PSer's HELP! Cushion experts!!!

[TitanCi]

Friends of PS - my buddy is getting ready to pop the question to my cousin! I've been desperately trying to find an antique cushion/AVC type for him for the past few months. His budget has dropped to ~3k (setting included?), are there any cushions experts that can help us find a great performer for that budget???


Please help me! I can't do it alone anymore! LOL



Oh... btw... I'm in the process of finding studs for my soon to be wife, finding really nice ones thru BGD!

 

[pandabee]

Any size/color considerations? What type of setting? Is he open to preloved?

 

[SB621]

For antique cushions you really only have a few options. Perhaps the experts can quote me if I'm wrong but I just don't feel cushions are cut for performance unless they are branded, especially antique cushions. I don't know of any places that sells antique cushions with asets, idealscopes etc.

Anyhow for true antique cushions I would contact JBEG or Adam at old World Diamonds. JbEG typically does sell their diamonds certed. The ladies are WONDERFUl to work with and right now they have a sale going on. However, pretty much what they have on their site is all their inventory. You can email them to see if they have anything else. I have noiced they also carry more OEC's then cushions.

Adam has some that are certed and some that aren't. I think his pricing is VERY budget friendly. I know that Ginger and I both bought uncerted antique cushions that were later appraised and Adam was dead on with the stats. So I would trust him with the uncerted. And if you want it certed GIA is in the same building and charges $100 per ct to cert. He has a large inventory so I wouldn't bother looking online. i would just email or call him.

Goodluck in your search. Just ask for photos and or video of the stone. Look for a crisp facet pattern and you should be fine.

 

[ariel144]

I would go with this stone and get a plain white gold or rose gold setting (which ever type she likes).

http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/10577/

I would also let the Ebayers come up with something antique on Ebay.

Don't think you will find a nicer stone on JA for $2500.00 than the one on GOG. Check out the Megascope reading.

 

[TitanCi]

Ps'ers, TY for the help. I've been so busy I haven't been able to check this thread until today.

I should have mentioned it doesnt have to be true antique cushion, but AVC style (chunky facet style). Thanks! We're still in the hunt for the stone!!!

 

[madelise]

I would go with this stone and get a plain white gold or rose gold setting (which ever type she likes).

http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/10577/

I would also let the Ebayers come up with something antique on Ebay.

Don't think you will find a nicer stone on JA for $2500.00 than the one on GOG. Check out the Megascope reading.

whoaaaaa...

 

[SB621]

Has the gf said what sort of cushions she wants? If she likes true antique cushions she might really dislike the branded diamonds or vice versa.

 

[04diamond<3]

Has the gf said what sort of cushions she wants? If she likes true antique cushions she might really dislike the branded diamonds or vice versa.

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