So, I FINALLY asked David to send me the little treasure box of diamonds that he's kept stashed for me in his office.  They arrived the other day, all together, in a lovely presentation box. 

To David's credit, they are all EXACTLY as I thought they'd be except the brown cushion is a little lighter in color (which I prefer) and the K cushion is even more beautiful than I'd expected.

And, because I promised somewhere along the line that I'd keep you all in the loop, I took a photo of my little diamond treasures AND I added two pairs of sidestones that I already had here at the house.  Unfortunately, they are all under plastic, and the stones are not completely upright, especially the pinks, but you get the idea. I think it is interesting to see them all together...

R2649 1.26ct VVS2 Fancy Brown-Orange Cushion
R2619 0.90ct VVS2 K Cushion pictured with hot-pink spinel cushions (they are exquisite, but not upright in the photo)
R2449 1.17ct VVS2 OP Round Brilliant pictured with red-hot spessartite round brilliants (these have fire like diamonds)
R2619 1.01ct VS1 L, Faint Brown Oval

oh my lord please tell me you have plans for these beauties!!!  i love love love the pink! love!

WOW.

The spess and rb ring will be glorious! The cushion with the pinks also.

I love them! Such a cool collection

Jen

I HAVE A FAVORITE!!!!!!  I HAVE A FAVORITE!!  PICK ME! PICK ME TRINKETTE---I'LL TELL YOU WHICH ONE IS MY FAVORITE!!!!

(actually they ALL are beautiful T....)

That cushion is a K?

Actually, it's difficult to pick the most beautiful; I have narrowed it to the top three...

Looks really white, doesn't it? Very lovely!

OMG! are those all yours? wow. thats Da Bomb! your my hero Tr :rock:inkette

And, OMC, you're not off the hook either... which THREE do you like?  I think I can guess...

Anyone else want to weight in? 

Here's another look at the K cushion and sloppily placed pink spinel pair.  The longer sides of the cushion go right to left, not top to bottom. I'm sorry, these are quickie photos with my son's little camera. The camera's  memory card is now full (and we save the cards as back-up) and I don't have another... so the stinky photos are all that I have for now.

Here, DJM, it's blurry, but you can still get a sense of the phenomenal cut on your fav...

Thanks T--these are spectacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any MORE votes? 

If I had pixie dust and could resize this one to 8mm or larger... I'd know that I'd died and gone to heaven, I'm sure! Problem is, at ANY size, I'm in a quandry about how to set it.  First, I thought halo, like WM's gorgeous ring. But after seeing the diamond in person, I'm thinking a three-stone may actually pack more punch. Plus, three-stone rings are more my style to wear, halos can be a bit too refined for my "look" (er, that "look" would be standing in the barn with a manure fork...). But, then, I already have a three-stone with browns, although the browns are the sidestones...