Pics of my OMC/OEC(?) ering

[mishelly]

Hi everybody,
I have some pictures of my engagement and wedding ring I''d like to post. The ring was appraised as having OECs but *I think* they''re actually OMCs from my reading on pricescope! IHere''s a previous link from waaay back that I posted about my e-ring.
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/old-mine-cut-diamonds-and-appraisal-in-canada.16159/=

I ended up having my ring appraised at a local jeweler''s store, a family business where they do a lot of custom work. Today I reinsured my ring and looked over the appraisal and noticed that my ring is actually in the L-N colour range, not J-L range that''s stated in the link above. Anyways, I finally have a digital camera and as I''d promised to post some pictures of the stones, here they are! I''ll do my best to attach them. I did ''auto correct'' the pictures but haven''t done anything else to them. I seem to only be able to attach one at a time--please bear with me!
Michelle

 

[mishelly]

Another

 

[mishelly]

Side profile

 

[mishelly]

ERing and Wedding band

 

[mishelly]

In in the jewelry box, not as sparkly here.

 

[decodelighted]

Very pretty set! Any chance for more close ups of the center stone (will probably take about 100 shots to get a couple good ones!! Hee!)

I love the medium culet & the stones look very white!

CONGRATS!

 

[mishelly]

last picture!

 

[mishelly]

Okay, I'll try for some more centre stone-focused pics! It faces up quite nice, more white than I thought it would for this colour range, but as you can see from the box shot, sometimes it is not as sparkly/looks a bit 'dull'. Not sure why this is, maybe simply the way it was cut?

 

[kcoursolle]

You have a very pretty set. I love antique cuts and the warmer color suits them well. Thanks for sharing.

 

[mishelly]

Okay, I've taken a few (!) more shots of the ring in an attempt to get more closeups of the .75 in the centre. Can you tell I just got a digital camera and am eager to take ring pictures?! Any tips on making them better is most appreciated too!

 

[mishelly]

Here''s another

 

[mishelly]

another

 

[mishelly]

another

 

[mishelly]

Okay! That''s the end of the shameless self-promotion

 

[lizz]

The stones look higher in color than L-N. Pretty antique ring!

 

[Cehrabehra]

I love those cuts with the even 8mains!! I love the reflecting culets!! Awesome! Take more, bigger, closer pictures please!!!!

 

[mishelly]

Thanks for all the nice comments!
Cehra, what are the 8 mains--is this where (in the centre of the middle stone) there''s a cross of dark contrasted with wedges of lighter areas? Is this a result of the size of the culet? I''d LOVE to hear many people''s opinions re the ring''s antique cut and look. Does it look more like an OMC or an OEC?
I''ll try for some more closeups tomorrow--although my digital didn''t seem to focus the super closeups, even on the super macro setting.
michelle

 

[Lynn B]

Michelle,
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL ring! I love it. More pictures, please!!!

Lynn

 

[gailrmv]

Very pretty! I love the older cuts too.

 

[Small]

Date: 9/19/2006 8:02:21 PM
Author: lizz
The stones look higher in color than L-N. Pretty antique ring!

I agree...what a beauty

 

[Scott Terence]

Pretty pretty ring! Your center stone looks VERY similar to mine (OMC L color with strong blue fluor), I almost had to do a double take. I love seeing other people also enjoying the classic beauty of older cuts with history. I believe the "maltese cross" contrast pattern if from the four opposed large pavillion facet mains. The culet is a nice size, visible but not a distraction, just an added richness to the pattern. I''d love to see more close up pics, and you might find it easier to do that by taking pics with your loupe as a magnifier for your camera. Good luck!

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 9/20/2006 12:01:55 AM
Author: Scott 00
Pretty pretty ring! Your center stone looks VERY similar to mine (OMC L color with strong blue fluor), I almost had to do a double take. I love seeing other people also enjoying the classic beauty of older cuts with history. I believe the ''maltese cross'' contrast pattern if from the four opposed large pavillion facet mains. The culet is a nice size, visible but not a distraction, just an added richness to the pattern. I''d love to see more close up pics, and you might find it easier to do that by taking pics with your loupe as a magnifier for your camera. Good luck!

I so rarely see a cross in mine, it''s the ONLY thing I miss, but I wasn''t willing to have a square stone LOL

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 9/19/2006 9:45:41 PM
Author: mishelly
Thanks for all the nice comments!
Cehra, what are the 8 mains--is this where (in the centre of the middle stone) there''s a cross of dark contrasted with wedges of lighter areas? Is this a result of the size of the culet? I''d LOVE to hear many people''s opinions re the ring''s antique cut and look. Does it look more like an OMC or an OEC?
I''ll try for some more closeups tomorrow--although my digital didn''t seem to focus the super closeups, even on the super macro setting.
michelle

if it is more square it is OMC and more round likely OEC though the corners on OMC are round to varying degrees... I''d say yours is OMC.

Yes, the center of the stone where it is light/dark where you have the cross... those are the 8 pavillion mains They are not the result of the culet, they are a beautiful pattern in that cut! Because the corners are longer than the sides, they have different angles and reflect at different times. Or something like that I have an OMC but it is not square, it is very long, and so instead of an X or + I have more of a | LOL

 

[Dee*Jay]

Very pretty ring!

 

[littlelysser]

That stone is just lovely! I really like the pattern in it!

 

[Cehrabehra]

I was thinking about your ring and the old OMC/OEC question and back in your other thread you said this:

The appraiser stated that the ring was an old european cut, but from what I have been learning online, I think it may actually be an old mine cut, as it has a more square shape to it, a large crown, appears to have a very open/wide culet (the 'dot' is visible when staring at the stone face up).

And I was thinking about how there seems to be two different facet patterns for OMC. I mean, the same but different, and I'll explain that in a sec. But the OEC always (to my knowledge) has an 8 even pavillion main pattern like your stone, so depending on the setting it could be easy to confuse the two if they have even pav mains like that. The other way you see OMCs cut is more in the style of the historical Regent with four larger facets and four thinner facets in the corners. Most of the facet plot info you find out there on OMC lists this second plot as an OMC stone, but a good deal of OMC stones out there have more even spacing. Below is a picture of what you typically find listed on the net as an 'OMC' but IMO it doesn't make your stone any less OMC to have even spacing. Being OMC vs OEC has to do with the overall shape (OEC is always round to my knowledge). Might be good to consider the different OMC styles by name like I dunno... do I get to name them since no one else has bothered? ROFL!!! Anyway...

the plot on the left is OEC, it is round, it has 8 even pavillion mains... the plot on the right is OMC, it is square, there are 4 large and 4 small pavillion mains. Even still, you can find 8 even mains on an OMC as well. My stone is OMB and has the 4 big 4 small type, but my lower girdle facets are much longer which I imagine is why it is called an old mine brilliant. Who knows lol

Originally I wanted an OMC with 8 even pav mains and have seen plots of long stones that have 8 even pav mains even out of square, but I'm pretty happy with what I got so... hehehe I still love cuts like yours though and if I can convince the hub to always follow my investment instincts I very well may buy a square 8 even OMC someday too and an ideal RB, and, and, and... hehehehehehe

 

[mishelly]

Thanks for all the great feedback! Also, thanks for posting the info re OMC and OEC cuts. I didn''t even know Old Mine Brilliants existed! I have so much to learn still, good thing I have a budding interest in diamonds! My diamond def has a square shape to it with slightly rounded edges.
Scott--I looked at your previous posts about the 2 diamonds you''ve purchased (one for you mom and one for you)--I have no idea if my diamond has blue flourescence, guess I need to find a black light. I really like the 2 different settings you''ved picked for each stone. Has the platinum set ring arrived for you yet?
I do not own a loupe and it is a drizzly rainy day in BC, Canada so I''ll wait for tomorrow''s sun before attempting some more closeups with the digital. I''ll try to capture some of the rainbow patterns that like to come from it.
Cehra--I looked at your beauty--very nice! I love its shape (is that the right word? I''m still learning lol).
My parents have 1 diamond ring in the ''inheritance box'' that still haven''t been appraised and a diamond broach too. Maybe next time I''m visiting I''ll take some pictures of them. I think it looks like a rose cut.
michelle

 

[FireGoddess]

Beautiful, beautiful stones in that lovely ring!

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 9/20/2006 12:58:10 PM
Author: mishelly
Thanks for all the great feedback! Also, thanks for posting the info re OMC and OEC cuts. I didn''t even know Old Mine Brilliants existed! I have so much to learn still, good thing I have a budding interest in diamonds! My diamond def has a square shape to it with slightly rounded edges.
Scott--I looked at your previous posts about the 2 diamonds you''ve purchased (one for you mom and one for you)--I have no idea if my diamond has blue flourescence, guess I need to find a black light. I really like the 2 different settings you''ved picked for each stone. Has the platinum set ring arrived for you yet?
I do not own a loupe and it is a drizzly rainy day in BC, Canada so I''ll wait for tomorrow''s sun before attempting some more closeups with the digital. I''ll try to capture some of the rainbow patterns that like to come from it.
Cehra--I looked at your beauty--very nice! I love its shape (is that the right word? I''m still learning lol).
My parents have 1 diamond ring in the ''inheritance box'' that still haven''t been appraised and a diamond broach too. Maybe next time I''m visiting I''ll take some pictures of them. I think it looks like a rose cut.
michelle

I don''t really know what an old mine brilliant is other than that''s what it says on my gia cert and the only diff between mine and the classic plot is the length of the lower girdle facets... (well and the elongation) so who knows. to confuse you even more, my stone was listed under "cushion" LOL No, not all cushions are created equally, that''s for sure. And thanks, I love my stone too, but it''s definitely weird, for good and bad LOL It isn''t a very brilliant stone, generally, but it has great scint and the best overall fire I''ve ever seen. That''s what I wanted!!

I''d love to see the pix of the other antiques and I''m itching to see more of your omc!! I love it!!!!

 

[Stone Hunter]

Very nice stones. Congratulations!