my new superbcert upgrade...it gorgeous and mind/eyeclean!! YAY!!!

[slammie]

Well, I recieved my superbcert diamond ring from AGA today and it is absolutely gorgeous!!! I haven't had my ering on my finger for about three weeks, so of course the 2.03, G, SI1 looks HUGE on my finger. I think the light performance on this one is even better than my previous stone, the 1.52, H, VS1.

Thanks to all those who gave feedback on my other post...i was really concerned about the inclusion..as I've never had or seen a diamond this size with SI1 clarity ranking. I've decided that it was "mind clean" enough to go ahead with it, and I am soooo glad I did!! I first tried to locate the inclusion without the loupe and I could not see it even right up my eyes, face up and pavilion side. I got the loupe out and sure enough, it was there. I tried to locate it again without the loupe, and honestly, I still can't find it!! The crystal is dark, however it is very very small so I cannot locate it without the loupe. Under overhead white light, I think I caught a glimpse of what looked like a tiny, tiny fleck of dust but this was after staring it at about a minute, and when I looked away and looked at it again, couldn't find it.
This is so exciting for me..I now have a stone that I can identify with a loupe but cannot see the inclusion with a naked eye what so ever. I have excellent eyesight even though I am in my early thirties

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I am a clarity nut and thought I would prefer clarity over color. I am so glad I decided to go with th G and lower clarity against the "I" and VS1. This puppy is sooo white!! Yipeee!!!
Thanks to Jennifer, Vtigger, MMM, Reeena, Al, Mara, quaeritur,cflustist, val,Kam...all those who helped me through this process, and Kayla17 for her advice on setting, etc. I've decided to have Chris at AGA have their jeweler extend the prongs while I find the pave setting I want to ulitmately set this in.
Finally, a huge thank you to Chris Di Camillo at AGA...he is awesome!!

And lastly, sevens one..here is the pendant pic I promised you...it's 0.62, I, SI1 in a three prong basket setting

Here are some pics!!

 

[slammie]

yuck, my nails need a manicure

 

[slammie]

a few more

 

[slammie]

sorry, previous was a duplicate!

 

[slammie]

picture ala jennifer style!

 

[slammie]

last one...this is for you sevens one..

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:




How wonderful for you! Beautiful all 'round.




cheers




Sharon

 

[researcher]

You're right--this stone is gorgeous! Congrats on a beautiful ring!!!

 

[Diamonds4Me]

Oooooooo...how yummy! Absolutely love it

 

[sevens one]

Yowza, Yowza Yowza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG- That is amazing. SLAMMIE!!!!!!!!!!!
IT's beautiful. I love it. What size is your finger.....hmmmm. You forgot to mention that.

And when you said this one's for seven's one- did you mean I get to keep that pendant????

More Pics, More Pics, More Pics

 

[cflutist]

Beautiful stone

, and beautiful ring.
Wear it in good health.

 

[Jennifer5973]

OH MY G*D!!!!!!!!!!! Slammie, that is truly one of the most beautiful stones I have ever seen here.

It literally "lights up"!

How did you get those pictures???? And I don't think it gets more eye clean-and mind clean- than this!!!! Congratulations--it is magnificent! Superb choice! Superb stone! No wonder Barry calls it a "SuperbCert."

(ok-corny but I'm excited!)

 

[Kamuelamom]

Yup, slammie, that's a slam dunk! And you're right, it looks HUGE

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Congratulations and do wear it well. Woooo hooooo!!!!!

 

[Patty]

Oh my, it's beautiful! I love the arrows in it...you got some great shots of it!!

 

[aljdewey]

Slammie, OH MY GOODNESS! What a BEAUTIFUL end result!




Congratulations! Relish in your new bauble every day!

 

[KBerly]

slammie, love that first shot of the arrows!! but of course, you can see them in every shot!!

just gorgeous, and love the pendant too. congrats on the upgrade

edit: your e-ring and e-band are my dream set!!! solitaire with eternity band, can't get any better than that

 

[reena]

holy.
freaking.
carp.

MY WORD, slammie, that stone is fantastic. i have officially been converted into an RB lover. mother of g*d! i bet you get people crossing rooms to see that baby.

congratulations on a simply fabulous ring.

 

[slammie]

thanks for all your sweet comments

I am on cloud nine right now

. I know this sounds sooooo stupid but after I wrote this post, my hubbie told me he was going out to get some milk and I ran out of here to get some...an excuse to check this baby out under the grocery lights..
so an hour later here I'm back! I just love grocery store lightening..it's incredible...heehee
Anyway, finger size is 4.75, I have small fingers and a short pinkie finger which is why no full hand shots!! If you look at your hand palm side up, your pinkie finger should reach the last joint line of your ring finger but mine is about halfway between the middle and last joint of the ring finger. My husband is always teasing me about it!
As for the pics...I read on here that having the light behind the ring, i.e. on windowsill, works great. Even though it's cloudy today, I got some great arrow shots on macro setting.
Okay gals..now back to my manicure...

Thanks again for your kind comments!
Edited: The ring looks so bling with the wedding band..I'm kinda afraid to wearing to work on monday. I don't really want my collegues at work to notice..you know what I mean??

 

[Mara]

slammie that is beautiful!! really really beautiful! SC stones always look sooo fabulous...honestly. and those arrows. to die for!! we will have to have a bayarea event again soon, this time you will come and i will drool in person over your fabu stone! it looks like a monster on your hand. Congrats.

 

[reena]

i keep coming back to look at those awesome pics!!!!

i'd love to hear more about your wedding band, too, now that you mention it--it's beautiful and right along the lines of what i want!

 

[sevens one]

Yeah what size stones are in the diamond band.
I'm drooling over everything, the ering, the band and the pendant.

Oh Slammie!!!

 

[icelady]

AWESOME HUGE DIAMOND!

 

[ringbling17]

What can I say? Beautiful!!!!


I absolutely love the low light pictures that you took. They really show the arrows so well! How did you like the prong job on the Royal Crown?


Absolutely stunning!!!! And, it looks monstrous on your hand too!!!

Hey, I know I am from NY, but can I come to the Bayarea diamond event too?


Puhlease?

 

[hello kitty5]

Congratulations slammie! the stone is SO beautiful and looks great on your hand. Enjoy!

anna

 

[KBerly]

just came back to covet, bad me

i can't get over the arrows, and such great photog skills

i really love how small the prongs are on the royal crown, do you plan on keeping that setting?

 

[moremoremore]

STUNNING. STUNNING. I mean what else can I say really. It is amazing. Amazing. Congrats to you...it is beautiful. You made the right decision and it is amazing!!!!

p.s. How the HELL did you take those pix. I must be a little slow or something... i can't come close

 

[headlight]

I don't think there are words to describe the beauty of your diamonds.

 

[slammie]

thanks guys!! I just can't get the stupid grin off my face. Hi Kayla, I like the prong job very much, they did a terrific job. As you know, I had asked them to make the tips into little claws and bless them they tried but NO ONE does the claws like Leon. But they are very small, dainty and claw like so I'm happy

Sevens one, Reena, I had the diamond band custom made to fit under the RC...as you know it's low set so I had the hardest time finding one that cleared the prongs. Of course Kayla's beautiful Tiffany band fit like a dream but I couldn't afford it so we decided to go custom. Plus, the one other band I found to fit did not have rounded shank edges which I wanted. So....I had the band made by a local jewelers (Topper Jewelers in Burlingame, CA) and they did an awesome job!! Shank was rounded to match the RC with a low profile... I had him put 8 stones rather than the usual 7 which fit the span of my finger best, and used .07 ideal cut Lazare Kaplan melees some of which have nice arrows. I decided not to make it with a open gallery. ll take some photos of it tomorrow morning and post.
Kberly, I'm going to either custom make or get a pave mounting for it, so I'll either sell it or have a interlap cz put into it. Reena, I did try the pave settings with my wedding band and it looked kindof odd together so DH has agreed to me wearing it on my right hand and getting a matching pave band.
Anyway, thanks for all the kind words...and more pics on the band tomorrow!!

 

[Shay37]

Slammie, it's gorgeous, looks to be at least 3 carats, and is in a lovely, classic setting. What's not to love!!!! Not to mention, I have a real soft spot for SCs. Those arrows are to die for. Congratulations on getting your dream rock.

Shay

P.S. I know it's not 3 carats, but what I meant above is that it looks HUGE on your lovely, slender hands.

 

[Jennifer5973]

Just taking another peek...simply stunning.