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Ideal_Rock
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So here is my story. I''ve been dating my girlfriend for almost 3 years. The time was nearing for me to make the big purchase, so I had prodded around the edges enough to know she wanted an "antique" style ring. So I surfed the web for a while and happened upon Pricescope. After reading the website for days and days, I found myself magnetically drawn towards Leon Mege''s work. I found this exact forum and saw all of the amazing work Leon has done for all of you lucky ladies. Since my wonderful lady had mentioned that she liked square stones, I set off on my search for the center stone.
My boss''s daughter works for DeBeers (I know lucky me) and her boyfriend is a diamond cutter in Antweerp Belgium. I set him on a mission to find "the most beautiful 2 carat Radiant cut in the Northern Hemisphere." A few weeks later, I receive a frantic call from Frans where he tells me he has found a special radiant cut like no other. I have to wire the money immediately. He says its deep as the ocean with the most fantastic faceting that makes almost a floating holographic star appear within the stone. I''m sure he''s gassing me up, but he''s on my team so I take his word that he has something special. Half of my bonus later, the stone arrives!
The diamond is a 2.04ct Special Radiant Cut. VS2 clarity, H color. The girdle is especially deep, so unlike most American stones that are optimized for surface area, this stone brings a deepness to it that I have never seen. And guess what? There actually is an 8 pointed star floating right within the stone that spins as I turn it in the light!
Conveniently, Leon''s shop was just 3 blocks from my office. For those of you who haven''t been in his shop, he has this very medieval shopkeeper''s quality to it. Almost Knights of the Roundtable style. He''s a great guy with a great attitude. He marvelled at the stone. "You did not get this in America," he says. "No," I tell him. I give him the backstory, and he tells me that my lady will be a very lucky woman to have a stone like this.
We pour over photographs of his. I bring several printouts of pics off of Pricescope (thanks ladies). I find the perfect setting for this stone. One that has the antique feel that she wants, but allows the stone to shine in full grandeur. In typical Leon fashion, we go over every possible customization and tailor this ring to my wildest dreams (actually more like what I hope HER wildest dreams will be).
So that was the easy part. For the past 7 weeks I have waited by the phone. Leon happily gave me progress reports each time I called, and I became quite friendly with his assistant.
So yesterday, the day arrived. I walked to his shop with an extra pep in my step. When I got there, he tells me how lucky he felt to have worked with this diamond, and how brilliant it is in the light. I politely thank him for the compliments and nearly jump out of my seat when he hands me this ring. It''s amazing! I can''t even begin to tell you all how gorgeous this ring looks in person, so I''ll do the next best thing and post these three pictures.
Our big day is next weekend, so wish me luck. Thanks ladies in the Leon forum for convincing me about Leon - he was amazing. I know she''s gonna flip out when I ask her and she sees this ring. She has no clue its coming, so I will just have to stay calm for a few more days. Yay!
My boss''s daughter works for DeBeers (I know lucky me) and her boyfriend is a diamond cutter in Antweerp Belgium. I set him on a mission to find "the most beautiful 2 carat Radiant cut in the Northern Hemisphere." A few weeks later, I receive a frantic call from Frans where he tells me he has found a special radiant cut like no other. I have to wire the money immediately. He says its deep as the ocean with the most fantastic faceting that makes almost a floating holographic star appear within the stone. I''m sure he''s gassing me up, but he''s on my team so I take his word that he has something special. Half of my bonus later, the stone arrives!
The diamond is a 2.04ct Special Radiant Cut. VS2 clarity, H color. The girdle is especially deep, so unlike most American stones that are optimized for surface area, this stone brings a deepness to it that I have never seen. And guess what? There actually is an 8 pointed star floating right within the stone that spins as I turn it in the light!
Conveniently, Leon''s shop was just 3 blocks from my office. For those of you who haven''t been in his shop, he has this very medieval shopkeeper''s quality to it. Almost Knights of the Roundtable style. He''s a great guy with a great attitude. He marvelled at the stone. "You did not get this in America," he says. "No," I tell him. I give him the backstory, and he tells me that my lady will be a very lucky woman to have a stone like this.
We pour over photographs of his. I bring several printouts of pics off of Pricescope (thanks ladies). I find the perfect setting for this stone. One that has the antique feel that she wants, but allows the stone to shine in full grandeur. In typical Leon fashion, we go over every possible customization and tailor this ring to my wildest dreams (actually more like what I hope HER wildest dreams will be).
So that was the easy part. For the past 7 weeks I have waited by the phone. Leon happily gave me progress reports each time I called, and I became quite friendly with his assistant.
So yesterday, the day arrived. I walked to his shop with an extra pep in my step. When I got there, he tells me how lucky he felt to have worked with this diamond, and how brilliant it is in the light. I politely thank him for the compliments and nearly jump out of my seat when he hands me this ring. It''s amazing! I can''t even begin to tell you all how gorgeous this ring looks in person, so I''ll do the next best thing and post these three pictures.
Our big day is next weekend, so wish me luck. Thanks ladies in the Leon forum for convincing me about Leon - he was amazing. I know she''s gonna flip out when I ask her and she sees this ring. She has no clue its coming, so I will just have to stay calm for a few more days. Yay!
Oh and it probably goes without saying, but if for some crazy reason one of her friends are reading this right now (highly unlikely but nonetheless possible and you would know who you are) - please shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. This hasn''t happened yet and I''d like it to be a surprise. I just couldn''t wait to share this wonderful ring with people on this board since you''re where I got the idea!
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Rhetorical question, right?
Wonderful ring, of course.
I have seen this sort of cut before, but only colored - a couple of largish yellow and brown diamonds. Whether it is a wide girdle or super steep crown angles or both, I sure' like the resulting crystalline depth of the heavy crown.
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