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She’s finally here! WF ACA + Valoria!

mochidiamonds

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Long story short, I started seriously diamond hunting 4 months ago for the perfect 2 carat near colorless diamond since my original diamond was a F. I ordered two virtual diamonds from a vendor to compare, a G and F. At this point I was spending hours and days trying to convince myself to get a G over a F for the bigger size.

I continued my search for the perfect diamond and eventually landed on the HCA calculator and PriceScope. After running a bunch of specs on the HCA calculator and reading a gazillion posts on PS, I came across Whiteflash’s ACA and their upgrade policy and decided to contact Whiteflash, but they didn’t have any inventory that matched due to x’mas approaching. My lovely SA, Michelle Adams, was so kind to tell me what she was expecting, a nice H, in their pipeline.

I was gravitated to the solitaire look from seeing all the beautiful solitaires on PS, but had just ordered a pave setting with the G diamond. So between deciding on what type of setting, having to return two diamonds and deciding whether I wanted go to the H for the bigger diameter, I visited Tiffany’s to try out solitaires and check out diamond sizes so I didn’t order the H ACA quite yet.

In the Tiffany showroom was a 2.33 ct. and a 2.34 ct. solitaire, this is when I figured out I wanted size over color. Gotta compromise somewhere. :)

Lucky, Michelle, recommended I place the diamond on hold while I resolved the return of the two other diamonds and decide on a setting as she is now here with me!

It was totally worth the wait!

I can’t thank everyone on PS enough for all your advice and help along the way, especially my Valoria sisters, @MamaBee and @Dmndsr4evr11 for posting all those gorgeous pics of your Valoria and @Mamajemmy for your suggestion on ordering the settings.
And last, but not least, my wonderful SA, Michelle Adams for all her patience especially with my setting decision which is another story for another time. Lol

Sorry, I guess I was rambling and my story is not so short.

Here she is, 2.34 H VVS2 in a platinum Valoria setting, size 4.75.
https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-4345129.htm
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bright ice

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She’s so beautiful and looks perfectly at home on your finger, enjoy wearing it!
 
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Petalouda

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A classic beauty. Congrats!
 

Sprinkles&Stones

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Wow absolutely perfect! That is the most classic look! Enjoy!
 

LLJsmom

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Congratulations! She looks enormous on your dainty fingers and beautiful hands.
 

rcjtraveler

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Gorgeous classic look. Lovely with your other bands. Enjoy and wear it in good health.
 

MamaBee

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I’m so excited for you @mochidiamonds! Your ACA looks so white and huge! I just love that profile with the swoops prongs! Your ring is just perfection!
 

Patty

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Wow, your ring is gorgeous and I love it with eternity bands.
it makes a pretty stack!
 

Catmom

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Perfection!
 

Ally T

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Perfect & classic! Enjoy - it's absolutely beautiful!
 

AprilBaby

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Such a beautiful fluid setting! Congratulations!
 

MY LOVE

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So beautiful. I am considering the Valoria. It has the smallest donuts of all the six prong solitaires. It appears to sit pretty flush with your band. I was considering a modification to increase the width of the band. Is this the platinum setting? It seems to appear wider than some of the 1.9s I tried on. They all seem so delicate to me; however, yours look like has a nice weight to it. Congratulations!!!
 

Dmndsr4evr11

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Long story short, I started seriously diamond hunting 4 months ago for the perfect 2 carat near colorless diamond since my original diamond was a F. I ordered two virtual diamonds from a vendor to compare, a G and F. At this point I was spending hours and days trying to convince myself to get a G over a F for the bigger size.

I continued my search for the perfect diamond and eventually landed on the HCA calculator and PriceScope. After running a bunch of specs on the HCA calculator and reading a gazillion posts on PS, I came across Whiteflash’s ACA and their upgrade policy and decided to contact Whiteflash, but they didn’t have any inventory that matched due to x’mas approaching. My lovely SA, Michelle Adams, was so kind to tell me what she was expecting, a nice H, in their pipeline.

I was gravitated to the solitaire look from seeing all the beautiful solitaires on PS, but had just ordered a pave setting with the G diamond. So between deciding on what type of setting, having to return two diamonds and deciding whether I wanted go to the H for the bigger diameter, I visited Tiffany’s to try out solitaires and check out diamond sizes so I didn’t order the H ACA quite yet.

In the Tiffany showroom was a 2.33 ct. and a 2.34 ct. solitaire, this is when I figured out I wanted size over color. Gotta compromise somewhere. :)

Lucky, Michelle, recommended I place the diamond on hold while I resolved the return of the two other diamonds and decide on a setting as she is now here with me!

It was totally worth the wait!

I can’t thank everyone on PS enough for all your advice and help along the way, especially my Valoria sisters, @MamaBee and @Dmndsr4evr11 for posting all those gorgeous pics of your Valoria and @Mamajemmy for your suggestion on ordering the settings.
And last, but not least, my wonderful SA, Michelle Adams for all her patience especially with my setting decision which is another story for another time. Lol

Sorry, I guess I was rambling and my story is not so short.

Here she is, 2.34 H VVS2 in a platinum Valoria setting, size 4.75.
https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-4345129.htm
F518D9BC-FEDD-4B71-8CF5-097408E120C0.jpeg 11D4DA01-8FFB-4AEE-9762-BD3109DF1C4A.jpeg 82EE31A8-8A2E-4516-B529-BDA5EC5379E2.jpeg 969CEDC2-3700-42DB-88EF-515F2E057F10.jpeg 6DB9EA95-9A50-4D17-8A76-196A70EE1C87.jpeg 3ABCB172-D9A7-444C-8232-5475BA4E9D48.jpeg A41D3F80-4D1F-46A2-BF2B-62E82A37CBF8.jpeg 063E7D52-B380-49C5-8BCB-43A18E7DFDC7.jpeg 371369D4-C676-4DA7-9C5E-29E840A8CFB6.jpeg 9ABFA34C-09CB-4F29-AA5D-C40CE2DA0938.jpeg 0B7B9C43-8E91-485A-80BC-3F92A144AC60.jpeg 25E33F5B-FAF8-4604-8775-587CF4DD5501.jpeg FDC9159A-4315-4694-AF7A-08861C473806.jpeg 9825233C-1314-4697-8B7E-C84AD5AC05BA.jpeg 8D03FC74-610C-4A83-8E81-F29EA131B227.jpeg

YAY!!! Congrats, @mochidiamonds. It is beautiful and perfect on your finger. Love your bands too!!! What kind of bands are they? Are they flushed nicely with the Valoria? I’m so happy for you!!!
 

mochidiamonds

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So beautiful. I am considering the Valoria. It has the smallest donuts of all the six prong solitaires. It appears to sit pretty flush with your band. I was considering a modification to increase the width of the band. Is this the platinum setting? It seems to appear wider than some of the 1.9s I tried on. They all seem so delicate to me; however, yours look like has a nice weight to it. Congratulations!!!

Thank you @MY LOVE! It is platinum and feels pretty substantial. The bands actually sit pretty flush to the ER. I ordered a 14k Valoria (with the 11 and 1 prong orientation) to check the design and it was very lightweight and had a completely different feel. I would totally recommend it in platinum.

Michelle made these notes on my order:
-make the prongs delicate without sacrificing durability (this is what @Dmndsr4evr11 requested for her Valoria and I included a pic of her ring)
-to ensure the prong orientation is at 12 and 6, as shown on the website.
-reference @MamaBee's pic for diamond height, side view of the prongs and how they fold over the diamond (this request probably isn't necessary as I think the height and side profile of the setting is ultimately determined by the size of the diamond).
-symmetrical spacing of the arrows relative to the ring setting/prongs as long as the inscription is not covered.

I hadn't considered modifying the band on the Valoria, it actually has a nice knife-edge that gradually tapers vertically up towards the diamond, kinda hard to explain, maybe slightly cathedral-like?? I think if you widened it to 2.0 or 2.1, I can see it being pretty nice. I'd probably go with the Vatche U113 though if the mod ended up being too costly. Hope that helps!!
 

MissGotRocks

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Turned out perfectly! The diamond is just beautiful and it really looks perfect on your hand!
 

MrsBlue

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Gorgeous ring and bands!!! Your hard work and attention to detail paid off.

Congratulations!!!
 

MY LOVE

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Thank you @MY LOVE! It is platinum and feels pretty substantial. The bands actually sit pretty flush to the ER. I ordered a 14k Valoria (with the 11 and 1 prong orientation) to check the design and it was very lightweight and had a completely different feel. I would totally recommend it in platinum.

Michelle made these notes on my order:
-make the prongs delicate without sacrificing durability (this is what @Dmndsr4evr11 requested for her Valoria and I included a pic of her ring)
-to ensure the prong orientation is at 12 and 6, as shown on the website.
-reference @MamaBee's pic for diamond height, side view of the prongs and how they fold over the diamond (this request probably isn't necessary as I think the height and side profile of the setting is ultimately determined by the size of the diamond).
-symmetrical spacing of the arrows relative to the ring setting/prongs as long as the inscription is not covered.

I hadn't considered modifying the band on the Valoria, it actually has a nice knife-edge that gradually tapers vertically up towards the diamond, kinda hard to explain, maybe slightly cathedral-like?? I think if you widened it to 2.0 or 2.1, I can see it being pretty nice. I'd probably go with the Vatche U113 though if the mod ended up being too costly. Hope that helps!!

Thank you for the detailed information. I love the cathedral tapered look but not so much a fan of knife edge. I am a size 5.5 and i just feel like it made my fingers look chunky. One of the WF reps mentioned Valoria may be able to customize to get me to 2.3mm. I requested at least a 2. I would definitely go platinum my current e-ring is 18k and I can already tell a difference between it and 14K. I considered the Vatche but just feeling like it would be more of a gap between my rings and I like a closer fit. Your pictures are great and definitely have me more leaning towards the Valoria. And I will check out the prong orientation again. I think I do like the odd number orientation. But would not want it to interfere with arrows. Enjoy your new beauty!
 

mochidiamonds

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YAY!!! Congrats, @mochidiamonds. It is beautiful and perfect on your finger. Love your bands too!!! What kind of bands are they? Are they flushed nicely with the Valoria? I’m so happy for you!!!

@Dmndsr4evr11, I tried not to come on PS during my wait or I'd get new ideas and would probably drive Michelle nuts and OMG I missed out on your beautiful OEC. OEC's are so pretty, but a mystery to me. I guess that is the next thing I have to research and learn about. You gotta help me source one like yours, please!! :)

As for the bands, they fit pretty flush, with as little gap as possible, but they were not intended for the Valoria. They were meant to be cute little RHRs. It just worked out that the heights are similar to the Valoria's. I also got a really good deal 1 ctw platinum 7 stone band, but it only fits my middle finger lol.

The milgrain one is from Costco: https://www.costco.com/round-brilliant-0.20-ctw-vs2-clarity,-i-color-stackable-diamond-band.product.100504252.html

The straight white gold diamond band is from Blue Nile. It is the same as the one in the link, but slightly bigger at 0.33ctw. I believe they bring it back during the holiday season.
 

Dmndsr4evr11

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@Dmndsr4evr11, I tried not to come on PS during my wait or I'd get new ideas and would probably drive Michelle nuts and OMG I missed out on your beautiful OEC. OEC's are so pretty, but a mystery to me. I guess that is the next thing I have to research and learn about. You gotta help me source one like yours, please!! :)

As for the bands, they fit pretty flush, with as little gap as possible, but they were not intended for the Valoria. They were meant to be cute little RHRs. It just worked out that the heights are similar to the Valoria's. I also got a really good deal 1 ctw platinum 7 stone band, but it only fits my middle finger lol.

The milgrain one is from Costco: https://www.costco.com/round-brilliant-0.20-ctw-vs2-clarity,-i-color-stackable-diamond-band.product.100504252.html

The straight white gold diamond band is from Blue Nile. It is the same as the one in the link, but slightly bigger at 0.33ctw. I believe they bring it back during the holiday season.

Wow!! They look great together! Can’t believe that band is from Costco. Great price. I tried my petite band again and it seems barely touching the base of the Valoria so I’ve tried wearing it today without a spacer or the Tiffany Elsa peretti band. Interestingly, when I bought it a few years ago, it was a WF petite band. Now when I click on it my email receipt, it’s now called the Valoria petite band.

I was mesmerized by my first OEC at 0.25 carats on a filigree ring. I’m slowly working my way up hahaha. This one is only 0.60 , more like a transitional cut I’d be setting as a 3 stone ring. Still finalizing plans with DK. I hope to own a decent size OEC or OMC/ antique cushion in the future... when I grow up hahaha. So much to learn about old cuts. It seems so much harder and need to see IRL as they’re all very individually unique. It seems much easier picking ACAs. Almost a no-brainer with ACAs.

Please post more pics!! And enjoy!!!
 

diamondseeker2006

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Your new ACA ring is gorgeous!!! You made a great choice!!!!
 

m-2-b

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What a beautiful ACA + setting! :kiss2: Please add your ring to the WF ACA thread, too!

Congrats again!
 

Kim N

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It is absolutely gorgeous. I especially love it with your bands.
 
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