ID Pawn shop find--transitional diamond?

[KristinTech]

What do I have here? It looks more chaotic than my OECs I have, but it's small (est .35 carat). Nice and sparkly IRL, G/H color, I'm guessing--not much warmer than my F e-ring. Fingermate shank! I can't get any decent pics on this cloudy day! Kind of an impulse buy, but it wasn't much and it makes me smile. better pics to come! I think the chaos/internal wonkiness I see must be inclusions, but my eye is not trained. It was in the MRB section of the shop, and I had to sort of talk them into the fact that it wasn't a MRB. It was filthy dirty and I had them steam it. Culet is easily discernible with my loupe. Sort of checkerboardy in certain light and movement.

 

[KristinTech]

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[KristinTech]

I should clarify the "chaos" I see. It seems a little less "blocky" than my other OECs, but it is definitely not splintery. That's why I was thinking it's potentially a later OEC/transitional? Some of the pics show breaks in the faceting pattern, so I am thinking they are inclusions in the close-ups, but it appears eye-clean to me at 8 inches or so. Rainbow checkerboard, which is SO cool! I don't see that sort of patterning in my OECs I have (in my avatar). I am laughing, looking at my DZ sapph/dia stacker... of COURSE it was twisted completely backward for the pic (added an extra sapph to make it a size 7.5). Goes to show you how mesmerized I am by my new little beauty.

 

[Dreamer_D]

I an tell a lot from bad photos, but I can't tell anything from those!

Given the style of the setting Id guess the ring is from the 1940s which would make the diamond an early modern brilliant most likely.

 

[KristinTech]

I an tell a lot from bad photos, but I can't tell anything from those!

Given the style of the setting Id guess the ring is from the 1940s which would make the diamond an early modern brilliant most likely.

Hah! Still a mystery! I will try for better photos later today in better lighting.

 

[ericad]

I'm getting an early RB vibe, but tough to tell from the pics. Very pretty ring!

 

[KristinTech]

Sun is shining today! These were taken near a window in its indirect light...

 

[KristinTech]

Fire!

 

[KristinTech]

I'm getting an early RB vibe, but tough to tell from the pics. Very pretty ring!

I like the red/green fire shots, since they show a bit about the color flashes my eyes see. I'm surprised at how much I like the setting... the fingermate contraption has got to go, though! But I think it's cool as a piece of history (probably added in the sixties when it came out?). The ring is perfectly my size (7.5 ish) when snapped shut. I took it as a sign. There is an antique show in town this weekend, so I think I will pop over there to see what some of the vendors think. I am also taking it to my local jeweler to get properly shined up and inspected for security this week, so I will get some good info from him.

Now, if only it would grow from 1/3 of a carat to three carats, I can more easily inspect the faceting!

 

[KristinTech]

Antique dealer was no real help... he was too busy with customers for me to really have a conversation with him or for him to look at my ring closely. Off to the jeweler this morning!

 

[MMtwo]

Far from expert, but I would call a transitional. I see a small culet on the bottom. The faceting is blocky, not splintery like modern rb.