Did you start out ''Fancy'' and go ''Round Brilliant''?

[Mara]

I've seen this noted often in the past...so here is the question. How many people came to Pscope or started their diamond/ring search looking for something OTHER than a RB (e.g. a princess, radiant, oval, Lucida etc) and then in the course of their research went over to the 'round brilliant' way of thinking?




Keep in mind that the answers are 'tongue-in-cheek'...so if you have a fancy and didn't go 'Round'....it doesn't mean we don't love your stones too!

NOTE: Hmm I realized that I should have had a 3rd choice which was 'I started out Fancy and stayed Fancy! Fancies rule'. So if you are that third category, let us know by posting to this thread.

 

[fire&ice]

Oh, and the better half, in my case, was my future hubby. He had it in his mind - nothing says engagement like a RB solitaire.

 

[Daniela]

I can't vote yet because we're not purchasing my stone until next month, but I keep on wavering between the H&A round and the Asscher cut. Everyone says that the round brilliants are tops, but I just don't know if I can convince myself to be a round brilliant girl. Is that wrong? Asschers seem so alluring...

 

[Mara]

Daniela..nothing is wrong when it comes to stones (except bad cuts!)...go with your heart. I love Asschers too (you seem to 'fall' into them), but I love RB for engagement rings...if I can get an Asscher or something like a radiant later in life for a funsy ring, that would be great but I agree that RB screams engagement!

 

[sylvesterii]

man is THIS one biased...

 

[Fancy]

Started Fancy, stayed fancy, but might switch to RB if I ever traded in my e-ring -- but that would be a long time in the future.

 

[fuffi]

Am I the only person here who started round and then went fancy? Maybe because my first engagement ring was round, I got it out of my system. That relationship didn't work out, so I set that diamond into a pendant, had drop earrings made to match and never looked back. Now I'm a princess devotee. My next favorites would have to be asscher and cushion. But goodness knows I don't discriminate.

 

[jenibear]

Start out fancy and stayed fancy.
I just can't get into RBs.
My darling princess should be done soon and I'll post pictures as soon as my sweetie decides to give it to me.

 

[Hest88]

Never wanted a RB, 'cause light return is secondary to shape in my preferences. I *have* bought RBs for my mom, though, because of the superior light return.

 

[diamondlil]

Started fancy and stayed fancy. My first ering from a relationship that did not work out was a heart -- yes, I was very young. Then, my "real" ering from my now husband was a marquise. I just recently changed (after 17 years of marriage) to a pear. No question, I love round brilliant for earrings though.




Diamondlil

 

[canadiangrrl]

When my better half & I began to speak of rings, I began hiding fearfully under the bed really wanted an emerald cut - preferably a solitaire, since my taste in design is fairly clean & streamlined. My engagement ring from my ex-husband was a lovely .92 round solitaire, set in a simple 4-prong white gold setting, and I wanted something 'different' this time.

Once I was able to see that a well-cut round is generally a superior optical performer to an EC, I decided that I once again wanted an RB for my upcoming e-ring. I still really love the EC, though - to me, it's so simple and subtlely beautiful.

 

[ringbling17]

When I started looking for my 10 year anniversary gift, I really wanted to get a princess or square radiant cut diamond.
I even found one that I liked- a 1.37 D VS1 GIA cert. I went as far as picking out a setting and finding a pair of trapezoids to go with it (.68 ctw. F VS1).
Then, after reading everyone rave about H&A's, etc., I thought I would give it a try. I was already using Whiteflash for the radiant diamond, so continued to use them for my RB purchase. Of course I shopped around, but I found they had exactly what I was looking for.
I already had a .75 OMC diamond, so I knew that I had to get something bigger, but how big?
I decided first on something bigger than 1.25, I really wanted 1.5, but didn't want to spend that much money.
Luckily for me, my husband knew I wanted that size, and said to go ahead and get the size I really wanted.
So I got my 1.51 F VVS2 ACA from Whiteflash. Then shrinkage set in, and when we got some extra money in June, I decided to get a 2 carat instead.
So now, I have a 2.03 G VS1 ACA. Plus, my husband also got me a 7 diamond anniversary band.
I started off wanting to spend no more than $10K, and wound up spending way, way more than I intended to.
Hey, what about a poll about that, Mara? Did you wind up purchasing more or less or exactly what you planned to spend when you purchased the e-ring. That would be interesting to find out. I have a feeling that most people spent more than their budget.

 

[Kay]

I started out fancy and stayed fancy. I knew from the beginning that I wanted a marquise because I have always loved the shape (I think I knew by age 14 that I would want a marquise e-ring). After discovering Pricescope, I briefly considered RB because of the superior light return (and I saw an 8* that nearly blinded me), but after trying on different shapes, I decided that having an interesting shape to the stone was worth sacrificing a little light return. I love my RB stud earrings, and would like to have a super ideal RB pendant one day, but I wanted something different for my e-ring. Also, I knew I wanted a very sleek, simple solitaire, so the drama of the ring had to come from the shape of the stone itself. I love my marquise, and it looks much better on my long, slender finger (size 4.5, just over 3" in length) than an RB did.

 

[jenibear]

Well I said I'd post pics as soon as I got them!
Check out my thread "look at my ring" it's a princess with round stones from DBOF. Just got the pics today!