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I am a longtime lurker on this site, however I rarely posted. Please bear with me, as the story might turn out a bit long.
My original ring was a modest .28 solitaire in a simple setting. It is a lovely diamond, really sparkly, with excellent color and clarity, which were both a priority when this diamond was purchased. I loved it for many years but little by little (especially due to the fact that I became a regular lurker here on Pricescope), a wish to upgrade crawled into my heart. I was no longer content with what I had a started to dream of a LARGE (in my terms) diamond.
Very soon it was clear to me, that I would need to make up my mind about limitations and Cs that I would be willing to sacrifice. I purchased several diamonds and ended up returning them as none of them seemed to touch my heart. However during this attempts I was able to gauge my color and clarity sensitivity. Besides, I realized that I am having difficulty finding the quality of cut in an old cut stone that would make me happy. This meant that I needed a vendor to do the legwork for me. I thought of the typical Pricescope vendors such as JBG, LAD, OWD but all of them were overseas which made ordering and returning the larger stone hardly possible due to customs and VAT issues.
My criteria were: appr. 9mm, colorwise I was comfortable with cape (M-N-O), however it had to be eye clean and very well cut old or transitional cut. I wanted to see the diamond with my own eyes and inspect it with ASET before committing. All this had to be done on a rather strict budget.
Then I found a vendor who has suggested this incredible 2.51ct transitional. I had it inspected with my ASET viewer prior to setting and was super happy. This diamond has hardly any leakage and is incredibly fiery.
She sold it to me as N-O SI2 (uncerted). Later I had the diamond appraised by an independent appraiser and it came back as M SI1. The only inclusion is located right at the girdle and can be polished out, however I decided against it to keep the diamond above 2.5ct threshold, as I neither can see it nor it poses any structural risk.
The setting is semi-custom and was crafted in platinum and specifically adjusted to fit this diamond. I love its art deco style and protection it offers to the stone. I really wanted a way to set the diamond in a way I cannot hit the girdle, but I am not a fan of most bezel settings so this was my solution.
Now, enough explaining, it is time to show my autumn dream that came true. She reminds me of indian summer - filled with warm rays of light and soo delightful. So, without further ado... here is my unicorn of a diamond
My original ring was a modest .28 solitaire in a simple setting. It is a lovely diamond, really sparkly, with excellent color and clarity, which were both a priority when this diamond was purchased. I loved it for many years but little by little (especially due to the fact that I became a regular lurker here on Pricescope), a wish to upgrade crawled into my heart. I was no longer content with what I had a started to dream of a LARGE (in my terms) diamond.
Very soon it was clear to me, that I would need to make up my mind about limitations and Cs that I would be willing to sacrifice. I purchased several diamonds and ended up returning them as none of them seemed to touch my heart. However during this attempts I was able to gauge my color and clarity sensitivity. Besides, I realized that I am having difficulty finding the quality of cut in an old cut stone that would make me happy. This meant that I needed a vendor to do the legwork for me. I thought of the typical Pricescope vendors such as JBG, LAD, OWD but all of them were overseas which made ordering and returning the larger stone hardly possible due to customs and VAT issues.
My criteria were: appr. 9mm, colorwise I was comfortable with cape (M-N-O), however it had to be eye clean and very well cut old or transitional cut. I wanted to see the diamond with my own eyes and inspect it with ASET before committing. All this had to be done on a rather strict budget.
Then I found a vendor who has suggested this incredible 2.51ct transitional. I had it inspected with my ASET viewer prior to setting and was super happy. This diamond has hardly any leakage and is incredibly fiery.
She sold it to me as N-O SI2 (uncerted). Later I had the diamond appraised by an independent appraiser and it came back as M SI1. The only inclusion is located right at the girdle and can be polished out, however I decided against it to keep the diamond above 2.5ct threshold, as I neither can see it nor it poses any structural risk.
The setting is semi-custom and was crafted in platinum and specifically adjusted to fit this diamond. I love its art deco style and protection it offers to the stone. I really wanted a way to set the diamond in a way I cannot hit the girdle, but I am not a fan of most bezel settings so this was my solution.
Now, enough explaining, it is time to show my autumn dream that came true. She reminds me of indian summer - filled with warm rays of light and soo delightful. So, without further ado... here is my unicorn of a diamond
Love the setting and love the diamond.
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