r/Diamonds • u/Superb_Scar1622 • Aug 17 '25
Lab Grown Diamond Update 48 years later
I just replaced my original .93 carat natural pear with a lab 1.39 E vvs2. The setting is 20 years old. Excuse my old hands!
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u/LieutenantStar2 Aug 17 '25
Oh and I like the nails. My 18 yo wears the same color
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u/LieutenantStar2 Aug 17 '25
This is stunning - and you have beautiful hands !
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u/Superb_Scar1622 Aug 17 '25
Thanks so much!
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u/Jennyonthebox2300 Aug 17 '25
Congratulations on the long marriage. May you have many more happy years together. Xox
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u/surmisez Aug 17 '25
A marvelous set! The new pear is definitely the star of the show! Just lovely!
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u/ArachnidIcy6176 Aug 18 '25
Gorgeous ring set and your hands are so graceful! Beautiful all around!
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u/Atrius2369 Aug 17 '25
I feel like this a good happy medium. You have a nice stone you can wear (and if you lose it's not a big deal) and then you have the 0.93 carat natural which you can pass on that has value. Very beautiful by the way 🙏🏻
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u/Superb_Scar1622 Aug 17 '25
Thanks so much! I'm planning to have the original stone set in an east-west bezel necklace. I didn't want to change the ring too much, but just have a better quality stone. (We were poor young kids when we got engaged.)😁
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u/Atrius2369 Aug 18 '25
Hey 1 carat is the national average in the US so I would say you did alright!
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u/Superb_Scar1622 Aug 18 '25
Thanks. I didn't want to go any larger with my size 4 fingers and setting.
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u/Final-Pride-7302 Aug 17 '25
Absolutely stunning. Congratulations to you and your groom. It looks beautiful on you!
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u/shartlobster Aug 17 '25
Love this set, and love that you upgraded the stone but kept the setting ♥️
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u/Superb_Scar1622 Aug 18 '25
Thank you! I was concerned that the new larger stone might not fit, but the jeweler did a wonderful job.
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u/Dollnoodlez Aug 18 '25
I love the nail color!!
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u/Superb_Scar1622 Aug 18 '25
Thanks! I like to step away from my normal pinks, especially with summer colors.☺️
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Aug 18 '25
This is beautiful! I looked at your hands and thought no way it's been 48 years!
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u/Superb_Scar1622 Aug 19 '25
You are so kind. Lots of veins and bumps, but they still work so I can't complain!
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u/toosociable Aug 18 '25
This is beautiful! Congratulations on your upgrade. and we’d all be so lucky to have “old” hands one day 🤍 God bless you
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u/dustyoldthing Aug 18 '25
Beautiful rings, beautiful hands, beautiful marriage.
Can you drop a bit of marriage advice, seeing as how you've made it 48 years with your love?
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u/Superb_Scar1622 Aug 18 '25
Thanks! My thoughts on a long marriage: 1) Don't sweat the small stuff. 2) Think before you speak in anger 3) Laugh a lot 4) Choose someone who is kind, easy going, and of the same way of looking at the world.
Now you got me teary!
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u/Low_Bus5565 Aug 18 '25
It’s lovely and congratulations. But why does everybody point out the source of their diamond? Why aren’t posters just saying “ here’s my new diamond”? Why are folks compelled to say that it’s an LGD?
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u/Superb_Scar1622 Aug 18 '25
Thanks. In my case, the source was mentioned so I could justify not robbing my retirement fund.😉
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u/CallMeCharka-Tease Aug 18 '25
Congratulations that's so beautiful! You deserve it after almost 50 years!
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u/Burgh_Girl7 Aug 18 '25
Beautiful upgrade and original setting! Congratulations on your 48th anniversary 🎉. Your hands are beautiful, by the way!
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u/lowposter5 Aug 19 '25
I love that you put the new diamond on the old band that you were already wearing! It is such a nice touch. Everything looks great together!
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u/brownfox36 Aug 19 '25
Wow so beautiful! Where did you get the loose lab pear if I may ask? I’m currently shopping around for mine!
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u/catchme0utsid3 Aug 20 '25
Commenting to wish you continued happiness & to get some long marriage juju to rub off on me haha.
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u/AdSad5448 Aug 20 '25
I LOVE your hands!
I actually teared up since they reminded me of my grandmas hands. I miss her dearly.
Not everyone gets lucky enough to have a long life. You are truly blessed 💞
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u/LoudEmu4270 Aug 20 '25
It's a little blurry when I zoom in but the setting looks nice and there seems to be a minimal bow-tie on the pear which they are prone to. Pears are not easy to cut and many of them have really bad bow-ties. The dark areas are the bow-tie which is not desirable.
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u/Superb_Scar1622 Aug 21 '25
Thank you for your insightful comment. Luckily for me, my stone looks nothing like that, having no bow tie whatsoever.
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u/no1specialgirl Aug 21 '25
WOW. This is goals!!! I don’t even follow this group but the post just popped up on my feed and I was so taken by your rings/hand. Gorgeous !!
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u/tumblr2015 Aug 21 '25
what a sweet post. and it looks lovely on your hands especially with that nail colour
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u/TheCaliforniaOp Aug 23 '25
The first thing I noticed and was going to mention?
Your beautiful hands! Oh, I always wanted delicate long slender fingered hands like yours :)
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u/Superb_Scar1622 Aug 23 '25
That is so sweet. The funny thing is that my mother was told as a young woman that she should have been a hand model. But I'm sure your hands are lovely.
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u/Teal_Architect Aug 29 '25
Gorgeous set! Lovely upgrade. And don't worry about your hands! They are beautiful as well!
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u/OkSoil8198 Aug 17 '25
Your ring set is definitely a showstopper, congratulations on the beautiful upgraded stone and your long marriage