Whew...so after looking at over 35 vendors in a week, I have finally narrowed it down to 3 stones, two being seen and one yet to be seen on Wednesday of next week at ID Jewelery (Where I will finally ultimately make my decision and commit to the purchase)
First, before the diamond: I originally planned on going 14k white gold tiffany six prong setting for the ring, however, due to some new light I found out that my girlfriend loves this style of ring (I don't want to say the exact style in case she does a search and this post comes up lol)
This is one she liked: (Her favorite part was the setting design underneathe the stone
Looking up that "style" I found one here at catherine angiel that I think looks nice, but wanted to see what you guys think (if I could find something like this somewhere else (I'm worried I won't have enough time to have it custom made) http://catherineangiel.com/collections/bridal/products/vintage-engagement-ring-platinum
Okay, now that that's out of the way, onto the diamonds (I will make two posts for each) below. (Still have one left to see)
The diamond in the city that I am looking at is:
GIA: 2187401961 http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?rep...ename=GIA/Dispatcher&c=Page&cid=1355954554547
ROUND BRILLIANT
Measurements 6.63 - 6.65 x 4.09 mm
Carat Weight 1.11 carat
Color Grade H
Clarity Grade VS2
Cut Grade Excellent
PROPORTIONS
Depth 61.6 %
Table 56 %
Crown Angle 33.0°
Crown Height 14.5%
Pavilion Angle 41.0°
Pavilion Depth 43.0%
Star Length 55%
Lower Half 75%
Girdle Medium to Slightly Thick, Faceted, 4.0%
Culet Very Small
Polish Excellent
Symmetry Excellent
Fluorescence None
HCA: 0.7
Light Return Excellent
Fire Excellent
Scintillation Excellent
Spread Very Good
Price: ~ $6,600 for diamond, pending negotiations on ring and movement on price
First, before the diamond: I originally planned on going 14k white gold tiffany six prong setting for the ring, however, due to some new light I found out that my girlfriend loves this style of ring (I don't want to say the exact style in case she does a search and this post comes up lol)
This is one she liked: (Her favorite part was the setting design underneathe the stone
Looking up that "style" I found one here at catherine angiel that I think looks nice, but wanted to see what you guys think (if I could find something like this somewhere else (I'm worried I won't have enough time to have it custom made) http://catherineangiel.com/collections/bridal/products/vintage-engagement-ring-platinum
Okay, now that that's out of the way, onto the diamonds (I will make two posts for each) below. (Still have one left to see)
The diamond in the city that I am looking at is:
GIA: 2187401961 http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?rep...ename=GIA/Dispatcher&c=Page&cid=1355954554547
ROUND BRILLIANT
Measurements 6.63 - 6.65 x 4.09 mm
Carat Weight 1.11 carat
Color Grade H
Clarity Grade VS2
Cut Grade Excellent
PROPORTIONS
Depth 61.6 %
Table 56 %
Crown Angle 33.0°
Crown Height 14.5%
Pavilion Angle 41.0°
Pavilion Depth 43.0%
Star Length 55%
Lower Half 75%
Girdle Medium to Slightly Thick, Faceted, 4.0%
Culet Very Small
Polish Excellent
Symmetry Excellent
Fluorescence None
HCA: 0.7
Light Return Excellent
Fire Excellent
Scintillation Excellent
Spread Very Good
Price: ~ $6,600 for diamond, pending negotiations on ring and movement on price