Mara
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- Oct 30, 2002
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I don't wear much jewelry at one time. One of the things I wear daily pretty much 365 days a year is a diamond pendant. Many old members remember my original favorite wear pendant, the .78c K VS ACA in a bezel pendant. I wore that happily for what...almost 6 years? Longer? It's my avatar.
Recently while trying to find a 2c OEC I came across a 2c transitional set into a pendant. I bought it planning to make it a ring. It turned out to be way too chipped up for a ring, it would cause durability issues and most likely need a recut, but while playing around with it on my neck (it was a stunning necklace with 10 10 pointer OMC's set up to the main stone), I thought gee I could really rock a larger pendant. And the wheels started turning.
The next purchase for the neck was a loose 1.36c that I bought on eBay, had a bezel milgrain rose gold setting made by BGD and turned into a stunning piece. However, it just was too much for me with the bezel, milgrain and the size of the stone itself all together. I was just too used to wearing a simple piece like the smaller bezeled stone on a daily basis. I know, too much, what??? Who am I? So it found a new home with a lovely PS lurker.
At this point I wasn't quite sure what I wanted...but I kept my eyes open. So when I happened upon a pendant locally that caught my eye, I perked up. It had an amazing faceting pattern. I really love the later OEC's almost transitionals because of their precise faceting pattern and great symmetry, but I also love a good classic OEC with the flower patterning. This faceting was more classic OEC with some head obstruction but the louped pattern was just breathtaking to me. So I bought it. It turned out to be a 1.40c 7.25mm estimated GIA J/K stone. It would be a VS1 at least if it wasn't for the extensive girdle bites from being worn in a ring by the gal's grandma for many years. I could have it recut, it would lose maybe .20ct but I just don't want to chance changing the pattern..I just love it. It's perfect for a pendant. I can see the faceting pattern when I look in the mirror and see the stone, and it's big enough to stand on it's own without a bezel for me. It was set in a simple platinum 4 prong basket pendant, so I left it as is for now. I was wearing it on a simple platinum chain but I picked up a beautiful .10ctw DBTY in NYC on my last trip that just adds the tiniest bit of sparkle and compliments it wonderfully.
I won't say this is my 'forever' pendant because ...yeah I kind of liked that original 8mm stone on my neck! But for now this thing is plenty big..and packs a visual punch. And the faceting pattern, just love it. It is probably my 2nd fave of all my OEC's in terms of faceting... the first being my 3.33 of course!
Recently while trying to find a 2c OEC I came across a 2c transitional set into a pendant. I bought it planning to make it a ring. It turned out to be way too chipped up for a ring, it would cause durability issues and most likely need a recut, but while playing around with it on my neck (it was a stunning necklace with 10 10 pointer OMC's set up to the main stone), I thought gee I could really rock a larger pendant. And the wheels started turning.
The next purchase for the neck was a loose 1.36c that I bought on eBay, had a bezel milgrain rose gold setting made by BGD and turned into a stunning piece. However, it just was too much for me with the bezel, milgrain and the size of the stone itself all together. I was just too used to wearing a simple piece like the smaller bezeled stone on a daily basis. I know, too much, what??? Who am I? So it found a new home with a lovely PS lurker.
At this point I wasn't quite sure what I wanted...but I kept my eyes open. So when I happened upon a pendant locally that caught my eye, I perked up. It had an amazing faceting pattern. I really love the later OEC's almost transitionals because of their precise faceting pattern and great symmetry, but I also love a good classic OEC with the flower patterning. This faceting was more classic OEC with some head obstruction but the louped pattern was just breathtaking to me. So I bought it. It turned out to be a 1.40c 7.25mm estimated GIA J/K stone. It would be a VS1 at least if it wasn't for the extensive girdle bites from being worn in a ring by the gal's grandma for many years. I could have it recut, it would lose maybe .20ct but I just don't want to chance changing the pattern..I just love it. It's perfect for a pendant. I can see the faceting pattern when I look in the mirror and see the stone, and it's big enough to stand on it's own without a bezel for me. It was set in a simple platinum 4 prong basket pendant, so I left it as is for now. I was wearing it on a simple platinum chain but I picked up a beautiful .10ctw DBTY in NYC on my last trip that just adds the tiniest bit of sparkle and compliments it wonderfully.
I won't say this is my 'forever' pendant because ...yeah I kind of liked that original 8mm stone on my neck! But for now this thing is plenty big..and packs a visual punch. And the faceting pattern, just love it. It is probably my 2nd fave of all my OEC's in terms of faceting... the first being my 3.33 of course!
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