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Re: What happen to all the professional jewelers on PriceSco
Hi,
I don't understand how you can expect people in the general population to believe we now have equality in all kinds of diamonds. They are all valuable and it is only a matter of personal preference as to the diamond you like. For more than a half of century, or more, old cut diamonds were shunned. Most were recut to the new favored r/b cut as that became the preferred and so called "best cut".
After all this time and constant referral to D/if diamonds being the most valuable. and by inference, the best, you now want to suggest a D is the same as a K. When the high end jewelers won't provide diamonds in less than an i, and not less than vs, it means that persons do believe that is better than lower color and clarity of diamonds. We do take some of our values from the best jewelers, or will you decide we don't have "best jewelers either"?
This is not to say, that , for example Rand does not have a beautiful diamond or that you cannot find a beautiful diamond as David has suggested that may not fall with the high end jewelers parameters. But, beauty, is defined by certain sentiments of the time, and IMO, a D/IF diamond with excellent cut is superior to less well cut lower color and clarity diamonds. Its held up as the ultimate
In colored stones we accept the view that there may be top colors in all colored stones. We like to see the top colors and a few can afford those, but most settle for less as that is what they can afford. But most of us are aware they are not the sAME, EVEN IF WE prefer a lesser top color. We don't need to squabble about equality of color.
If you choose a less than top color in diamonds , why is that so difficult that you need to try to change the value system. In time maybe people will prefer JKLMNOP etc. and they will cost more. Till then, accept Top color, top cut, top clarity, without having to continually say we they are all valuable and the same. Clearly they are not, except on this board.
Annette
Hi,
I don't understand how you can expect people in the general population to believe we now have equality in all kinds of diamonds. They are all valuable and it is only a matter of personal preference as to the diamond you like. For more than a half of century, or more, old cut diamonds were shunned. Most were recut to the new favored r/b cut as that became the preferred and so called "best cut".
After all this time and constant referral to D/if diamonds being the most valuable. and by inference, the best, you now want to suggest a D is the same as a K. When the high end jewelers won't provide diamonds in less than an i, and not less than vs, it means that persons do believe that is better than lower color and clarity of diamonds. We do take some of our values from the best jewelers, or will you decide we don't have "best jewelers either"?
This is not to say, that , for example Rand does not have a beautiful diamond or that you cannot find a beautiful diamond as David has suggested that may not fall with the high end jewelers parameters. But, beauty, is defined by certain sentiments of the time, and IMO, a D/IF diamond with excellent cut is superior to less well cut lower color and clarity diamonds. Its held up as the ultimate
In colored stones we accept the view that there may be top colors in all colored stones. We like to see the top colors and a few can afford those, but most settle for less as that is what they can afford. But most of us are aware they are not the sAME, EVEN IF WE prefer a lesser top color. We don't need to squabble about equality of color.
If you choose a less than top color in diamonds , why is that so difficult that you need to try to change the value system. In time maybe people will prefer JKLMNOP etc. and they will cost more. Till then, accept Top color, top cut, top clarity, without having to continually say we they are all valuable and the same. Clearly they are not, except on this board.
Annette