Just wanted to show my new OEC diamond!

1.8 ct 7.95mm VS2 L color
Set in a low profile 6 prong platinum setting with surprise diamonds.

Adam from Old World Diamonds is great to work with, he found me exactly what I was looking for in my price range. Highly recommended. He is great with communication by phone and email. Excellent return and trade up policy as well.

This diamond has tons of fire and chunky facets that throw off beautiful pastel colors. Can't capture that in the photos. Amazingly white face up for an L!!

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What a lovely stone, Poppy!! I think you picked a great setting for it, congrats!! OECs are just too lovely~

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh I am SO drooling!! Love love love!!

Gorgeous Poppy!!!!! Congrats on that beauty!

so pretty!!

Lovely stone, and beautiful ring!

WOW!!Gorgeous poppy!! I love it!

very nice poppy

enjoy!

How beautiful Poppy!! Such a classic setting!

so pretty!

Yum, Laurie! That is awesome!!! I love looking at Old World Diamond's stuff!

Wow, that is seriously gorgeous Poppy!!! Congrats!

Stunning!!!!!!

Ahhh, so it WAS worth it to deal with Hadley's crazy this past winter. You earn your paychecks and you use them well, Poppy. This is a stunner. Enjoy every minute of this well deserved treat!

WOW it's gorgeous poppy!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!

Thanks all!!

Hand shots, hand shots!!!

That is a gorgeous stone, love it! It looks very good in the setting, cant wait to see handshots.

Congrats!!! I love the stone and the setting. What a great combination.

Oh, wow, it's stunning! Congratulations!

It is gorgeous Poppy!!!! I want one. haha One day I will have one! Congrats to you and I need more hand shots!

I took tons but only got one decent hand shot.

Very nice! I love the setting.

Excellent setting choice for that stone. I love it! Does the ring go crazy in dim light? Ive read OECs are fireballs in candle light.

Love everything about your new ring! Congrats x

It is really its prettiest in the evening with a little incandescent light.

Wow! Simply stunning, poppyseed!

Oh, she looks just right at home, and so pretty!

I love how your paired the bands with the ring. Its such a beautiful stack! What are the status on the single prong one?!

Mine is just a silver cz eternity from overstock, Kanga has the real thing-from Unique.

Just came back to drool some more It's perfect!!!!

I'm so excited to have figured out that my "OEC" is most likely an early transitional.Crisp facet pattern, small culet.

The measurements and the faceting just seemed not quite right for an OEC, so after doing some research, I think I've discovered why I love it even more than I thought I would. My EGL USA cert (and I think EGL certs in general) doesn't distinguish between OEC and transitional, for antique rounds, they all say OEC.


But anyway here is a good photo of the facet pattern,

maybe one of you vintage diamond experts can confirm what I'm thinking.

I have lusted over Cricketgrrl's transitional for years, as she knows

La sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

This just shows how a L color can me SO magnificent!!!

It actually is much whiter IRL, I took these pix in my bathroom which is painted a goldish yellow. The gold color in the diamond is reflection off the walls.

But the very 1st picture you posted here..ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
is my TOTAL favorite!!!

Oh Wow, Poppy--That's so lovely!! Enjoy!

that is the true color.... taken outdoors.

Amazing!! I love the cut. A little piece of history on your finger, it just glows!

What an absolutely magnificent diamond! *drool*

Love love! It definitely looks like a transitional cut to me. I love transitional cuts as well as the older OECs...really all antique cuts! Would you say the moissy OEC that you had, was about tHe same color as your new diamond?

You can tell its a transitional cut because there are more facets and a smaller table. The older OECs have larger facets and a larger table.

Beautiful, beautiful, poppyseed! The setting is so lovely to showcase your Precious! The GIA grad who does appraisals for me called my transitional an "early round brilliant" cut. The OECs, according to him, are very different. I agree. I would choose *my* transitional cuts over the OEC every time, for fire and brilliance in all lighting, not just "candlelight" or low lighting. They're complete and utter fireballs whether in brilliant sunshine, regular daylight, office lighting, candlelight or even regular light bulbs! The only time they don't fire is when it's dark out. LOL! Even in the car at night, where we have faint illumination over the console, if I happen to move my hand there, the rings fire. Love 'em!

Congrats! And I hope you have more glamour shots of your ring for us.

I would say yes, pretty much the same color, the color in the first pix is closer to the OEC Moiss, not the last one, that is reflecting yellow from the room

and on this diamond, the crown is not as steep as an OEC.

Thanks Cricketgrrl, I have gone to your sparklies in the garden thread a million times,

Thanks for letting me know about the color!

This is gorgeous! Do you still have your Chris UK oec? Do you have comparison pics? How would you say that they compared?

Yes I do I will take some this weekend! Of course the chris is whiter even after baking it for 3 hours at 400 degrees. I have the warm white. I think the cut is spot on.

Great! I can't wait to see the comparison. I was thinking of the light champagne which I have heard is pretty warm - like an N.