Please advise on upcoming diamond purchase

[mkbat]

Hello All,

I am looking for some advise. I am upgrading my diamond. My 1st diamond was a 1.5 carat radiant cut diamond.
I am looking to upgrade and have the following stone on hold. Could someone advise me if this is a good purchase or not?
Any comments and advise would be very much appreciated.

Asscher style cut
Diamond report - U.G.L.
Measurements 8.60 x 8.60 x 5.71 mm
Weight - 3.40 Carats
Depth - 66.4%
Table - 60%
Gridle - Medium
Cutlet - None
Polish - Very Good
Symmetry - Very Good
Clarity - VS-1
Color - I
Flouresence - Faint
Price - $23,000.00

Thanks so very much, Mona

P.S. Need advise A.S.A.P

 

[strmrdr]

from another thread here is what I look for:

An asscher is one of the hardest diamonds to pick from without someone looking at it in my opinion.
Either a trusted vendor, appraiser or yourself needs to eyeball the diamond.

I look for a table in the high 50s very low 60s.
Depth between 65% and 75%
crown 10%-15% <--- very important to add fire.
LW ratio as close to 1 as possible.
clipped cornered square vs more octagonal is personal preference Iv seen some awesome ones both ways and like the clipped cornered square look better.
Then it comes down to all eyeballs.
Are the squares well defined and concentric?
Does it have the 10 mile deep look under indirect lighting?

Id say that better than 95% of them will fail the last 2 tests in my somewhat limited experience.

I also want to add that vg or better on polish and symetry is another thing I look for.
To me it shows that the cutter took better care in cutting it and there is a better chance of the rest being right.
That isnt always the case but its something to think about.

 

[strmrdr]

u.g.l doesnt ring a bell.
That expensive of a fancy cut diamond should have a gia cert and it troubles me that it dont.
It might be nice but it would have to be looked at and I wouldnt touch it without an independant appraiser's opinion on if the specs match the cert.

Also I dont much like I color in asschers they show color more than rounds.
Price is on the high side expecialy without a gia cert.

 

[windowshopper]

If there is a full refund guarantee you could take it to an INDEPENDENT APPRAISER (not a jeweler) and have it assessed.................if it is what is says it may be very nice but UGL is not a recognized certification (a sort of "faux" cert)