picture of my EC ring...

[shminbabe]

Okay, so it appears that I''ve attached the picture. Let me post it, and see.

jeannie

 

[shminbabe]

Uh, no.

(screaming to self here

jeannie

 

[Ellen]

lol Try agin, I wanna see!

 

[shminbabe]

I am so frustrated. I took about 25 pictures of the thing yesterday and today and have spent far too much time at this keyboard trying to resize and rename and upload TO NO AVAIL. I want to scream! You''d think I was the village idiot here but geesh, I keep resizing and renaming and it rejects them due to a larger file size.

Duh, guess I will have to wait until my husband gets home and enlist his help. He is not going to think this is fun...

jeannie

 

[Ellen]

Aw. You could always send them to Andrey, I know he would post them for you.

 

[shminbabe]

maybe third time''s the charm?

jeannie

 

[Ellen]

By george, I think she''s got it!

More, more!!

 

[shminbabe]

I think I''ve finally figured it out!

Here''s another pic. Now, these are not so good but you will get the idea.

Ring:

2.28 ct
EC
F
VS 1
1.25

depth: 61.8 %
table: 72 % (believe me, it sparkles)

girdle: thin
polish: good
symmetry: very good
fluoro: faint

crown height: i have no idea! i wish i did. but they did not have sarin reports, etc. and i decided that i liked it anyway, that it was plenty lively and i was drawn to it from the very beginning. it was the first emerald cut stone i really ever noticed, and it was The One that drew me away from my quest for the oval cut stone. I kept visiting it in the store, while looking for another, "better" stone, until finally I realized: hey, I love this stone, really, so why don''t I just get it? so, i did. the impetus for this was a "big birthday" for me and a 15th wedding anniversary, and with the fact that my former 1 ct oval cut stone was stolen from my bedroom 5 years ago...and my husband finally agreed to buy me a big stone. i am very pleased and thankful for it.

the setting it''s in was meant to be temporary. but then i got drawn to the 7-stone shared prong ring by Tiffany which Whiteflash is making for me and so I decided to keep the EC in the simple solitaire setting (I''ll upgrade to platinum, I decided) and wear it with the "anniversary-style" 7-stone band and it looks really stunning together. I love the contrast of the rectangle against the round stones, quite classic and geometric, which suits me. With the round stones I''ll expect more sparkle so together, I''m sure it will all be quite sparkly. This EC does throw sparkles of its own. I love moving it around in the car and watching the fire flashing against the windows and doors (oops, not while driving,though, ahem).

I''ll find a couple more pics that maybe show the stone off a little better.

I''m really thrilled with it and so thankful to all of you who assisted me in this search!

jeannie

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 8/22/2007 9:06:32 PM
Author: Ellen
By george, I think she''s got it!

More, more!!

Yessy she did!!! Yay jeannie, now lets see a ton more!!!

 

[marcy]

Very pretty!

 

[Ellen]

It looks very pretty, and BIG!

Where''s the 23 other pictures??

 

[Jenn5504]

OH MY STARS, that baby is STUNNING and soooooooooooo gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! I just love it! Love it in that setting, love the L:W ratio, ESPECIALLY LOVE THE SIZE and I think the band you having made to go with it will be the ICING ON THE CAKE!!!!! Awesome job!

 

[K9]

OMG - I love it! It''s so simple and elegant!

AND - I think every one of us is guilty of geeking at our rings while driving!

My jeweler likes to tell a story about a client of hers that actually got into a car accident doing that! HAHA!

 

[shminbabe]

Date: 8/22/2007 9:41:25 PM
Author: Ellen
It looks very pretty, and BIG!

Where''s the 23 other pictures??

Okay, here come a few more...you all might be sick of it by the time I am done. (had to get the kids into bed, first!)

jeannie

 

[shminbabe]

and another...

jeannie

 

[shminbabe]

and another...

jeannie

 

[shminbabe]

this one was in a crack in the sidewalk! (dumb, i know, but i was playing with the camera in the sunshine and it was a good place to prop it).

jeannie

 

[shminbabe]

another...

jeannie

 

[shminbabe]

i wish these were better images but it''s the best i can do with my little Canon Elph! at least it has a macro lens

i''m having fun with that, for sure!

jeannie

 

[shminbabe]

when i resize them i lose some clarity, unfortunately....

jeannie

 

[strmrdr]

congrates!!!!!
Thank you for the pictures.

 

[shminbabe]

i love this picture even though it''s kind of blurry.

jeannie

 

[Kaleigh]

OH Jeannie!!!

It''s just as stunning as you are!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Miranda]

Sheer perfection! I love the solitaire! It will be fab with your new band! Enjoy your beautiful ring!!!

 

[shminbabe]

Date: 8/22/2007 10:53:32 PM
Author: strmrdr
congrates!!!!!
Thank you for the pictures.

storm, you helped me a lot (and kaleigh, chrono, ellen, and others whose names are escaping me now) ...i''m sure it isn''t the "perfect" stone (i''d wanted perfect) ; i can tell the crown height isn''t that high and the polish could be better, but i really love it!

here comes a few more pictures. now that i finally figured out how to do it!

the tiffany-like band by whiteflash is gonna make a killer combo! i decided to just go for it and get the 7-stone instead of the 5-stone and get the platinum, already and quite vascillating over it.

jeannie

 

[shminbabe]

that last picture that looked like glare was really a beautiful flash of color in the morning sun.

this one is in low light and you can see the shape of it, and crown height, i think. it''s not too high, i suspect.

when i compared it to an emerald cut stone in tiffany of equal carat weight, that crown was only slightly higher, i could tell. not appreciably so, and my stone was just as lively as the $39,000 tiffany EC!

jeannie

 

[shminbabe]

thanks for indulging me!!

jeannie

 

[diamondfan]

I love it! (I am partial to emerald cuts, lol)

You are very pretty too! The ring is elegant and simple and I love it!

 

[Gypsy]

HELLO GORGEOUS!

That is a STUNNING FREAKING RING. I LOVE IT SET THAT WAY! WOW!

 

[Po10472]

*faint*