Shopping for a Princess

[CTL11]

I have been looking online the past 2 weeks looking for a princess cut for a platinum solitare engagment ring. My buget is around $6000.

I think I have my mind set on either F or G color but leaning towards F, and have been looking at VS2''s.

Pricescope is really helping but not really sure what to look for. Like a table around 62-68 and depth around 65-75.

My question...what should I be looking for in terms of length and width dimensions on a 1.0-1.2 qrt dia.

How does this look?

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamond.asp?cid=131&item=309575&aff_id=ps621#

It''s only 1.01 but is 5.78x5.78x3.82 which is pretty big for a 1 qrt right?

 

[MissAva]

Well, it is over your budget...are you allright with that? How much of your budget had you been planning on putting towards the plat setting? Even solitaire settings can get expensive. Also just becuase the spread is large does not mean that the diamond is better, at times it can mean the oppisite. Cut is the number one factor for how a stone looks. Pictures and mroe detailed information are need to give a more detailed response. HTH.

 

[freaknyea]

What do you want in a Diamond? What is the most important?

 

[CTL11]

That is about the most I''d want to spend on the rock.

I guess I just want a overall good diamond that is visibly flawless and near or colorless. I''m kinda new at this so i''m just trying to get some input from some people that might know something. I don''t think you can believe everything they tell you at the B&M type stores.

She already has a solitaire ring picked out at the local ''Diamond Cellar'' and i''ll probably have them set the stone if I end up getting it online. They have a nice selection of rings and stones, but there stones are a little pricey. Ex. they showed me a .91/E/VS2 for $6100 but that was before I read on the net about what else to look for so I didn''t look at the cert. too close. It was a GIA though.

So should I just pick a couple out that look promising and ask for some pictures?


Thanks for the help!!

 

[freaknyea]

It is not impossble to get a nice diamond from a B&M store but there is more promising stones out there. If you want a quality stone concentrate on the cut quality. There are many resources on here about Diamonds and their Light Performance. Do you want a stone or do you want a Diamond. If you want the Diamond educate yourself on cut.

 

[CTL11]

Here is a closeup picture of one i''m considering. It is a 1.13ct F VS1, depth=72.6 table=70 and dim. of 5.73x5.70x4.14. It has no flour and the girdle is thin-med. It is $5650.

 

[CTL11]

Heres a bigger picture....can''t figure out how to change the attachment.

 

[rosey610]

The specs on the diamond look nice but if you look in the comments section, the diamond has clouds that are not shown. This means that the the diamond will have a milky appearance. The price seems to expensive.

 

[researcher]

I don''t think you have to worry about clouds (see below excerpt from "clarity" section of the diamond tutorial):

"A worrying ''comment'' is "Clouds Not Shown"; a cloud drawn on plots can look so bad that no one would buy the diamond. Clouds are only a problem on SI1 and lower clarity''s if no other inclusion is marked on the plot, i.e. the cloud is the grade maker. Big clouds can dull the diamond".

 

[Kaleigh]

I agree with researcher.

 

[moremoremore]

Rosey...what on earth you talkin bout willis? That is SO not even remotely accurate. Come on now...and that's post #1? LOL!

You get a do-over on that one!!!

CTL- you really can't tell a darn tootin thing from numbers. Both stones would interest me. Boy, if that first stone appealed to your eyes and had a good price and had some good light return, that would be a tasty fellow indeed!!! Actually, same for #2. You need to have a vendor help you...

 

[CTL11]

Thanks for the input everyone!!

The dealer is getting the other diamond tomorrow so I''m hoping that it looks close to or better in person than the more expensive one. We''ll see i guess.