Thanks Sonoma - I read that thread eagerly when you got that stone. I just LOVE it! May I ask the depth and table percentages? That''s the only worry I have with my stone is that it''s rather deep (69%. Table is largeish as well at 64%) I just worry about it being dead in the centre like you said. Yekutiel assures me it is very lively, we''ll have to see (the stone is in New York, boyfriend is in New Jersey. He''s going in Monday to take photos of it for me. Only seen some in bad lighting so difficult to tell for sure. I''m WAAAY over here in Vancouver so I won''t see it until it''s all finished. My boyfriend knows nothing about diamonds so he''s not much help - am relying on Yekutiel''s experience to steer me in the right direction)
Date: 1/24/2009 6:53:19 PM
Author: platinumrock
You''re welcome!I also feel like an oddball too (I''m not into icy white diamonds or halos...shhhh..that''s like sacrilige here!). But for some reason, these styles look better on others. That is why when someone posts a photo of a beautiful ring or stone that may not be my style, I''m always excited for the person! I admire them on others, but not so much on me. But I really love the fact that no matter what your style and preference is, PS''ers will always encourage you to go for what you like, not what someone else likes. After all, if you''re not happy with your jewelry, you probably won''t wear it.
Your friend defines a ''nice'' stone as icy white. To her, that''s what a quality diamond should look like. But you can easily look at her stone and think it''s too ''cold'' looking. Not enough warmth. But at least you respect her enough to keep it to yourself. Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. What I consider beautiful may be fugly to someone else. But what matters is that I am going for what I love, and not what is popular. And if other people are too concerned about what other people have or think, then they have some personal issues they have to deal with.
Please go with what your heart truly desires and don''t worry so much about what people will think. If everyone liked the same thing, the world would be a very boring place to live in. There would be no need for menus or options. What''s the fun in that?
PS: I was never into colored stones, colored diamonds or rose gold either until I saw some beautiful pieces on here. I became a convert: hook, line and sinker.
Hmm..maybe there''s hope for the halo and yellow gold.
Date: 1/24/2009 10:09:32 PM
Author: mausketeer
Date: 1/24/2009 6:53:19 PM
Author: platinumrock
You''re welcome!I also feel like an oddball too (I''m not into icy white diamonds or halos...shhhh..that''s like sacrilige here!). But for some reason, these styles look better on others. That is why when someone posts a photo of a beautiful ring or stone that may not be my style, I''m always excited for the person! I admire them on others, but not so much on me. But I really love the fact that no matter what your style and preference is, PS''ers will always encourage you to go for what you like, not what someone else likes. After all, if you''re not happy with your jewelry, you probably won''t wear it.
Your friend defines a ''nice'' stone as icy white. To her, that''s what a quality diamond should look like. But you can easily look at her stone and think it''s too ''cold'' looking. Not enough warmth. But at least you respect her enough to keep it to yourself. Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. What I consider beautiful may be fugly to someone else. But what matters is that I am going for what I love, and not what is popular. And if other people are too concerned about what other people have or think, then they have some personal issues they have to deal with.
Please go with what your heart truly desires and don''t worry so much about what people will think. If everyone liked the same thing, the world would be a very boring place to live in. There would be no need for menus or options. What''s the fun in that?
PS: I was never into colored stones, colored diamonds or rose gold either until I saw some beautiful pieces on here. I became a convert: hook, line and sinker.
Hmm..maybe there''s hope for the halo and yellow gold.
Thanks again Platinum - that made me smile. I must admit I checked out my friend''s ring with my 10x loupe (I had it BEFORE the diamond search from a great summer school 2 week jewellery course I took a few years ago. I LOVE to look at my friends rings but I learned to keep bad news to myself very quickly) Well I kept the result of THAT inspection to myself as well (not a very clean stone).
Just spent the last hour searching the forum for ''cushion depth'' posts and now feel MUCH more at ease with the stone. A lot of the posts were asking the same question: ''what is too deep for a cushion?''. Seems a lot of the reason not to get a deep stone is simply for the fact that it will ''face up'' smaller and of course that is not good value for your money. Since I was looking for a 1.5 carat originally, the fact that it''s larger but deeper makes it appear in the 1.5-1.6 carat range so that''s fine by me, and it seems to be a good price). Haven''t seen anything that definitively says 69% is bad as far as light leakage goes, it certainly hasn''t been warned off the way very shallow stones have been so..... phew.
I am thinking it may be wise to have an independent appraiser take a look at it first since I don''t have an ASET or IS to look at and my boyfriend won''t know what to look for.
- Jodie -
Date: 1/24/2009 11:25:33 PM
Author: platinumrock
Date: 1/24/2009 10:09:32 PM
Author: mausketeer
Date: 1/24/2009 6:53:19 PM
Author: platinumrock
You''re welcome!I also feel like an oddball too (I''m not into icy white diamonds or halos...shhhh..that''s like sacrilige here!). But for some reason, these styles look better on others. That is why when someone posts a photo of a beautiful ring or stone that may not be my style, I''m always excited for the person! I admire them on others, but not so much on me. But I really love the fact that no matter what your style and preference is, PS''ers will always encourage you to go for what you like, not what someone else likes. After all, if you''re not happy with your jewelry, you probably won''t wear it.
Your friend defines a ''nice'' stone as icy white. To her, that''s what a quality diamond should look like. But you can easily look at her stone and think it''s too ''cold'' looking. Not enough warmth. But at least you respect her enough to keep it to yourself. Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. What I consider beautiful may be fugly to someone else. But what matters is that I am going for what I love, and not what is popular. And if other people are too concerned about what other people have or think, then they have some personal issues they have to deal with.
Please go with what your heart truly desires and don''t worry so much about what people will think. If everyone liked the same thing, the world would be a very boring place to live in. There would be no need for menus or options. What''s the fun in that?
PS: I was never into colored stones, colored diamonds or rose gold either until I saw some beautiful pieces on here. I became a convert: hook, line and sinker.
Hmm..maybe there''s hope for the halo and yellow gold.
Thanks again Platinum - that made me smile. I must admit I checked out my friend''s ring with my 10x loupe (I had it BEFORE the diamond search from a great summer school 2 week jewellery course I took a few years ago. I LOVE to look at my friends rings but I learned to keep bad news to myself very quickly) Well I kept the result of THAT inspection to myself as well (not a very clean stone).
Just spent the last hour searching the forum for ''cushion depth'' posts and now feel MUCH more at ease with the stone. A lot of the posts were asking the same question: ''what is too deep for a cushion?''. Seems a lot of the reason not to get a deep stone is simply for the fact that it will ''face up'' smaller and of course that is not good value for your money. Since I was looking for a 1.5 carat originally, the fact that it''s larger but deeper makes it appear in the 1.5-1.6 carat range so that''s fine by me, and it seems to be a good price). Haven''t seen anything that definitively says 69% is bad as far as light leakage goes, it certainly hasn''t been warned off the way very shallow stones have been so..... phew.
I am thinking it may be wise to have an independent appraiser take a look at it first since I don''t have an ASET or IS to look at and my boyfriend won''t know what to look for.
- Jodie -
Can you imagine if you shared your ''findings'' to your friend? But you have way too much class to do that. Regarding cushions, the bottom line is, is that what you truly want? If it is, then it will be easier for you to take people''s advice with a grain of salt. It''s true that cushions tend to face up smaller compared to RB''s, but they sure do sparkle like no other! I can be looking at 3 GIA certifications that describe three stones. All I have in front of me are numbers and raw data. But they don''t really do me any good unless I see them in person. I am a very visual person, so I let my eyes choose for me, without knowing the data. That way, I am going with my heart and what is the most pleasing to me visually. When I''m comparing stones, especially online, I always try look for an actual photo or video.
Taking the stone to an independent appraiser is a great idea. That way, you can have somebody objective inspect the stone for you.
Date: 1/25/2009 7:23:33 PM
Author: MMT
I can''t wait to see your stone. I love all the older cuts and warmer stones. My ring is a K and I absolutely love it. I would love to buy one of EricaGrace''s gorgeous M''s. Please post pictures when it arrives.
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