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You know, it is funny. Both stones that you have selected are the result of some weird market mechanisms in the past two years, and some co-incidence.
Around that time (beginning of 2007), prices of certain polished stones started rising more than we were used to, and also the medium cut-quality-stones became more expensive. As a result, we experienced rough becoming rapidly more expensive, even at a faster speed than the increase in polished. And while competition for good rough is always fierce, at that time it was unusually so.
We enjoy satisfying a wide range of color and clarity preferences in our traditional range of choices, but at this time our suppliers also forced us to accept lower colored and more fluorescent rough than we were accustomed to. If we would not accept, someone else would be happy to buy that parcel. Some of you know that we have always resold about half the rough in parcels we purchase as geometrically unsuitable to become Infinity. We make many friends in the district by offering rough they can easily convert into commercial princess cuts, 60/60 rounds and such. In the same way we used to sell lower colors and high fluorescence, even when geometrically suitable. But now we had these parcels with more crystals like this.
While under the supply pressures I have described we have tried out more of these lower colors (like that O) and more fluorescent ones (like both the D and the O) and were surprised ourselves by the result. My business-partner now proudly wears a L-color princess-cut, and it surprised the hell of a lot professionals at last JCK-show, some of whom even guessed F. And these are lifelong tradesmen and women.
Now, with the market-situation for rough being different, we will continue to produce these, because of the very favorable reaction of many consumers.
Live long,
Haha! Yes! It is a beautiful ring! Lower colors set right can be gorgeous! I just don''t see an O color set in a traditional platinum solitaire. I think people will notice the lower color.Date: 12/22/2008 4:28:07 PM
Author: swingirl
The M I1 stone I have cut by Infinity (now in a pendant) would make a gorgeous ering for someone looking for that size and budget. When I put it on my finger next to my ACA WF eternity band it looks just great. An O is going to be 2 grades warmer and might be too warm for some (but not me). Here is a beautiful setting with a Q in yellow gold head. Q set in yellow gold
EDIT: We were looking at the same thing!! Isn''t that a gorgeous ring?
I have pretty good eyes, and I can see nothing in this diamond with them. I honestly believe that if I sent it to GIA it would be an SI2. The fact that my eyes and his eyes might see entirely different things is why I sent both of the diamonds to him on approval. It is so hard to know without seeing the diamonds up close, and why so many wonderful diamonds are dismissed out of hand because of the paper.Date: 12/22/2008 4:02:15 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Even though it would be a privilege to own one of Paul''s stones, I do not feel that I1 and O color are very desirable for an engagement ring. I prefer a balance of excellent cut with decent color and clarity. Going down to J color in a hearts and arrows cut is very nice in white metals, and you can find nice SI1 and SI2 clarity. I think you can go lower in color if the stone is antique or being set in an antique setting, though. Good Old Gold did have a H&A O color stone recently set in a yellow gold halo, and it was quite beautiful especially for a right hand ring.
So if I personally had to choose between these two, I''d either set the O in a yellow gold halo to enhance the color or get the D and never look at it up close! The poor clarity would really bother me, but I guess there are people that like it! (My guess is that the potential in-laws will choose the D especially if their eyesight is a little less precise than a young person''s!)
I agree. It is a great opportunity for him to compare the two stones. It would be even better if he had an I-J color stone to compare along with them.Date: 12/22/2008 5:56:10 PM
Author: swingirl
I didn''t use a flash but you are right about photos being unreliable regarding color. I wish he''d open that box, look at them both and tell us what he thinks. It''s not often you get to compare 2 stones you are considering buying off the internet.
Date: 12/22/2008 6:30:41 PM
Author: glitterata
Oh, also: Yay Paul!!!! for cutting a wider range of diamonds for oddballs like me who prefer them.
Cut me a .70-.80 G-J with blindingly strong blue fluorescence that shows purple in daylight and a nice, eye-visible, transparent I1 crystal smack-dab under the middle of the table, okay?
Or a garnet inclusion. A garnet dodecahedron would be very nice.
Thanks!
Absolutely agree! After viewing his awesome Princess cuts, I''m becoming a fan of those, as well. I''d like a 0.80 to 0.99 L-P I1 Princess with Strong Blue Fluor, please. I''d love to mount it starset for a dreamy pendant.Date: 12/22/2008 6:30:41 PM
Author: glitterata
Oh, also: Yay Paul!!!! for cutting a wider range of diamonds for oddballs like me who prefer them.
Cut me a .70-.80 G-J with blindingly strong blue fluorescence that shows purple in daylight and a nice, eye-visible, transparent I1 crystal smack-dab under the middle of the table, okay?
Or a garnet inclusion. A garnet dodecahedron would be very nice.
Thanks!
Date: 12/30/2008 5:13:18 PM
Author: rosskuhns
FedEx the Diamonds to her parents house: $45
Two beautiful Crafted by Infinity Diamonds: $5,586
Asking for an opinion from her parents on which stone? Useless.
+1 (minus the sick part - hope you get better for the new year, Wink!)Date: 12/30/2008 6:42:56 PM
Author: Wink
Date: 12/30/2008 5:13:18 PM
Author: rosskuhns
FedEx the Diamonds to her parents house: $45
Two beautiful Crafted by Infinity Diamonds: $5,586
Asking for an opinion from her parents on which stone? Useless.
Been home sick today, feeling very punk.
Laughed very hard at this, feel much better.
Thank you!
Wink
HI:Date: 12/30/2008 5:13:18 PM
Author: rosskuhns
Time for a VISA commercial satire-
FedEx the Diamonds to her parents house: $45
Two beautiful Crafted by Infinity Diamonds: $5,586
Asking for an opinion from her parents on which stone? Useless.
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Ross, you are a wonderful man!Date: 12/31/2008 9:52:21 AM
Author: rosskuhns
Yes, I did see that Q, however, after having consulted one of her good friends, she is of the opinion (as am I) that she is more of the traditional solitaire setting or similar. As her mom said to me when I asked her which one, ''she is very particular''. Hmmm, peer pressure works on me, I may have to just pick one to place in the holder when I ask and show her the other one and try for a ''blink'' reaction on her...otherwise she is capable of delving into it so deeply that a decision will be a long way out![]()
oldmancoyote (I love your avatar!), yes, I just meant a silver colored metal. I say this because she wears on her right hand a silver colored ring with small diamonds built into the band. She was previously married, which is a really sad story. After getting married, he went back to give his dissertation and got very sick the night before, hospital said it was pneumonia, well, he kept getting sick now and then, on their honeymoon etc, and to cut out all the misdiagnosis'', it turned out to be lung cancer and he was gone in not too many months. Non-smoker, just one of those things.
I guess you don''t expect to be a widow in your early 30''s, but she is an amazingly strong woman and has dealt with it, moved forward, and is an all together person. I''d like this ring to be silver to help match the other one she wears and perhaps in a small way, do a little tribute, if that makes any sense. Like the two of us, they will be different but alike in some ways. Okay, that made me ''blinkey'' just to think of the sad story again.![]()
Ross
Get better Wink!!!
*I tried to take some pictures of them with my Nikon D40 with the smaller lens but could not get it to take, even on the M (macro) setting. Ah, I just thought, maybe I need to do a manual focus. (?)
Date: 12/31/2008 9:52:21 AM
Author: rosskuhns
I guess you don't expect to be a widow in your early 30's, but she is an amazingly strong woman and has dealt with it, moved forward, and is an all together person. I'd like this ring to be silver to help match the other one she wears and perhaps in a small way, do a little tribute, if that makes any sense. Like the two of us, they will be different but alike in some ways. Okay, that made me 'blinkey' just to think of the sad story again.![]()
Ross
Get better Wink!!!