Help with engagement ring

[ggarzacantu]

Hi, i need help with a diamond that iam about to buy.

Shape: Round
Weight: 1.02
Cut: Ideal Cut
Polish: Good
Symemetr: Very Good
Depth: 62.7%
Table: 58%
Crown height: 14%
Pavilion Depth: 44%
Girdle: Medium, faceted
Fluorecense: None
Certificated: EGL

Price: 2,591 USD

It is a good deal? It is a good diamond?

Iam not to familiarized with diamonds so i dont whant to buy a diamond that will look bad to naked eye.

Thank you

 

[JulieN]

That price, you're probably in I1 or below clarity grade.

 

[drk14]

i dont whant to buy a diamond that will look bad to naked eye.

If you are more specific about what you mean by "look bad" (or conversely, what it would mean to you for a diamond to look "good"), you may get some more specific advice. What factors (clarity, color, cut) are more important to you in deciding if a diamond looks "good" or "bad"?

I recommend that you click on all the links under the "Knowledge" tab above, especially the Diamond Guide

FYI, your diamond's measurements correspond to an HCA score of 4.0. Someone with more experience than me will have to intperpret what that means.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Hi, i need help with a diamond that iam about to buy.


Price: 2,591 USD

It is a good deal? It is a good diamond?

Iam not to familiarized with diamonds so i dont whant to buy a diamond that will look bad to naked eye.

Thank you

If I had your budget I'll be looking at this stone.. $2600 will not buy you a nice 1ct stone...

http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/0.655-g-si1-round-diamond-ags-c-104070868002#!prettyPhoto[gallery2]/2/

 

[ggarzacantu]

I forgot to post the color of the diamond "F"

What iam looking for is: That the dimond is brightness and no inclusions visible to naked eye.

 

[drk14]

I forgot to post the color of the diamond "F"

You also didn't post the rated clarity, but since "your" diamond's certificate is from EGL, you should also read this:
https://www.pricescope.com/communit...his-would-happen-lawsuit-over-grading.204318/

Because you said you want brightness, I would take the advice you received from Dancing Fire.

 

[ggarzacantu]

With your recomendations i found the next diamond do you think it a better option?

The clrity for the first dimond es SI2

Color: G
Shape: Round
Clarity: VS2
Weight: .84
Cut: Ideal Cut
Polish: Excelent
Symemetr: Excelent
Depth: 61.5%
Table: 58%
Crown height: 0%
Pavilion Depth: 0%
Girdle: Medium, faceted
Fluorecense: None
Certificated: EGL

Price: 2,419 USD

Shape: Round
Clarity: SI2
Weight: 1.02
Cut: Ideal Cut
Polish: Good
Symemetr: Very Good
Depth: 62.7%
Table: 58%
Crown height: 14%
Pavilion Depth: 44%
Girdle: Medium, faceted
Fluorecense: None
Certificated: EGL

Price: 2,591 USD

 

[Gypsy]

Diamond is not worth buying. That diamond is NOT a true F color. Your budget is low for a one carat stone. You should be looking at a GIA H or I color at 80 points trying to hit 5.8-6mm.

The entire purpose of faceting a diamond is to reflect light.
How well or how poorly a diamond does this determines how beautiful it is.
How well a diamond performs is determined by the angles and cutting. This is why we say cut is king.
No other factor: not color, not clarity has as much of an impact on the appearance of a diamond as its cut. An ideal H will out white a poorly cut F. And GIA Ex is not enough. And you must stick to GIA and AGS only. EGL is a bad option: [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/egl-certification-are-any-of-them-ok.142863/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/egl-certification-are-any-of-them-ok.142863/[/URL]
So how to we ensure that we have the right angles and cutting to get the light performance we want?
https://www.pricescope.com/wiki/diamonds/diamond-cut
Well one method is to start with a GIA Ex, and then apply the HCA to it. YOU DO NOT USE HCA for AGS0 stones.
https://www.pricescope.com/wiki/diamonds/holloway-cut-advisor
The HCA is a rejection tool. Not a selection tool. It uses 4 data points to make a rudimentary call on how the diamond may perform.
If the diamond passes then you know that you are in the right zone in terms of angles for light performance. Under 2 is a pass. Under 2.5-2.1 is a maybe. 2.6 and over is a no. No score 2 and under is better than any other.
Is that enough? Not really.
So what you need is a way to check actual light performance of your actual stone.
That's what an idealscope image does. https://www.pricescope.com/wiki/diamonds/firescope-idealscope
It shows you how and wear your diamond is reflecting light, how well it is going at it, and where you are losing light return. That is why you won't see us recommending Blue Nile, as they do not provide idealscope images for their diamonds. BGD, James Allen, GOG, HPD, ERD and WF do.

The Idealscope is the 'selection tool'. Not the HCA.
So yes, with a GIA stone you need the idealscope images. Or you can buy an idealscope yourself and take it in to the jeweler you are working with to check the stones yourself. Or if you have a good return policy (full refund minimum 7 days) then you can buy the idealscope, buy the stone, and do it at home.


Now if you want to skip all that... stick to AGS0 stones and then all you have to do is pick color and clarity and you know you have a great performing diamond. Because AGS has already done the checking for you. That's why they trade at a premium.