Instead of purchasing a NICE CAR, I purchased this.....

[giants]

First off, I want to thank EVERYONE in the PS community for your invaluable source of information on diamonds. I don't know how I would have done it without this website. You guys rock!

I'm pretty confident in my selection as I have been in great hands by the people of GOG (they are amazing!); however, I would appreciate any comments or feedback from the general public.

Anyway, here is the "car" I purchased. What do you guys think? Any concerns, nitpicking, comments, etc. would be appreciated. Thank you!

http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/12612

Shape: Round
Carat Weight: 2.18ct
Color: H
Clarity: VS2
GIA Cut Grade: Excellent
AGS Light Performance: Ideal
Optical Symmetry: Superior
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: None
Culet: None
Lab Report: GIA
In House: Yes
Width: 8.30mm
Length: 8.37mm
Depth: 5.15mm
Table Percentage: 56.00%
Depth Percentage: 61.90%

Certificate (below)

 

[Dancing Fire]

Beautiful stone! love the H VS2 combo, plus diamonds don't rust like cars..

 

[tyty333]

Yep, a nice car, a small down payment on a house...sometimes it's hard to swallow, right?

Its a beautiful stone! All the images for it look really nice. Congrats!

 

[baby monster]

Great stone. Like a good PSer, you chose the ring. Check out this thread to see that you're in good company . [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/a-35k-ring-or-a-35k-car.200288/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/a-35k-ring-or-a-35k-car.200288/[/URL]

 

[kenny]

Wonderful Stone!
Wonderful Vendor!

Who needs a car?

 

[EvangelineG]

Prettiest car I've ever seen!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Smart man! Someone is going to be very happy! Great choice on a diamond..it's perfect! I love GOG, too!

 

[isaku5]

Definitely more of a concept car, don't you think?

Anyway, it's beautiful!

 

[Gypsy]

You did good. It's a lovely stone.

 

[LLJsmom]

As everyone knows, a car depreciates the second you take it off the lot. A happy to wife (sorry, assuming an engagement ring here), a happy life. You've made an INVESTMENT in the long term well-being of your married life. Much more valuable than a car!

 

[thecat]

Great choice

 

[akoakoako]

wonderful stone from wonderful vendor. i did similar purchase just now and would do it again.

do you have the stone? is it not eye clean? btw, do you mind sharing how much was this?

 

[Sunstorm]

Great thread, I always prefer a gorgeous diamond to a car.) Beautiful stone, congrats! What are your plans with it? Someone will be very happy.

 

[arkieb1]

Wooohooo, great choice.

 

[giants]

@Dancing Fire: It won't rust but no "new car smell"!

@tyty333: Thank you! It is tough to swallow but I think it will be worth it

@baby monster: Great thread, I'm glad I'm not the only one, LOL.

@kenny, @EvangelineG, @diamondseeker2006, @isaku5, @Gypsy, @thecat, @arkieb1: Thank you!

@LLJsmom: You're right, I can also trade up this "car" for its purchase price for life. What car company will give you that kind of trade-in deal?!

@akoakoako: Congrats on your ring, my diamond is eye clean!

@OVincze: Plan is to set it in a simple pave setting.


Thank you all for your replies, from what I read it doesn't look like there are any glaring issues with this ride, I mean, rock. Yahooo!!!

 

[hearts-arrows_girl]

Beautiful stone! Congrats on such a wonderful find! Can't wait to see it set.

 

[giants]

Thank you @hearts-arrows_girl!

 

[FancyIntense]

I would drive that

 

[HappyNewLife]

My fiancée is wearing half of the new Prius I want to get. Maybe next year. Worth it!

 

[cflutist]

Congrats on your new beautiful diamond.

Yes, it is scary to think about it in those terms isn't it?
Dang, I could have bought a nice new car for what I'm paying for my custom "cut-to-order" 2.30+ F/SI1 CBI too.

HappyNewLife - trade in both e-rings to get a whole Prius

 

[HappyNewLife]

Neverrrrr! I'm like Gollum with my ring. I clean it like 5x a day. My precioussssss...