I had an I diamond appraised today, and was told that it was a K.

[jcrow]

PERFECTION!

 

[Ellen]

Beautiful
Ideal
Gorgeous!!

Wear it in good health Harriet!

 

[Harriet]

I get it tomorrow. What do you guys think?

 

[Dee*Jay]

Harriet, that thing is seriously fantastic! I can''t wait for hand pics!!!

 

[Harriet]

Sorry, I''m a nail-biter.

 

[Bunnifer]

*SW

N*

*picking myself off of the floor*

THAT RING IS AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!

Will you LOOK at those arrows?!?!

 

[Dee*Jay]

Nailbiter?!? Who cares? Crop the photos!!!

(Seriously, you can get a stunner like that and not give us at least one hand shot for perspective!)

 

[Ellen]

Date: 1/5/2007 2:58:58 PM
Author: Dee*Jay
Nailbiter?!? Who cares? Crop the photos!!!

(Seriously, you can get a stunner like that and not give us at least one hand shot for perspective!)

LOL! Anxious??

Harriet, take one like this, or similar. We at least need to see the ring to finger ratio.

 

[Shay37]

Whoa, Harriet, that is a rock.

ROFLMAO at the thought that someone is going to notice her nails.

shay

 

[Harriet]

For the time being, are there any pictures of similar-sized stones and similar-sized fingers (5.5)?

 

[diamondseeker2006]

(Umm, I have similar size fingers (5.5) but my little rock is half the size of yours! Lol! So it will be fun for me to see how a 3 ct.+ stone would look on my size finger! Dee Jay has a three carat stone and there may be some photos of it as a solitaire before getting reset...I''ll have to look.)

It is gorgeous

, Harriet, and I can''t WAIT to see more pictures! (Post a new thread in Show Me the Ring when you do.)

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 1/5/2007 2:44:49 PM
Author: Harriet
I get it tomorrow. What do you guys think?

OMG I love it!!!!!

One more sleep!!!

 

[Harriet]

I hope I see no colour. Anyone in NY want to be an extra pair of eyes?

 

[kenny]

Date: 1/5/2007 4:50:40 PM
Author: Kaleigh

Date: 1/5/2007 2:44:49 PM
Author: Harriet
I get it tomorrow. What do you guys think?

OMG I love it!!!!!

One more sleep!!!

I dont'' think I''d be able to sleep.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Here''s a picture of Dee Jay''s 3.37 ct. diamond in an old setting while she was deciding on a new setting:

 

[Ellen]

Date: 1/5/2007 4:53:32 PM
Author: Harriet
I hope I see no colour. Anyone in NY want to be an extra pair of eyes?

A word of advice. Don''t assess the color indoors. Most lighting tends to make diamonds have a yellowish tint, as can cream walls, wallpaper, etc. Look at it outside in natural light.

Geez Harriet, I''m thinking of all the places MY ring goes nuts (resturant lighting is almost always flattering, grocery stores with high ceiling fluorescent lighting, spot lighting, etc.) and then I imagine YOURS, and I just get this huge grin on my face. Yer gonna love it!

 

[Harriet]

Date: 1/5/2007 5:04:48 PM
Author: Ellen

Date: 1/5/2007 4:53:32 PM
Author: Harriet
I hope I see no colour. Anyone in NY want to be an extra pair of eyes?

A word of advice. Don''t assess the color indoors. Most lighting tends to make diamonds have a yellowish tint, as can cream walls, wallpaper, etc. Look at it outside in natural light.

Geez Harriet, I''m thinking of all the places MY ring goes nuts (resturant lighting is almost always flattering, grocery stores with high ceiling fluorescent lighting, spot lighting, etc.) and then I imagine YOURS, and I just get this huge grin on my face. Yer gonna love it!

As long as it''s a pretty as yours.

 

[FireGoddess]

I''m glad it worked out for you...I have been following this thread without commenting because there was nothing really I could add. The picture of that ring is downright STUNNING and I can''t wait to see hand pics! Truly a droolworthy stone!!!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Excellent points, Ellen! That''s true that most incandescent light has a yellowish cast. So do go outside in natural light to assess color.

 

[Ellen]

Date: 1/5/2007 5:07:29 PM
Author: Harriet
As long as it''s a pretty as yours.

Aw, lol, trust me, it will be! And thanks.

 

[dtnyc]

Date: 1/5/2007 4:53:32 PM
Author: Harriet
I hope I see no colour. Anyone in NY want to be an extra pair of eyes?

I am in NY and would love to slobber all over your ring!
However your ring will look icy white next to my M transitional brilliant!

 

[Ellen]

Date: 1/5/2007 5:51:24 PM
Author: dtnyc

Date: 1/5/2007 4:53:32 PM
Author: Harriet
I hope I see no colour. Anyone in NY want to be an extra pair of eyes?

I am in NY and would love to slobber all over your ring!
However your ring will look icy white next to my M transitional brilliant!

LOLOL!

 

[sevens one]

Hello Harriet

Susi wears a 5.5 and her stone is a 3.20 (give or take)

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 1/5/2007 2:39:18 PM
Author: Harriet
This might work.

yeah... it *might* hahah!! it''s gorgeous!!!!!!!

 

[Ellen]

Harriet, do you have it yet?? Thoughts??

 

[Harriet]

I have hand pictures, but the file size is too big.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Oh, I can''t wait to hear what you and your fiance think about it!!!!!!!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Date: 1/6/2007 5:02:22 PM
Author: Harriet
I have hand pictures, but the file size is too big.

If the pictures are in My Pictures, right click on the picture and click Edit. Then go click on stretch/skew and put in 15% for both vertical and horizontal. That should get them to a better size. Then save, rename the photos to a unique file name and try to post again.

 

[Kaleigh]

You can email the pics to Irina ( administator ) and she can post them for you. I can''t wait to see your pics. While we are waiting, do you love it??? How exciting!!!!

 

[poorredman]

I met with Brian yesterday at WF to look at some possible e-ring stones. Being a novice to the whole diamond buying experience, Brian was extremely helpful and professional in giving me all the information I needed to make a decision. Having an engineering background in optics, I already understood the concepts to what makes a perfect diamond. What I needed from my appointment, and what I received, was to see what substantiates the different grades in typical lighting and viewing circumstances.

Brian offered to show me the ring that was causing a stir on Pricescope. I hadn''t seen the thread before, so didn''t know exactly what he was talking about.

First, this diamond is huge. I was looking at stones around 1.2ct and Harriet''s made them look tiny. The stones I was looking at ranged from F to H color. I compared Harriet''s to a round 1.22ct G expert selection and could not tell any difference in color. Again, I''m a novice, so take it with a grain of salt. (I am 27 years young and have perfect vision, no glasses or contacts.)

I''ll write up another post when I make my final decision on the e-ring.

Eric in Texas