Hi,
So after months of research I finally bought a stone. If you''ve been following my story you should know that I had a choice between two stones, one of which was EGL certified and cheaper. In the end I decided the EGL certification was too risky, especially since I was buying on line sight unseen. Plus, the price for the better quality stone was not really that much more, and Union Diamond gave me a really good price.
In the end I bought this one
Princess Cut
G
VVS1
Table 69%
Depth 71.5%
Crown height: 8.5%
I forget the exact measurements at the moment.
So what now? I''m taking it to a local jeweler tonight and I will get him going on settings.
Do I need to insure it before it goes to him? Have the stone independently appraised by itself before I get it set? I know that this jeweler will take care of the appraisal for insurance purposes, but do I want to do the stone by itself? One other thing. I''m getting the stone today and have no way of ''looking at it'' you know through microscope. I would like to do that before I leave it with him so that I can be sure he doesn''t swap my stone (not that I think he would but can''t be too careful).
So after months of research I finally bought a stone. If you''ve been following my story you should know that I had a choice between two stones, one of which was EGL certified and cheaper. In the end I decided the EGL certification was too risky, especially since I was buying on line sight unseen. Plus, the price for the better quality stone was not really that much more, and Union Diamond gave me a really good price.
In the end I bought this one
Princess Cut
G
VVS1
Table 69%
Depth 71.5%
Crown height: 8.5%
I forget the exact measurements at the moment.
So what now? I''m taking it to a local jeweler tonight and I will get him going on settings.
Do I need to insure it before it goes to him? Have the stone independently appraised by itself before I get it set? I know that this jeweler will take care of the appraisal for insurance purposes, but do I want to do the stone by itself? One other thing. I''m getting the stone today and have no way of ''looking at it'' you know through microscope. I would like to do that before I leave it with him so that I can be sure he doesn''t swap my stone (not that I think he would but can''t be too careful).