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« Reply #25 on: July 24, 2007, 05:33:21 PM »
Hello!

My briolettes are Vs, .70 twct and H color. I don't like yellowish, champain or blue briolettes. I prefer white.

The cut of mine is regular and it's difficult to find.

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« Reply #26 on: July 24, 2007, 06:01:09 PM »
Wow Sylvie! Those are lovely!

I probably should not have used the term "Irregular" because all briolettes have unique aspects making the cut different than most faceted diamonds.

Even when I look at more "regular" briolettes, the nature of the cut means that they look almost like a pineapple.
I suppose I'm so used to seeing more symmetrical diamonds...plus, these suckers are really difficult to hold with a tweezers.
I've had to pink every one I look at off the floor like, 10 times! ( video is coming)
This pair is very white- and somewhat more "regular" in cut
1.86carat total weight
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« Reply #27 on: July 24, 2007, 06:07:12 PM »
Offering to clean David`s workshop floor here  Grin
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« Reply #28 on: July 24, 2007, 06:14:06 PM »
ill join you! haha!  i have always liked it when there are several smaller ones clustered together at the bottom of a drop earring, but i guess they would scratch each other pretty bad.  i feel like i may have to try a white topaz or a white sapphire pair (no one needs to know they're not diamonds! lol)
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« Reply #29 on: July 24, 2007, 06:17:16 PM »
I` sure if I had briolette earrings I`d be forever playing with them. They`re a shape which invites you to twirl and twiddle or is that just me ?
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« Reply #30 on: July 24, 2007, 06:17:30 PM »
Wow!!  That pair is gorgeous!  How much are those?
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« Reply #31 on: July 24, 2007, 06:28:17 PM »
Hi All,
The 1.86's are $4495 (that's the total price for the pair of loose diamonds
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« Reply #32 on: July 24, 2007, 06:32:47 PM »
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Ho David!!! Never see big briolettes like these! Whaouououououou! So beautiful! I can't wait to see the video!

Thank you David to show us this beauties!
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« Reply #33 on: July 24, 2007, 06:56:04 PM »
Hi All,
Snoop, all the ones we've got already have the hole done...


Here's the video of the 2.96ct pair...with something new added....... a soundtrack produced by yours truly.....
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« Reply #34 on: July 24, 2007, 07:14:08 PM »
It's magic! Many many thanks for this fantastic video David! Briolettes are splendid, superb and more...

I'm in love with these babies!
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« Reply #35 on: July 24, 2007, 08:33:46 PM »
now that's a music video worth watching!  i think those stones are awesome!!! 
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« Reply #36 on: July 24, 2007, 08:35:53 PM »
Drool, and Stci, those are amazing...how do you wear yours?
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« Reply #37 on: July 25, 2007, 12:54:02 AM »
How INTERESTING!

Now, I have a history question :-).  At what time period were these most popular, and what kind of styles would you see them set in?

You mentioned, David, that this is a very old cut... how old?  Old like Renaissance old?  (How WERE diamonds cut then?  For example, diamonds and gems belonging to, say, Elizabeth I-- what would the cuts be like?)

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« Reply #38 on: July 25, 2007, 02:15:17 AM »
Quote from: DiaDiva on July 23, 2007, 11:04:45 AM
A member from another diamond board has this GORGEOUS diamond pendant with diamond briolettes. Check it out here ....

Wow!  Stunning!!
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« Reply #39 on: July 25, 2007, 04:58:03 AM »
Robin I have been looking up my jewellery books and find that in the middle ages the most valued stones were sapphires, emeralds, rubies and red spinels and that for most of the middle ages they were polished into  cabochons.  In the 14th century gem-cutting techniques established in India and Persia were mastered by European lapidares, resulting in some angular faceted shapes.  Diamonds in particular benefited from these advances and until then they had only been available in their natural crystal form, an octahedron resembling two pyramids joined at the base. These were usually sliced at the base to give two points. And sometimes that was sliced a second time to give a table.  If you look at portraits of Elizabeth II (much later of course) you can see that the diamonds look black and have no sparkle.  The sparkle that we love so much came much much later with rose cut daimonds the so called candlelight cut.
I can´t find any mention of briolettes so they must have appeared later.  Since Stci´s earrings I have been looking at these and I must say even though they have less sparkle I like them.
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« Reply #40 on: July 25, 2007, 10:17:41 AM »
i would love to find "the history of diamonds" or something like that.  hhhmmmm, im off to search amazon!
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« Reply #41 on: July 25, 2007, 10:40:58 AM »
Great diamond music video, David! Loved it!  I think you've now raised the bar on your own YouTube videos.   Wink 

I've been wanting to post these since this thread was created but have been so busy at work.  Here are my diamond briolette earrings.  They are one of my favorite pairs of earrings.  The middle is a diamond bead.

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« Reply #42 on: July 25, 2007, 10:44:58 AM »
The other thing I meant to say in my previous post was that my platinumsmith created a wire to go through the bead that is pretty secure.  The metal through the hole in the top of the briolette is thin but it's soldered and anchored to a upside-down V shaped bar (so the the whole piece looks like a musical triangle). 
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« Reply #43 on: July 25, 2007, 11:07:48 AM »
Great earrings Michi!!!
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« Reply #44 on: July 25, 2007, 11:25:39 AM »
Thanks everybody!
Michi- gorgeous earrings!


I'm going to double check with out factory , but I believe  we CAN set the briolettes in a similar fashion
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« Reply #45 on: July 25, 2007, 11:26:12 AM »
Awesome Michi!  I was thinking of something very similar.  Could I bug you for an ear shot?
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« Reply #46 on: July 25, 2007, 11:39:00 AM »
Sure, GL! 

David - that would be terrific if your factory could set briolettes that way because they are more secure.  Those twisty wires or the really thin wires are kind of scary.

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« Reply #47 on: July 25, 2007, 11:48:53 AM »
Thank you!!!!!  They are stunning!  Do you wear them often?
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« Reply #48 on: July 25, 2007, 11:49:51 AM »
Oh Michi!  Those earrings are stunning!  

David, I'm loving the briolettes big time.  I'll be real excited to see who takes the plunge and how they are set.  What a great project that will be.
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« Reply #49 on: July 25, 2007, 12:01:02 PM »
Michi... your earrings are absolutly fantastic and you wear them like a queen! So beautiful!

Could you tell us the specifications of these beauties?
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