Mara
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Had the opportunity to get a small Regent this week & it arrived today!! I already have snapped a few pictures of it (did you expect anything different?) and took it to the jeweler to be set into a pendant. For those interested, here are the specs:
GIA certified
.37c H VS2
4.05 - 4.06 x 2.87
Polish & Symmetry: EX EX
Table: 63%
Depth: 70.9%
Culet: None
Girdle: V. Thin - Ex. Thick
Fluor: None
Inscription on Girdle: Regent & GIA #
It arrived this morning, we tore open the package and the thing is beautiful! I have been coveting Regents silently for a little, so when the opportunity came up to have one, it sounded great to me.
The stone was super clear and white looking, no hint of any color from top, bottom side etc. The real inclusion is a cloud that on the plot looks huge, but in reality was not even visible to Greg or I under the 10x loupe. We also got a H&A viewer with the stone, so I of course took a few pictures with that too. So cool!
I definitely noted that the excellent symmetry in a stone makes a huge difference, my e-ring stone only has good symmetry and next to something like the Regent, even though it was much smaller, it was obvious to me how much better cut the Regent is. Of course we still love our e-ring stone.
So off we went to the jeweler, the visit had a dual-purpose. First off I wanted to ask about those odd scratches in my e-ring (see other post for update) and secondly wanted to find a simple pendant setting for the Regent. Originally we had thought of putting it into Greg's tension setting for his wedding ring, but when Garry vetoed that idea, I figured a pendant would be an excellent way to showcase a hot little stone. So we chose an 18" very thin platinum cable chain (1mm) and a very simple, very light & open 4 pronged basket head for the stone, with a hidden bail on the back of the basket, so that from the front the bail is not visible at all, and all you see is the stone on the chain. The setting will take up to 2 weeks to do, because unfortunately our jeweler's designer is swamped right now with a bunch of custom work. Ahh well. So the little stone is not with us any longer, which is probably good since I was already obsessed with it.
Enjoy the quickie pictures and Diane, I have to agree, REGENTS ROCK!
I will have to wait to get it back to see it under the IdealScope--which hasn't arrived yet, but I am sure the thing will be a knockout. In person it's so incredibly sparkly and amazing....I think I'm hooked on these things. Who am I kidding, I'm hooked on diamonds...period.
Lastly, wanted to give a HUGE thanks out to Leonid and his lovely wife who wanted to gift us with an early wedding present, there were a few discussions on *what* exactly...and I'm so glad he mentioned a Regent, it's not something I would have thought of...and in the end it's the perfect thing. I will take great pleasure in wearing the pendant the day of the wedding, and many days before and after then!
Thanks also to Cary for the super fast shipping and excellent correspondence. Cheers!
GIA certified
.37c H VS2
4.05 - 4.06 x 2.87
Polish & Symmetry: EX EX
Table: 63%
Depth: 70.9%
Culet: None
Girdle: V. Thin - Ex. Thick
Fluor: None
Inscription on Girdle: Regent & GIA #
It arrived this morning, we tore open the package and the thing is beautiful! I have been coveting Regents silently for a little, so when the opportunity came up to have one, it sounded great to me.
I definitely noted that the excellent symmetry in a stone makes a huge difference, my e-ring stone only has good symmetry and next to something like the Regent, even though it was much smaller, it was obvious to me how much better cut the Regent is. Of course we still love our e-ring stone.
So off we went to the jeweler, the visit had a dual-purpose. First off I wanted to ask about those odd scratches in my e-ring (see other post for update) and secondly wanted to find a simple pendant setting for the Regent. Originally we had thought of putting it into Greg's tension setting for his wedding ring, but when Garry vetoed that idea, I figured a pendant would be an excellent way to showcase a hot little stone. So we chose an 18" very thin platinum cable chain (1mm) and a very simple, very light & open 4 pronged basket head for the stone, with a hidden bail on the back of the basket, so that from the front the bail is not visible at all, and all you see is the stone on the chain. The setting will take up to 2 weeks to do, because unfortunately our jeweler's designer is swamped right now with a bunch of custom work. Ahh well. So the little stone is not with us any longer, which is probably good since I was already obsessed with it.
Enjoy the quickie pictures and Diane, I have to agree, REGENTS ROCK!
Lastly, wanted to give a HUGE thanks out to Leonid and his lovely wife who wanted to gift us with an early wedding present, there were a few discussions on *what* exactly...and I'm so glad he mentioned a Regent, it's not something I would have thought of...and in the end it's the perfect thing. I will take great pleasure in wearing the pendant the day of the wedding, and many days before and after then!
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