lifeless melee stones

[bdubz]

i just purchased a setting with twenty 1.5 point melee stones running around half the band (which is only two millimeters, so a thin band). when i opened it,they looked so lifeless and dull. i was so disappointed. but later when i was looking at it in the kitchen they were like little firecrackers! (halogen lamps in the kitchen) is this just a normal characteristic of super small melee diamonds?

 

[mystiqkal]

i have no idea if its the lighting or not but maybe the ring could use a good cleaning?

 

[Tuckins1]

Hi bdubz,
I also have melee diamonds around my e-ring as well as my wedding band. In some lighting, they seem to look a little bit more dull (they are brilliant cut, g-h color and SI1/2 clarity) In sunlight and under flourescent or indirect light they absolutely sing. Under incandescent light or dim light that''s not overhead, they don;t sparkle as much. I think this is somewhat normal, as any diamond will look different in different lighting. They are so tiny that you just might not notice the sparkle as much.

 

[Lynn B]

Hmmm, good question. I have under 2 pointers in my setting, WF ACA melee, and they really do shimmer nicely. In sunlight or halogen lights, they are very firey and colorful. Othertimes, just more shimmery and silvery-white.

Unless they are dirty, though, they never look *dead*.

Try cleaning the ring really good... remember, DDDS! (Dirty diamonds don''t sparkle!)

Where did you get the ring from? Can you post pictures?

 

[strmrdr]

very small full cut melee no matter how well cut will look a lot better in direct lighting due to the very tiny virtual facets than in dim or indirect lighting.

 

[tberube]

my melee look best in the sunlight, and in places with lots of pin lights (Home Depot, hotel foyer, etc.)