My 2.72 transitional recut from MRB in DK setting

[Inked]

As most of you know (because i havent shut up about it) I bought a 3 carat MRB Lab from Ritani and then had it cut to a transitional. I'm obsessed with old cuts and transitionals are my favorite. My grandma had a 1 carat transitional that i was given, and i have always loved the facet pattern.

I didnt worry too much about the stats when i bought it because i knew i would be re-cutting it, but I did get HPHT because @DejaWiz and @Kim N always say its the closest to natural diamond and it was IGI 9.33-9.37x5.59, 3 carat, G color VS2



Sent it to Ashely at Southwest Diamond to recut and then sent to GIA and it came back as a GIA 2.72 F color VS1
So i guess it's not always that IGI grades more lax !
I really wanted a H color so i was a little disappointed that it was F but Ashely did an amazing job on the recut and I LOVE the facets!

I thought it was very little loss, from 3.00 carat 9.33-9.37x5.59 to 2.72 carat 9.02-9.04x5.45

I asked him for this facet pattern and i told him to cut as much as he wanted because i was looking for around 2.5 carat. The only thing i dont love is the crown seems kind of flat from the side view when i compare it to my OEC.






And I think he nailed it!




For the setting I had David Klass make me a platinum setting, and I used this ring that @CHRISTY-DANIELLE posted as an inspiration




But i asked for diamonds on the shank and I wanted it set high and I asked for diamonds with stars on the donut



And here is the completed ring! I love it, i love how high it is set, i love my little stars, i love the facet pattern. I am very happy with it! I hope these pics arent huge

 

[musicloveranthony]

OH MY GOSH!! This is spectacular!! What a fantastic recut and ring!! Congrats to you

 

[Kim N]

I've been waiting for your reveal thread! Utterly fabulous in every way! Those facets are something else.

 

[springsparkle]

Wow this is absolutely stunning! Love everything about it!!

 

[Inked]

I've been waiting for your reveal thread! Utterly fabulous in every way! Those facets are something else.

OMG, I was dying to show you but it was cloudy for days here and Im a CPA so i had the corporate tax deadline yesterday and was working 630am-930pm for the last few days LOL!

I feel like i have more trouble photographing this diamond than my other 2. In some pics i think i am seeing the setting behind the diamond??? because i only see it in pictures occasionally. I thought it might be cutting marks but i dont remember ever seeing it before it was set, i looked at all the pics and i didnt see it in those pics. It doesnt bother me in real life, I dont even see it with my eyes, just looks bad in some pics... I am not sure if it's cutting marks or the setting? I guess it doesnt matter, it is what it is. Also could definitely be dog slobber. I mean, I clean it and go to take a pic of it with the dog in the woods, but she cant hold her licker.

 

[Inked]

Wow this is absolutely stunning! Love everything about it!!

thank you!

 

[JV36912]

Gah, I'm drooling over this! I took have been looking out for your reveal and now that it's here it does not disappoint. What a stunning piece!!

How do you decide which of your beauties to rock each day?! Enjoy @Inked!!!

 

[Inked]

OH MY GOSH!! This is spectacular!! What a fantastic recut and ring!! Congrats to you

thank you! It was fun, i need a new project now! LOL

 

[Inked]

Gah, I'm drooling over this! I took have been looking out for your reveal and now that it's here it does not disappoint. What a stunning piece!!

How do you decide which of your beauties to rock each day?! Enjoy @Inked!!!

OMG, its so hard... I feel like I like this setting better but my OEC diamond better, LOL! I have been randomly switching them. I need DK to actually 'fix' something on my OEC setting, i had him put a 'frame' around the diamond but I think i want it thinner. Amy said it would be no problem for them to shave it down so i am going to do that and then see which one i like better LOL

 

[Inked]

Here's a perspective



And here's the marks i was mentioning, not sure if its cutting marks ? you can see it in the dark center facets in this pic

 

[JV36912]

OMG, its so hard... I feel like I like this setting better but my OEC diamond better, LOL! I have been randomly switching them. I need DK to actually 'fix' something on my OEC setting, i had him put a 'frame' around the diamond but I think i want it thinner. Amy said it would be no problem for them to shave it down so i am going to do that and then see which one i like better LOL

Haha, yes, I can totally image the trouble. They are both so beautiful! Glad they are both getting fair play and hopeful you'll love the other setting once it's fixed. For what it's worth, I just purchased a preloved DK, piece and their work is so beautiful. I'm sure it'll turn out wonderful and just as you imagined!

 

[momofive]

Absolutely beautiful! Congratulations!

 

[CHRISTY-DANIELLE]

As most of you know (because i havent shut up about it) I bought a 3 carat MRB Lab from Ritani and then had it cut to a transitional. I'm obsessed with old cuts and transitionals are my favorite. My grandma had a 1 carat transitional that i was given, and i have always loved the facet pattern.

I didnt worry too much about the stats when i bought it because i knew i would be re-cutting it, but I did get HPHT because @DejaWiz and @Kim N always say its the closest to natural diamond and it was IGI 9.33-9.37x5.59, 3 carat, G color VS2



Sent it to Ashely at Southwest Diamond to recut and then sent to GIA and it came back as a GIA 2.72 F color VS1
So i guess it's not always that IGI grades more lax !
I really wanted a H color so i was a little disappointed that it was F but Ashely did an amazing job on the recut and I LOVE the facets!

I thought it was very little loss, from 3.00 carat 9.33-9.37x5.59 to 2.72 carat 9.02-9.04x5.45

I asked him for this facet pattern and i told him to cut as much as he wanted because i was looking for around 2.5 carat. The only thing i dont love is the crown seems kind of flat from the side view when i compare it to my OEC.






And I think he nailed it!




For the setting I had David Klass make me a platinum setting, and I used this ring that @CHRISTY-DANIELLE posted as an inspiration




But i asked for diamonds on the shank and I wanted it set high and I asked for diamonds with stars on the donut



And here is the completed ring! I love it, i love how high it is set, i love my little stars, i love the facet pattern. I am very happy with it! I hope these pics arent huge

Oooh! I saw this on DKs IG and just loved the shoulders! I looked at this ring several times- go figure I like it so much. What a well done interpretation & personalization of the inspo. Really beautiful!

 

[Mrsz1ppy]

As most of you know (because i havent shut up about it) I bought a 3 carat MRB Lab from Ritani and then had it cut to a transitional. I'm obsessed with old cuts and transitionals are my favorite. My grandma had a 1 carat transitional that i was given, and i have always loved the facet pattern.

I didnt worry too much about the stats when i bought it because i knew i would be re-cutting it, but I did get HPHT because @DejaWiz and @Kim N always say its the closest to natural diamond and it was IGI 9.33-9.37x5.59, 3 carat, G color VS2



Sent it to Ashely at Southwest Diamond to recut and then sent to GIA and it came back as a GIA 2.72 F color VS1
So i guess it's not always that IGI grades more lax !
I really wanted a H color so i was a little disappointed that it was F but Ashely did an amazing job on the recut and I LOVE the facets!

I thought it was very little loss, from 3.00 carat 9.33-9.37x5.59 to 2.72 carat 9.02-9.04x5.45

I asked him for this facet pattern and i told him to cut as much as he wanted because i was looking for around 2.5 carat. The only thing i dont love is the crown seems kind of flat from the side view when i compare it to my OEC.






And I think he nailed it!




For the setting I had David Klass make me a platinum setting, and I used this ring that @CHRISTY-DANIELLE posted as an inspiration




But i asked for diamonds on the shank and I wanted it set high and I asked for diamonds with stars on the donut



And here is the completed ring! I love it, i love how high it is set, i love my little stars, i love the facet pattern. I am very happy with it! I hope these pics arent huge

Love the cut and the pastels!

 

[oldcutclubmember]

Beautiful recut and what a fantastic setting! I absolutely love the shoulders.

 

[lovedogs]

Omg the recut is amazing!

 

[bearycute]

Oh wow this is beautiful. I think you’re going to start a bit of a trend of getting things recut!

 

[dkata]

What a brilliant idea! And the outcome is really stunning! Congrats!

 

[tyty333]

This came out amazing @Inked ! Love the very fat arrows! Do you know how big the lower halfs are (arrows)?

Love the setting too...quite majestic!

So, how big is the stone in your avatar? Is this a lab or an antique stone? Its also gorgeous! If its a lab, how did it come about?
Did you have it cut too?

 

[Mreader]

Here's a perspective



And here's the marks i was mentioning, not sure if its cutting marks ? you can see it in the dark center facets in this pic

Can you show us both ? Side by side? I remember your other setting too and I love both settings! I can see why you’re having a hard time deciding.

 

[Inked]

Absolutely beautiful! Congratulations!

thank you! I am really enjoying it!

 

[Inked]

Oooh! I saw this on DKs IG and just loved the shoulders! I looked at this ring several times- go figure I like it so much. What a well done interpretation & personalization of the inspo. Really beautiful!

THANK YOU! thank you SOOOO much for posting that emerald, i am obsessed with the setting

 

[Inked]

Love the cut and the pastels!

thank you! I cant wait until the trees have leaves to really get the full pastel effect!

 

[Inked]

Beautiful recut and what a fantastic setting! I absolutely love the shoulders.

OMG, i am having setting reget, i kind of wish my OEC was in this setting now!! LOL!!

 

[Inked]

Omg the recut is amazing!

Thank you! I feel like you and I have very similar tastes, we always seem to like the same things!

 

[Inked]

Oh wow this is beautiful. I think you’re going to start a bit of a trend of getting things recut!

LOL! I totally think this is the best way to get exactly what you want for a great price. Honestly, I wish Alex had more items because I love what he does, I was too impatient to wait for him to have more old cuts! LOL!

 

[Inked]

What a brilliant idea! And the outcome is really stunning! Congrats!

thank you!

 

[Inked]

This came out amazing @Inked ! Love the very fat arrows! Do you know how big the lower halfs are (arrows)?

Love the setting too...quite majestic!

So, how big is the stone in your avatar? Is this a lab or an antique stone? Its also gorgeous! If its a lab, how did it come about?
Did you have it cut too?

THANK YOU! I am really not sure about the size of the facets, i just gave Ashely at SW Diamond cutters the facet pattern i loved and he did his thing! I think it's probably a pretty standard transitional cut pattern which has those thicker facets

The stone in my avatar is 2.5 exactly, it's a lab OEC by alex parks, this was the link to it on his instagram (not sure if the link will work, i never tried to post an instagram link)

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I bought it standard from Alex Parks, but he just randomly posts things, he doesnt usually post old cuts. Jon at distinctive gem does AMAZING old cut labs but at the time he didnt have anything as big as i wanted

 

[musicloveranthony]

LOL! I totally think this is the best way to get exactly what you want for a great price. Honestly, I wish Alex had more items because I love what he does, I was too impatient to wait for him to have more old cuts! LOL!

He really does have some great OEC. Your avatar OEC is my fave I've seen

 

[Inked]

Can you show us both ? Side by side? I remember your other setting too and I love both settings! I can see why you’re having a hard time deciding.

I definitely will when i get home tonight! I am a CPA so i am working crazy hours right now, no time for fun!! LOL!! I want to send the original back to David to shave down the platinum "frame" around the diamond, it's a little bigger than I want so when i was holding them side by side the frame overtook the diamond and it looked bigger than the 2.72 from the illusion of the platinum! So i didnt take a pic at the time but I will tonight!