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diamond ring with yellow gold prongs - diamond looks yellow?

Andelain

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Re: diamond ring with yellow gold prongs - diamond looks yel

Dreamer_D said:
I dunno Ande, I think a well cut stone reflects MORE environmental colors back at the viewer, no?

I said that badly, I meant it would show less colors picked up through leakage. Also if it had some body color it would show more on a deep cut stone. A well cut stone is busy reflecting everything back up at you.
 

kelpie

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Re: diamond ring with yellow gold prongs - diamond looks yel

I think a lot of people love the contrast of a colorless diamond with the warmth of gold. If it's what you want don't sweat it, I think it will look great. The victorians mostly set their diamonds in yellow gold if the shank was yellow, some of my favorite pieces I've seen are like that.
 

Imdanny

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Re: diamond ring with yellow gold prongs - diamond looks yel

Even Cartier offers versions of their 1895 setting in gold. I wouldn't sweat it.
 

motownmama

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Re: diamond ring with yellow gold prongs - diamond looks yel

I really love the look of yellow prongs myself.
 

natascha

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Re: diamond ring with yellow gold prongs - diamond looks yel

My baby was set in an all yellow gold mounting (ok with black enamel) It's an OMC and a bit bigger than yours. It was graded as an H but I think that is pretty conservative and it always looked crazy white. It was yellow gold prongs and a lot of gold around and it still looking as white as a small E colored diamond that I have (comparing side by side). So your stone should work great in an all yellow gold setting. Oh and the setting is from 1866 so I don't think all yellow gold is something new :tongue:

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