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jaqjaqjaq said:
I haven’t gone too far down these ring paths *yet* but I really like these two. I’m looking to do a RHR so I would need to make an adjustment to the one with the halo - my fear is that it looks too much like an engagement ring. The one I originally asked DK to CAD ended up being around 17.5 mm long and I have very short fingers. IMG_4421.jpegIMG_4411.jpeg
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I LOOOOVE that first one! The second one is cool but i feel like the diamond is swallowed up by the setting, like it sucked it in LOL. I am CLEARLY in an art deco phase so I loooove the first one LOL Maybe thin out the halo a little since your stone is bigger?

Yellow gold? White gold? Combo?
 
Inked said:
I LOOOOVE that first one! The second one is cool but i feel like the diamond is swallowed up by the setting, like it sucked it in LOL. I am CLEARLY in an art deco phase so I loooove the first one LOL Maybe thin out the halo a little since your stone is bigger?

Yellow gold? White gold? Combo?
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Yeah I’m on the fence. You know how hard it can be to narrow down your ideas/wants when you have 520,904 of them! I would like to do a bezel this time and maybe do a mix of yellow gold and platinum so I can wear it with more. The halo is a little on the chunky side. Maybe if I bring the gallery down and make it flatter overall?
 
jaqjaqjaq said:
Yeah I’m on the fence. You know how hard it can be to narrow down your ideas/wants when you have 520,904 of them! I would like to do a bezel this time and maybe do a mix of yellow gold and platinum so I can wear it with more. The halo is a little on the chunky side. Maybe if I bring the gallery down and make it flatter overall?
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OMG, yeeeaaahhhh.. thats part of why i am done for a while, i can never make up my mind!!!!!!!!

Those diamonds are a bit chonky in the halo.. if you thin out the halo you may need 3 linear smaller diamonds to fill the space. I really love it! and I love the idea of doing it 2 tone as you know since i always mix my metals!
 
That looks phenomenal!
 
jaqjaqjaq said:
When you hop onto the Ritani site and navigate to their lab diamonds there is a filter at the bottom right of the screen. From there you can go straight to advanced filter options and scroll down to the bottom and choose the curly size you’d like to filter by =)2 I’ll attach some screenshots. IMG_4371.jpegIMG_4372.jpegIMG_4373.jpeg

As far as the proportions, angles, tables and all that jazz…I don’t know what to look for like some of the experts on here!
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This was so helpful! I already have multiple options saved and one purchased. Haha
 
What an interesting cut! The proportions are very consistent with what we would call a later transitional, cut in the 1940s through the 50s. The technology at that time had advanced to allow more precise cutting of the crystal so they really liked to get two stones (one large and one small) from the rough. To do that they started cutting diamonds with larger tables and shallower crowns. But the lower halves are still short (big fat arrows) plus some other features that give it that characteristic checkerboard look. These are pretty rare cuts in natural diamonds bc they lent themselves so well to cutting in the 60-60 style of early MRBs, so many were lost. I wonder who cut it? They must have been experimenting.

Nice find!
 
Dreamer_D said:
What an interesting cut! The proportions are very consistent with what we would call a later transitional, cut in the 1940s through the 50s. The technology at that time had advanced to allow more precise cutting of the crystal so they really liked to get two stones (one large and one small) from the rough. To do that they started cutting diamonds with larger tables and shallower crowns. But the lower halves are still short (big fat arrows) plus some other features that give it that characteristic checkerboard look. These are pretty rare cuts in natural diamonds bc they lent themselves so well to cutting in the 60-60 style of early MRBs, so many were lost. I wonder who cut it? They must have been experimenting.

Nice find!
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Thank you! I love the history lesson, too! Now I have some reading up to do :kiss2:
 
Who wants to get mad at me?! LOL!!!

Let me start off by saying I did what I did for a very good reason :lol-2: I sold my TC to a dear friend of mine who had been looking for a stone just like mine. I didn’t post it here because I wanted her to have first dibs (I’ll let her comment if she wants to reveal herself ;)2). My plan for the stone was to create a beautiful RHR and that plan is still coming to fruition and in a majestic way!

I have been stalking Jocelyn with Gilded Lane’s IG page for some time now but always missed items or couldn’t afford the ones I wanted (my husband was laid off twice in the last year and a half). Fast forward to this weekend and the most beautiful (to me) ring popped up in my feed and I couldn’t stop going back to her post, many and I mean many times a day! I told myself, self, you’re building a beautiful RHR and you’ve already spent money on it! BUT THEN I TOLD MYSELF SHE HAS A REALLY GREAT LAYAWAY PLAN AND IF YOU SELL YOUR TC THAT’S YOUR DEPOSIT!!! And yes I did emphatically say this in my head! And I also remembered she was going to have a pop up sale in CA and certainly the ring that had stolen my heart would be sold! So here we are - in a handful of months, I will have a spectacular RHR that I plan to wear A LOT and I cannot wait :kiss2:
 
Spill! Which one did you get??
 
Beautiful! And an excellent value. The mounting alone is worth probably 2500++ . It’s a gorgeous cut and the color is lovely too. And of course I have a soft spot for natural antiques.
 
Dreamer_D said:
Beautiful! And an excellent value. The mounting alone is worth probably 2500++ . It’s a gorgeous cut and the color is lovely too. And of course I have a soft spot for natural antiques.
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When I saw her post my eyes grew so big - I just knew that ring needed to be mine. The color is divine and I love love love some warmer stones! A real glitter bomb!
 
jaqjaqjaq said:
Who wants to get mad at me?! LOL!!!

Let me start off by saying I did what I did for a very good reason :lol-2: I sold my TC to a dear friend of mine who had been looking for a stone just like mine. I didn’t post it here because I wanted her to have first dibs (I’ll let her comment if she wants to reveal herself ;)2). My plan for the stone was to create a beautiful RHR and that plan is still coming to fruition and in a majestic way!

I have been stalking Jocelyn with Gilded Lane’s IG page for some time now but always missed items or couldn’t afford the ones I wanted (my husband was laid off twice in the last year and a half). Fast forward to this weekend and the most beautiful (to me) ring popped up in my feed and I couldn’t stop going back to her post, many and I mean many times a day! I told myself, self, you’re building a beautiful RHR and you’ve already spent money on it! BUT THEN I TOLD MYSELF SHE HAS A REALLY GREAT LAYAWAY PLAN AND IF YOU SELL YOUR TC THAT’S YOUR DEPOSIT!!! And yes I did emphatically say this in my head! And I also remembered she was going to have a pop up sale in CA and certainly the ring that had stolen my heart would be sold! So here we are - in a handful of months, I will have a spectacular RHR that I plan to wear A LOT and I cannot wait :kiss2:
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@jaqjaqjaq I for one will not get mad at you ;)

I could hug you!!! I feel like I won the lottery!!! Thank you again for giving me first dibs, you are dear friend! I love how we sell things that we are ready to let go of to each other. We both have some beautiful pieces from each other:) I can not wait to see my new stone in person and get her set!!! She is the transitional of my dreams!!!

You did part with it for a very good reason! I LOVE your new ring!!! It definitely would have been gone at Jocelyn's pop up, you are a wise woman to not miss out on it! Congrat's on your beautiful new ring and thank you again for my new stone!
 
peppermintpatty said:
@jaqjaqjaq I for one will not get mad at you ;)

I could hug you!!! I feel like I won the lottery!!! Thank you again for giving me first dibs, you are dear friend! I love how we sell things that we are ready to let go of to each other. We both have some beautiful pieces from each other:) I can not wait to see my new stone in person and get her set!!! She is the transitional of my dreams!!!

You did part with it for a very good reason! I LOVE your new ring!!! It definitely would have been gone at Jocelyn's pop up, you are a wise woman to not miss out on it! Congrat's on your beautiful new ring and thank you again for my new stone!
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I’m so happy it’s going to you!!! I cannot wait to see it set :kiss2: We wouldn’t be friends if we hadn’t bought/sold from each other on this site!
 
jaqjaqjaq said:
I’m so happy it’s going to you!!! I cannot wait to see it set :kiss2: We wouldn’t be friends if we hadn’t bought/sold from each other on this site!
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I’m so happy too! I’m thrilled you will be getting your new ring! The friendship we have is the best, the jewelry is just icing on the cake!
 
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