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My new 3.19 M AVC!!

I am sure it will be a beautiful ring whatever you decide.
 
Gorgeous! Can't wait to see what setting you get. :love:
 
SUCH a beautiful stone! You have a lot of possibilities for a setting, so a temp sounds like a good plan until you live with and get to play around some. Maybe even ask whoever you go to to try to get some samples in ahead of time so you can at least drop it into four prongs, a bezel, a split shank, etc, to get a feel of what you love?
 
I finally saw which stone you bought. Omfg I lusted after that one forever! I was so tempted to trade in my Dimples for it. Lucky girl, you.

If it were me, I'd want to do something with sidestones or at least melee. In J-K to match the M. And in unplated creamy white gold. I did my M in a JK halo but in plat.. It looked okay, but sometimes it would bug me that I can warm white next to cool white. Definitely with a nod to the old world style, too. YUM!

If you're not yet 100% what you want, though, might I please urge you to stick it in a cheapy $3-500 solitaire while you figure it out? That's what I'm doing now. Well, about to do soon. Take your time. Research. Collect a bunch of pictures and circle the elements you love on each one, including all the super small details like prongs, how high it will sit, gallery design, etc. Sleep on it much. Don't rush. In my opinion, spending even $2-3K on a simpler setting by an amazing designer isn't worth it if you'd want to change it shortly after. Plus.. Wearing your diamond in a cheapy setting around town and out and about will let you get to "know" her in all the different lighting environments.. Feel her "personality", if you will. I truly wish I had done that with my stone. Luckily, or unluckily, my jeweler completely f-ed up my setting TWICE, so I got a refund... And can start over. But I wouldn't wish that type of drama on anybody. Even after getting the refund, I thought I knew exactly what I wanted (something from Single Stone), but after sleeping on it while Ari was on vacation, I realized I was only infatuated with something new and pretty-- not necessarily an in-love-forever situation.

Do you have a Pinterest account? Surf through Pinterest. Surf through 1stBids. Go through RingBlings on Instagram. Go through Erika Winters (Coati)' Pinterest account. Go through Ruby Lane, and EBay even. I found an amazing antique that I loved and tweaked from eBay after sitting on setting my sapphire for over a year, and I am so glad I did.

And don't feel your AVC is limiting options. Ignore the drama of some jewelers and their weird relationships and competition. It just helps narrow down the list of whom you should work with, IMO, which is fantastic since there are so many to choose from! Your diamond is absolutely amazing, one of my favorites, and it deserves nothing but the best "The One" settings, ever!
 
madelise|1392227017|3613638 said:
I finally saw which stone you bought. Omfg I lusted after that one forever! I was so tempted to trade in my Dimples for it. Lucky girl, you.

If it were me, I'd want to do something with sidestones or at least melee. In J-K to match the M. And in unplated creamy white gold. I did my M in a JK halo but in plat.. It looked okay, but sometimes it would bug me that I can warm white next to cool white. Definitely with a nod to the old world style, too. YUM!

If you're not yet 100% what you want, though, might I please urge you to stick it in a cheapy $3-500 solitaire while you figure it out? That's what I'm doing now. Well, about to do soon. Take your time. Research. Collect a bunch of pictures and circle the elements you love on each one, including all the super small details like prongs, how high it will sit, gallery design, etc. Sleep on it much. Don't rush. In my opinion, spending even $2-3K on a simpler setting by an amazing designer isn't worth it if you'd want to change it shortly after. Plus.. Wearing your diamond in a cheapy setting around town and out and about will let you get to "know" her in all the different lighting environments.. Feel her "personality", if you will. I truly wish I had done that with my stone. Luckily, or unluckily, my jeweler completely f-ed up my setting TWICE, so I got a refund... And can start over. But I wouldn't wish that type of drama on anybody. Even after getting the refund, I thought I knew exactly what I wanted (something from Single Stone), but after sleeping on it while Ari was on vacation, I realized I was only infatuated with something new and pretty-- not necessarily an in-love-forever situation.

Do you have a Pinterest account? Surf through Pinterest. Surf through 1stBids. Go through RingBlings on Instagram. Go through Erika Winters (Coati)' Pinterest account. Go through Ruby Lane, and EBay even. I found an amazing antique that I loved and tweaked from eBay after sitting on setting my sapphire for over a year, and I am so glad I did.

And don't feel your AVC is limiting options. Ignore the drama of some jewelers and their weird relationships and competition. It just helps narrow down the list of whom you should work with, IMO, which is fantastic since there are so many to choose from! Your diamond is absolutely amazing, one of my favorites, and it deserves nothing but the best "The One" settings, ever!
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I really appreciate all your advice/help! I'm for sure going to take my time in picking the forever setting. I reset my original 1 ct round from a Tacori 2620 to a new setting from a local jeweler (israel diamonds) not sure if anyone has heard of them. I think i'm going to move the stone back to the Tacori and trade in the setting I got from that jeweler and use that to pay for (or most of) my "temp" setting. I paid just over 2K for it a couple years back so that should get me an ok setting for now.

I have looked at TONS of pictures and settings in the past couple weeks and I feel like i would like the diamond maybe in a pave halo type setting….but only with the halo. I think it would look odd to me if it was just a pave type band with an M center….does that make sense LOL!!

Gosh I don't know! This is exactly why I want to wait for a while to get the final setting. I'm to indecisive and nitpicky :tongue:
 
Oh and by the way…Madelise…your ring is AMAZING!!!!! Seriously!!!!! Seeing how perfect your M looks makes me that much more excited to hopefully receive mine tomorrow morning!
 
Crystal72384|1392232958|3613717 said:
Oh and by the way…Madelise…your ring is AMAZING!!!!! Seriously!!!!! Seeing how perfect your M looks makes me that much more excited to hopefully receive mine tomorrow morning!
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Is it "morning" yet??? :lol: :lol: I'm so excited to see pics of your stone. AVCs .... love them! :love:
 
Roxy|1392259734|3614084 said:
Crystal72384|1392232958|3613717 said:
Oh and by the way…Madelise…your ring is AMAZING!!!!! Seriously!!!!! Seeing how perfect your M looks makes me that much more excited to hopefully receive mine tomorrow morning!
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Is it "morning" yet??? :lol: :lol: I'm so excited to see pics of your stone. AVCs .... love them! :love:
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Nope not yet! Hopefully is will be here tomorrow (Thursday) :appl:
 
I'll add in my two cents - b/c I am SOOOOO jealous! I always thought if - I dunno - I won the lottery and could suddenly afford it, my dream ring would be a 3ct-ish AVC in a setting that somehow featured curved angles like LittleSparkles' that mimic the faceting of the antique cushions. [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/bad-pricescoper-fantastic-avc-lm-creation.161471/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/bad-pricescoper-fantastic-avc-lm-creation.161471/[/URL]

In VC news... I heard from another PS'er that he set an AVC as recently as this last late summer or early fall. (for her friend, not for her) I guess the friend had purchased the stone and had it shipped to her, then shipped it off to VC, no problem. I'm not sure when those FAQ's went up on his website, but I THINK it was before this last summer, b/c I've been communicating with him and drooling over his website since before then. I think it may be a case by case thing, so definitely worth pursuing IF you are totally in love with his work.

Congrats on your 5 years, and good luck making a decision!

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Here it is!!! Its AMAZING!

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NOW…I'm no photographer…I have this super fancy camera and I can't even figure it out! This is the best I got for now...
 
Beautiful! Handshots, please!
 
That is a very beautiful diamond Crystal. Thank you for the photo. Look forward to more if you have them.

Not to add any confusion but just to share my experience if it helps, VC declined to set my AVC in July last year, and my AVR in January (last month). But like AprilMay said, it doesn't hurt to ask. (I too had the 'limiting' feeling initially Crystal, but once I looked around, I saw a lot more settings that I liked and other options to get them). Can't wait to see what you do with this stone, but I also think a temp setting is best while you work out your dream setting.
 
Congratulations it looks beautiful!! Don't worry about trying to get a "good" shot, trust me the camera will never capture the beauty of the stone that you see in person ;)) .

I can't wait to see more pics and of course handshots, YAY!!! :appl: :appl:
 
What do you think about this setting??

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That's a really pretty setting, but I'd worry about the diamonds on the sides if you plan to wear a band beside it.
 
So I have kind of an odd question. I went to local jeweler tonight to look into settings and he started asking questions about my new diamond. (I didn't take it with me, I want to insure it before I take it out of the house). He was borderline rude when talking about it. He informed me that I paid 15K too much for my stone! My husband looked at me like WHAT? I don't feel that I paid too much. What do you guys think?
 
Just chiming in to say I love that first setting you posted.
 
Wow, that is a gorgeous stone! :appl:
 
That jeweler is jealous that he didn't get the sale of the diamond, and I think what he said was unprofessional and rude. He has never in his life seen a cushion diamond the quality of an AVC, and of course you didn't overpay. You did pay for a specialty cut which does cost a a few percent more than a regular cushion cut diamond.

Honestly, I'd send it back to Good Old Gold and choose a setting from one of their setting vendors.
 
The only way you can insure prior to setting is to have a setting picked out and go through Jeweler's Mutual. Most other insurance will not cover and unset stone. I would only feel comfortable going through GOG to have it set or have it set through one of the custom ring makers like Steven Kirsch and GOG can deliver it to him.
 
Uggh B&M Sales people almost always get tetchy when you bring up online diamonds. And DS is right, I've NEVER met a jeweler at a B&M place that knew even HALF of what I know about diamonds - just from reading this site and doing further research. Most of the "jewelers" I've talked to have never even heard of Old European cuts, for goodness sakes. He just heard the carat weight and the price and made assumptions. Sure, you could get a crushed ice cushion for less than an AVC, but it won't have the same light return qualities, and it will therefore look less bright and smaller. GOG's prices are in-line with all other branded antique cushion lines out there.

I went to look at some OEC's today and had to listen to a huge tirade (unprovoked) about how unnecessary and terrible certificates are. I was just thinking to myself... sure, if I don't want to know what I'm paying for.

Your stone's beautiful! How do you feel about the M color?
 
Thanks for the responses....that really makes me feel better. I do have to say that the diamond he showed me doesn't even compare to the stone that I received from GOG!
 
AprilMay|1392516221|3616107 said:
Uggh B&M Sales people almost always get tetchy when you bring up online diamonds. And DS is right, I've NEVER met a jeweler at a B&M place that knew even HALF of what I know about diamonds - just from reading this site and doing further research. Most of the "jewelers" I've talked to have never even heard of Old European cuts, for goodness sakes. He just heard the carat weight and the price and made assumptions. Sure, you could get a crushed ice cushion for less than an AVC, but it won't have the same light return qualities, and it will therefore look less bright and smaller. GOG's prices are in-line with all other branded antique cushion lines out there.

I went to look at some OEC's today and had to listen to a huge tirade (unprovoked) about how unnecessary and terrible certificates are. I was just thinking to myself... sure, if I don't want to know what I'm paying for.

Your stone's beautiful! How do you feel about the M color?
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Ugh, yes you are exactly right. I was trying to explain to him what an AVC is and he just stared at me like I was nuts. He asked for the specifics of the stone and just kept mumbling to himself that "it doesn't exist". I just thought well.....um yes it does exist its at home in its pretty little box!
 
Unreal!! And I mean unreal that he would speak to you that way like you'd lie about the diamond you have!

But you know, around here we all know what August Vintage stones are and many here have them. In the overall scheme of things, however, they are some of the rarest diamonds in the world! So it isn't surprising that there are many jewelers who wouldn't know they existed. This one needs some customer service lessons, I think!
 
diamondseeker2006|1392523564|3616143 said:
Unreal!! And I mean unreal that he would speak to you that way like you'd lie about the diamond you have!

But you know, around here we all know what August Vintage stones are and many here have them. In the overall scheme of things, however, they are some of the rarest diamonds in the world! So it isn't surprising that there are many jewelers who wouldn't know they existed. This one needs some customer service lessons, I think!
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I totally agree! The sad thing is he is the manager of the store! They are a popular jewelry store here because the don't mark there stuff up like most, but they have officially lost a customer.
 
Crystal.. just want to say, I laughed out loud at your DSLR lens cap picture. It looks quite familiar ;))

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madelise|1392526361|3616171 said:
Crystal.. just want to say, I laughed out loud at your DSLR lens cap picture. It looks quite familiar ;))

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Lol how funny! I must have seen yours once upon a time and it stuck with me :bigsmile:
 
Congrats! I just bought a AVC 1.33 K stone.. I have never seen such a beautiful stone.. I wish I could buy 10 more in all different sizes.. I am so happy I feel like being a GOG rep in Texas :)

I can't wait to see you setting.. what a rock and what a gorgeous rock I"m sure..!!!!!

congratulations!!!!!!!!!1 :love: :love:
 
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