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Not-of-this-Earth specialty-cut grudge match! (I.e. show me your LGD specialty cuts.)

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Thought it might be nice to have examples in one thread of LGD specialty cuts and vendors who provide them. If you have a LGD in an uncommon or proprietary cut, or know of a vendor who sells them, post them here. Antique cuts, superideals, etc. Grudge match format optional. :)

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In this corner, blazing with the power of ten thousand suns, is an August Vintage Round (oec) from Distinctive Gem. Pros: Great light return, vendor vets them to exclude stria, friendly customer service. IGI cert. Cons: Mighty expensive.

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In this corner, twinkling with the fire of a room full of flickering candles, is an OMC from Ouros Jewels. Pros: Legit looks like an antique OMC, especially in a smaller size. Broad flashes of fire. Budget-friendly. Cons: The true-to-antique-cut means that the light return is not bright from every single angle.

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In this corner, sparkling with the frostiness of freshly fallen snow, is an antique cushion from Ouros Jewels. Pros: White light return all the way. Cons: Not exactly the cut one might imagine for antique cushion. (I liked anyway it so not complaining.)

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In this corner, spiraling with a unique facet pattern, is the Rensu cut. Pros: Cross between splintery and chunky. Customer service is great for impatient people — the estimated dates for steps in the ring-making process were spot-on. IGI cert. Cons: This cut would look best in a larger size but the cut runs small so you might have to pay for 1.5 ct.+ to get the best results.

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Last, blooming with the petals of a bouquet of roses, is the Rose Petal cut from Janeysjewels (Etsy). It’s actually white sapphire but the majority of this post has been LGD plus some of the pros/cons are LGD so I’m including it. Pros: Big poofy facets. Unique. Statement stone. Cons: Does not have the fire of a diamond, and per vendor (they can correct me if I’m wrong) the cut has to be a certain size and apparently it takes triple rough to cut, so probably not available in LGD at a reasonable price.

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Thanks for reading! Please post your photos/info about LGD in antique/specialty cuts.
 
This will be a great thread to watch. I think there will be an evolution in shapes and proprietary cuts in the LGD field over the next years/decades as technology improves and growing techniques are refined. Excited to see what people show up with!
 
All I hear in my head is bells, ding ding.. next sparkly ding ding.. like a trolly.. <3 it :)
 
Here's mine - 1.32ct I VS1 Elongated AVC from Jonathan at Distinctive Gem

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@Rockdiamond I saw some beautiful earth grown antique cuts in your inventory that you said were cut in NYC. Any chance of those being offered in LG?

I'm stuck between my engineer side that loves the precision and light optimization of the AGS 000 level cuts and the artistic side that is questioning the point of getting an antique style stone that doesn't have wonky charm. Being able to combine the LG aspect with some wonky charm would be exactly what I'm looking for.
 
Not sure if this is what this thread is for, however, I really like this one from Ouros, a 1ct step cut moval:

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He has other step cut movals listed currently, however, this one caught my eyes for its shape and proportion.

He also has other unusual shapes listed, like a Star of David, a butterfly, a Budda, and 4-leaf clover, and a pair of "pineapples" briolettes.

DK :))
 
Thanks!

Have not seen many IRL photos of the elongated AVCs. Nice that they are starting to show up. Thanks for posting your beautiful stone.
Thanks for the kind words. On Jon’s site, he has Elongated and Rectangular AVCs. This one was listed as Rectangular, FWIW ;-)
 
Not sure if this is what this thread is for, however, I really like this one from Ouros, a 1ct step cut moval:

il_794xN.3587662678_oi66.jpg

He has other step cut movals listed currently, however, this one caught my eyes for its shape and proportion.

He also has other unusual shapes listed, like a Star of David, a butterfly, a Budda, and 4-leaf clover, and a pair of "pineapples" briolettes.

DK :))

I’ve enjoyed looking at the different cuts he has listed. I’d love to see any of them, hopefully someone here snaps one up so we can see the pictures!
 
Not sure if this is what this thread is for, however, I really like this one from Ouros, a 1ct step cut moval:

il_794xN.3587662678_oi66.jpg

He has other step cut movals listed currently, however, this one caught my eyes for its shape and proportion.

He also has other unusual shapes listed, like a Star of David, a butterfly, a Budda, and 4-leaf clover, and a pair of "pineapples" briolettes.

DK :))

I saw those. The pineapples are sweet.
 
I saw those. The pineapples are sweet.

I shall ask Vijay if he could make briolettes in Moissanites so that I could set them as drops to wear with my tiny diamond huggies.

Can't justify spending that much on lab stones.

DK :))
 
I love all of these and I love that the reduced cost encourages people to be more fun and daring with their designs. I can't wait to see what else they come up with.
 
Thought it might be nice to have examples in one thread of LGD specialty cuts and vendors who provide them. If you have a LGD in an uncommon or proprietary cut, or know of a vendor who sells them, post them here. Antique cuts, superideals, etc. Grudge match format optional. :)

—-

In this corner, blazing with the power of ten thousand suns, is an August Vintage Round (oec) from Distinctive Gem. Pros: Great light return, vendor vets them to exclude stria, friendly customer service. IGI cert. Cons: Mighty expensive.

2292FB16-7A7F-40E9-BEE9-EF8F928C1FDC.jpeg
A786E7B2-9919-4510-AAE1-66A205A967B4.jpeg


In this corner, twinkling with the fire of a room full of flickering candles, is an OMC from Ouros Jewels. Pros: Legit looks like an antique OMC, especially in a smaller size. Broad flashes of fire. Budget-friendly. Cons: The true-to-antique-cut means that the light return is not bright from every single angle.

845CB342-69AD-42C1-9E41-C4C0F16A30C8.jpegDE084FD5-53BE-4A0A-B162-D29EBB96F3AD.jpeg


In this corner, sparkling with the frostiness of freshly fallen snow, is an antique cushion from Ouros Jewels. Pros: White light return all the way. Cons: Not exactly the cut one might imagine for antique cushion. (I liked anyway it so not complaining.)

E3155EC7-8060-49DC-A6F6-6E6FA69B4BAF.jpeg5AC378D0-7CBB-4601-A2B6-B86247F3ACC2.jpeg


In this corner, spiraling with a unique facet pattern, is the Rensu cut. Pros: Cross between splintery and chunky. Customer service is great for impatient people — the estimated dates for steps in the ring-making process were spot-on. IGI cert. Cons: This cut would look best in a larger size but the cut runs small so you might have to pay for 1.5 ct.+ to get the best results.

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Last, blooming with the petals of a bouquet of roses, is the Rose Petal cut from Janeysjewels (Etsy). It’s actually white sapphire but the majority of this post has been LGD plus some of the pros/cons are LGD so I’m including it. Pros: Big poofy facets. Unique. Statement stone. Cons: Does not have the fire of a diamond, and per vendor (they can correct me if I’m wrong) the cut has to be a certain size and apparently it takes triple rough to cut, so probably not available in LGD at a reasonable price.

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Thanks for reading! Please post your photos/info about LGD in antique/specialty cuts.

I need that rose petal cut in a diamond :lol-2:
 
Here is my baby! Not sure of exact specs yet re carat/clarity but it's Distinctive Gem's first lab grown antique marquise! I love how those big chunky facets in the middle turn on and off.

Video!
 
How did I miss this thread? These are spectacular!
My favorite salesman, Alex, has returned to B2C Jewels. He emailed me yesterday to let me know all their lab growns are 20% off to Jan. 31,2022. A quick search turned up a pretty .51 F pear, HPHT no post-growth treatment. Fun to .look.
 
Where are those pineapples?? :)
 
I had this 8.5 mm 2.28 G/VS1 OEC cut from Debebian’s. It took me awhile to figure out what to do with it but I decided to make another cluster halo. It will be with OEC’s and antique pear side stones in platinum.

The ceiling fan in my kitchen makes it sparkle very nicely.
 
I had this 8.5 mm 2.28 G/VS1 OEC cut from Debebian’s. It took me awhile to figure out what to do with it but I decided to make another cluster halo. It will be with OEC’s and antique pear side stones in platinum.

The ceiling fan in my kitchen makes it sparkle very nicely.

Oh I love that! Is it pale pink?
 
I had this 8.5 mm 2.28 G/VS1 OEC cut from Debebian’s. It took me awhile to figure out what to do with it but I decided to make another cluster halo. It will be with OEC’s and antique pear side stones in platinum.

The ceiling fan in my kitchen makes it sparkle very nicely.

Beautiful!!!
 
I had this 8.5 mm 2.28 G/VS1 OEC cut from Debebian’s. It took me awhile to figure out what to do with it but I decided to make another cluster halo. It will be with OEC’s and antique pear side stones in platinum.

The ceiling fan in my kitchen makes it sparkle very nicely.

Diamonds like this make me drool.
 
I had this 8.5 mm 2.28 G/VS1 OEC cut from Debebian’s. It took me awhile to figure out what to do with it but I decided to make another cluster halo. It will be with OEC’s and antique pear side stones in platinum.

The ceiling fan in my kitchen makes it sparkle very nicely.
This is drop dead gorgeous. The depth of color and cut is out of this world.
 
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