Light yellow and red, combined...

[Ninama]

I have a little crush on this ring... A 1.18 fancy yellow oval diamond, set with rubies and RBs. I normally don''t care that much for yellow stones, but the rich rubies seem to make it so regal-looking.

I just wish there were images of it other angles...

 

[diagem]

Date: 1/13/2008 3:15:15 PM
Author:Ninama
I have a little crush on this ring... A 1.18 fancy yellow oval diamond, set with rubies and RBs. I normally don't care that much for yellow stones, but the rich rubies seem to make it so regal-looking.

I just wish there were images of it other angles...

Fancy yellow??? Or is just a colorless Oval with a yellow trim???

Or just a bad picture?

 

[Ninama]

It''s defineitley not a greatpicture, but here is the description:



1 Oval Cut diamond 1.18cts Natural Fancy Yellow++/SI1
Set in a platinum mounting with rubies and 28 round brilliants ~0.30cts tw.

I have no idea what "++" means... ?

 

[diagem]

Date: 1/13/2008 3:28:04 PM
Author: Ninama
It''s defineitley not a greatpicture, but here is the description:



1 Oval Cut diamond 1.18cts Natural Fancy Yellow++/SI1
Set in a platinum mounting with rubies and 28 round brilliants ~0.30cts tw.

I have no idea what ''++'' means... ?

Graded by____?

 

[Ninama]

Okay... by no certifying body worth mentioning by name on their site. Schlomo, maybe.

Do you think it''s just low color diamond? I desaturated the rubies in photoshop (not the best method for faking diamonds, I sure) and the oval still looks pretty yellow.

Do you suspect it''s just a dark dimaond?

 

[Ninama]

oops - *can''t add image when you edit*

 

[diagem]

Date: 1/13/2008 4:08:13 PM
Author: Ninama
Okay... by no certifying body worth mentioning by name on their site. Schlomo, maybe.

Do you think it''s just low color diamond? I desaturated the rubies in photoshop (not the best method for faking diamonds, I sure) and the oval still looks pretty yellow.

Do you suspect it''s just a dark dimaond?

Think?

Dont you notice the yellow is a back reflection of the "yellow gold prongs" on the back of the Diamond?

 

[Ninama]

I didn't, no... didn't know to look, either.

I absolutely see it now. I'm still a very rough rock.

I'll learn!

Thanks for the insight - I never woulda thunk to think ...

 

[Catmom]

Ninama, don''t feel bad! Just for comparison sake, my avatar is of a GIA graded Fancy Light Yellow. My color is a definite yellow that runs through the entire diamond not just from the prongs and it is fancy light yellow.

 

[Ninama]

Date: 1/13/2008 6:04:08 PM
Author: Catmom
Ninama, don't feel bad! Just for comparison sake, my avatar is of a GIA graded Fancy Light Yellow. My color is a definite yellow that runs through the entire diamond not just from the prongs and it is fancy light yellow.

I don't feel bad, Catmom - honest. I'm pretty teachable. As soon as DG pointed out the reflections, it was as obvious as a diamond in a goat's a$$. Bumping up the size of the image really shows it...

I'm still kind of liking the yellow and rubies concept, though! Your ring is amazing....

 

[Ninama]

The same site lists this ring for sale (I''ve posted it before). Does it look ''blotchy'', too?:

TIFFANY & CO. INTENSE YELLOW

A beautiful Natural Fancy Intense Yellow / VS1 Emerald Cut diamond weighing 0.95cts. This is an extremely rare, saturated pure yellow color not often found amongst "regular" intense yellows. Through family research, we have found Tiffany & Co. stock and registry #31/2382. We have recently obtained a G.I.A. Report on this gem. The 18K yellow gold solitaire mounting is signed "Tiffany & Co.".

 

[diagem]

Date: 1/13/2008 8:23:11 PM
Author: Ninama
The same site lists this ring for sale (I''ve posted it before). Does it look ''blotchy'', too?:

TIFFANY & CO. INTENSE YELLOW

A beautiful Natural Fancy Intense Yellow / VS1 Emerald Cut diamond weighing 0.95cts. This is an extremely rare, saturated pure yellow color not often found amongst ''regular'' intense yellows. Through family research, we have found Tiffany & Co. stock and registry #31/2382. We have recently obtained a G.I.A. Report on this gem. The 18K yellow gold solitaire mounting is signed ''Tiffany & Co.''.

Is it sold via T&Co? (or there is quite a good chance its a remounted T&Co setting)
Although its only an image..., I must admit I am not impressed (at all)..., I would not touch it as an "intense" or even as a basic "Fancy"!!!
(Unless it looks darker and most importantly much more evenly saturated!!!)

Its true..., a step-cut Fancy Intense is RARE!!! Either the material is a saturated yellow or its not, cutters tricks dont work here (sometimes they manage to trick a just bit with the pavilion corners

), but it does not look like in this case!

In short..., not impressed!

 

[chrono]

Not impressed here either. There seem to be a banding across the middle of the stone. The yellow colour should be even throughout the diamond.

 

[Ninama]

Thanks DG...

I see it (now) as an essentially colorless stone with gold prongs throwing some yellow here and there.... just like the oval.

I have this image in my head of a night club hypnotist saying "When you read yellow you will see see yellow!" Yelllooowww.....yelllooowww.....yelllooowww....*snap*.