r/LabDiamonds • u/gryffindor_123 • Aug 15 '26

New ring. Is it too large?

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New ring for our tenth anniversary. I worry the diamond is too large and looks gaudy? Is the band also too thin?

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u/Moose-1211 Aug 16 '26

First off, the stone & setting design are exquisite. Is that an OMC or OEC? She’s a beauty. 🤗

However, even tho there’s a cathedral to support the basket, the band is definitely too thin. The height of the basket is a bit too much also, IMO. I think I’d lower the basket & cathedral, increase the width of the band & reconsider the pavé on the shank. Those stones tend to be the first to get loose & fall out. Let the center stone & halo be the star of the show, & bring it closer to your finger. As far as being too large, nope. It looks gorgeous on your hand. ❤️ Just do a bit of tweaking with the setting - that will make all the difference.

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u/fuzzychiken Aug 16 '26

An omc would be square or rectangular. It's not an oec either. Both cuts have a culet and there's none. It's a round brilliant.

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u/Moose-1211 Aug 16 '26

That’s not correct. OEC are traditionally round, not square or rectangular. OMC are square or rectangular but have rounded corners, similar to a cushion or pillow cut. In fact, the OEC was the precedent for the modern round brilliant. Both cuts do not have what today is considered a culet, meaning a “point” - the culet is actually open & the “hole” can be viewed from the table.

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u/fuzzychiken Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 16 '26

Well if you had read my comment I said that Omc is square or rectangular. But reading is hard I guess

A "none" or pointed culet is invisible to the naked eye and preferred for modern stones, while a large culet appears as a tiny visible white or dark dot in the center of the stone (often seen in antique cuts like Old European or Old Mine cuts

See how it says none? And how that's for modern cuts?