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Brilliant_Rock
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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









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









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