Hi folks,
When my close friend was newly-engaged and turned me on to this site, I was hesitant to believe the hype re: helpfulness and guidance. Boy, was I wrong. Now that I'm earnestly in the hunt for an engagement ring for my gal, this site has been tremendously helpful. With that being said, I've been looking at OEC stones, and have been shown a number of them. I'm in the $10,000-$11,000 stone budget range, and at the moment, I'm considering a 1.91 L VS2 GIA stone. I did see it yesterday, sorry no pictures yet, and having seen a few OECs, I fully understand that they are all so unique, and the numbers can't really carry you all the way like they could with a modern cut. But I'd like to get some reaction to them, so here are the specs:
1.91ct L VS2 GIA
Measurements: 8.07 - 8.15 x 4.62 mm
Depth: 57.0 %
Table: 44 %
Girdle: Very Thin to Slightly Thick
Culet: Large
Polish: Good
Symmetry: Good
Fluorescence: None
Note cavities shown in the GIA report below
link:http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?pag...&c=Page&cid=1355954554547&reportno=2155964667
Briefly, based on some looking on this site and discussion with the jeweler, at GIA VS2, the cavities should not be a concern from a durability or visibility standpoint, sound right?
Having compared the measurements to the Dave Atlas chart, it looks like the table % is a little low (falls in the Modern Cut Class 3 range), but the Depth is is good.
In terms of looks, as the measurements show, this stone has a great spread, and faces up very large and white. Larger than the 2+ carats I was also looking at (and a whole lot cheaper!). On the optics front, I compared it to a 2.01 carat with a GIA Excellent cut (I understand there aren't a ton of those) and the Excellent cut did win the optics for me, but not by a ton. The 1.9 held its own and looked far better than the much deeper 2 carat with a smaller spread. There was good fire across the stone, but the petals at the center weren't quite as pronounced as I would have liked, but it was incredibly stunning and came out my sure favorite.
I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Thanks very much!
When my close friend was newly-engaged and turned me on to this site, I was hesitant to believe the hype re: helpfulness and guidance. Boy, was I wrong. Now that I'm earnestly in the hunt for an engagement ring for my gal, this site has been tremendously helpful. With that being said, I've been looking at OEC stones, and have been shown a number of them. I'm in the $10,000-$11,000 stone budget range, and at the moment, I'm considering a 1.91 L VS2 GIA stone. I did see it yesterday, sorry no pictures yet, and having seen a few OECs, I fully understand that they are all so unique, and the numbers can't really carry you all the way like they could with a modern cut. But I'd like to get some reaction to them, so here are the specs:
1.91ct L VS2 GIA
Measurements: 8.07 - 8.15 x 4.62 mm
Depth: 57.0 %
Table: 44 %
Girdle: Very Thin to Slightly Thick
Culet: Large
Polish: Good
Symmetry: Good
Fluorescence: None
Note cavities shown in the GIA report below
link:http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?pag...&c=Page&cid=1355954554547&reportno=2155964667
Briefly, based on some looking on this site and discussion with the jeweler, at GIA VS2, the cavities should not be a concern from a durability or visibility standpoint, sound right?
Having compared the measurements to the Dave Atlas chart, it looks like the table % is a little low (falls in the Modern Cut Class 3 range), but the Depth is is good.
In terms of looks, as the measurements show, this stone has a great spread, and faces up very large and white. Larger than the 2+ carats I was also looking at (and a whole lot cheaper!). On the optics front, I compared it to a 2.01 carat with a GIA Excellent cut (I understand there aren't a ton of those) and the Excellent cut did win the optics for me, but not by a ton. The 1.9 held its own and looked far better than the much deeper 2 carat with a smaller spread. There was good fire across the stone, but the petals at the center weren't quite as pronounced as I would have liked, but it was incredibly stunning and came out my sure favorite.
I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Thanks very much!