One Carat Marquise Cut Diamond Ring

The One Carat Marquise Cut Diamond Ring shape is a regal, elongated shape with tapering points at both ends. Typicall Marquise Cut Diamonds have 55 facets. 33 Facets are on the crown of the diamond and 22 facets are on the pavilion of the diamond. The Marquise Cut is rumored to be named after an influential patronage of the arts and literature in the 17th century, named Marquis Of Pompadour.

The recommended ratio of a Marquise cut diamond is typically 2 to 1.0. This means that the length is about 2 times longer than it's width. However as with most recommended ratios, personal preference is always the most important. If you prefer to buy a marquise cut diamond with a shorter and wider ratio, or a longer and thinner ratio, by all means do it. Just pay attention to the diamonds symmetry. Typically a good symmetry means a brighter, more beautiful one carat diamond ring.

A one carat Marquise Cut Diamond ring will look good as a one carat solitaire diamond ring. It will also look good in a one carat diamond ring with accent diamonds. Some common accent one carat diamonds used for one carat Marquise Cut Diamond Engagement Rings are Baguette Diamonds as well as Trillion Cut Diamonds.

A 6 prong setting should be used for a one carat Marquise cut diamond. ring 4 prongs positioned on the side to hold the body of the one carat diamond ring, and a "V" shaped prong on each end of the one carat diamond ring. The "V" shaped prongs on the ends will help protect the pointed ends of the Marquise Diamond. These ends are the most vulnerable part of the Marquise Diamond Shape.

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One Carat Oval Cut Diamond Ring

The One Carat Oval Cut Diamond Ring is an elongated relative of the round cut diamond. It has 55-56 Facets. 33 on the crown of the diamond and 22 on the pavilion of the diamond. A good length to width ratio is 1.5 To 1. This ratio will look very good mounted in a setting. Although the oval shaped diamond is not as popular as the round cut diamond, it is still a very flexible diamond shape. It will look good in a Traditional solitaire setting or with accent stones such as baguettes.

An one carat Oval shape diamond ring tends to look bigger than other diamonds of equal carat weight. An Oval Shaped Diamond can also give a flattering illusion of length to shorter fingers.

The Oval shaped brilliant diamond was created by Lazare Kaplan in the early 1960's.

A very famous Oval shaped diamond is the "Koh-I-Noor" also known as "Mountain Of Light". This diamond was found in India. (as almost all of the worlds' diamonds were until the 19th century) This famous diamond is rumored to bring bad luck to all men who posses it and good luck to all women who posses it. When it was discovered it weighed 186 1/16th carats. The diamond was given to Queen Victoria in 1851. After believing that the diamond did not exude enough brilliance, Queen Victoria had it Re-Cut under the supervision of Prince Albert. The additional cutting shaved off 42% of the diamonds weight and left it weighing 105.602 carats.

After the re-cutting, it was decided that the diamond was still lacking in brilliance and The Koh-I-Noor was mounted in a tiara with more than 2,000 other diamonds.

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How to Sell A One Carat Diamond Ring

There are many reasons why you may want to sell a one carat diamond ring that you own. Perhaps you’ve gotten divorced, or you are strapped for cash. The reasons why don’t really matter – getting the best possible price is what counts! The way to obtain the best price for the diamond is to not be in a rush. Slow down, and carefully consider all of your options – there are many.

First, have your one carat diamond ring appraised. In fact, have it appraised by two or three jewelers to get an accurate idea of the diamonds value. Tell the appraiser that you want the Rapaport Value. This is the wholesale value of the diamond, and it basically tells you the highest price that you can sell your diamond for. If your one carat diamond ring has no certificate, you should consider getting a certificate from GIA. This may help you get a better price for the diamond as well.

First, try to sell your one carat diamond ring yourself, to people you know. Friends and family members may be interested. If you don’t have any luck with friends or family members, you should turn to outside sources. Absolutely avoid pawn shops! A pawn shop will only offer you about 10% of what the one carat diamond ring is worth! Also avoid offers of selling the ring on consignment. There are many things that can go wrong, and there is no shortage of one carat diamond ring scams – even in well known jewelry stores.

If your one carat diamond ring is important, you should strongly consider auctioning it off through one of the famous auction houses, such as Christie’s or Sotheby’s. If it isn’t what is considered an important one carat diamond ring or a high-end one carat diamond, ring you should try to sell it to an individual using classified ads, or even eBay. However, selling to an individual that you do not know could put you in danger – especially if the diamond is worth a lot of money.

Your final option should be a jewelry store. It is vital that you not let your one carat diamond ring out of your sight while in the jewelry store – you might find that the diamond you walked in with is not the same diamond that you walk out with! The jeweler will try to tell you that your diamond is of poor quality or low weight. Inevitably, there will be some problem with the one carat diamond ring. This is where your appraisal and/or certificate will come in handy.

If the jeweler is fair, they will offer you between 60% and 80% of the value of the Rapaport Value. Do not accept anything less than this. Again, do not let the diamond out of your sight until you have been paid for it.

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The Leftovers Series--A Risky-Mercial

I've upgraded the slide show... The Leftovers Series is moving on up!

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Wordless Wednesday (hee)

Wednesday by barbosaart on Zibbet

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March 2009 ArtFire Giveaway!

**CONGRATULATIONS! OUR WINNER IS CDZUIBA!**

It's time for the March ArtFire Giveaway!! Your chance to win a bunch of girly goodness from a bunch of awesome ArtFire sellers! This giveaway will run until next Saturday, March 14 at noon. There are 11 sellers ( and a little freebie) participating in this giveaway, so please read the entry rules them carefully! But first...here's the loot!!! I like to call in: In Like a Lime...

This month's prize consists of these fabulous gifts: Shamrock shaped Green Clover & Aloe Candles by Soy Scentual, a jar of Pamper Your Hiney Lime Cooler Lotion from Shine Your Hiney Soap, a bar of Lime Margarita Salt Bar Soap from soapdeli, The Birds, set of 6 cards by Barbara Neely Designs, Run of Luck Shamrock vinyl wall decal by studiojk, an Irish Flag Shamrock Luggage ID Handle Wrap from Binhog Designs, a 5x7 print of Dandelion by Joanna's Photography, a Swarovski Emerald and Clear Bicone Inline Bracelet by Alisun's Custom Crafted Jewelry, a Tiny Green Aventurine Pendant by RockyCreek Gems & Gifts, and Emerald Acorns earrings from my shop, Risky Beads. Finally, the products are being photographed on an Olive Green Baby Ruched Tote Bag from jennyndesigns. Please see this listing to see the style of the bag. It's just a smaller version! There's also a tube of Creme de Menthe lip balm from Nella Scents thrown in as a freebie! These products retail for $160.00!!!

close up of Swarovski Emerald and Clear Bicone Inline Bracelet by Alisun's Custom Crafted Jewelry

But, wait, it gets better!!

Each owner of these shops has volunteered one of their products because they want to promote their shops but also ArtFire as a venue so we are all offering 10% off in our shops during this giveaway! Use this code when purchasing: RBFEBAF10P** ArtFire is a relatively new site in the grand scheme of the online handmade market scene, but we like it because it's very open and has a fee structure that allows us to put our money into our product. If you've been considering giving ArtFire a try, I encourage you to do so as the shops offered at the discounted rate are going fast!

The winner of the contest will be chosen by the random number generator at random.org, so each comment is one entry unless it's incomplete, in which case it will be skipped. To enter the contest, you must visit at least 6 of our 11 shops listed above, come back, and leave 1 comment that mentions your favorite item from all 6 shops, not 6 separate comments. After completing your main entry, you can earn extra entries by doing any or all of the following, putting each one in a separate comment:

--visit the other 5 shops you didn't visit in your first comment and mention your favorite item in one comment for all 5 shops
--blog about the giveaway and link back in your comment
--tweet about the giveaway and link back in your comment
--purchase from any Artfire shop from March 8-Sat, March 14 (deadline is noon) and link back with your order #. Your seller will give it to you or ask for it.
--purchase from any of our 11 shops and receive 2 extra entries per shop and link back with your order #. Your seller will give it to you or ask for it.

Please remember to leave your contact information in your comment. We can't contact you if we can't find you!!! Anonymous entries with no email address will be skipped.

Have fun and Happy St. Patrick's Day!! May you find some your pot of gold on ArtFire!

-Lori

P.S. If you see deleted comments in the thread, it's because an entry wasn't filled out correctly, and I deleted it to keep the count correct for the drawing.

3/14/09--Our winner is cdziuba! I'll contact them and let me know they've won. If I don't get a response within 48 hours, I'll draw again. Thanks to everyone for entering. Stay tuned for our April giveaway; it's only a few weeks away!

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The 2nd issue of VivaLaModa is here!

Check it out! Great article on aprons as a new fashion trend on page 52 and check out the photo of the month I picked to write about on page 43. It's a little bit sexy!

--Lori

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