I found my Unicorn 4.11 ct OEC due to the Magic of Pricescope

[lulu_ma]

So excited for you to find a beautiful stone that you love! Looks like M to me compared to the L (he has a brown M that can't be compared to a yellow), but I have an O so I am fine with light yellow OECs! Embrace the color! Can't wait to see how you set it!

Whatever color she is, I'm in love

 

[lulu_ma]

Oh wow, she is gorgeous and huge! Your search paid off in spades! Can't wait to see her set. What is her table size btw?

Thanks @Kim N I got really lucky! And she’s got a 51% table

*edited-btw your 3.15 ct K was one of the beauties that I filed under "the one that got away."

 

[lulu_ma]

Thank you for your sweet comments. Honestly @lulu_ma, they’re so mesmerising, and I actually find the fact that they’re not stark white, part of their charm. I also love that the stones have a history, and I often muse that someone must’ve been very loved to have been given such a beautiful stone. Enjoy your beauty, I’m sure you will.

@Austina totally agree! This 4.11 is a creamy white when compared to the icy white of my EC, but she's just as beautiful to me. I didn't want a colorless OEC.

 

[Txborn79]

Oh my congrats, it’s beautiful @lulu_ma! I’m so happy for you!!

 

[lulu_ma]

Well hello there pretty girl!!!

Thank you! You comment made me smile

What an amazing diamond. Just beautiful!

Thanks Diamond Girl 21! I am over the moon!

So beautiful!

Thanks tytyt333 !

Congrats, what an amazing stone!!

Thanks nymf ! It was a bumpy ride at times but the end result is worth it

 

[maita13]

Drooling and swooning over here...such a beauty! Congrats, @lulu_ma!

 

[lulu_ma]

Oh my congrats, it’s beautiful @lulu_ma! I’m so happy for you!!

Thanks @Txborn79 ! It's thanks to you and the other lovely ladies in the OEC Insta Posse!

 

[lulu_ma]

Drooling and swooning over here...such a beauty! Congrats, @lulu_ma!

Thanks so much @maita13 ! It just makes it so much more fun that I can share my joy with you lovely ladies!

 

[RockFox]

She is gorgeous, and that you've been holding onto is incredible too. May she bring you years of joy and happiness!

 

[AuntKiki]

Hubba hubba!! That stone is gorgeous!!!

 

[lulu_ma]

She is gorgeous, and that you've been holding onto is incredible too. May she bring you years of joy and happiness!

Thanks for your well wishes @RockFox ! I feel very fortunate

 

[lulu_ma]

Hubba hubba!! That stone is gorgeous!!!

Thank you @AuntKiki ! I'm on cloud nine. Love your EC ring btw!

 

[LLJsmom]

Congratulations on finding something that speaks to you and you love. That’s what oecs are all about. Enjoy your beautiful new (to you) stone.

 

[bling_dream19]

Glamorous and gorgeous!

 

[Dmndsr4evr11]

Okay, get ready for me to wax poetic...

Like many others, I have been home A LOT in the last year. Three kids remote learning, no eating out, no traveling, few work projects-in short, not too much fun. Enter PS-in the few spare moments I have to myself, I love logging on. I love seeing the bling and hearing everyone's stories. PS has become a lovely escape for me.

But...PS is infectious. Over the course of the last 7 months, I developed a case of OEC Fever. Can you really blame me? There are just too many beautiful OEC's on PS ~le sigh~.

As DH and I have a big anniversary coming up, I started collecting market data about 6 months ago. My intention was to make a trip to NYC this summer to shop OECs in person. Well, last month I decided I needed to see some OECs irl. Big mistake. Once I saw the OECs irl, I became obsessed.

I set a budget for myself and started looking for my dream 3.5+ carat J/K/L eye clean stone in earnest. Over the course of the last few weeks, I found out that there are no well-cut stones in my price and color range. I expanded my color range to M, but didn't have much luck. I got really discouraged.

On Saturday, March 7th, I posted a WTB. I knew it was a long shot, but figured that it couldn't hurt. By Tuesday, March 9th, due to the magic of PS, I purchased my dream stone from Parks Fine Group!

A BIG shout out to my OEC Insta Posse @Txborn79 @Dmndsr4evr11 @Mreader @Cerulean @Aurora26 @maryjane04 . Within 20 minutes of Alex Park's Insta posting, these ladies all jumped on to PS to let me know. @Txborn79 wins the quick draw award. I honestly believe that if I hadn't randomly logged onto PS last Tuesday that I would have missed this stone.

A HUGE thank you the OEC gurus. @missy and @ForteKitty I'm SO grateful that you helped me eliminate so many imperfect stones!

And there are so many others that I have learned from @prs @Rfisher and @Spring Day come to mind...sorry if I have forgotten to mention you--it's not intentional.

Without further ado, I present my spready 4.11 M/ VS1 OEC (10.74 x 10.68 x 5.76 mm)



My one sad glamour shot



Close up



Next to my 2.85 GIA F color ER



Next to my I colored studs

OMG, @lulu_ma! She is absolutely gorgeous!!! I am happy to be part of your search! I can’t wait to see it set. It is absolutely mesmerizing!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Kim N]

Thanks @Kim N I got really lucky! And she’s got a 51% table

*edited-btw your 3.15 ct K was one of the beauties that I filed under "the one that got away."

Thank you so much for the lovely comment!

I've long wanted to be quick enough on the trigger for one of Alex's diamonds, so how fortuitous that you happened to be logged into PS at the exact right time to snag your unicorn! Please continue to share your setting journey for her!

 

[Sprinkles&Stones]

Omg it’s HUGE! And so beautiful! Congrats!

 

[yennyfire]

That is a gorgeous stone! The faceting is stunning and like many of these old charmers, she faces up really white no matter what she’s labeled! Can’t wait to see her set in her permanent home!!! Congrats!

 

[Ally T]

Beautiful, beautiful diamond! What a lovely looker she is!

Congratulations! Can't wait to see what you do with her!

 

[missy]

Stunning. The faceting is chunkalicious and that size!
M is for marvelous, magnificent, magical and mesmerizing!

So happy you found your dream stone and that setting is going to be amazing.

Enjoy your gorgeous OEC in blingy joy and good health!

 

[ItsMainelyYou]

So sexy, it's obscene and ginornmous!
I love that art deco setting and she's going to look beyond in it.

 

[MiniMinerva]

So beautiful!! The chunky-faceted sparkle is like a literal light in the darkness of the last year! Congratulations on your enviable find!

 

[HollyC]

What a stunner. Can't wait to see this beauty set. Congratulations!

 

[maryjane04]

Aww man I remember when that stone was posted and thought of you straightaway @lulu_ma

I know that searching for the one might seem like a needle in the haystack and I'm so thrilled for you.

Anything that comes from Alex is a winner haha and your giant oec is a real unicorn! Feel free to spam us with more photos hahaha I will never get tired of looking at it.

 

[123ducklings]

Congrats! I enjoyed following your journey and I’m so happy for you! This stone is beautiful!!!

...and now I know who to tag if I need some OEC personal shopping help!

 

[lulu_ma]

Congratulations on finding something that speaks to you and you love. That’s what oecs are all about. Enjoy your beautiful new (to you) stone.

Thanks @LLJsmom . You're new three stone is so fabulous-I was momentarily tempted to do a 3 stone myself. But that Art Deco setting keeps calling to me...

 

[lulu_ma]

Glamorous and gorgeous!

Thanks so much @bling_dream19 ! I started off smaller with my necklace and look at what happened-PS is so fun and dangerous...But after this stone is set I'm really done.

 

[foxinsox]

Looooove your new OEC! It’s going to look so glorious in that Art Deco setting!

 

[ringo865]

Oh my!!!! @instaposse This stone is TDF! And your setting idea is Amazeballs! Holy cow she is so clean and white and lively! And that setting! Gah! Dying over here

 

[jaysonsmom]

Wow, that OEC is amazing! Can't wait to see it set. I love the classy art deco setting too. Congrats!!!!