty]

Thank you armywife, that is the one.

 

[bright ice]

For me personally, I say L. But....with that in mind, this is my favorite OEC ever posted on this site...I mean ...EVER! Although I know there was speculation that it was even lower than the listed K/L/M but oh my GAWD, that is one large gorgeous fireball of an OEC and I never thought a lower color stone would appeal to me. In fact, some of the newer M or N's posted are down right brown/yellow tinged looking compared to this one. [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/forum/show-me-the-ring/jbeg-upgrade-t136965........']https://www.pricescope.com/forum/show-me-the-ring/jbeg-upgrade-t136965..........[/URL].

The link does not work I sure want to see it!

I think this is the one she was trying to post.....


[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/jbeg-upgrade.136965/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/jbeg-upgrade.136965/[/URL]

Thanks. Yes, that is a beauty and I can't tell you how many times I looked at it when she put it up for sale on JBEG. I ALMOST bought it but lost it by 1-2 days.

 

[bright ice]

It is so hard to say without seeing them. I am imagining maybe J-L for an antique stone, but I really have no idea since I haven't seen any below J, and that was an AVR. But, y-z is a totally other matter. That can be a beautiful light yellow that could be accentuated by surrounding it with white diamonds. So I'd look for a beautiful light yellow at the end of the color spectrum for sure. I really want to make a trip to Good Old Gold one day so I can see accurate color on different cuts.

I have located one that I might take a look at. If I go really warm it would be in the W/X or Y/Z range. I was thinking a halo of white diamonds would really make it stand out.

 

[oldminer]

The value of most yellow hue diamonds decline on their way to about Q/R color and then start to work their way back up as they approach a fancy color grade before going past the y/z grade. I own a 1ct round Y/Z diamond with an old GIA report I have not seen a recent stone graded that way and don't know if they even will grade a stone Y/Z these days. My Y/Z looks a lot like a light fancy to a fancy yellow in modern grading. It is not so much a matter of how "low" you go in grade, but what you prefer and like about visible tint in a diamond. If you want colorless you can't really go below I/J. If you don't mind a bit or warmth, you might stick above N color. Below N, you just have increasing amounts of the tint of the stone and how you use such a tint, such as in creating a contrast between colorless and tinted, makes the choices endless. There is no inherent value difference in diamond from one color to the next. The market dictates value and demand is a complex situation based on tradition, advertising, keeping up with the Joneses. In the US market, the near colorless stones are most in demand, but the same does not hold true in every other country.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

It is so hard to say without seeing them. I am imagining maybe J-L for an antique stone, but I really have no idea since I haven't seen any below J, and that was an AVR. But, y-z is a totally other matter. That can be a beautiful light yellow that could be accentuated by surrounding it with white diamonds. So I'd look for a beautiful light yellow at the end of the color spectrum for sure. I really want to make a trip to Good Old Gold one day so I can see accurate color on different cuts.

I have located one that I might take a look at. If I go really warm it would be in the W/X or Y/Z range. I was thinking a halo of white diamonds would really make it stand out.

Exactly my thoughts as well! I think it is a terrific idea and I would love to do this, too!

 

[distracts]

LMNOP is my preferred color range. Whiter diamonds are only good to accent my colored stones! I like the creamy colors - I feel that Q is where what I've seen starts looking yellow to me, and I'd have to be looking for a yellow stone to go for it.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Hard to say but twist my arm here?

http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=55222

cheers--Sharon

 

[Rockdiamond]

Whatever I do end up with will be a RHR for sure, but heck I will wear it on either hand.

I don't think a W/X or Y/Z will look that yellow will it?

The distinction between Fancy Light Yellow and Y-Z is incremental ( small)
With a Modified Brilliant, like a radiant of Cushion cut for color, a Y-Z color is going to face up extremely yellow- never to be confused with a white diamond.
Even though a round Y-Z diamond may have equal body color saturation, the face up yellow will be far less perceptible.

Most OMB stones follow the path of the RBC- not showing a lot of face up yellow in the U-V, W-X, and Y-Z color range.
But it is possible to alter angles on the OMB design so that a Y-Z will behave more like a Radiant of the same shade, and face up with a distinct yellow color.

 

[anne_h]

I looked at a lot of antique diamonds during my dream stone hunt. Mostly OECs.

I agree that each diamond has a unique personality that needs to be considered. But personally, I started having issues at ~M (GIA). Just too darkish/tinty for me.

At one point I was able to compare 4 large OEC stones side by side, with one of them being my current one (GIA I). The others were all lower colored (say, GIA K-M). I could not stop my eyes from continually going to the higher-colored stone. I simply could not help myself. One of the reasons that sealed the deal for this one.

Although, lowered colored stones *are* beautiful, and I would certainly consider them again in the future!

Anne

 

[MissStepcut]

I don't have a limit or comfort range because I certainly don't expect diamonds to be white! I did want an untinted engagement ring stone, but for any other piece there is not a single color grade I wouldn't be interested in, as long as it was priced appropriately. Honestly it's almost the same for clarity.