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While I was out of town for a few weeks I sent my ring to gem cutter Boyd Fox, for him to evaluate if my stone was a good candidate for a slight recut/tweak. Before there was a small window that was most prominent in diffused daylight. Now it's completely window free!! And somehow the inclusions are hidden too making it eye clean!! It went from 1.18 to 1.08ct, a tiny loss that I was happy to trade for much better performance. No loss of face up size either. It is now the perfect stone for me, and I feel it's worth more $$$ with the better cut. A few quick pics for now, can't wait to see it in the sun!:kiss2::eek2:

I will probably have the prongs redone somewhere down the road by a better bench, but I can live with it for now:dance:

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Gorgeous! Love all of them. Thanks for sharing!
 
CBianco said:
While I was out of town for a few weeks I sent my ring to gem cutter Boyd Fox, for him to evaluate if my stone was a good candidate for a slight recut/tweak. Before there was a small window that was most prominent in diffused daylight. Now it's completely window free!! And somehow the inclusions are hidden too making it eye clean!! It went from 1.18 to 1.08ct, a tiny loss that I was happy to trade for much better performance. No loss of face up size either. It is now the perfect stone for me, and I feel it's worth more $$$ with the better cut. A few quick pics for now, can't wait to see it in the sun!:kiss2::eek2:

I will probably have the prongs redone somewhere down the road by a better bench, but I can live with it for now:dance:

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Aside from the gorgeous spinel... whose idea was it to set the princess diamonds on a bias? So rich looking! I just love the combo of larger mixed shapes and then the pave around the edges. Is this your favorite ring in your collection (especially now)?
 
Autumn in New England said:
Aside from the gorgeous spinel... whose idea was it to set the princess diamonds on a bias? So rich looking! I just love the combo of larger mixed shapes and then the pave around the edges. Is this your favorite ring in your collection (especially now)?
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I really wanted something different than a typical halo setting, something that's worthy of the spinel:lol-2: This wild "diamond encrusted" look works perfect, and the kite set princesses are a plus. Yes this is my current favorite ring and will be hard to top:twisted2:
 
CBianco said:
Got to see the sun today:cool2: Crazy what a 10 point difference can make.

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And this was the before, but in the worst possible scenario.

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It’s day and night difference!
 
CBianco said:
While I was out of town for a few weeks I sent my ring to gem cutter Boyd Fox, for him to evaluate if my stone was a good candidate for a slight recut/tweak. Before there was a small window that was most prominent in diffused daylight. Now it's completely window free!! And somehow the inclusions are hidden too making it eye clean!! It went from 1.18 to 1.08ct, a tiny loss that I was happy to trade for much better performance. No loss of face up size either. It is now the perfect stone for me, and I feel it's worth more $$$ with the better cut. A few quick pics for now, can't wait to see it in the sun!:kiss2::eek2:

I will probably have the prongs redone somewhere down the road by a better bench, but I can live with it for now:dance:

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So glamorous. How hard is it to tweak prongs to make them less bulky? My local jeweler doesn’t seem to have the skill to make prongs pretty when he sets my stones.
 
CaseyLouLou said:
So glamorous. How hard is it to tweak prongs to make them less bulky? My local jeweler doesn’t seem to have the skill to make prongs pretty when he sets my stones.
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I have no idea honestly, never done it before. I will probably ask DK or Inken to reset it with petite claw prongs when the time is right. Maybe send the loose stone to AGL too for an updated report too. Honestly the bench didn't do a good job for setting the stone, I feel like it's slightly crooked with one side a bit higher than the other. The stones not going anywhere though, so I might leave it for a little while. I missed it so much for a few weeks lol
 
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