New upgrade ring - Love it!

[diamondsrock]

I love that ring!!! It looks so big on your finger. I never would have guessed it was .74. It looks bigger to me. I think that is the size I would like on my upgrade. It''s beautiful and looks perfect!

 

[Patty]

I don''t know which is prettier...the diamond or the setting. Both are stunning.

Great choice. Those surprise stones are soooo pretty too.

 

[SUPA IDEAL KID]

Why would you get a D color with Strong blue fluoresence? Didn''t your jeweler advise against it? I am under the impression when going with such great color grade, avoid strong fluoresence.

Ring looks great in the photos!

 

[AChiOAlumna]

Beautiful ring! I love the double-clawed prongs! Very stylish!!! Congrats!

 

[curlygirl]

Gorgeous ring! Love the setting with the surprise stones. Welcome aboard the fluorescence love train!!! Congratulations!

 

[mrssalvo]

A beautiful stone and setting. I love it

 

[ecf8503]

Date: 5/21/2005 10:11:22 AM
Author: SUPA IDEAL KID
Why would you get a D color with Strong blue fluoresence? Didn't your jeweler advise against it? I am under the impression when going with such great color grade, avoid strong fluoresence.


Ring looks great in the photos!

Thanks for the comments, everyone. To Supa Ideal Kid - I have done a lot of reading about fluoresence in diamonds, and I would suggest you read this article from GIA regarding it. http://www.gia.edu/pdfs/W97_fluoresce.pdf

It is an unfortunate misconception that fluoresence is a bad thing - it didn't used to be. In fact, there are periods of time in which these "blue-white" diamonds, as they were referred to, were in very high demand. But times change...

Jonathan from GOG and Barry from Superbcert have really opened my mind and my eyes about fluoresence. The concern over strong and very strong fluoresence in stones is that it has the potential to make a stone look hazy / milky / oily in direct sunlight. However, this is not a given - not all stones do this - in fact, if you read the GIA study, you will find they mention that they had a hard time finding enough stones with strong or very strong fluoresence that exhibited this property at all.

I think I explained my reasons for choosing a stone with strong blue fluoresence in my original post. Let me put it this way - if this stone had no fluoresence, I still would have purchased it - the fluoresence is a neutral to positive aspect to me now. As I said, I too was hesitant about / concerned about the fluoresence - until I saw one with my own eyes. THAT is what really matters.

I found some local jewelers that tried to discourage me from fluoresence, and after educating myself I determined that those people really need to read that GIA study! These are the same people who tried to tell me that a GIA Excellent / Excellent is an ideal cut stone, most of them feigned ignorance (or maybe they really didn't know) about Sarin / Megascope reports, Brilliancescopes, Ideal / Firescopes, etc.

Bottom line is when purchasing a stone, your eyes will tell you the truth. If when I received this stone I was not happy, I would have sent it back. No risk. But I didn't notice / liked the fluoresence. It was never a negative for me, even though I was at some point in my pre diamond education days a bit hesitant about it for the same reasons you mentioned above. Live and learn... and then buy a fluorescent diamond!

 

[randyred]

Oh Wow - what a gorgeous setting!

 

[Jennifer5973]

I wish my main diamond had flourescence...it really adds something, IMO!

 

[Kaili]

It''s amazing!

 

[deny]

It is beautiful and I love the setting!

 

[ecf8503]

Thanks everyone - it''s so nice to be able to share with people who actually appreciate the beauty of a finely cut diamond!

 

[ecf8503]

I''m adding a few more pics, and will also be adding this thread to the Eye Candy thread. This shows the new ring as well as the old stone in the new Vatche setting, which can be found here.

 

[ecf8503]

Close up - really shows the difference between a D and a G!

 

[ecf8503]

 

[ecf8503]

Arrows view...

 

[FireGoddess]

Wow - beautiful! I love the new stone and I love the way the shank splits at the very top. It''s gorgeous!!!