lizz
Brilliant_Rock
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Well, I decided to go to our favorite B&M jewelry store today with my husband and trade in my emerald cut (H, VS1, 1.58 ct) for a cushion cut (I, SI2, 1.0
with halo. Don't know the halo weight since they didn't have the details yet. They just got a bunch of cushions in, and the paperwork had not yet arrived. It has a GIA lab report, though, which they'll send to me when it arrives. I went down in carat weight, color, and clarity, but I am so happy! It looks like the way the older cushions are cut, sort of chunky. I always liked the older-cut cushions, as opposed to the modern brilliant ones. I guess I like the old-fashioned look better. I love the claw prongs on it! I have been wanting claw prongs for some time. It is platinum. I thought it was a Ritani, but the diamond is set in prongs, not in a bezel like Ritani does. I love the thinness of the band.
The emerald-cut ring was blobby on my hand. I like this ring because it is delicate, sparkly, has dimension, and is more in proportion to my hand. There were just too many things about the other ring I did not like. My husband and the jewelry store manager both liked my old ring better, but the manager said it's me who has to be happy since I am wearing it! I realize we took a loss on this because it was an even trade (no money back), but as my husband pointed out, I did wear the other ring for 9 months. He had bought it for our anniversary last year. At the time, I was drawn to cushions and asschers/square emeralds, but more to the asschers. I ended up with a 7.04 mm x 6.40 mm emerald-cut stone (close enough to square emerald). I ended up not liking it because it did not have the sparkle I wanted. It had a great glassy, mirror-like effect, but not exactly what I wanted. I have envied Gwyneth Paltrow's ring since I first saw it. It's a cushion with a halo and pave. I saw a ring like that at this same B&M last year when my husband and I bought the emerald cut, and I had been thinking about it recently. I woke up this morning and decided it was time to make a trade. Luckily, my husband and I both had the day off.
What do you all think? Because of the halo, it's bigger than my last ring. I'll post my old ring first.
with halo. Don't know the halo weight since they didn't have the details yet. They just got a bunch of cushions in, and the paperwork had not yet arrived. It has a GIA lab report, though, which they'll send to me when it arrives. I went down in carat weight, color, and clarity, but I am so happy! It looks like the way the older cushions are cut, sort of chunky. I always liked the older-cut cushions, as opposed to the modern brilliant ones. I guess I like the old-fashioned look better. I love the claw prongs on it! I have been wanting claw prongs for some time. It is platinum. I thought it was a Ritani, but the diamond is set in prongs, not in a bezel like Ritani does. I love the thinness of the band. The emerald-cut ring was blobby on my hand. I like this ring because it is delicate, sparkly, has dimension, and is more in proportion to my hand. There were just too many things about the other ring I did not like. My husband and the jewelry store manager both liked my old ring better, but the manager said it's me who has to be happy since I am wearing it! I realize we took a loss on this because it was an even trade (no money back), but as my husband pointed out, I did wear the other ring for 9 months. He had bought it for our anniversary last year. At the time, I was drawn to cushions and asschers/square emeralds, but more to the asschers. I ended up with a 7.04 mm x 6.40 mm emerald-cut stone (close enough to square emerald). I ended up not liking it because it did not have the sparkle I wanted. It had a great glassy, mirror-like effect, but not exactly what I wanted. I have envied Gwyneth Paltrow's ring since I first saw it. It's a cushion with a halo and pave. I saw a ring like that at this same B&M last year when my husband and I bought the emerald cut, and I had been thinking about it recently. I woke up this morning and decided it was time to make a trade. Luckily, my husband and I both had the day off.
What do you all think? Because of the halo, it's bigger than my last ring. I'll post my old ring first.
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