Callire, you should PM EricaD. She's in the antique diamond business. Her website is www.jewelsbyericagrace.com SOOOOOOOOOO many gorgeous things on there! 
Anyone have pictures of DBTY or bezel diamond pendant? *Help Needed*
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Callire, you should PM EricaD. She's in the antique diamond business. Her website is www.jewelsbyericagrace.com SOOOOOOOOOO many gorgeous things on there!
Wow! Cool, I'll def do that. If she can fit in my budget then I'm all for it!
*Edit* PM'd her! We'll see how it goes. Does the Old Euro Cut have a lot of fire?
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OMG, does it EVER! 
old cuts give off big bold, chunky flashes of color and sparkle. you have to watch some of the vids ericad made of her stones!! and have a napkin handy for drool 
old cuts give off big bold, chunky flashes of color and sparkle. you have to watch some of the vids ericad made of her stones!! and have a napkin handy for drool OMG, does it EVER!
Oh yay! I've been poking around her site and the diamonds are TDF! Hmmmm... I might go ahead and wait for a piece from EricaD. The antique diamonds just seem more "me." Some of the larger stones are tad bit expensive, so I might layer 2 smaller stones
Arg. It's always bad when jewelry calls to the history nerd in me. GAH! Why must I be so geeky?
that would look so lovely! i hope to one day own a bezel set pendant with one of ericad's stones
that would look so lovely! i hope to one day own a bezel set pendant with one of ericad's stones
I know!
Now I just have to decide whether to wait for a larger (.25 ish) stone, or get the two .19 and .18 pendants. 
If you were to go to NYC and go to the diamond district, a G/VS stone of that size (.35) would probably cost you about $300. Add $100 for setting and small chain.
SO, given that you do not have access to NYC (I assume), $500 is a fair price.
Anyone who can give you a well cut stone with similar characteristics for $500 or less, is doing o.k. by you.
Remember, too. Given the economy, YMMV. You may luck out and find it for less!
Good luck!
=) Wired
SO, given that you do not have access to NYC (I assume), $500 is a fair price.
Anyone who can give you a well cut stone with similar characteristics for $500 or less, is doing o.k. by you.
Remember, too. Given the economy, YMMV. You may luck out and find it for less!
Good luck!
=) Wired
Ugh. Yeah, I really don't like the setting costs (near $350-$375!) that they're charging. I might just buy the diamond online and then head to my local jewelry repair shop to get it set if the online store can't beat my jeweler's quote. I think I have a place in mind that should be able to do it for a lot less. Besides, it's not like I'm using that much gold either, it's only going to be 16"!