My new upgrade - at last

[satelite]

I have been avariously reading from this site for
7 months. Oh I wish I had found it 4 years ago when
I bought my 2.06ct I SI1 GOOD cut diamond! I always thought
I was disappointed with it because of the colour and had
originally planned to upgrade to an F colour and keep
the size. But oh no. I discovered Pricescope! My poor
husband! Am now in the proud possession of a 3.05ct
D colour SI1 Hearts and Arrows Ideal cut diamond set
with 6 small diamonds also D SI1''s .06, .08, .10 on
either side of centre stone graduating out smallest
to largest. It is divine. Of course the pictures don''t do
it justice. Taken by a girlfriend in a restaurant with
disgusting nails. Needing a clean - both nails and diamond!
Apologies for both. Hope you enjoy it. Will post second
picture after this
Thanks again for all your help. Especially Mira who I
kind of stole the setting idea from - divine. Researcher
who was so helpful and also Rhino who even gave me scope
pictures to look at when I didn''t know what I was buying.
Thanks guys.
Vinka

 

[satelite]

second picture

 

[lmurden]

Very pretty ring! I feel your pain about the pictures not doing justice to your ring.

 

[cflutist]

Gorgeous

. You won't find too many D colors in 3+ cts on SMTR which makes yours quite rare indeed.

I like the idea of graduating the side diamonds from the smallest to the largest because it makes your center stone stand out even more.

 

[Jennifer5973]

Congrats!

It is a magnificent ring--WOW! A D H&A!

Wear it in health & happiness.

I know how good it feels to get your dream diamond--Enjoy!

Enjoy!

Enjoy!

 

[sevens one]

Wow a D. It's beautiful.
Congrats on the upgrade. Now what are you going to do with all that spare time? The quiet after the storm.......

 

[satelite]

Thanks guys for the kind comments.
Exactly now what will I do?
Well......as I mentioned I stil have the original
2.06ct I SI1 engagement ring. I plan to
get another diamond the same and make
diamond studs. Although the diamond is
only a good cut I think as earings they
will still look fabulous. I will buy another
good cut for the left ear. Otherwise Iwill have
1 doosey sparkler and 1 not so sparkley so I think
better to match it. Though after reading everything
here it kind of goes against the grain not to get
an excellent cut. Only good thing is that the stone
will be cheaper!!
Vinka

 

[satelite]

By the way, my son cropped out my hands so only
the ring shows. In case you were wondering where
the horrible nails had got to!
Vinka

 

[cflutist]

What's your ring size?

 

[Jennifer5973]

The stud idea is great--with a little effort, you'll be able to match for cut and it will be perfect!

 

[sevens one]

OMG- 4 ctw Studs???
You're going to have to become a Rap star with those suckers!

 

[satelite]

Hi Cflutist.
My ring size is 6.
The 4.0ct earings will be awesome.
My husband is already embarrassed.
I've been blessed with big earlobes -
so I keep telling him. Though I only
hear what I want to hear!
Will post pictures of earings when
acquired. Probably a few months away
yet. Will post with pictures of me
wearing so you get the idea. Have tried
on that size and they look like largeish
pearls

 

[satelite]

A few more shots for your perusal

 

[quaeritur]

D SI1 is my favorite combo, well done!!!

And I love that ring design... scrumptious!

 

[satelite]

another one

 

[Dancing Fire]

Satelite
congrat:WOW

a D SI1 h&a beautiful ring

 

[satelite]

and again

 

[satelite]

two more

 

[satelite]

last one

 

[Jennifer5973]

Looks awefully familiar in those new pics (check out my avatar!)

...It is SO GORGEOUS!

Congrats!

Love the setting!

 

[alexah]

Yeah... it does look familiar

i lurve it! well done! v big n beautiful - Enjoy it!

 

[satelite]

Hi girls,
Thanks for the kind comments.
I didn't mean to copy your rings - honest.
As mentioned in my first post I admired
Mira's setting very much. Especially the
shared prongs. I then went hunting and
fell in love with Diamonds by Lauren who
specialises in coloured stones. I liked
the idea of graduated side diamonds - starting
smallest nearest the centre stone and graduating
out thus emphasising centre stone. Diamonds by
Lauren had 1 such ring with blue saphire centre
and I loved it. You can't really notice the
graduation of sizes in my band - very subtle but
glad you like it.
Vinka

 

[sevens one]

Oh wow, Satelite. I love all the pictures. Thanks
Your ring is lovely.

(can't wait to see those earrings.- "Introducing straight outta Compton- It's MC Satelite!)

 

[satelite]

Oops.Correction. Just checked and got my idea
for the graduation from Simon West Jewellery website
ring called Sophia. Blue saphire - I loved it.
Vinka

 

[sevens one]

tough crowd

 

[Jennifer5973]

No apologies! I think this type of look is really classic and shows off a fabulous center stone to perfection!

Can't wait to see the next adventure...

 

[valeria101]

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On 8/30/2004 4:14:41 PM satelite wrote:



...I plan to
get another diamond the same and make
diamond studs. [...] Though after reading everything
here it kind of goes against the grain not to get
an excellent cut.
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Well, why not have it recut to ideal proportions and ask for a matching stone? Neither may be the most perfect H&A, but brilliance could be improved and the pair made perfect matches to the ring.

 

[Patty]

Great pictures and a great ring!

 

[Jennifer5973]

hey, Satelite, what are the dimesniosn of you 3 ct? I am curious if you don't mind sharing. Thanks!

 

[satelite]

IGI and HRD Certified

Sarins Report
Round Brilliant
3.05ct
Diameter mm 9.31 x 9.29 x 9.33
Crown angle 34.8
Pav angle 41.1
crown height 15.4%
Pav depth 43.6%
culet 0.1%
Table size 55%
total depth 62.3%
Proportion ideal
Symmetry excellent
polish excellent
Clarity SI1
Colour D
Flourescence None
Comments: Hearts & Arrows & faceted girdle

My jeweller went to a diamond fair in Hong Kong
and purchased the diamond on my behalf. As I was
a little concerned about the IGI Cert she had it
verified with an HRD Cert and it matched perfectly.
I have also had it independently appraised and it
also matches up.

Good idea about getting other diamond recut.
I wonder how much diamond you would loose on
a 2.06ct? Should I buy another the same and get
them both recut or wait and get the first one
done and then get one to match. Any idea how
much it costs for recutting? Don't know anyone
thats ever had it done. I'm the only one I know
personally who has this diamond obsession!
Vinka