i agree with sparkly about being able to see your finger through the stone. total turn off. it also reminds me of walking up to someones open front door and being able to look out the open back door into their backyard. 

split shank?!?!

Oh I like this cushion ring very much. Is there a Youtube of it yet ?
Lynne

OK, I have to be a sourball here.  Back to the windowed EC ring - and I realize that some of you, jewelelk and IHADP, really dig this ring. Now, I've had a couple of days to think about it.  And, the more I think about it, the more the shallow, windowed cut bugs me.  Obviously, I haven't seen the ring in person, so I can't judge how it performs in terms of brilliance.  But, even if it IS a performer, it is just TOO FAR off the mark for me. I realize that expensiveness is relative, and I am always willing to find something "outside of the box" so to speak, but, for me, if I'm spending $15K on a ring or a diamond, I want it to be well cut. And I want platinum.

I don't even own this ring and it is fretting me! David either needs to get rid of it, or someone needs to purhase it (and LOVE it) QUICK so I can stop fussing about it. 

For what it is worth, I LOVE being able to look "through" a house.  Oddly enough, seeing the outside (and the light) is what draws most people into and through a space... (but, still, the RING is not for me).

So, David, what changed your mind?

Mikla

Hahahahaha! David, you're KEEPING it!  To funny. Mind you everyone, you CAN look through the bottom of the center stone and read whatever paper is on the desk below.  It is kind of a blast, actually.  Also, from the side, the ring sits very low to your finger because the depth of the stone is so shallow. But, it definitely has the  factor. And, we all sat around and talked about this piece probably more than any other.

So, if you sit in an office or at a desk all day, and you'd enjoy some mindless distraction, or you like to entertain friends with your jewelry at cocktail parties, and/or you want a very attractive, substantial diamond ring, that definately has  AND you are not concerned about textbook diamond cutting, then, this ring might just be PERFECT for you.  I guess, in a way, it's oddness (and bang for your buck) are what really make this ring unique and special. You definitely won't see another like it. And, it really is very pretty on the hand. To be fair, the window is more difficult to discern when the ring is on your finger than it is when you hold the ring and just look at it (through it?).  I that doubt most people seeing it on your hand would notice (well, except for those quirky CDIers...)

Certainly, it is not or everyone.  But, it IS for someone. And, as some of you have already written, she will love it.

I suppose, taking a chance on different stuff like this is what sets David and his stock apart from the rest of the pack... I gotta hand it to you David, you've got chutzpah (ummm, that's a good thing..)!

Well, it is definitely a ring with "personality" and one WILL be noticed wearing it.  That being said, I'm still not going to be the one to wear it... as I wrote in my very first post on this thread (before I saw the ring) the window and the uber-shallowness STILL fret persnickity me. But, it is a looker, for sure, and I enjoyed my time with it.

I guess choosing a ring like this, or passing it by, comes down to where your priorities lie...

That is the coolest diamond. It looks like a cushion with emerald glitter.

I'm sure that can be arranged DL.