How Big is Infinity???

[Fly Girl]

Actually, the question I asked was, "What is the largest diamond that Crafted by Infinity has ever cut?" I was at a "Meet the Cutter" event at our local Crafted by Infinity dealer earlier this week. John Pollard and Paul Slegers were there, being their usual charming selves, the wine was flowing, the treats were tasty, and John was going over the history of Crafted by Infinity diamonds. I love these events. I've been invited ever since I purchased my 0.70 ct F VS1 Crafted by Infinity diamond, which is currently set into a pendant.

It turns out that the biggest ever Crafted by Infinity diamond was in stock at that very store, Continental Diamonds in Minneapolis. Of course, I asked to see it.

But first, John plopped this stunning 5.86 ct J VS1 Crafted by Infinity onto my hand. Gorgeous rock!!!

 

[Fly Girl]

Of course, you want to see the arrows!

 

[missydebby]

gaaaaaah drooooool

 

[Fly Girl]

Here John is taking of picture of the stone on my hand. Yes, Fly Girl is beginning a new career as a Crafted by Infinity hand model!

 

[Fly Girl]

The following diamonds are up next. And, yes, the 6.03 ct N VVS1 is the largest Crafted by Infinity diamond cut to date.

 

[Fly Girl]

You can probably figure out which is which. That's John, trying to get them all lined up.

 

[Fly Girl]

I was trying to decide if I should upgrade my 0.70 ct pendant stone. What do you think?

 

[Fly Girl]

Same stones against a white background and not quite perfectly lined up. By the way, from left to right, they are: the 2.04 ct K princess, the 3.3 ct O, the 5.86 ct J, the 6.03 N (Biggest Infinity!), and my 0.70 ct F. I found I liked the yellower colors, like the O and N. But, I love colored diamonds in the first place.

 

[Fly Girl]

A slightly out of focus shot where I was trying to capture some of the sparkle these stones give off.

This event was a lot of fun, and I hope you enjoyed the pictures of some of the bling.

 

[athenaworth]

This may be my favorite SMTB post ever!!!

 

[bright ice]

OH MY, what a treat to see those diamonds. I would love to see the larger stones in person.

I LOVE the lower colors. Have a CBI N myself

 

[bright ice]

By the way, is the 3.30 O stone eye clean?

 

[Fly Girl]

By the way, is the 3.30 O stone eye clean?

Sorry, I didn't look all that close for the inclusions. But, we did note that at around $18k, it was a pretty good value for a 3+ ct rock.

 

[Fly Girl]

This may be my favorite SMTB post ever!!!

Thanks, athena!

 

[Fly Girl]

gaaaaaah drooooool

I take it you are enjoying the eye candy, missdebby.

 

[hmr_mama]

I'll take one of each!

 

[yssie]

Cool!!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Hubba hubba!

Thanks so much for sharing these pics - I am stunned and jealous

 

[Natylad]

Thank youououououo soooooo much for this Lucky girl! You got to meet with him and play with all those gorgeous rocks! I'm sooo jealous

 

[bebe]

how fun !! you got to play with all the bling.

gorgeous stones, thanks for the pictures. I've always wanted to see some RL pics of Infinity stones.
And good to "see" John as well.

 

[Paul-Antwerp]

By the way, is the 3.30 O stone eye clean?

That diamond is eye-clean alright. Thank you for posting these pics, Flygirl. It was nice seeing you again.

Live long,

 

[Maisie]

How exciting! I wish I could get to one of these meets. I was invited to one in Antwerp but I couldn't make it. I wonder if they intend on doing another one... I would love to go!

 

[Cachette]

So cool!!!

How fun for you Fly Girl!! I would of loved, loved to have been there!!

Cachette

 

[tyty333]

Yum!

 

[petrock<3]

Awesome! Looks like so much fun!

 

[Maisie]

I just have to say, I love the warmth of that N.. not just the size, but I love the color.. uh.. I could probably pull off the size if I HAD to..

Yes you could! My M had a lovely warmth to it. Like you would expect an antique diamond to look.

 

[Fly Girl]

Thank you, all, and glad you are enjoying the pictures.

As far as the warmth goes, John pointed out to me that I was wearing exactly the wrong color clothes for judging diamond color, since I was head-to-toe in yellow-brown shades. So, some of the warmth you see is coming from the environment. Note that John is not making my mistake, and is wearing black. So, some of the tint is coming from my clothes. You can kind of judge how much from my F stone, which definitely looked whiter to me in person than the lower colored stones we were viewing, but is photographing a wee bit tan here.

It was nice to see you again, Paul, and you are most welcome for the pictures. Thank you for cutting such beautiful diamonds, and your kindness and continued interest towards your customers.

 

[btrflygrl23]

Oh GOSH! Such wonderful pictures and such great information. I was having a crappy afternoon at work and this just perked me right up!

I WANT, WANT, WANT the 5.86 J...a girl can scheme er dream right???

Thanks so much! Lucky you getting to play with all the gorgeous bling!

 

[hearts-arrows_girl]

That sounds like such a FUN day!!!! I wish I were there!!!

 

[Fly Girl]

Thank you btrflygrl and hearts-arrows_girl. It was fun. I love these opportunities to learn more about diamonds. I don't see a lot of diamonds daily in real life, other than the few that I own myself, so it is great to see these in person. I learn something new every time.

Hope you have a wonderful day, and that your dreams will come true!