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joelly

joelly

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Hi! I need help.

Recently I have been bitten by an Octavia. I thought I’d have a band of 5-stone made for our 10th anniversary and nobody cuts that small. So that crushed my hope and dreams.

Then hubby said why not just get the stone. Our budget is $12Kish. My goal is to get one that is bigger than our CBI e-ring (0.71 ct) which was purchased 10 yrs ago.

Any advice and/or suggestions for us.

Thank you :wavey:
 
The Octavias are definitely not cheap, due to all the extra cutting time needed to get them perfectly cut, but they are lovely :love:

If you still want to consider the 5-stone, though, look at his antique-style asschers - I think I posted before, but search out the thread that @Matthews1127 started on her suite of 7 mini asschers from Yoram - they are so nice!!

IIRC the stones worked out at around $1100 each for 0.25ct, so if you have $12k to spend on only five stones and want stones a bit bigger than 0.25ct, I think you would be just fine with your budget!
 
joelly said:
Just did. He is very responsive. Sounds so sweet in his email. Thank you for recommending him.
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You have my permission to tell him I referred you to him. He should know who I am....even by screen name. ;)2
He’s an extremely genuine man. You won’t be disappointed. I will use him for future purchases; he just makes this process so stress-free & pleasant.
 
Matthews1127 said:
You have my permission to tell him I referred you to him. He should know who I am....even by screen name. ;)2
He’s an extremely genuine man. You won’t be disappointed. I will use him for future purchases; he just makes this process so stress-free & pleasant.
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I just did this. Thank you so much for giving your permission. His Octavia is breathtaking. He makes two videos to showcase it. If you have a 5.5 finger size, would a 6mmx6mm will give decent coverage? What do you think?
 
joelly said:
I just did this. Thank you so much for giving your permission. His Octavia is breathtaking. He makes two videos to showcase it. If you have a 5.5 finger size, would a 6mmx6mm will give decent coverage? What do you think?
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I have a 5.5 size finger . I wear a size 6 ring for comfort in the heat and humidity. I would imagine a 6 x 6 mm Octavia would give you plenty of finger coverage and it would be a disco ball of color and light.
Asschers tend to be deep and face up smaller than rounds, but an Octavia is cut differently than a regular Asscher.
I would imagine that you would probably get a combination effect, with an Octavia.
@Karl_K : you designed the Octavia, what is your expert opinion?
 
joelly said:
I just did this. Thank you so much for giving your permission. His Octavia is breathtaking. He makes two videos to showcase it. If you have a 5.5 finger size, would a 6mmx6mm will give decent coverage? What do you think?
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A typical 1 ct round brilliant is 6.5MM. So try one on and see if you are happy with the coverage. The Octavia will be smaller at almost 1/4 ct heavier.
 
OcnGypZ said:
A typical 1 ct round brilliant is 6.5MM. So try one on and see if you are happy with the coverage. The Octavia will be smaller at almost 1/4 ct heavier.
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Thank youuuuuuu.... I tried 1 ct RB and it’s a good coverage for me. Thank youuuuuuu again!
 
Here is an approximate 6x6 asscher on a size 5 1/2 finger with 2mm shank. Compared to a 1 carat round.
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tyty333 said:
Here is an approximate 6x6 asscher on a size 5 1/2 finger with 2mm shank. Compared to a 1 carat round.
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Thank you for sharing this. I feel this is a good coverage for everyday wearing.
 
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