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Rough_Rock
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- Nov 1, 2003
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About a year ago I used Pricescope and all of you to help me find a beautiful engagement ring for my fiance, Jessica.
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/taking-the-plunge-your-opinions-please.10073/
I used GOG for the diamonds and setting, and they were great. Jonathan seems to wake up hourly at night to check his email and answer any questions I had, and Christen helped square away all the details.
The ring was wonderful. We got a three diamond ring with a larger center stone in a Vatche setting, and she loved it. Heck, so did I. I proposed to her last January, and apart from learning that a room with a few hundred candles gets kinda warm when your girlfriend is late getting home, everything went great. She couldn't take her eyes off the ring. Pictures of it are below.
Five months later she lost the ring. It was devastating for both of us, but especially for her. That ring symbolized a lot, especially since we're living in two different cities and have a long (2 1/2 year) engagement. I still get a little sick in my stomach thinking about it.
Fortunately we had insured it through Chubb (again thanks to the good advice you get on Pricescope). While they weren't happy replacing a pretty high-value item that was "lost" so soon after being insured, they were eminently professional and cut me a check for the appraised value. If it weren't for the insurance, this would have been a very different story. As it is, it'll have a happy ending.
I've been looking for a replacement ring for 6 months now. It was harder the second time around, because my goal was to replicate the original as best I could (didn't want the replacement to be "worse" than the original). The original ring was a 1.44ct E VS2 with two 0.46ct E VS2 sides. Finding a replacement center stone has been tough. There haven't been many E VS2 diamonds in that size. Good Old Gold has been looking for me, and I've been keeping an eye on other Pricescope vendors. Also, diamond prices have increased, and our original stone, while beautiful and a great visual performer, wasn't quite H&A quality, and some of the stones out there have just been out of my (replacement) budget.
For those reasons, I've been looking at F SI2 H&A stones now for the center. And, once again, I'd love to get your advice on some stones.
(1) A question first. I bought some side stones from GOG 6 months ago when this happened since Jonathan had a nice pair for me. They are 0.47ct; one is a D, the other an E. Obviously I originally hoped to pair them with an E color center stone. Does anyone think that a three stone ring with a center F and sides of D/E will be noticeable (or bothersomely so)?
(2) Some possible center stones:
1.544 carat
Color: F
Clarity: SI1
Polish: Ideal (AGS)
Symmetry: Ideal (AGS)
Proportions: Ideal (AGS)
HCA: 1.6 (Ex/VG/VG/VG)
Depth: 60.8%
Table: 55.5%
Crown: 34.7 deg
Pavil: 40.9 deg
Girdle: 0.8-1.2%
Culet: 0.3%
Fluor: ?
7.52 - 7.54 - 4.58 mm
http://www.goodoldgold.com/1_554ct_f_si1_h%26a.htm
1.513 carat
Color: F
Clarity: SI1
Polish: Ideal (AGS)
Symmetry: Ideal (AGS)
Proportions: Ideal (AGS)
HCA: 1.2 (Ex/Ex/Ex/VG)
Depth: 60.9%
Table: 56.5%
Crown: 34.5 deg
Pavil: 40.8 deg
Girdle: 1.1-1.6%
Culet: 0.5%
Fluor: negligible
7.41 - 7.46 - 4.52 mm
http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-630794.htm#
1.573 carat
Color: F
Clarity: SI1
Polish: Ideal (AGS)
Symmetry: Ideal (AGS)
Proportions: Ideal (AGS)
HCA: 1.3 (Ex/Ex/Ex/VG)
Depth: 60.8%
Table: 56.0%
Crown: 34.7 deg
Pavil: 40.8 deg
Girdle: 1.1-1.6%
Culet: 0.9%
Fluor: negligible
7.49 - 7.58 - 4.59 mm
http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-685912.htm#
Thanks to everyone who helped me pick a diamond before and now again.
Chris
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/taking-the-plunge-your-opinions-please.10073/
I used GOG for the diamonds and setting, and they were great. Jonathan seems to wake up hourly at night to check his email and answer any questions I had, and Christen helped square away all the details.
The ring was wonderful. We got a three diamond ring with a larger center stone in a Vatche setting, and she loved it. Heck, so did I. I proposed to her last January, and apart from learning that a room with a few hundred candles gets kinda warm when your girlfriend is late getting home, everything went great. She couldn't take her eyes off the ring. Pictures of it are below.
Five months later she lost the ring. It was devastating for both of us, but especially for her. That ring symbolized a lot, especially since we're living in two different cities and have a long (2 1/2 year) engagement. I still get a little sick in my stomach thinking about it.
Fortunately we had insured it through Chubb (again thanks to the good advice you get on Pricescope). While they weren't happy replacing a pretty high-value item that was "lost" so soon after being insured, they were eminently professional and cut me a check for the appraised value. If it weren't for the insurance, this would have been a very different story. As it is, it'll have a happy ending.
I've been looking for a replacement ring for 6 months now. It was harder the second time around, because my goal was to replicate the original as best I could (didn't want the replacement to be "worse" than the original). The original ring was a 1.44ct E VS2 with two 0.46ct E VS2 sides. Finding a replacement center stone has been tough. There haven't been many E VS2 diamonds in that size. Good Old Gold has been looking for me, and I've been keeping an eye on other Pricescope vendors. Also, diamond prices have increased, and our original stone, while beautiful and a great visual performer, wasn't quite H&A quality, and some of the stones out there have just been out of my (replacement) budget.
For those reasons, I've been looking at F SI2 H&A stones now for the center. And, once again, I'd love to get your advice on some stones.
(1) A question first. I bought some side stones from GOG 6 months ago when this happened since Jonathan had a nice pair for me. They are 0.47ct; one is a D, the other an E. Obviously I originally hoped to pair them with an E color center stone. Does anyone think that a three stone ring with a center F and sides of D/E will be noticeable (or bothersomely so)?
(2) Some possible center stones:
1.544 carat
Color: F
Clarity: SI1
Polish: Ideal (AGS)
Symmetry: Ideal (AGS)
Proportions: Ideal (AGS)
HCA: 1.6 (Ex/VG/VG/VG)
Depth: 60.8%
Table: 55.5%
Crown: 34.7 deg
Pavil: 40.9 deg
Girdle: 0.8-1.2%
Culet: 0.3%
Fluor: ?
7.52 - 7.54 - 4.58 mm
http://www.goodoldgold.com/1_554ct_f_si1_h%26a.htm
1.513 carat
Color: F
Clarity: SI1
Polish: Ideal (AGS)
Symmetry: Ideal (AGS)
Proportions: Ideal (AGS)
HCA: 1.2 (Ex/Ex/Ex/VG)
Depth: 60.9%
Table: 56.5%
Crown: 34.5 deg
Pavil: 40.8 deg
Girdle: 1.1-1.6%
Culet: 0.5%
Fluor: negligible
7.41 - 7.46 - 4.52 mm
http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-630794.htm#
1.573 carat
Color: F
Clarity: SI1
Polish: Ideal (AGS)
Symmetry: Ideal (AGS)
Proportions: Ideal (AGS)
HCA: 1.3 (Ex/Ex/Ex/VG)
Depth: 60.8%
Table: 56.0%
Crown: 34.7 deg
Pavil: 40.8 deg
Girdle: 1.1-1.6%
Culet: 0.9%
Fluor: negligible
7.49 - 7.58 - 4.59 mm
http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-685912.htm#
Thanks to everyone who helped me pick a diamond before and now again.
Chris