Our new (old) 2.3 carat OEC e-ring!

[Vix]

Well, it''s been said plenty of times already, but you''ve got a gorgeous old cut in a gorgeous new setting. What a stunning pair!

Enjoy....

 

[dani13]

FF-

Your ring is just amazingly beautiful!!! Congratulations- that stone is truly unique!!!!

 

[widget]

Date: 8/17/2006 5:41:36 PM
Author: Shay37
Okay, I know Widget just hyperventilated and fainted into her keyboard crashing her harddrive over those pics.

WIDGET, WIDGET, are you okay?

Shay...I must missed this post yesterday...probably because I was lying unconscious on the floor...

I''m fine now, thanks....but am being careful not to look at these pictures too much lest I have another attack!

widget

 

[Lorelei]

Facetfire, my mind is blown with the new pics and I feel a bit shaky and overawed.....That diamond is OUTRAGEOUS and I can''t bear to look at the pics anymore, unfortunately, it is just so beautiful it is painful

 

[BrightSpot]

FacetFire, I keep coming back to look at your fabulous ring! It''s one of my favorites on PS. I dreamed of it last night.

Ok, I''ll stop stalking your ring now.

The new pics are fabulous!

 

[Dee*Jay]

Facet - I saw this setting yesterday at Pearlman''s. It''s just gorgeous--absolute perfection--and I can only imagine how stunning your ring must be in person!!! Congratulations again!

 

[Ellen]

AWSOME photos! I''ll say it again, that stone is amazing, in a very beautiful setting.

 

[innerkitten]

Thats a beatiful ring! I also have an OEC in my e-ring, I don''t know why but I just HAD to have one.
Congrats on your new ring and engagement!

 

[kucinta]

FF, your ring is AWESOME!

That setting suits the OEC so perfectly, it''s amazing! And the sunlight shots, wow... that thing was on FIRE!

Congrats on your engagement and a stunning e-ring!

 

[sevens one]

these pictures are just unbelievable.

You have truly captured this stone

 

[Shay37]

Date: 8/18/2006 7:53:03 AM
Author: widget

Date: 8/17/2006 5:41:36 PM
Author: Shay37
Okay, I know Widget just hyperventilated and fainted into her keyboard crashing her harddrive over those pics.

WIDGET, WIDGET, are you okay?

Shay...I must missed this post yesterday...probably because I was lying unconscious on the floor...

I''m fine now, thanks....but am being careful not to look at these pictures too much lest I have another attack!

widget

ROFLMAO!! I''m so glad to hear that you have recovered.

shay

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 8/17/2006 12:32:25 PM
Author: FacetFire
And a firey handpic...

::swoooooon::

 

[FacetFire]

Date: 8/18/2006 11:15:11 AM
Author: Dee*Jay
Facet - I saw this setting yesterday at Pearlman''s. It''s just gorgeous--absolute perfection--and I can only imagine how stunning your ring must be in person!!! Congratulations again!

I just saw your post in the hangout thread on your visit to Pearlman''s and I was wondering if you got to see my setting. I''m so jealous of your visit. Maybe I can get a trip up there to look at WBs...

 

[FacetFire]

Date: 8/18/2006 3:47:02 PM
Author: Shay37

Date: 8/18/2006 7:53:03 AM
Author: widget

Date: 8/17/2006 5:41:36 PM
Author: Shay37
Okay, I know Widget just hyperventilated and fainted into her keyboard crashing her harddrive over those pics.

WIDGET, WIDGET, are you okay?

Shay...I must missed this post yesterday...probably because I was lying unconscious on the floor...

I''m fine now, thanks....but am being careful not to look at these pictures too much lest I have another attack!

widget

ROFLMAO!! I''m so glad to hear that you have recovered.

shay

You guys are too funny! I am cracking up here!!!

 

[FacetFire]

Date: 8/18/2006 1:28:52 PM
Author: innerkitten
Thats a beatiful ring! I also have an OEC in my e-ring, I don''t know why but I just HAD to have one.
Congrats on your new ring and engagement!

Innerkitten, I''m with you on that one. I wanted something that looked traditional and was obviously an engagement ring, but I wanted to be unique too. Once I saw an OEC, I was hooked! BTW, I went and looked up your ring, and it''s gorgeous! I think we need to see more pics of it!

 

[Dee*Jay]

Date: 8/18/2006 10:37:14 PM
Author: FacetFire

Date: 8/18/2006 11:15:11 AM

Author: Dee*Jay

Facet - I saw this setting yesterday at Pearlman's. It's just gorgeous--absolute perfection--and I can only imagine how stunning your ring must be in person!!! Congratulations again!

I just saw your post in the hangout thread on your visit to Pearlman's and I was wondering if you got to see my setting. I'm so jealous of your visit. Maybe I can get a trip up there to look at WBs...

I did indeed see your setting and it is gorgeous--but even more so I'm sure with your wonderful stone in it!

And if you can possibly get to Pearlman's it is 100% worth the trip!

 

[gailrmv]

OH MY GOSH, that is one of my very favorites! It is such a cool profile view!!! I love your stone too. I love OECs! The size of yours is fabulous. That setting is really fantastic.

I could envision it with a plain platinum band or with a very thin eternity band. It might sit low enough not to interfere with the cool sidestones on the e-ring. I really like the eternity bands at signedpieces.com (facets collection). The bead set or the channel set band might be just right.

 

[KristyDarling]

I LOVE the juxtaposition of the old cut against the modern, sleek design. You don''t see that very often but you''ve done it very successfully with taste and elegance!!! What a stone -- a honkin'', flashing beauty!

And the fat facets on that rock.....DROOOOOOL!!!!!! I would so love to own an OEC one day!!!

 

[FacetFire]

Thanks everyone again for all your nice comments! I was telling my fiance how many gorgeous rings there are on PS and he's so happy that everyone here appreciates his efforts. I took a couple more fire pics that I couldn't resist sharing with you guys. Someone asked a while ago if the larger facets on an OEC allow you to view an entire rainbow rather than just a fleeting sparkle of color (I think it may have been Cehrabehra?), but I thought these pics really answer that question. The large facets really do allow me to observe all the colors in a single rainbow at one time and I can tilt the ring and go through the entire color spectrum from deep red to indigo/purple. I love it!!!!! (Can you tell I'm still giddy over it?)

 

[FacetFire]

Another big rainbow...

 

[FacetFire]

And I thought this one was cool because I rarely see a lot of green fire...it almost looks like an alien ring...LOL

 

[FacetFire]

And just another handshot that I liked...

 

[FacetFire]

Okay, that''s it. I don''t mean to keep overwhelming you guys with pics...but this macro thing is so much fun! I tried on WBs the other day, and I''m going to either go with a plain platinum one or a narrow bead set with about 50 points. Diamond-wise, anything smaller or bigger looked silly with it. Well, maybe I could handle bigger someday...

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 8/27/2006 6:29:11 PM
Author: FacetFire
Thanks everyone again for all your nice comments! I was telling my fiance how many gorgeous rings there are on PS and he''s so happy that everyone here appreciates his efforts. I took a couple more fire pics that I couldn''t resist sharing with you guys. Someone asked a while ago if the larger facets on an OEC allow you to view an entire rainbow rather than just a fleeting sparkle of color (I think it may have been Cehrabehra?), but I thought these pics really answer that question. The large facets really do allow me to observe all the colors in a single rainbow at one time and I can tilt the ring and go through the entire color spectrum from deep red to indigo/purple. I love it!!!!! (Can you tell I''m still giddy over it?)

yes yes yes that was me!!! I was reading this and thinking, okay how can I be obnoxious yet *again* and see if I can get some stats on that ring! It''s gorgeous! And by stats I''m wondering about the depth and crown... I love that high crown! I love your ring it''s just... it makes me excited and seeing these pics of HUGE rainbows just makes me even more certain I''m on the right path! Thank you!!!!!

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 8/27/2006 6:33:29 PM
Author: FacetFire
Okay, that''s it. I don''t mean to keep overwhelming you guys with pics...but this macro thing is so much fun! I tried on WBs the other day, and I''m going to either go with a plain platinum one or a narrow bead set with about 50 points. Diamond-wise, anything smaller or bigger looked silly with it. Well, maybe I could handle bigger someday...

do me a personal favor and just *try* to overwhelm me. I dare you

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 8/17/2006 12:40:48 PM
Author: FacetFire
Last one...I hope you enjoyed them!

this is the last pic on page 3 and I swear if you look closely you can see parts of your face like a strange mosaic! toward the bottom I swear I can see your lips and there are vague bits of camera and hair... you have brown hair, right? That''s just insane!! Too freaking cool!

I hope I am as lucky with my OMC.

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Hi FacetFire ~

I can''t belive I am just now seeing your RING!!!

Holy Smokes! Your OEC is incredible!

And your Michael Bondanza setting is gorgeous!

Total package ... Breathtaking Beauty!

I think I need a cold shower!

Definately post a gazillion more

''s!!

 

[FacetFire]

Date: 8/28/2006 2:14:17 AM
Author: Cehrabehra

Date: 8/27/2006 6:29:11 PM
Author: FacetFire
Thanks everyone again for all your nice comments! I was telling my fiance how many gorgeous rings there are on PS and he''s so happy that everyone here appreciates his efforts. I took a couple more fire pics that I couldn''t resist sharing with you guys. Someone asked a while ago if the larger facets on an OEC allow you to view an entire rainbow rather than just a fleeting sparkle of color (I think it may have been Cehrabehra?), but I thought these pics really answer that question. The large facets really do allow me to observe all the colors in a single rainbow at one time and I can tilt the ring and go through the entire color spectrum from deep red to indigo/purple. I love it!!!!! (Can you tell I''m still giddy over it?)

yes yes yes that was me!!! I was reading this and thinking, okay how can I be obnoxious yet *again* and see if I can get some stats on that ring! It''s gorgeous! And by stats I''m wondering about the depth and crown... I love that high crown! I love your ring it''s just... it makes me excited and seeing these pics of HUGE rainbows just makes me even more certain I''m on the right path! Thank you!!!!!

The crown is high, while the pavillion is actually shallow. It''s an EGL USA cert, and it only gives %, not angles. But, here''s all the numbers it gives:

2.30 carat
8.49 x 8.47 x 5.06 mm
Depth: 59.7 %
Table: 49 %
Crown: 16.2 % (I think you usually see around 14.5-15 % in a well-cut RB)
Pavillion: 39.3 %
Girdle: Thin to Sl. Thick
Culet: Medium
Polish: VG
Symmetry: G
Color: I
Clarity: SI1

Good luck in your search! I think that the numbers are so different in an OEC it''s hard to judge anything by numbers. I put these in the HCA once just to see, and it said that it was an awful stone (probably fish-eye) and shouldn''t be purchased. The one thing I really like about the numbers on this one is that the depth is slightly shallow, especially for an old stone, so we didn''t lose any size by getting an OEC.

Okay, now I have to put up a few more pics that I took. I am obsessed! PS has made me into a monster! LOL!

 

[FacetFire]

A better handshot (I think). I still need to work on those...

 

[FacetFire]

I finally found one sad lonely buttercup growing near my deck to use for flowershots. It wilted VERY quickly, so there are only two.