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CharlotteM

CharlotteM

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Jun 6, 2009
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Hello, newbie here! I thought I'd share my latest bling splurge, a little 3 stone OMC in 950plat. I bought the stones over the last few months, they're old mine cuts. Centre is 1.15ct L I1. It is eye clean to me when I'm wearing it, although there are a couple of spots that I can see easily in photos or with a loupe. The symmetry isn't great either. Dunno why, but this stone really spoke to me, I saw a lot of OMCs, but this one is an early example and has a lot of coloured fire, which I just love. The sidestones are 0.50cttw J SI1.
I haven't managed to capture the colours and the fire I see in this ring, and my photos are never all that great, but you get the idea. Hope you like it, Charlie.x
 
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Thank you Mistikat, it really speaks to me! Candice0985, I was surprised when I saw the cert - centre stone is an L and to my eye, it faces up pretty white. I'm not terribly colour sensitive, but I have a modern pear cut that's an M colour and it seems much more tinted than this stone. When I wear it, I don't see much difference between the sides and the centre
 
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Thank you DiaDiva! I bought the stones from a diamond dealer in the UK, who lives near me. He does get old cuts in from time to time, if you'd like his details. They were set by a local bench guy, who made our wedding rings a few years back. I asked him to use as little metal as possible for this ring and I think he did a nice job. I was thinking of sending the stones to Leon Mege, but DH gently pointed out that they aren't really Leon-worthy stones, so overall this was a real budget piece!
 
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