Orange (diamond) for Breakfast?

[LD]

You know when you buy something and think, "mmmmmm, this is going to be too good to be true" well, in this instance I am pleased to say I was wrong! I bought this gorgeous baby orange diamond (0.12ct, VS1, untreated) to go into a multi-coloured diamond bracelet I've designed (to be made next year sometime).

I just love the sparkle and the warm rich orange - that I've had difficulty capturing. To the naked eye there is absolutely no brown although my camera does seem to have picked up some. I put it next to a bottle of orange juice and the orange juice looked more yellow! This is really a beauty and I'm thrilled - a good way to end the year!

 

[LD]

And because I love it, here are a few more photos!

 

[Lovinggems]

The diamond looks like fresh orange juice, delicious.

 

[chrono]

Beautiful! It’s incredibly saturated for something so small.

 

[davi_el_mejor]

It's lovely LD! have any sketches of your designs? It sounds very interesting.

 

[ForteKitty]

Orange and marquise! I love it!!! all these FCDs are making me itch... i want...

 

[kenny]

Mmmm ooooooorange!!!

 

[T L]

Awesome diamond LD. Does it fluor? I'm a fluor nut so I always ask.

 

[LD]

Awesome diamond LD. Does it fluor? I'm a fluor nut so I always ask.

Good question - I'll check later. It looks like it might but I'm not sure. Will post photos if it does!

 

[LD]

Update: no fluor! None at all.

 

[Matata]

It's lovely. Looking forward to seeing your completed project in 2011.

 

[movie zombie]

nice buy!

MoZo

 

[alene]

It does look very appetizing!

 

[LD]

Davi - I have a number of small FCDs, mainly pinks, purples and yellows. I'm going to put them into a white gold bracelet and my plan is as follows but I haven't quite decided howw to place the baskets under each of the gems and minimise the metal to allow as much light in as possible. The little pictures you see are of some of the diamonds that will go into the project although there are one or two very vivid ones that for some reason I didn't use in this mock-up!

 

[acebruin]

i love orange... my favorite color for diamonds...

 

[packrat]

That is a juicy looking stone LD! Like a little jolly rancher. I love your bracelet idea too!

 

[Echidna]

It's gorgeous, LD! I can't find one of those in my breakfast...

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Yummy!!

 

[mochi]

WOW...so pretty!

 

[beaujolais]

Way cool ! It has a big presence. I love it.

 

[Arkteia]

Gorgeous color. I can only imagine how it looks in real life, with all the incredible dispersion!

 

[Zzz]

very nice!
if only i'd find something like that in my fruitcake...