cdt1101
Brilliant_Rock
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It doesn''t hurt to give him a call/email. The worst thing he can say is that he can''t give out names. I do really respect him though. He goes by the name OldMiner here.Date: 3/20/2007 3:05:12 PM
Author: cdt1101
Chrono- would you recommend contacting him anyway? Is it worth it in your opinion?
Date: 3/20/2007 3:16:05 PM
Author: cdt1101
KristyDarling - Well so far, I''ve spoken to both Mark T. and Ari at singlestone. Mark is great, but he is more the cushion guy for moderns. As stated previously I''m not ruling out a modern cut at this point, but I would LOVE an antique cut.
Yes he did and I second the endorsement... I found my old mine brilliant on blue nile, but if I were to replace it I''d go to mark. Jeff and I both have newly cut stones that are very symmetrical but have that wonderful old style faceting. Only real diff is the culets are "only" slightly large. If you want a genuine antique though, I''d probably go elsewhere...Date: 3/20/2007 3:59:39 PM
Author: cdt1101
BostonJeff - did you work w/ Mark for you stone?
omg I just spent the last 20 minutes looking at this site, I''m in heaven!!! Even if you cannot find what you want in their database, I bet they''d be able to find it or keep their eyes open!! Amazing site - I need MORE DIAMONDS!!!!!!!! or a white strappy jacketDate: 3/20/2007 2:44:55 PM
Author: Chrono
How about http://www.oldworlddiamonds.com
I''ve never worked with them before but they are in NYC and seem to specialize in old cut diamonds.
Date: 3/20/2007 5:50:17 PM
Author: cdt1101
I should have been more specific....I was referring to true antique OMCs when speaking of Mark's expertise.
At this point, I'm not sure what I would prefer. From the pics, Jeff's stone looks AMAZING, so it will be interesting to see whether I end up w/ a modern or antique cut.
Date: 3/20/2007 6:25:59 PM
Author: Cehrabehra
omg I just spent the last 20 minutes looking at this site, I''m in heaven!!! Even if you cannot find what you want in their database, I bet they''d be able to find it or keep their eyes open!! Amazing site - I need MORE DIAMONDS!!!!!!!! or a white strappy jacket![]()
you are just no funDate: 3/20/2007 6:28:42 PM
Author: boston_jeff
Date: 3/20/2007 6:25:59 PM
Author: Cehrabehra
omg I just spent the last 20 minutes looking at this site, I''m in heaven!!! Even if you cannot find what you want in their database, I bet they''d be able to find it or keep their eyes open!! Amazing site - I need MORE DIAMONDS!!!!!!!! or a white strappy jacket![]()
I vote the latter.
I was hoping for a larger culet like this - I LOVE them!! I can''t tell you how many times I thought I could just take my nail file and file it down a bit, but yanno - what a waste of a good nail fileDate: 3/20/2007 6:46:52 PM
Author: boston_jeff
Well, you are clearly partial to the large culet look, which is more prevalent in the stones that were not recently cut (again, with exceptions).
The stone in the ring you posted, aside from a larger culet, is fairly similar to my stone...
I would still say it is worth working with Mark, if possible. Tell him exactly what you are looking for, even if it is a true antique OMC, and he will tell you if he is the person to search for you. If those stones are available to him, it would be great for you to be able to see the stones in person prior to purchase. That is necessary for cushion cuts in general, but seems like an absolute must for stones with as much character as OMCs.