Hello Forum!
I appreciate this forum and the people on it that go out of their way to help others. Your past posts have educated me.
I think I have my search down to a handful of stones. Please help me choose. You may number your comments to correspond to the numbers I have assigned to the diamonds:
1) 0.82ct I SI2 Round H&A $2.7K bankwire http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/3770/ one inclusion at 12o''clock that can be hidden with prong
2) 0.81ct I SI2 Round H&A $2.6K bankwire http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/3769/ intangibly better S,B,F but two med inclusions at periphery
***NOTE: Johnathan spent time with both the above stones and could not recommend one over the other.
3) 0.843 ct I SI1 A Cut Above H&A $3K http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-471548.htm
4) 0.84 ct H SI2 A Cut Above H&A $3K http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-471536.htm
5) 0.824 ct I VS1 A Cut Above H&A $3.3K http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-471550.htm
6) 0.816 ct H SI1 A Cut Above H&A $3.2K http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-283238.htm
7) 0.824 ct H VS2 Round Ideal Cut $2.9K http://www.whiteflash.com/round_ideal_cut/Round-Ideal-Cut-cut-diamond-471579.htm this one seems to be a real value, but I need to talk with Brian at WF to get this one in front of his eyes
Concerning settings, I am trying to choose between a Vatche x-prong and a similarly-styled one:
1) 18K WG Vatche x-prong (BTW, what is the difference between "Royal" and "regular"?) $768
http://www.goodoldgold.com/setting/V-102/
2) 14K WG Trellis $180
http://cgi.ebay.com/14k-W-TRELLIS-DIAMOND-RING-SETTING-AS015-RD_W0QQitemZ260175197989QQihZ016QQcategoryZ92914QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
Total budget ~$3400
(WF prices are listed without PS and bankwire discount)
Other considerations:
I am a "bang-for-buck" kind of guy. I am willing to spend "when and where it counts." Both GOG and WF have good trade-up policies. I have not talked with anyone at WF yet, but will likely speak with Brian considering the excellent comments on his service in this forum. Neither place will I need to worry about tax. What would you do if you were me? Please help me decide!
I appreciate this forum and the people on it that go out of their way to help others. Your past posts have educated me.
I think I have my search down to a handful of stones. Please help me choose. You may number your comments to correspond to the numbers I have assigned to the diamonds:
1) 0.82ct I SI2 Round H&A $2.7K bankwire http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/3770/ one inclusion at 12o''clock that can be hidden with prong
2) 0.81ct I SI2 Round H&A $2.6K bankwire http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/3769/ intangibly better S,B,F but two med inclusions at periphery
***NOTE: Johnathan spent time with both the above stones and could not recommend one over the other.
3) 0.843 ct I SI1 A Cut Above H&A $3K http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-471548.htm
4) 0.84 ct H SI2 A Cut Above H&A $3K http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-471536.htm
5) 0.824 ct I VS1 A Cut Above H&A $3.3K http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-471550.htm
6) 0.816 ct H SI1 A Cut Above H&A $3.2K http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-283238.htm
7) 0.824 ct H VS2 Round Ideal Cut $2.9K http://www.whiteflash.com/round_ideal_cut/Round-Ideal-Cut-cut-diamond-471579.htm this one seems to be a real value, but I need to talk with Brian at WF to get this one in front of his eyes
Concerning settings, I am trying to choose between a Vatche x-prong and a similarly-styled one:
1) 18K WG Vatche x-prong (BTW, what is the difference between "Royal" and "regular"?) $768
http://www.goodoldgold.com/setting/V-102/
2) 14K WG Trellis $180
http://cgi.ebay.com/14k-W-TRELLIS-DIAMOND-RING-SETTING-AS015-RD_W0QQitemZ260175197989QQihZ016QQcategoryZ92914QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
Total budget ~$3400
(WF prices are listed without PS and bankwire discount)
Other considerations:
I am a "bang-for-buck" kind of guy. I am willing to spend "when and where it counts." Both GOG and WF have good trade-up policies. I have not talked with anyone at WF yet, but will likely speak with Brian considering the excellent comments on his service in this forum. Neither place will I need to worry about tax. What would you do if you were me? Please help me decide!