Now this one is incredible! The step cuts are amazing!

I fell in love with that one too(orange flower ring) on my visit T! The color is outstanding! In fact I think I just might start saving for that one! It is one of the few pieces that I always think about! I'm glad you got to meet the new Mrs. she was sick when I went up for my visit!

 

 

Please, do excuse me, while I express myself in a not-so-lady-like manner:

AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!  Look at THAT!


 

Just for good measure: 

I'm sorry, I just realized that we didn't talk about The Great Pumpkin on this thread, it was over on the "NEW BROWN Rocks!..." thread.  And, I don't think that the diamond is officially listed on DBL yet.  So here it is (no GIA yet):



ITEM #: R2740
Round Brilliant Diamond, Loose

  WEIGHT: 4.06ct
  SHAPE: Round Brilliant
  COLOR: Pumpkin
  CLARITY: I1
  MEASUREMENTS: 10.06 - 10.04 x 6.30 mm
  TOTAL DEPTH: 62.6%
  FLUORESCENCE: NONE

Price: $21995

Oh, by the way, it is my opinion (and I have no idea whether anyone shares my opinion) but, I think that once set, with rose gold behind the RB and either a colorless halo or sides (I think my preference is baguettes), this diamond has a great chance of looking peachy colored.  Really, I NEVER look at I1 diamonds (I'm a snob) and I couldn't take my eyes off this one. It didn't look quite so brown in person... instead, it seemed to be more of a light golden peachy sparkler. It just glistened.

OK, back to this: 

David,

Back to the 3.24 Fancy Brown Yellow.
 
On the left side of the band between the head and the band there is a black round spot and a squarish piece of gold.  Can you get a better picture of that area or maybe explain what I am seeing?

Would one of your curved wedding bands, 0.25ct, look good with this ring?

I like this design; it makes the diamond look like it's floating.

Actually, I think the "black spot" may be the reflection of the camera lens, and the "squarish piece of gold" is the reflection of a prong, which of course when flattened on a 2D curved surface becomes something squarish

Ok, I've been bad.  I haven't written about a TON of the diamonds and pieces that I saw during my DBL visit.  And, now, I've lost the scrap piece of paper on which I scribbled my notes.    I'll try to remember some of more of what I saw. (Oh, yeah, Trink, like it is HARD to remember...  ).

When I first arrived, David placed several boxes with yellow diamonds on the desk in front of me.  One  box contained five, I think, matched, beautiful, soft-yellow princess cut diamonds (maybe 25-40 points each? More than a week later, with SO many diamonds in my head, it is hard for me to remember their size exactly. I remember thinking that five stones should logically equal a carat, but, these looked larger and I know princess cuts are often smaller face-up for their weight... sorry, I just didn't register these in terms of size ).  Anyway, I don't know whether David was just considering them, whether they were already sold, on-hand for a custom project, or whether he's got them in stock right now.  But, they were lovely and definitely worth asking about.  They would make a lovely band together, or pull two out and three out and make two bands with alternating yellow and colorless stones.  Very classy, beautiful diamonds with potential to make a stunning piece of jewelry. Unfortunately, before I could ask about them, something else popped up  and I never returned to the yellows.

Speaking of matched stones, I did see the larger horsey head pair R2665 http://rockdiamond.c...p;action=show_detail .  Actually, they looked larger than I had thought they'd be, and were more impressive all-around.  They were bright and white, and well matched.  Very cool, and certainly, unusual. Wonderful collection pieces, for sure.  If you like that sort of thing, I wouldn't pass on them.  You won't be disapponted, they are hard to miss, they look good, and they are and lots of fun.  I really enjoyed seeing them.

Another cool and unusual piece, and I hate to mention it because I want it to "wait" for me,  is the exquisite, 4.42ct, blue radiant "scissor cut" loose sapphire R2663.  I don't see it listed on DBL, but, it is in the database and David posted it in the Sapphire thread http://coloreddiamon.../sapphires-t1879/75/ .  This is NOT a classic sleepy or velvety blue Kashmire or Burmese color sapphire.  Instead, this stone is a beautiful, clean, crisp, bright blue.  And, in my opinion, it is more beautiful in person than in the photographs.  To compare, David put it next to another more richly-colored blue sapphire (with something a bit "off," as I recall... I can't remember if it was a little shallow or windowed, but it didn't matter, it was lovely).  Anyway, I still preferred the scissor cut. Maybe because it was a bit different.  Regardless, the cut is absolutely fabulous.  Put this classic and elegant stone between two colorless diamonds, maybe step-cut traps, and you have a KILLER ring (in platinum, please  ).

Oh phooey, I KNEW that I screwed-up somewhere.  Hey, what can I say, I was overwhelmed with BLING.

(At least I guessed the size correctly, even if I DID miss the CUT...  )

I have to agree with T on the flower ring!  I saw that when I was there a few weeks ago and was madly in love with it.  Unfortunately my wallet was empty otherwise she would have had a new home!!!

OK- so here are the five diamonds in the box


They are sweet little Radiant Cut Diamonds

ITEM #: R2752
Radiant Cut Diamond, Loose

CENTER STONES:
  TOTAL WEIGHT: 1.82cts
  QUANTITY: 5
  SHAPE: Radiant Cut
  COLOR: Y-Z, Natural Light Yellow
  CLARITY: VS
  MEASUREMENTS: 4.00 x 4.00 mm

What do you guys think- do they all belong in one ring- or interspersed with colorless in two rings, or even one ring with both?