hi guys and girls,
ive been looking to buy a diamond. I feel i might be rushing it a bit. I have however seen a few, and the best spec/best looking one i have seen so far in my budget is obviously the one i want to buy. But it has a egl antwerp cert (not yet, but assured of quality and will come with). It is a 1.00 crt D IF EX priced 7600 GBP. I understand that egl antwerp is not very good, but is this a bit of an over reaction? The dealer, i assume is reliable (traded for generations, largest ebayer in uk for diamonds). The other dealer i like alot is a trader in hatton gardens, not a retailer, but introduced to me through a friend, traded for years. He did have 1 stone i liked, a GIA cert, D vg1 vg/vg/vg priced 4900 GBP. Again it is very beautiful, but not as nearly nice as the other one i described. I have been given a rough figure of 7800 GBP for a E vvs ex/ex/ex 1 crt and about 6600 GBP for a D IF ex/ex/ex 0.90ish crt, both have a GIA cert. His D IF EX 1crt prices were way over budget.
The thing im worried about, apart from the obvious (enhancement, drilling, etc.) is how ''off the mark'' the egl antwerp cert would be? At the end of the day, the two dealers prices are very similar for the D IF EX (egl) vs E VVS EX (gia). Is it likley that we are talking of the basically the same stones? Or could the egl be a better buy as it is probably borderline on only 1 grade area? (plus extra cost of doing business in US with GIA - the egl diamond is owned by someone in antwerp) Is it possible the guy with the egl diamond could have influence over the egl grading labs to the extent that it is seriously off the mark with respect to its grading?
In the end the egl diamond is one of the best i have ever seen, but i havent seen that many either. Would i be better off just buying from the internet? Does the agl 0 grade or the various sites ''signature cuts'' have a visible difference? Im tempted to go for one of these and not have a full crt. But at the same time, having a perfect diamond, 1crt or over, is a VERY nice thing to have, and although it is a egl cert, it does tick all the boxes... And it is very beautiful. Does anyone think i, a layman, will actually see any difference in a agl 0 grade, i think i saw a E VVS2 agl 0 for about 7000ish GBP on a decent site.
The other thing to do is just wait longer and look more. But i dont live near any fine jewllers that i know of, and withput the stone side by side, i find it hard, so travel just bumps up the cost to. Id like to believe that the dealer with the D IF EX egl cert is 100% reliable as is whoever actually owns this stone and whoever comes into contact with it; and that the egl antwerp cert i not the very best in the world, but i would find it more than hard to tell the difference between that and a agl 0. Because having a diamond that i know has as much brilliance, fire and beauty as possible for one to reasonably see, is more important that having 1 full crt. But having a (lesser) certified perfect diamond of 1 crt is more important than having AGL 0 cert diamond thats just under a crt if im not going to be able to tell the difference.
Thank you very much for any help anyone can give.
ive been looking to buy a diamond. I feel i might be rushing it a bit. I have however seen a few, and the best spec/best looking one i have seen so far in my budget is obviously the one i want to buy. But it has a egl antwerp cert (not yet, but assured of quality and will come with). It is a 1.00 crt D IF EX priced 7600 GBP. I understand that egl antwerp is not very good, but is this a bit of an over reaction? The dealer, i assume is reliable (traded for generations, largest ebayer in uk for diamonds). The other dealer i like alot is a trader in hatton gardens, not a retailer, but introduced to me through a friend, traded for years. He did have 1 stone i liked, a GIA cert, D vg1 vg/vg/vg priced 4900 GBP. Again it is very beautiful, but not as nearly nice as the other one i described. I have been given a rough figure of 7800 GBP for a E vvs ex/ex/ex 1 crt and about 6600 GBP for a D IF ex/ex/ex 0.90ish crt, both have a GIA cert. His D IF EX 1crt prices were way over budget.
The thing im worried about, apart from the obvious (enhancement, drilling, etc.) is how ''off the mark'' the egl antwerp cert would be? At the end of the day, the two dealers prices are very similar for the D IF EX (egl) vs E VVS EX (gia). Is it likley that we are talking of the basically the same stones? Or could the egl be a better buy as it is probably borderline on only 1 grade area? (plus extra cost of doing business in US with GIA - the egl diamond is owned by someone in antwerp) Is it possible the guy with the egl diamond could have influence over the egl grading labs to the extent that it is seriously off the mark with respect to its grading?
In the end the egl diamond is one of the best i have ever seen, but i havent seen that many either. Would i be better off just buying from the internet? Does the agl 0 grade or the various sites ''signature cuts'' have a visible difference? Im tempted to go for one of these and not have a full crt. But at the same time, having a perfect diamond, 1crt or over, is a VERY nice thing to have, and although it is a egl cert, it does tick all the boxes... And it is very beautiful. Does anyone think i, a layman, will actually see any difference in a agl 0 grade, i think i saw a E VVS2 agl 0 for about 7000ish GBP on a decent site.
The other thing to do is just wait longer and look more. But i dont live near any fine jewllers that i know of, and withput the stone side by side, i find it hard, so travel just bumps up the cost to. Id like to believe that the dealer with the D IF EX egl cert is 100% reliable as is whoever actually owns this stone and whoever comes into contact with it; and that the egl antwerp cert i not the very best in the world, but i would find it more than hard to tell the difference between that and a agl 0. Because having a diamond that i know has as much brilliance, fire and beauty as possible for one to reasonably see, is more important that having 1 full crt. But having a (lesser) certified perfect diamond of 1 crt is more important than having AGL 0 cert diamond thats just under a crt if im not going to be able to tell the difference.
Thank you very much for any help anyone can give.
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