Hello All,
I found this board; pretty neat, I''ve learned a lot of things on here...But, now I''m stuck and I am driving myself crazy with obsession. I got a list of diamonds, but I don''t know what one is the "best" one. I need to decide which one that would be; something eye clean and good light return to make it look bigger and fancy. Or least help narrowing the list to a few so I can discuss those with the on-line jeweler. Most are "ideal" cuts, all GIA certified.
With my order of importance and the below criteria along with a $500 budget (for the diamond), I came up with a list of diamonds.
cut (ideal, round excellent light return for a better looking "flashy" diamond)
caret (size & "appearance")
clarity (is as low as si2 acceptable? is anything higher than si1 going to make a difference on the naked eye appearance)
color (no higher than a j)
Floresence isn''t a problem for me, a bonus probably since I am looking at H-I-J color diamonds.
Are round cut diamonds in the .33 to .4 caret range with dimensions from 4.4mm to 4.7mm going to look close to the same size?
Here is the list, I was thinking of 6355409 6355426 5662936 6356104 6996327 as possibilites. Prices range from $343 to $459 and sorted from lowest to highest. I realize this isn''t a science, and a lot of opinion based off the limited specs and not seeing it, but I appreciate the help.
Actually, formatting is hard here, so I attached it as a PDF.
Thanks all!
gunrock
I found this board; pretty neat, I''ve learned a lot of things on here...But, now I''m stuck and I am driving myself crazy with obsession. I got a list of diamonds, but I don''t know what one is the "best" one. I need to decide which one that would be; something eye clean and good light return to make it look bigger and fancy. Or least help narrowing the list to a few so I can discuss those with the on-line jeweler. Most are "ideal" cuts, all GIA certified.
With my order of importance and the below criteria along with a $500 budget (for the diamond), I came up with a list of diamonds.
cut (ideal, round excellent light return for a better looking "flashy" diamond)
caret (size & "appearance")
clarity (is as low as si2 acceptable? is anything higher than si1 going to make a difference on the naked eye appearance)
color (no higher than a j)
Floresence isn''t a problem for me, a bonus probably since I am looking at H-I-J color diamonds.
Are round cut diamonds in the .33 to .4 caret range with dimensions from 4.4mm to 4.7mm going to look close to the same size?
Here is the list, I was thinking of 6355409 6355426 5662936 6356104 6996327 as possibilites. Prices range from $343 to $459 and sorted from lowest to highest. I realize this isn''t a science, and a lot of opinion based off the limited specs and not seeing it, but I appreciate the help.
Actually, formatting is hard here, so I attached it as a PDF.
Thanks all!
gunrock