Browsing Blue Nile, I found a Recently Purchased 7.08 carat E-ring
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i also think the picture is at an odd angle. it actually seems like a nice stone but photos of stones--particularly fancy cuts-- are always hard. Radiants are not my preference. they are bastardizations of other cuts. faceting hides many ills. they are a less expensive way to save rough (inflate carat weight) mask color and clarity issues. princess cuts are worse in my opinion.....
As someone else stated, I think it's the way it's sitting. I believe if you were looking at it straight on it would look better.
I agree with this 100%! I sooo don't understand why all stones aren't perfectly cut (or close to it). How much carat loss can 3-5 degree angle differences really make? And Symmetry and Polish?! Why not cut them with perfect symmetry and polish superbly?? It costs you nothing (except maybe higher tech equipment, which would be worth the investment anyway). Cut is the one thing that diamond people can control and yet they allow their goods to be devalued by doing a half-cooked job. I just don't get it.
Wow! I didn't know you could browse recently purchased e-rings on Blue Nile, good to know if I'm bored sometime. 
The first thing that came to mind for me too, was why buy a $95k diamond and only a $425 setting... but yeah, I would hope & assume that there is another more expensive setting waiting for that diamond somewhere.
I couldn't imagine wearing a 7 carat diamond around myself, I have small hands so even my "normal" sized diamond people always think is bigger than it actually is... I couldn't imagine one 7 times the size! It would swallow my finger whole! LOL!
The first thing that came to mind for me too, was why buy a $95k diamond and only a $425 setting... but yeah, I would hope & assume that there is another more expensive setting waiting for that diamond somewhere.I couldn't imagine wearing a 7 carat diamond around myself, I have small hands so even my "normal" sized diamond people always think is bigger than it actually is... I couldn't imagine one 7 times the size! It would swallow my finger whole! LOL!
Why put a AU$ 88,505 diamond on a WG setting... Should've gone all the way! I'd be too scared that darn rock will fall out!
^^I hope that doesn't embarrass Catabie
Doubt it! Catabie must be one of the richest tPFs here. If you got it, why not flaunt it? And thank you Catabie for flaunting it!!
I have seen others here that have $$ as well but I will not mention names...they know who they are.
Probably cause people don't know or don't care to know because theyd rather have the carat size over quality. That way a poorly cut larger stone is more affordable and can cater to those customers. Then the well cut ones are the customers who are willing to pay the premium for the cut and don't mind the loss of rough. Even if an angle change would only take away .05 carats that could be the difference between .95 or 1 carat. Some people would sacrifice the cut to be able to say that have a full carat... Regardless if the .95 stone is the better performer.
