#JOTW Leon Mege Antique Cushion

[Madam Bijoux]

Thay''s one of the most magnificent cushions I''ve ever seen!

Congratulations

 

[Rose-E]

oh, drooooooooooolllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Monnyjay]

It''s beautiful, stunning, amazing, to die for.........................

 

[gemgirl]

Truly outstanding. It''s a beautiful stone, clear, crisp, pristine and an elegant mounting.

I have to ask

....... what did you get your husband for your anniversary?

 

[junebug17]

A truly spectacular ring, what a beautiful stone and setting. Pure perfection! Congratulations!

 

[winternight]

wow, that is just amazing. You are one lucky lady!!

More pics!

 

[Thouarella]

Thanks for all the lovely comments everyone!

It''s our 5th wedding anniversary, hence the 5 carat stone

Laila - thanks for adding it to the cushion thread.

jgny:
The dimensions are 9.95 x 9.61 x 6.71mm And I believe the OMC style stones face up smaller as well given their high crowns (someone correct me if I''m wrong on this). But I looked at a bunch and I vastly preferred the OMCs to the modern brilliants, plus I think this way the 5 carat isn''t too enormous (vs say a 5 carat RB).

We bought this stone from Leon just before he launched his diamond concierge service, so I don''t know if they will provide additional details now, but basically he sent me photos of the stone from all angles, set and unset and on a black and white background. No ASETs. It was rather a leap of faith to buy it without looking at it in person and without ASETs etc but at the end of the day we decided to trust his eye and we had just fallen in love with the faceting of the stone.

Before we decided on this one, we''d taken a look at stones at our local B&Ms, one who specialises in OMCs and another who flew in 5 stones from their sightholders in Israel. I''d also contacted all of the cushion specialists mentioned on this forum and gotten a stone flown out to me, though ultimately we decided not to go with that one. It is REALLY difficult to find a stone with the requirements we had (>5 carats, OMC or 8 pavillion mains, large culet, near 1:1 aspect ratio, eyeclean) and there were very few responses to our request both online and at the B&Ms. It was basically between this stone and the one that was flown out to us. Jon at GoodOldGood had offered to get an AVC cut but the prices of rough had gone up so much at the end of last year/beginning of this one, plus we didn''t want to have to wait!

So at the end of the day and after months of searching we decided to go ahead with Leon''s stone and I just love it. The J doesn''t bother me at all and mostly it looks icy white and I only notice a tiny bit of warmth very occasionally from certain angles (my e-ring is an E and there is a very slight difference but really not very much).

Leon did mention that now he''s set up this diamond concierge service that he''d rather find a good stone for his clients. He''ll still set stones from other dealers but I get the feeling that he preferred for us to buy a stone from him. Good thing we liked his stone best anyway.

gemgirl - I''m getting him a phenomenal watch. It isn''t our anniversary for a little while yet so he still has time to decide on his "dream" watch! I have a shortlist!

 

[butterfly 17]

Beautiful ring! I love it! Congrats!

 

[Harriet]

Congratulations on your ring and anniversary! Will the carat size increase each year?

 

[Farleysmom]

Congratulations on your anniversary!

What an absolutely breathtaking ring. I think I must have passed out for a bit after seeing your ring.

Simply beautiful.

 

[blingmyring]

ABSOLUTE PERFECTION

 

[loriken214]

A PERFECT WORK OF ART!!!!

Lori

 

[platinumrock]

OH WOW!!!!!!!!!

 

[SuzySue]

Oh my goodness!! I really don''t think I''ve ever seen a more beautiful ring. That''s my dream ring, hands down. It''s beyond gorgeous!

 

[kenny]

Wow, what a cool important ring.
It is droolie, and I''ll bet it just sparkles like crazy.

 

[Lula]

Leon''s got a great eye for cushions. Your husband has impeccable taste. Congratulations on your anniversary, and wear it in good health!

 

[CharmyPoo]

This ring is absolutely stunning! Took my breath away.

Leon's work is so stunning.

 

[diamondband]

Absolutely STUNNING ring! I think that your cushion and my cushion were friends at Leon''s during the setting process. Leon mentioned your amazing cushion to me when I was choosing mine. Want to trade

?

 

[DiamondCat]

Congrats on your anniversary and what an amaziiinnggg ring!!

One of the most spectacular I''ve seen on PS! You must be thrilled to bits

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Stunning! It''s a keeper all right!

cheers--Sharon

 

[lightningbug]

How did I miss this? Holy cow ~ so beautiful! Even FI raised an eyebrow and looked impressed.

 

[Thouarella]

Date: 4/14/2010 9:15:16 PM
Author: diamondband
Absolutely STUNNING ring! I think that your cushion and my cushion were friends at Leon''s during the setting process. Leon mentioned your amazing cushion to me when I was choosing mine. Want to trade

?

Hi Diamondband - how funny that our cushions were friends

Actually I was thinking I might want to trade settings with you! When I first saw my ring I thought that the V on the basket was a little pronounced. I''d love a focused view of the basket of your setting if you have the time. We basically gave Leon full freedom with the style of pave and the size of the stones asking only that he make it as delicate and with as little metal as possible. He suggested V-cut as he said he only did mushroom for pave of less than 1.2mm width. Our pave seems to be the same size (1.6-1.7mm with 1.5mm stones) so I''m wondering why he did mushroom for yours and V-cut for mine!

I''m still trying to decide if I should ask for a redo (or if he can reduce the V parts on the basket a little)...sometimes I think it actually gives a very pretty decorative effect (a bit like fishtail pave) and sometimes I think it looks like too much metal. It''s driving me nuts trying to decide and I''m sure I''m the only person who would ever notice anyway. Am I insane?!

 

[tberube]

holy crap.

 

[luckyme502]

I love your ring! It''s beautiful!

 

[decodelighted]

How did I miss this? Maybe I saw it and just fainted before I could write anything. I''m typeless ... simply typeless ...

A museum should come & declare that ring its rightful property. So I can lookie-loo in person. With the proper entry donation of course.

YOU LUCKY LUCKY DUCK.

 

[luv2sparkle]

Thouarella-That is one amazing ring! To say I love it doesn''t even come close. It''s a screaming WOW!!! Leon does amazing work! I can''t wait to see what your hubby gets for your 10th! 10 Carats?! Stunning, just

stunning. Enjoy looking at it everyday, and wear it in the best of health and happiness. I hope you have another 55 or so years together!

 

[zhuzhu]

Congratulations on your beautiful anniversary gift! Wear it in good health and love!

 

[Lovinggems]

Stunning ring, I love the antique cushion diamond, it''s going to be a treasured heirloom.

 

[CushionNovice]

I''m in Australia and I earlier I was outside and saw a huge white flash over the ocean. Now I get it; it was your ring.

Beautiful. So are all the melee 1.5 pointers on the halo and the shank?

Oh - and please be careful when you are driving, something tells me you are going to have a hard time concentrating on the road. Best you get a driver for a few months

 

[blingtaitai]

What a gorgeous ring! WOWZA!

5 carat for your 5 year-anni. My 13th is coming up. Perhaps I should ask my husband for a 13 carat cushion from Leon Mege, LOL!

Seriously, though. I would love a cushion like yours. Do you mind sharing the cost of yours - stone and setting? If you don''t feel comfortable sharing, I will understand. I would die if my husband bougth me something like yours.

Another thing, do you notice the warmth from the side? Do you happen to have a photo of your E ering next to this one, side by side? I presently only have diamonds in the D-F range and would love to hear how you really feel abou the J?