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I was originally going to use these as sidestones in a three-stone ring, but I went the solitaire route instead. These stones have not been set.
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm somewhat... fanatical... about proportions. I was set on this diameter and I demanded an excellent match in the ways that were important to me - my priorities were to match table size, high crown, shorter lower halves, and no fluor to each other and to my centerstone. I bought and returned several stones over a four-month period to mate this pair: boutique precision-cut melee simply aren't manufactured with high crowns like this, and in general inventory stones of this size don't usually have GIA reports, the few that do are usually 60/60 types, and requiring EX cut/pol/sym and no fluor further narrows the field into finger-twiddling territory
The stones are indistinguishable by naked eye in terms of real-world look and performance. Note that LGF on the reports are listed at 75 and 80 - the non-rounded match is, as photos indicate, far better than numbers would suggest. The 36/41 combo one of the two sports is unorthodox on paper - again, I believe this stone is victim to some unflattering rounding, as pictures depict a complementary combination.
GIA 1207871115
0.19 J IF, EX/EX/EX (None fluor)
3.66 x 3.69 x 2.28 mm
T: 57, C: 36, P: 40.6, LGF: 80
https://www.gia.edu/report-check?reportno=1207871115
GIA 6225205862
0.19 J VVS1, EX/EX/EX (None fluor)
3.70 x 3.72 x 2.32 mm
T: 57, C: 36, P: 41, LGF: 75
https://www.gia.edu/report-check?reportno=6225205862
This duo is waiting for someone who's specifically looking for a well-cut well-matched pair of lower-coloured melee with uncommon proportions in a hard-to-find size.
LT: https://loupetroop.com/listings/loo...-19-slash-j-slash-if-0-dot-19-slash-j-slash-v
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm somewhat... fanatical... about proportions. I was set on this diameter and I demanded an excellent match in the ways that were important to me - my priorities were to match table size, high crown, shorter lower halves, and no fluor to each other and to my centerstone. I bought and returned several stones over a four-month period to mate this pair: boutique precision-cut melee simply aren't manufactured with high crowns like this, and in general inventory stones of this size don't usually have GIA reports, the few that do are usually 60/60 types, and requiring EX cut/pol/sym and no fluor further narrows the field into finger-twiddling territory
The stones are indistinguishable by naked eye in terms of real-world look and performance. Note that LGF on the reports are listed at 75 and 80 - the non-rounded match is, as photos indicate, far better than numbers would suggest. The 36/41 combo one of the two sports is unorthodox on paper - again, I believe this stone is victim to some unflattering rounding, as pictures depict a complementary combination.
GIA 1207871115
0.19 J IF, EX/EX/EX (None fluor)
3.66 x 3.69 x 2.28 mm
T: 57, C: 36, P: 40.6, LGF: 80
https://www.gia.edu/report-check?reportno=1207871115
GIA 6225205862
0.19 J VVS1, EX/EX/EX (None fluor)
3.70 x 3.72 x 2.32 mm
T: 57, C: 36, P: 41, LGF: 75
https://www.gia.edu/report-check?reportno=6225205862
This duo is waiting for someone who's specifically looking for a well-cut well-matched pair of lower-coloured melee with uncommon proportions in a hard-to-find size.
LT: https://loupetroop.com/listings/loo...-19-slash-j-slash-if-0-dot-19-slash-j-slash-v
I’m sure they’ll get snatched up quick! If I didn’t have so many other irons in the fire, I’d be tempted to buy these to convert my 3 stone to a 5 stone, as the color & proportions would be perfect!
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