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...an Infinity I I1
Wink sent me the video:
http://www.screencast.com/t/OTIxZmJiO (ETA: I fixed the links in the next post)
Long story short -- last summer when I was looking to upgrade my .53 J VS2 Infinity to a @1 carat Infinity, Glitterata suggested this stone:
http://www.highperformancediamonds.com/index.php?page=view-id-diamond-infinity&id=401
in this thread:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/infinity-upgrade-balancing-the-cs-need-feedback-on-two-stones.120346/
At the time, I wanted to go lower in color than an I, so I chose my 1.0 M SI2 and had it set in this setting (photos in this thread):
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/im-seeing-purple-photos-from-wink-of-my-purple-sapphire-halo-setting.128291/
This ring has been so much fun to wear (anniversary upgrade) and when I was shopping for a new wedding band to wear with it, jewelers admired the stone and asked to look at the cut under their scopes -- the Infinity cut is that good! One jeweler even called over a young sales associate and told her that she should look at my stone under the scope because the "cut of this stone is something you don't see every day."
The color is typically ivory, and sometimes, depending on the light and on what I'm wearing, a warm, buttery gold. Delicious! The M color is very changeable, and after a few months of wearing the ring in the gloom of a Midwestern late fall and winter, I've realized that my sweet spot for color is in the J range. So I e-mailed Wink and asked him if it would be possible to change out my center stone. He said it would be possible if I found stone with near exact proportions to the M SI2.
Well, fortunately, Infinity stones are cut so tightly and precisely, that there were several contenders to choose from on Wink's site. But I kept coming back to the I stone with strong blue fluorescence. But, ewww, it was an I1!! So I asked Wink to call it in and give me his impressions of the stone. He says it's clean to his eyes, and I trust him, so I'm packing up my ring to send it to him tomorrow so he can make the change.
Thank goodness for Infinity's incredible upgrade policies! And thank goodness for Wink's patience and his bench's skill.
Because of the incredible service offered by Wink and Infinity, I was able to live with my M for long enough to see it in many lighting conditions (Midwestern gloom is hell on diamonds!), and when I found my color "sweet spot" I was able to make the change without a lot of extra $$$ or fuss.
This is why anyone searching this site for advice on which vendor to choose should strongly consider the vendor's upgrade policies -- sure, many of us, at the time we buy a diamond, think upgrade policies don't matter because we'll never upgrade (I certainly thought this way!), but you never know.
Wink said he's going to make a video of my ring with the M and then a new video of the ring with the I, and I'll definitely post pictures when I get the ring back.
So if anyone is looking for an Infinity 1.0 M SI2 that shoots huge chunks of rainbow colors...check with Wink!
Wink sent me the video:
http://www.screencast.com/t/OTIxZmJiO (ETA: I fixed the links in the next post)
Long story short -- last summer when I was looking to upgrade my .53 J VS2 Infinity to a @1 carat Infinity, Glitterata suggested this stone:
http://www.highperformancediamonds.com/index.php?page=view-id-diamond-infinity&id=401
in this thread:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/infinity-upgrade-balancing-the-cs-need-feedback-on-two-stones.120346/
At the time, I wanted to go lower in color than an I, so I chose my 1.0 M SI2 and had it set in this setting (photos in this thread):
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/im-seeing-purple-photos-from-wink-of-my-purple-sapphire-halo-setting.128291/
This ring has been so much fun to wear (anniversary upgrade) and when I was shopping for a new wedding band to wear with it, jewelers admired the stone and asked to look at the cut under their scopes -- the Infinity cut is that good! One jeweler even called over a young sales associate and told her that she should look at my stone under the scope because the "cut of this stone is something you don't see every day."
The color is typically ivory, and sometimes, depending on the light and on what I'm wearing, a warm, buttery gold. Delicious! The M color is very changeable, and after a few months of wearing the ring in the gloom of a Midwestern late fall and winter, I've realized that my sweet spot for color is in the J range. So I e-mailed Wink and asked him if it would be possible to change out my center stone. He said it would be possible if I found stone with near exact proportions to the M SI2.
Well, fortunately, Infinity stones are cut so tightly and precisely, that there were several contenders to choose from on Wink's site. But I kept coming back to the I stone with strong blue fluorescence. But, ewww, it was an I1!! So I asked Wink to call it in and give me his impressions of the stone. He says it's clean to his eyes, and I trust him, so I'm packing up my ring to send it to him tomorrow so he can make the change.
Thank goodness for Infinity's incredible upgrade policies! And thank goodness for Wink's patience and his bench's skill.
Because of the incredible service offered by Wink and Infinity, I was able to live with my M for long enough to see it in many lighting conditions (Midwestern gloom is hell on diamonds!), and when I found my color "sweet spot" I was able to make the change without a lot of extra $$$ or fuss.
This is why anyone searching this site for advice on which vendor to choose should strongly consider the vendor's upgrade policies -- sure, many of us, at the time we buy a diamond, think upgrade policies don't matter because we'll never upgrade (I certainly thought this way!), but you never know.
Wink said he's going to make a video of my ring with the M and then a new video of the ring with the I, and I'll definitely post pictures when I get the ring back.
So if anyone is looking for an Infinity 1.0 M SI2 that shoots huge chunks of rainbow colors...check with Wink!
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