It''s here!!! :)

[Kaili]

My FIANCE

(hee hee) proposed to me last Friday the 15th and then whisked me away to New Orleans early the next morning, so I haven''t been able to post until now. We got home late last night, and I jumped on the computer as soon as I could.

The gorgeous and firey RB is from Mark Turnowski of EngagementRingsDirect.com who is a god-send and a wonderful man to work with- I would recommend him to anyone!!! We had it appraised by Chris DiCamillo at Dave Atlas'' Accredited Gem Appraisers (AGA). Chris is fantastic to work with- great communications, wonderful personality, and a super-star Gemologist!

The Stone:
.96 ct
G Color
SI 1 (absolutely impossible to see the inclusions with the naked eye, and I have a hard time even with the loupe)
GIA Laser Inscribed
6.43 x 6.38 x 3.86mm
Modern Cut, closed culet
Medium faceted girdle
33.1 Crown Angle, 13.8% crown height
60.3% depth, 57.6% table, 43.2% pavillion depth
Excellent Polish and Symetry
AGA Cut Class: 1B, American Ideal Cut.
Slight Blue Fluorescence
HCA= .8, Excellent within TIC range
The Setting:
A. Jaffe
Platinum
10 shared prong set diamonds (.20 ctw), 5 on each side.
Size: 5

The prongs need to be tweaked a bit as they don''t seem exactly even to me, but the stone is secure for now until I get it to the jeweler.

 

[Kaili]

Side View- I already need to clean it after a week of travelling

 

[Kaleigh]

Kaili,
Congratulations on your engagement!!! Your ring is gorgeous, I love that setting!!

 

[Kaili]

This one is a bit blurry, but it shows some of the fire that I can''t seem to capture in a focussed picture yet. I''m going to try and get some more shots later this afternoon.

I hope you like it as much as I do

 

[Kaili]

Date: 4/22/2005 2:44:38 PM
Author: kaleigh
Kaili,
Congratulations on your enegagement!!! Your ring is gorgeous, I love that setting!!

Thank you soooo much!! It''s fun to finally have something to post!

 

[Cath]

Congrats!

The ring looks beautiful! I can''t wait to see more pics!

 

[MelissaSue]

Kaili! Its absolutely freaking GORGEOUS!! Just perfect! Congrats!

 

[rms]

Kaili,
gorgeous ring...one of my favorites!! Congratulations on your engagement!!

Wil you get the matching band(s) as well?

 

[AChiOAlumna]

Congrats Kalli on your engagement and the beautiful ring!! Your FI has great taste!! (As do you since you''re marrying him!!)

 

[Patty]

It''s beautiful, Kaili!

 

[blueroses]

Ooooooh, Kaili, it is GORGEOUS!!!! And I''m sure a New Orleans trip was such a wonderful romantic complement to that stunning ring! Congratulations!! So excited for you

More pics please!! Another LIW bites the dust

 

[Blue824]

I love your ring the pictures are so pretty! Congratulations, once again!

 

[belle]

wow! your ring is just beautiful!! congrats!

 

[elepri]

Very beautiful! Congratulations!

 

[FireGoddess]

Beautiful!!!! I just love the setting with the 2 pointers on the band!!! And the fire coming off the stone is fabulous. Is the center stone set high? Yummy!

 

[icekid]

gorgeous!!! CONGRATS! and best wishes

 

[mightyred]

Oooh so lovely. I love A.Jaffe''s settings.Very beautiful!
You must be over the moon!

CONGRATS!!

PS Now you are back home enjoy showing that beauty off to everyone!

 

[Kaili]

Thank you so much everyone!! This is such an exciting time!! It''s been a bit overcast today, so I''m still working on getting better pics, but I''ll post more as soon as I can... if I won''t bore you to death

Rita, your rings were an inspiration to me, and they helped me fall in love with the setting... thanks for all of your great pictures! We would like to get one of the matching bands initially and then maybe add on a second one for a future anniversary. I really liike how your set looks. If we can afford it, I''ll be happy just starting with one band.

 

[IrishEyes]

oooohh!! How beautiful! Congrats, it sounded like a lovely proposal, so happy for you!

 

[teebee]

Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful!!!! Of course, I''m particular to that style!! Congratulations Kaili!!!!

 

[sevens one]

It''s so beautiful.
I hope you have many, many happy years together.

 

[Dancing Fire]

beautiful ring,sure looks bigger than 1 ct.

 

[rms]

Kaili, I''m so happy to hear that you love it.

I have to say that I have short fingers and have decided that I like the look of only 1 wedding band with my e-ring much more than with the 2 bands, and that''s usually what I wear. With both bands, my centerstone starts to shrink and the whole combo looks a little too bulky. So I think 1 band for you will be great. You can always get an extra band later and then mix and match. I really also like the 2 pointer stones, because the width of each band is just right to me...not too fat and not too skinny.

Give us more hand shots please!

 

[bluedawg]

Oh, wow, that''s a beautiful diamond and setting! I love it.
Great specs, too.

Sounds like a perfect way to get engaged-- in N.O.! Congrats!

 

[Jennifer5973]

Is it EVER!

Gorgeous, classy ring. Congrats, you fiancee, you!

 

[widget]

Oh, Kaili...it''s just beautiful!

Congratulations!!!

Wishing you and your sweetie every happiness! (And be careful driving with that sparkler distracting you!)

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[Maxine]

BEautiful ring...congratulations!!!!

 

[Buena Girl]

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL

Many congratulations!!!

 

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[Mara]

Beautiful! more pics!