Yahoo! My antique re-cut cushion in claw prong solitaire has landed!

[pixley]

I was going to wait until I figured out how to take better pictures with a fancier camera but I haven’t the patience nor the talent to learn how to use the fancy camera, soooo I grabbed our ancient point & shoot and snapped what I could during the 10 minutes of Pacific NW sunshine bestowed upon us amidst this week’s hail/snow storms and gail force winds.

This is my first e-ring after 16 years (the first ten of which were lived in sin

, the last six: married with dream house, 2 doggies and 1 lovely child. It was all worth the wait!)

Here are the specs:
The stone is an antique Russian old mine cushion (ETA, it was repatriated from the Russian Revolution and released to Rachminov Diamonds 1891, who specializes in recutting antique cushions.)
GIA Cushion Brilliant
1.01 carat
F/VS 1
Pol./Sym.: VG/VG
Table: 63%
Depth: 62%
6.5 x 5.72
L/W ratio: 1.14
Notes: crown angles are greater than 40 degrees

Custom claw prong setting in platinum, size 4 ¼ by Ian MacDonald Jewellery Design inspired by Boston_Jeff’s dreamy Leon Megé solitaire. (His is still, and always will be, the ultimate cushion solitaire.)

Many thanks to all who answered my fumbling posts, to those who contributed to Cehrabehra and Boston_Jeff’s extreeeeeeme cushion thread and to everyone who makes this forum so lively, delicious and educational!

 

[pixley]

Naked stone all alone.

 

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[HeartingDiamonds]

Oooohh, how pretty! I have never seen or heard of a Russian Cushion Cut before! Love that you can see a windmill...And so white!!!

Congrats - it really is LOVELY!

Slurpilicious...

 

[pixley]

upside down

 

[pixley]

in the garden

 

[pixley]

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[Haven]

GORGEOUS! I absolutely adore it. What a fabulous stone and ring!

Wear your new e-ring in good health and great love.

 

[mdmdmd23]

Ooohh, it''s very pretty! I love it. How exciting.

Hasn''t it been crazy here in the NW with all the snow and hail?! It''s almost May!!! I was in Everett on Friday without power all night due to 7in of snow!

 

[iheartscience]

What a beautiful diamond! The setting is great, too! Congratulations!

 

[pixley]

Thanks HeartingDiamonds, SDL, Haven, mdmdmd23 and thing2of2

And mdmdmd23 - The weather has been completely manic!

I never know whether I should be wearing short sleeves or a parka!

And thank you, Kaleigh! Will do more pics when the sun comes out again.

Toodles for now. The kidlet it begging to check her Webkinz before bedtime.

 

[Kaleigh]

Oh Pixley!!!!

This ring is perfection what an amazing cushion this is. Adore the setting, classic and elegant. Gotta have more pics of this beauty when you have time. Swooning here lady. Wear it in the best of health!!!

 

[akmiss]

Oh My Pixley! HD is absolutely right about the diamond being incredibly white

And the setting is too die for. Where did you find such an amazing stone?

 

[bling addict]

That looks amazing on your hand!

GORGEOUS!

 

[mrssalvo]

pixley, your cushion is just amazing!!! I simply adore it

i love the setting you chose as well. you just can''t beat a simple solitaire to showcase that beautiful stone giving it the full attention it deserves. congrats on a beautiful, beautiful ring!!!

 

[Diamond*Dana]

What a gorgeous ring, Pixley! Congratulations...I''d say that you deserve that beauty!

 

[stryeyes102]

Pixley your ring is so beautiful!

I can see why you couldn''t wait to share it..And your stone, oh my!

its so unique and has such life to it.

Also i think you answered a question i was debating posting.. How double claw prongs would look on a square stone. They look quite perfect in my opinion!

Congrats!

 

[Jenn5504]

Pixley, your ring is G*o*R*g*e*O*u*S!!!!!!!!

 

[emilina22]

its a beautiful stone! and well worth the wait in sure!!

 

[Love Street]

So gorgeous!!! And what great stories - both the stone''s and yours!!

 

[pixley]

Thanks akmiss! - the stone is from Rachminov Diamonds 1891 in NYC but I worked with Michael Baumbach and diamondexchange.ca to be my first set of eyes and coordinate getting the stone to Canada. Michael is such a wonderful person to work with. The stone is super white and most people assume it''s a D, which I don''t mind a bit.

bling addict - thank you for the thumbs up, I think it suits me juuuuust right.

mrss - thank you soooo much for your help along the way and CONGRATULATIONS on your beautiful new treasure (the baby that is)! Aaaand, I can''t wait to see your forthcoming sparkly treasure once they finally size that beauty down to your dainty finger size.

D*D - I do deserve it! Don''t we all for the silly man-stuff we tolerate?

stryeyes102 - Thank you

I love claw prongs, and was pretty determined to have them. I think my jeweller did a pretty good job of adapting them to my smaller stone. They definitely keep me entertained throughout the day.

Jenn5504, emilina22 and Love Street - Thank you for the lovely comments! This place has certainly created a bling monster out of me and I can''t wait to move on to the next tasty treat. There are so many amazing stones to be inspired by. *sigh*

Still have to work on a wedding band. Any and all suggestions would be welcomed.

Nighty night.

 

[PrettyBlues]

Oh my god that ring is gorgeous

And it''s so crispy white. Love it!

 

[lotsofsparkle]

oh my my. that cut is so gorgeous! Congrats on the new ring, what a gorgeous setting for a gorgeous stone!

 

[Dandi]

Oooh woweeeeee, that ring is magnificent!! Congratulations on 16 years! And is that your kidlet in your avatar? She''s absolutely gorgeous!!!

 

[kroshka]

OMG Pixley - What an amazing stone! And super icy and sparkly and showcased in a lovely lovely setting. Just breathtaking....

Congrats and wear it in good health! Good things come to those who wait

kroshka

 

[Deelight]

OMG I think I just went to chunky facet heaven

Beautiful everything

 

[wen104]

Wow that is amazing. That is such a pretty stone and the new setting is beautiful!

 

[CrookedRock]

Wow!!! That ring is def worth waiting for!!! I am so happy that you finally have it. It is gorgeous!! The chunks are perfect, and it''s unbelievable white! Congrats Pixley, you deserve it!!