4C''s ..which is most important?
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If you start reading on here, the one thing you''ll find that most people agree on is the importance of cut. Read the tutorial on here and also on the Good Old Gold site:
http://www.goodoldgold.com/4Cs/ |
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I agree! I personally like a balance of color and clarity...like G-H color and VS clarity. If I had unlimited money, I''d go for D-F, VVS, though! Others will go for I-J, SI to get more size for the money. |
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for me i think, carat weight, then  color, then clarity
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For me, cut is also the most important. But in terms of yr decision making, you''d have to first decide what is your budget/ size of diamond that you''d most like given your budget. Then work down to colour and clarity, again within your budget.
What we''re trying to say is that you do not sacrifice on cut, but you have to decide what is the most appropriate combination for you (size, colour and clarity) given the amount of money you''re willing to part with (and most people, myself included, find budget goes up  from your initial amt, kind of like buying a house). As for the other fators, some people are more happy with a bigger size and would be willing to go down on colour and/ or clarity. Some others would not be happy with anything less than a G, say, and a VS. Unless you''re Donald Trump and money is no object, some thing(s) would have to give.
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Cut quality, performance, is very important. We don''t want to lose sight of many other factors including the other C''s. Each has a role of importance. SOme people need a flawless to VVS stone. They work from that basis. Others want Flawless/VVS and colorless. They need to go from that point. Most of us can work with G/H, SI1, but it does not fit with many other cultural biases that truly exist in the global market.
In South America we find many L,M,N and darker diamonds in wide circulation. Darker skin tones, no special emphasis on colorless diamonds, and bright sunlight make these stones attractive there more so than in the northern hemisphere. Only a very small percentage of retail consumers care much about anything but price and the genuine nature of the diamond. We are told that about 5% want well cut, better stones. That''s a very small number, but I''d bet it is a rising percentage and not a stagnant one. In the next ten years diamonds will generally be better cut and we will all come to expect it from even poorer quality stones. Cut won''t always remain a huge price factor as it will become more or less a standard method. However, cut will be better understood and appreciated. David S. Atlas, GG(GIA) Sr Mbr(NAJA) ASG(AGA) My basket of services available to Pricescopers |
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Obviously the carats affects price greatly and so does color. I found H stones to be a good value as they are at the upper end of near colorless but have a nice price drop from a G even in higher clarities. There is a big price increase to get up to the F colorless level. Conversely, there are those who really desire size over other factors and can get it by going to the lower near-colorless range of I and J. G and H are sort of a happy medium, at least for me!
I happen to like good clarity, too. I looked at VS1 and VS2 stones only, but again, your budget is the big factor in how you balance out the 4 C''s. You can get more size if you go down to SI clarity. |
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That is so impossible to say unless you give us some idea of what you're thinking. Do you know what size diamond any of her close friends or sisters have? That would give us an idea of what people around her are wearing. A one carat ideal cut H VS stone is going to run somewhere around $6000 and a plain gold setting starts at $200 and they go up to the thousands. Example: http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/a-cut-above-h-a-cut-diamond-150437.htm You can easily go larger or smaller depending on your budget. |
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I''m sorry, but I don''t feel that selection would best serve you. Blue Nile would be my only consideration, and that''s stretching it. I say that only because they don''t offer the info I want when shopping. I have bought from the two companies below. In my opinion, the first offers more info than anyone, hands down. The second offers their own A Cut Above Brand, which you literally can''t go wrong with. You could pick one blind folded and end up with a stunning stone. Honestly, I would consider these over yours...They are both great to work with. http://www.goodoldgold.com/ http://www.whiteflash.com/ |
