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lovedogs

lovedogs

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I've been trying to find a transitional diamond that has the classic quilt pattern and its harder than I expected!

My ideal transitional has this look:

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so far I've found a few candidates but nothing perfect:



This one (stupid link keeps erroring)
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www.jamesallen.com

0.70 Carat round diamond

This 0.7 carat round diamond L color vvs1 clarity has Excellent proportions and a diamond grading report from GIA
www.jamesallen.com www.jamesallen.com

Thoughts? As usual with weird diamonds I'm trying to stay as cheap as possible. Small is ok, but at least .6ct so I can see the faceting. If anyone has thoughts on the above or sees alternatives let me know!
 
I just love that pattern also. I’ll keep my eyes peeled.
 
Oh believe me, I’m over here watering mine like mad. I’ll let you know if I have any luck, lol!
 
Ugh this is close to perfect but I can't spend more than 2.5k on a "weird stone experiment" stone.

ivyandrose.com

OLD EUROPEAN CUT DIAMOND VINTAGE F-G SI2 LOOSE ESTATE NATURAL ENGAGEMENT 1.27ct

Highlights:- True vintage diamond. Cut during the Art Deco era- Great 1.27ct size- Beautiful old European cut. Gorgeous faceting!- Bright white F-G color- 100% eye clean with SI2 clarity. Scattered inclusions hide perfectly
ivyandrose.com ivyandrose.com

This one might be too much of an OEC:
ivyandrose.com

OLD EUROPEAN CUT DIAMOND LOOSE VINTAGE NATURAL ENGAGEMENT ESTATE F-G SI 1/2ct

Highlights:- Original vintage ½ carat diamond- Gorgeous old European cut- Bright white F-G color- Eye clean with SI3 clarity. Transparent primary inclusion hides very well
ivyandrose.com ivyandrose.com
 
My favorite one you posted just now is the 1.27ct. I’ll let you know if I see one in your budget!
 
lovedogs said:
I like that one a lot, but I worry that it's too much of an OEC pattern with the petals
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I had a transitional stone once, but it was really little so I sold it (33 pts) and I can not see close up without readers anymore!! Anyway it had that lovely checkerboard pattern but if I angled it a certain way the pattern could look oec-ish (it was definitely more tranny than oec though). So anyway I wonder if the way you tilt the stone makes a difference.
 
Mreader said:
I had a transitional stone once, but it was really little so I sold it (33 pts) and I can not see close up without readers anymore!! Anyway it had that lovely checkerboard pattern but if I angled it a certain way the pattern could look oec-ish (it was definitely more tranny than oec though). So anyway I wonder if the way you tilt the stone makes a difference.
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Very interesting! They are definitely similar cuts in many ways so that wouldn't surprise me
 
I love the facet pattern of a ”quilt” transitional but man, they are so hard to come by. If you enjoy the thrill of the hunt, I would just search and hope to find one that is not properly labeled. This is how I acquired one of my OEC’s, IMO my best cut diamond, it was listed as “retro” no mention of OEC or anything that would catch attention in a search.
 
www.jamesallen.com

0.60 Carat round diamond

This 0.6 carat round diamond I color vs2 clarity has Very Good proportions and a diamond grading report from AGS
www.jamesallen.com www.jamesallen.com

Not sure if this would be eye clean, and it's smallish. I posted it up thread quite a while ago and the price has gone down since then.

I saw this one. Not sure if it's the kind you are looking for

www.jamesallen.com

0.80 Carat round diamond

This 0.8 carat round diamond H color vvs2 clarity has Very Good proportions and a diamond grading report from IGI
www.jamesallen.com www.jamesallen.com
 
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YadaYadaYada said:
I love the facet pattern of a ”quilt” transitional but man, they are so hard to come by. If you enjoy the thrill of the hunt, I would just search and hope to find one that is not properly labeled. This is how I acquired one of my OEC’s, IMO my best cut diamond, it was listed as “retro” no mention of OEC or anything that would catch attention in a search.
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Yeah that's a good point. I could just use ebay and search "vintage" or "antique"
 
Right, if you like the “thrill of the hunt“ you might find something and I bet it would be a good price. I feel like there has to be a hidden transitional out there in the vast sea of Ebay.
 
Mreader said:
I had a transitional stone once, but it was really little so I sold it (33 pts) and I can not see close up without readers anymore!! Anyway it had that lovely checkerboard pattern but if I angled it a certain way the pattern could look oec-ish (it was definitely more tranny than oec though). So anyway I wonder if the way you tilt the stone makes a difference.
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I agree that the tilt affects the look. I have what is probably a transitional that at times looks like an OEC.
 
Close but not quite....

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I like this one!
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This is great but small (.4):
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So far my ebay search goes like this:


1. "YES! THIS ONE IS PERFECT!"
2. **checks price, sees its 11k**
3. "Nevermind"

...5 min later....

1. **sees price is 3k or less**
2. "YES! FINALLY!"
3. **sees the stone is .4ct or less**
4. "Nevermind"

...and repeat.
 
I feel your struggle, I’m going through the same trying to find a yellow diamond ring that isn’t thousands or the size of a grain of rice. The best part, I’ve found what sounds promising and it has a return policy with excellent feedback but the pictures all look like this and when you ask for clearer pictures with no flash, they look exactly the same as this :lol-2:

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YadaYadaYada said:
I feel your struggle, I’m going through the same trying to find a yellow diamond ring that isn’t thousands or the size of a grain of rice. The best part, I’ve found what sounds promising and it has a return policy with excellent feedback but the pictures all look like this and when you ask for clearer pictures with no flash, they look exactly the same as this :lol-2:

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That just looks like a band! There’s a diamond in that picture??
 
Mreader said:
Idk if this is too small @lovedogs at .54 and it says round brilliant but it sure looks transitional to me.

www.ebay.com

.54 ct Carat Round Brilliant Cut GIA Dossier H / VS2 Loose Natural Diamond B4501 | eBay

GIA Dossier Certified. 54 Carat Round Brilliant Cut Loose Natural Diamond. Clarity : VS2. GIA Certification Date : April 18, 2022. Polish : Good. Nice balance of color and clarity! Cut : Good. Total Depth : 63.7%.
www.ebay.com
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That's a great option! That vendor has some good stuff to consider.

What do folks think about this? Excuse the crap pics, I was trying to take screenshots from a video


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I love that diamond but I wonder if it’s “quilty” enough. Still, really pretty.
 
lovedogs said:
That's my exact thought too!
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I love it. Again I'm thinking the quilt has to do with tilt (I'm a poet and didn't know it lol) so when you see quilt in the still pic, I don't think it will necessarily look like that 100% of the time.
 
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