kathleenmv
Shiny_Rock
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Actually, it''s a 3-stone Jubilee and Square Hearts & Arrows, but that was too long to fit in the subject line.
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After much ado, I''m finally posting pics of the ring. I was hoping to post with the obligatory hand shots, but our digital camera''s on the fritz. My husband is the fix-it guy around here, but he''s had some health problems the past couple of months and has been in and out of the hospital and undergoing treatment, so unable to repair it right now. (Looks like he''ll be okay, though. Hallelujah!)
Anyway...the ring.
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It was an upgrade from a 3-stone princess cut ring I''d had for only a couple of months. It might seem like a strange "upgrade" because I went from my H/VS2 princess to a J/I1 Jubilee, but it was the best move I could''ve made. The Jubilee (and SqH&As) knocks the socks off my "ideal" (using the word loosely because I was going by the numbers, so who knows) princess. The Jubilee/SqH&As are so darn fiery and brilliant, not to mention beautiful.
I would never have considered going for a so-called low color or clarity until I began cruising this site. Those who said that you must judge each stone on its own merit, not by labels, gave me the guts make the leap and at least look at GOG''s J/I1.
I was able to compare the J/I1 to a D/SI2 Jubilee. Because of the location of the grade-making inclusion of the I1 (at the corner, partially coverable by a prong), it was more eye-clean than the SI2. In fact, it''s "technically" eye-clean. I have to get close to the stone and tilt it to see the inclusion. My husband couldn''t find it, even when I told him where it was.
And the J color? It''s whiter than my H princess and was by no means yellow in comparison to the D. Oh, and one more thing about color. The side stones are actually G and they match perfectly. Just goes to show!
Okay, enough about that. Here''s what the beauty looks like. The center stone is a 1.14/J/I1 and the sides are .33 G/Vs2 and SI1.
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Many, many thanks to GOG for their incredible, amazing service, and to all of you on the board who''ve helped me through the process (even though many probably didn''t know they were helping me because I''m such a lurker!
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I now have a gorgeous ring--and a little money left over to upgrade my original wedding set in a year or so. Don''t worry...I''ll be sure to include y''all in that quest, too.
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After much ado, I''m finally posting pics of the ring. I was hoping to post with the obligatory hand shots, but our digital camera''s on the fritz. My husband is the fix-it guy around here, but he''s had some health problems the past couple of months and has been in and out of the hospital and undergoing treatment, so unable to repair it right now. (Looks like he''ll be okay, though. Hallelujah!)
Anyway...the ring.
It was an upgrade from a 3-stone princess cut ring I''d had for only a couple of months. It might seem like a strange "upgrade" because I went from my H/VS2 princess to a J/I1 Jubilee, but it was the best move I could''ve made. The Jubilee (and SqH&As) knocks the socks off my "ideal" (using the word loosely because I was going by the numbers, so who knows) princess. The Jubilee/SqH&As are so darn fiery and brilliant, not to mention beautiful.
I would never have considered going for a so-called low color or clarity until I began cruising this site. Those who said that you must judge each stone on its own merit, not by labels, gave me the guts make the leap and at least look at GOG''s J/I1.
I was able to compare the J/I1 to a D/SI2 Jubilee. Because of the location of the grade-making inclusion of the I1 (at the corner, partially coverable by a prong), it was more eye-clean than the SI2. In fact, it''s "technically" eye-clean. I have to get close to the stone and tilt it to see the inclusion. My husband couldn''t find it, even when I told him where it was.
And the J color? It''s whiter than my H princess and was by no means yellow in comparison to the D. Oh, and one more thing about color. The side stones are actually G and they match perfectly. Just goes to show!
Okay, enough about that. Here''s what the beauty looks like. The center stone is a 1.14/J/I1 and the sides are .33 G/Vs2 and SI1.
Many, many thanks to GOG for their incredible, amazing service, and to all of you on the board who''ve helped me through the process (even though many probably didn''t know they were helping me because I''m such a lurker!
I now have a gorgeous ring--and a little money left over to upgrade my original wedding set in a year or so. Don''t worry...I''ll be sure to include y''all in that quest, too.
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