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Hey everyone, I am curious to see some pics of your warmer stones in the H-I-J range! These colors seem to be much more affordable, so they appeal to my love of large rocks, but I haven''t seen too many so I''d love to see some examples!

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Thanks Gemma! I''ll check it out... I am coveting Cushions these days and I am trying to get an idea how low I can go in colour and still think it is beautiful (color is personal preference, I just want an idea of my own preferences!)

DD
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I don''t consider H or even I as warmer, J perhaps a little warmer, but my eyes are getting bad! LOL . Mine is an "H" colored diamond, and that thing is blindingly white in most lighting conditions. I can see a hint of warmth from the side in lowlighting conditions.

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Dreamer, you are my kinda girl!
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You got some great links above. There are lots of other threads, too, have you done a search? You could probably brew a cup of tea and keep busy for hours!
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I, too, love bigger diamonds; I am all about size, but unfortunately, my budget isn''t! So when I found my gorgeous AGS-0 2.36 RB in color "J", I jumped on it. Here''s a thread with a LOT of pictures:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/finally-gorgeous-new-fishtail-pave-set-from-wf.46129/

And here''s a link for my new diamond studs -- color K!
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LOVE THEM!

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/winters-coming-needed-new-ear-warming-studs-1-47-tcw.72105/

I hope to upgrade my studs again one day to ~2 - 2.5 tcw and when I do, believe me, I''ll be looking at J or K stones again (well-cut, ONLY, of course!)

I think it is SO savvy to consider lower color stones, they can really help you put the money toward size, babeeeee, SIZE!
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My diamonds are blazingly white, no yellow at all in any of them, and I couldn''t be happier with them.

I would also suggest that you consider "lower" clarity, too. As long a stone is eyeclean (and I do insist on totally eyeclean, even at close scrutiny) that''s good enough for me. Thankfully, I don''t have much of a "mind clean" issue (although I understand and respect those that do). My big diamond is an SI2 and my studs are SI1 (and I would have been happy there with SI2s, too, but none were available!) and as you can see from the photos in the link above, all three diamonds are totally, 100% eyeclean.

And in playing the "How Loooooooow Can You Go" game
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(which apparently I love!) don''t forget to consider super well cut I1 stones, graded by AGS or GIA and sold by a reputable PS vendor who can look at the stone for you first. I know Wink and GOG have both had some KILLER I1s, and maybe some other vendors, too. And do a search, ''cause there are some real BEAUTIES here on PS.

HAVE FUN!!!
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Hello, DD, several years ago when I first came to Pricescope, I read that a diamond's cut and resulting light return would make a lower color graded stone look whiter. We all hear/read about this but it wasn't until my DH bought my HOF that I really understood, first hand.

Side by side in the same lighting conditions the HOF I color grade ( AGS cut 0 ) looks whiter face up than my Lazare Kaplan E color and my Tiffany Lucida F.....not from the side, mind you, just face up from the top.

Stones in the H-I-J range and even lower are great buys ( colorwise) if the cut is excellent.....and..... if "white" is what you want
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Date: 1/20/2008 1:56:13 AM
Author: samii
Mine is a J colour emerald crisscut, all surrounding diamonds are H - you can see photos at

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/presenting-my-new-crisscut-emerald-e-ring.76366/

I don''t see any warmness in mine at all, but then maybe I am not that colour sensitive?
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Samii. gorgeous, I saw your set when you originally posted and didn''t note the color at the time. Blingalicious indeed! I don''t see and warmth either, just sparkle and white!

DD
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Date: 1/20/2008 8:06:42 AM
Author: beau13
I don''t consider H or even I as warmer, J perhaps a little warmer, but my eyes are getting bad! LOL . Mine is an ''H'' colored diamond, and that thing is blindingly white in most lighting conditions. I can see a hint of warmth from the side in lowlighting conditions.
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Beau, I have seen your set in your avetar, I love it! And it does look totally white!!

Thanks for showing it to me again!

DD
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Here is my ''I'' color EC. I''ve been asked if it was a ''D'' before. I can tell in certain lights and angles that it''s warmer (mostly because of its cut, I think), but overall it''s pretty darn icy.

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Date: 1/20/2008 8:43:02 AM
Author: Lynn B
Dreamer, you are my kinda girl!
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You got some great links above. There are lots of other threads, too, have you done a search? You could probably brew a cup of tea and keep busy for hours!
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I, too, love bigger diamonds; I am all about size, but unfortunately, my budget isn''t! So when I found my gorgeous AGS-0 2.36 RB in color ''J'', I jumped on it. Here''s a thread with a LOT of pictures:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/finally-gorgeous-new-fishtail-pave-set-from-wf.46129/

And here''s a link for my new diamond studs -- color K!
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LOVE THEM!

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/winters-coming-needed-new-ear-warming-studs-1-47-tcw.72105/

I hope to upgrade my studs again one day to ~2 - 2.5 tcw and when I do, believe me, I''ll be looking at J or K stones again (well-cut, ONLY, of course!)

I think it is SO savvy to consider lower color stones, they can really help you put the money toward size, babeeeee, SIZE!
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My diamonds are blazingly white, no yellow at all in any of them, and I couldn''t be happier with them.

I would also suggest that you consider ''lower'' clarity, too. As long a stone is eyeclean (and I do insist on totally eyeclean, even at close scrutiny) that''s good enough for me. Thankfully, I don''t have much of a ''mind clean'' issue (although I understand and respect those that do). My big diamond is an SI2 and my studs are SI1 (and I would have been happy there with SI2s, too, but none were available!) and as you can see from the photos in the link above, all three diamonds are totally, 100% eyeclean.

And in playing the ''How Loooooooow Can You Go'' game
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(which apparently I love!) don''t forget to consider super well cut I1 stones, graded by AGS or GIA and sold by a reputable PS vendor who can look at the stone for you first. I know Wink and GOG have both had some KILLER I1s, and maybe some other vendors, too. And do a search, ''cause there are some real BEAUTIES here on PS.

HAVE FUN!!!
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Lynn, thanks for the advice, I agree with you completely. Eye-clean is all I care about too! You suggested a search, what terms would you use? I tried "J color" but nothings comes up...

Also, I am hoping for a Cushion and have been looking at Engagement Rings Direct (just looking mind you
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) and they say they don''t offer a lifetime trade-up for J color stones and lower! Such discrimination, but it means I probably wouldn''t buy fom them!

DD
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Susi, too gorgeous, I can see what people mean about cut is king!! I am sold on that too!
 
Date: 1/20/2008 12:17:56 PM
Author: tberube
Here is my ''I'' color EC. I''ve been asked if it was a ''D'' before. I can tell in certain lights and angles that it''s warmer (mostly because of its cut, I think), but overall it''s pretty darn icy.
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tberube, your EC is gorgeous and icy! Step cuts probably do show more "color" than sparkly cuts, but man-oh-man, I am amazed at how white these J stones are... on those little charts that jewelers have that show color, they make it look like J stone are muddy-brown yellow! haha

DD
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Date: 1/20/2008 12:29:12 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie

Date: 1/20/2008 12:17:56 PM
Author: tberube
Here is my ''I'' color EC. I''ve been asked if it was a ''D'' before. I can tell in certain lights and angles that it''s warmer (mostly because of its cut, I think), but overall it''s pretty darn icy.
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tberube, your EC is gorgeous and icy! Step cuts probably do show more ''color'' than sparkly cuts, but man-oh-man, I am amazed at how white these J stones are... on those little charts that jewelers have that show color, they make it look like J stone are muddy-brown yellow! haha

DD
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Thank you so much!!!
 
My Great-Grandmother''s engagement ring is a .33 ct. I SI1.


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personally, i would not go lower than an H in cushion. I''m not super color sensitive but I do start to see warmth in cushions, even a touch in an H but I''d be ok with it. rounds are a whole nother game and I''d go I/J in an ideal cut b/c they mask color so much better. Best to try to look at some in person to see where your threshold is.
 
Thanks for sharing, LTP, I love heirloom rings!

mrssalvo, I have read that in a few places and think I agree... maybe H is my threshold for Cushions too... guess I''ll have to see some in person! How aweful!
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DD
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Here''s my "J".
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Mine''s an H/SI1. I
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My AGS000 J/SI2 1.59ct ring (eternity band has G-H colored stones----yeah, I don''t see a difference either!
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Date: 1/20/2008 12:29:12 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie
tberube, your EC is gorgeous and icy! Step cuts probably do show more ''color'' than sparkly cuts, but man-oh-man, I am amazed at how white these J stones are... on those little charts that jewelers have that show color, they make it look like J stone are muddy-brown yellow! haha

DD
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Yeah, that''s for sure. And those poor mall stones, graded by XYZ Labs and Transmissions
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(if they''re even graded by any lab at all) are PATHETIC specimens of a lower color stone. Heck, I''ve seen "F" (allegedly!) stones that were pee yellow. And don''t even start me on clarity... SI1s that look like frozen, included spit... or with a HUGE black boulder right under the table that is half the size of the whole stone. Poor, sad little diamonds!
 
Date: 1/20/2008 12:19:20 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie
Lynn, thanks for the advice, I agree with you completely. Eye-clean is all I care about too! You suggested a search, what terms would you use? I tried ''J color'' but nothings comes up...

Also, I am hoping for a Cushion and have been looking at Engagement Rings Direct (just looking mind you
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) and they say they don''t offer a lifetime trade-up for J color stones and lower! Such discrimination, but it means I probably wouldn''t buy fom them!

DD
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Oh, I dunno... try "lower color" or "low color" or "lower clarity" or even something like, "J/SI" or "J or K"... I''m sure there are 1,000! Just get creative, haha!

Well, I didn''t know you were looking for a cushion. I''m a RB Girl, and I tend to assume everyone else is, too!
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Two things; #1: ERD is a great place for killer cushions, but I had no idea about his trade-up policy for J and lower stones. Honestly, all my years around here and I never knew that.

#2: I have never seen a well-cut, lower color cushion IRL... so I can''t speak from personal experience there. But I have to wonder if the setting were vintage and antiquey if a lower color cushion wouldn''t just look fantastic? Very old world and romantic. What type of setting are you thinking of?

Well, definitely look around A LOT, and see as many stones in person as you can. And keep us posted!
 
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An H, I and J stone.
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All AGS 0''s. Can you tell which is which?
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search doesn''t always work for me for some reason. . . I get error messages a lot. Also you can''t do "J" or "I" specific searches. . . .

I have a thread full of my recent upgrade, mine is a 3.67 RB in I color VS1 in natural light:

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