Hi Pricescopers-
Thanks in advance for your help! I'd like an opinion on a diamond I purchased. We've already purchased it so I don't know why I'm even asking. I'm scared to find out the truth... but here it goes.
We had a strict $7K budget. I wanted 1.5 ct. We looked at lots of diamonds- GIA & EGL-USA. I know the difference between the two so I proceeded with caution. I found an EGL-USA diamond that I loved and it looked to be graded accurately. I looked at it under the loupe and having looked at many GIA and EGL-USA stones, I feel it was graded accurately. It seemed to be in the same class as the other GIA SI2s that I had seen. I do think the color was probably between a J & I, though, which I am ok with.
They even let me take it outside and look at it in sunlight. It was the only stone that fit our budget of that size that was pretty and I thought it had lots of fire. The jeweler is modifying an inherited setting from my family (long story...) to fit the stone.
Here's what went wrong... I remembered the specs wrong before I bought it and when I plugged it into the HCA it turned back excellent. Now it's coming back as "good- if price is a concern" when I put the correct numbers in. It is a hearts & arrows stone (the idealscope image is perfect, so I at least know this is accurate) rated as VG cut. We paid $6600 for the stone.
Here are the specs:
1.53 ct Round I SI2
Eye clean (there is a small inclusion that is visible to the naked eye when seen close and under specific lighting, but it can be hidden mostly by the prong and I couldn't see it in sunlight). Under the loupe, it was otherwise pretty clean.
Measurements: 7.28 - 7.22 x 4.61 mm
Depth: 63.5%
Table: 56%
Crown: 35.6%
Pavilion: 41.1%
Symmetry: Very Good
Polish: Excellent
Cut Grade: Very Good
Hearts & Arrows
No Cutlet
Fluorescence: Faint
My untrained eye thought it was gorgeous and sparkly. Now, I know you folks at PS are VERY picky about cut and probably wouldn't touch this stone with a 10 foot pole. I know we lost some fire due to the inferior cut and that EGL-USA diamonds are graded more loosely (or at least less consistently). However, I REALLY wanted a 1.5 ct and we HAD to stay under $7K.
I felt we did good given our budget. I certainly want opinions, but please don't be mean I really just want to know if we paid a fair price.
Thanks in advance for your help! I'd like an opinion on a diamond I purchased. We've already purchased it so I don't know why I'm even asking. I'm scared to find out the truth... but here it goes.
We had a strict $7K budget. I wanted 1.5 ct. We looked at lots of diamonds- GIA & EGL-USA. I know the difference between the two so I proceeded with caution. I found an EGL-USA diamond that I loved and it looked to be graded accurately. I looked at it under the loupe and having looked at many GIA and EGL-USA stones, I feel it was graded accurately. It seemed to be in the same class as the other GIA SI2s that I had seen. I do think the color was probably between a J & I, though, which I am ok with.
They even let me take it outside and look at it in sunlight. It was the only stone that fit our budget of that size that was pretty and I thought it had lots of fire. The jeweler is modifying an inherited setting from my family (long story...) to fit the stone.
Here's what went wrong... I remembered the specs wrong before I bought it and when I plugged it into the HCA it turned back excellent. Now it's coming back as "good- if price is a concern" when I put the correct numbers in. It is a hearts & arrows stone (the idealscope image is perfect, so I at least know this is accurate) rated as VG cut. We paid $6600 for the stone.
Here are the specs:
1.53 ct Round I SI2
Eye clean (there is a small inclusion that is visible to the naked eye when seen close and under specific lighting, but it can be hidden mostly by the prong and I couldn't see it in sunlight). Under the loupe, it was otherwise pretty clean.
Measurements: 7.28 - 7.22 x 4.61 mm
Depth: 63.5%
Table: 56%
Crown: 35.6%
Pavilion: 41.1%
Symmetry: Very Good
Polish: Excellent
Cut Grade: Very Good
Hearts & Arrows
No Cutlet
Fluorescence: Faint
My untrained eye thought it was gorgeous and sparkly. Now, I know you folks at PS are VERY picky about cut and probably wouldn't touch this stone with a 10 foot pole. I know we lost some fire due to the inferior cut and that EGL-USA diamonds are graded more loosely (or at least less consistently). However, I REALLY wanted a 1.5 ct and we HAD to stay under $7K.
I felt we did good given our budget. I certainly want opinions, but please don't be mean I really just want to know if we paid a fair price.