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Shiny_Rock
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After a two years of thinking about it I finally bought my diamond!
It’s a Solasfera from Good Old Gold.
1.91 ct
I
SI 1
Optical Symmetry - Ideal
Polish - Excellent
Symmetry - Excellent
Fluorescence - none
Culet - none
Width 8.09 mm
Length 8.13 mm (L/W ratio 1.00)
Total depth 4.88 mm
Pavilion Depth 43.97%
Crown Depth 14.19%
Table percentage 56.06%
Depth percentage 60.31
(Edited to add link to it's page on the GOG website - Solasfera 1.91)
I realized that if I bought a stone close to two carats with the number of facets of the Solasfera I would get the look I wanted (because the facets would be similar in size to my 1 carat even though the diamond itself was a 2 carat). An illustration of what I am thinking is in this thread (oldminer‘s post).
Scintillation and Size of Facets
I went as far as to test my impression by buying a 2 carat CZ ring (supposedly well cut) and seeing if I liked looking at larger facets better. I decided that I didn’t. I wanted the sparkle from the extra facets. At that point I was just down to watching the Solasferas on the Good Old Gold website for a few months until I saw this one . Everything seemed to add up so I gave them a call.
I’ll post pictures of the ring once I get it. I'm planning to have it set in a 6 prong Vatche Royal Crown with channel set diamonds 18K gold with Platinum head.
It’s a Solasfera from Good Old Gold.
1.91 ct
I
SI 1
Optical Symmetry - Ideal
Polish - Excellent
Symmetry - Excellent
Fluorescence - none
Culet - none
Width 8.09 mm
Length 8.13 mm (L/W ratio 1.00)
Total depth 4.88 mm
Pavilion Depth 43.97%
Crown Depth 14.19%
Table percentage 56.06%
Depth percentage 60.31
(Edited to add link to it's page on the GOG website - Solasfera 1.91)
I considered practically every cut on the market before settling on the Solasfera.
I like a really sparkly diamond with a lot of scintillation - which is what I realized was the thing I most liked about the 1 carat RB that I had. Color wasn‘t a huge factor because my preference for the setting was for yellow gold. I’m getting too old to really spot tiny inclusions. The thing I like is to see my diamond sparkle when I’m wearing it. Especially when I’m driving.
I realized that if I bought a stone close to two carats with the number of facets of the Solasfera I would get the look I wanted (because the facets would be similar in size to my 1 carat even though the diamond itself was a 2 carat). An illustration of what I am thinking is in this thread (oldminer‘s post).
Scintillation and Size of Facets
I went as far as to test my impression by buying a 2 carat CZ ring (supposedly well cut) and seeing if I liked looking at larger facets better. I decided that I didn’t. I wanted the sparkle from the extra facets. At that point I was just down to watching the Solasferas on the Good Old Gold website for a few months until I saw this one . Everything seemed to add up so I gave them a call.
I’ll post pictures of the ring once I get it. I'm planning to have it set in a 6 prong Vatche Royal Crown with channel set diamonds 18K gold with Platinum head.
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