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Show me your O-P, S,T or Light Yellow Diamonds!

I don't think "T"s count as a FLY, the way it is advertised. It also looks really dark under the table, almost brown coloured. I looked into that vendor before, since he's local to me, and his website turns me off.

Anyway, my favorite O-P is ZahraLeyla's 4.09. Mara had a S-T in a pendant, I believe. Haven has a beautiful O-P as well.

OP's aren't going to look like FLYs.
What look are you going for? Cream coloured, or a true yellow?









(I'm sorry, not being a jerk. I can't link since I'm on a proxy server, but you can do a quick search to find the pics of their stones!)
 
"Canary yellow" is going to have to be at the very least Y-Z with a gold cup to enhance it. I don't think even W-X will be "canary yellow" even with the gold cup. I don't even feel FLY is enough yellow to be "canary yellow".

I'd cross anything less than Y-Z off your list.... MAYBE W-X if it's cupped in yellow gold. Have you gone through DBL's inventory yet? I learned alot about the yellows from his website, since he has multiple detailed photos of all his online inventory. You can get a good comparison of the different shades there.
 
Color grading seems to be highly subjective unless you're dealing with GIA graded stones. But even then, getting into the yellows, there is a fairly broad range of colors in each grading level.

My Poppy has been graded by 3 independent appraisers. It has been called an L, an M, and an O-P. There is no "yellowness" to it, especially when placed next to my FIY diamond. It is warm in some lights from the side, but almost always faces up notably white. If you want a yellow stone, you'll have to head a ways down in the alphabet from O-P. :wink2:

Edited: I agree with madelise's suggestion to check out the Diamonds by Lauren website - David specializes in lower alphabet letters and amping up their color in lovely, clever settings.

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OOH great comp, Ginger! Jeez, lucky you! Your Poppy AND a FIY?!

OP- see how her Fancy Intense yellow is that color? That's what I mean by saying that I don't really think you will achieve your wanted "canary yellow" without going to at LEAST Y-Z with a yellow cup enhancer. FLYs are still light to my eyes. It's only starting at the "Intense"s that I feel they're truly "canary".

I'm finally home now, so I can stop being a jerk and actually link :tongue:
Here are all the DBL loose stones: http://www.diamondsbylauren.com/ind...-max=&price-min=&price-max=&cat_id=207&page=1

and THIS ONE**** is probably a great "rainbow". very educational ;)) http://www.diamondsbylauren.com/index.php/content/education

If you're trying to save money, find a yellow with a slight brown modifier.
 
and I really urge you to not purchase from a vendor that says

SKU 2625-1
Metal Type Platinum
Certification GIA
Total Carat Weight 4.46 ct
Center Diamond 3.21ct
Side Diamond 1.25ct
Cut Grade Very Good
Cut Round Brilliant Cut
Center Diamond Color Fancy Light Yellow (T)
Side Diamond Color E-F
Center Diamond Clarity VS2
Side Diamond Clarity VS1-VS2
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T is definitely NOT FLY. T is actually considered one of the "white/colorless" stones, with tint. That's complete false advertisement. T's don't look as yellow as his photo shows. You can tell that it's enhanced with a yellow gold cup.. and honestly, you can so tell from that photo that it's more brown than yellow.
 
My gf was looking for a FLY and was talking to Mark. He has a lot of stones so I would def talk to him. His pricing is good too. During her search I learned a little bit, mostly that if you want a more canary then you need to go at least closer to YZ and set it into a yellow cup. That won't look intense but it will look yellow at least. A true FLY in a yellow cup also is a great option and was not THAT pricey I thought.
 
I had a faint light yellow (O-R range) stone in my possession for a while, a little over 2ct. It was not yellow at all. It hardly even looked cream. Warm, yes. Yellow, no.

I would love a yellow diamond but it needs much more tinted that R!

I think S-T can look very yellow depending on the stone and its particular body tint. JBEG has an ST color OEC that I think is a phenomenal color.
 
Here is a gorgeous 2.94c August Vintage Cushion that is fancy brown yellow. in the right setting it can look even more yellow. It's not round but these stones are quite amazing in their light performance and the price is excellent. In the window lighting it looks pretty yellow to me. (Also with an open culet you can set a yellow diamond below the culet to make the stone show more yellow color)

http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/9250/

Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxeqr_R_Xl8&feature=youtu.be

Here is a U/V color 5 c honker OEC. This also will look pretty yellow in the right setting and it is one of the best performing Old European cuts ever shown on GOG.
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/8140/

Here is the video for this 5c OEC U/V...nice antique stone!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaD9l0ynDaY

I never would have thought an M color could look so yellow when set in a yellow gold setting. Interesting.
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/m-avc-three-stone-in-yellow-gold.175160/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/m-avc-three-stone-in-yellow-gold.175160/[/URL]

Here are some light yellow and color comparison videos:
FANCY LIGHT YELLOW August Vintage cushion video buttery bling! Enjoy the videos.
http://vimeo.com/6599079

wx AVC (very light yellow – not fancy)

http://vimeo.com/19766353

fancy yellow radiant compared to antique cut round O/P
http://vimeo.com/18131678

Here is an O/P Old Mine cut with a yellow diamond set under the culet which reflects yellow in some of the pictures:
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/its-here-its-here-my-2-30-ct-omb-antique-cushion-upgrade.158760/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/its-here-its-here-my-2-30-ct-omb-antique-cushion-upgrade.158760/[/URL]

This should keep you busy for a while and give you an idea of what you might want to look for. Hope this helps.
 
Mara|1347150830|3264506 said:
My gf was looking for a FLY and was talking to Mark. He has a lot of stones so I would def talk to him. His pricing is good too. During her search I learned a little bit, mostly that if you want a more canary then you need to go at least closer to YZ and set it into a yellow cup. That won't look intense but it will look yellow at least. A true FLY in a yellow cup also is a great option and was not THAT pricey I thought.
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Looking on Leibish, FLYs seem pretty affordable? Idk, all yellows seem to be about as affordable as white diamonds to me.

http://www.fancydiamonds.net/view_diamonds/9127.htm
http://www.fancydiamonds.net/view_diamonds/8569.htm
http://www.fancydiamonds.net/view_diamonds/2126.htm

I am wondering if part of the problem in finding a fancy is that they are so much less likely to be rounds... Leibish just had the two I posted in the 1-2 ct range (there are a lot of smaller ones though). DBL probably has some.
 
Yea my friend wanted a cushion or radiant. Seemingly easier to find. And I also thought they weren't more expensive than a near colorless white.
 
If the OP really wants a strong yellow color, than an RB is not the best choice. Apparently radiants and other diamonds of similar faceting "hold" more color. RBs will mask color face up.
 
Dreamer_D|1347213201|3264762 said:
If the OP really wants a strong yellow color, than an RB is not the best choice. Apparently radiants and other diamonds of similar faceting "hold" more color. RBs will mask color face up.
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Well, yes and no.
For a single given piece of rough, yes cutting it into a radiant should result in stronger color grade than if the same rough was cut into a round.
But when we shop for diamonds we are not picking one rough and deciding which shape to cut in into.
Different roughs with various color saturations are already cut into various shapes.

But highly saturated rough does exist that can get a Fancy Vivid grade when cut into a round, but it will be expensive.

Shapes don't "hold" or "mask" color.
Radiant forces the light to bounce back and forth more times through the yellow body material before finally exiting out the top.
The longer the light path the more color it picks up.
It would be accurate to say the radiant therefore "holds" the light longer and the light has a longer path.
If a round was cut from the same rough as that radiant, the round will direct the light in and out with fewer bounces through the material so the light picks up less color, again even from the same rough.

Some people might say it's cheating to use cut to increase the color strength and the price but that's just how the industry is.
 
Luna, the 1.37 ct. stone in my avitar is a "P". Adore this color. ADORE.
 
Justginger, does your poppy have fluorescence?
 
My 1.43 OEC GIA S-T.
 
Dreamer_D|1347155482|3264547 said:
I had a faint light yellow (O-R range) stone in my possession for a while, a little over 2ct. It was not yellow at all. It hardly even looked cream. Warm, yes. Yellow, no.

I would love a yellow diamond but it needs much more tinted that R!

I think S-T can look very yellow depending on the stone and its particular body tint. JBEG has an ST color OEC that I think is a phenomenal color.
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I was just eying the JbEG ST diamond last night along with a bunch of other websites with yellow diamonds--I've been doing a ton of research on this lately. The ST looks lovely yellow from the side but faceup not so much --at least in the videos--maybe IRL it would look different. I pretty much decided that is almost has to be a W or lower and then with a gold cup or something to enhance the yellow for it to look yellow.

Ariel linked to one this one at GOG: Here is a U/V color 5 c honker OEC. This also will look pretty yellow in the right setting and it is one of the best performing Old European cuts ever shown on GOG.
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/8140/ I've seen this one IRL. Again it doesn't look yellow--more of a creamy off white and honestly I don't think it matters what setting you put it in, it will not look like a FLY.

I've seen a ton of M, N, O, P, Q and R and to me they read as not white, kind of cream but definitely not yellow. JMHO. :wink2:
 
HI Guys,
It's very important to remember that the cutting style- combined with quality of cut- and cut design play a huge role here.
For example- if we are looking at round yellow diamonds, the proportions that may work best will be anything but "traditional"
For example table size on a round- generally speaking you need a larger table with a round to bring out the yellow.

When it comes to antique style cushions this can be seen quite clearly.
Most brands of antique style cushions are designed to make the diamond project white light.
An OMB cut to show color will look totally different than another stone, cut to look white- even if they are the same GIA color grade.
When looking at diamonds n the S-T/U-V color range, the differences can be quite dramatic between different stones cut with different goals in mind.
 
Hi Luna, my diamond is in between the ranges you asked for, but I thought I'd post in anyway, in case it helps! Mine is a Q-R cushion from DBL.

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jewellover13|1350937521|3290379 said:
Justginger, does your poppy have fluorescence?
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Neil appraised it as having faint blue fluoro. I feel as if it is fairly strong for faint, perhaps getting closer to medium.
 
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