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Brilliant_Rock
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Well...hubby and I went to the Los Angeles Jewelry District and went to the recommended dealers by family, friends and an online resource through Robert Hensley, Gemologist. It was interesting to hear the dealers tell me that EGL was as good as GIA and that tables of 70+% were good for the diamond. I went to one who was recommended by a family friend...the diamonds were beautiful and as much as they dusted off the stone, I could see what looked like dust particles, but would blow off...I began to think they were inclusions, but the GIA specialist told me that it was "probably just extra dust." ... Whatever...
The final appointment to the day lead me to Liberty Diamond Cutters...there was another review here who wasn't thrilled with him, so I went in with my eyes opened...he was pleasant, not pushy and brought a selection of diamonds for me to compare. He also (purposely) brought lower quality ones for me to compare with the nicer ones. He had me look at the diamond in store lighting and then special (GIA approved) "daylight" lighting to show me the difference...WOW!! Can jewelry stores pull the rug out from under you with their tricky lighting!!! Anyway, I found the "perfect" diamond for me
!! He's setting it as I speak and will be able to pick it up tomorrow from his Orange County location (which is the main store...) . Troy is a certified gemologist (GIA) and was ever so patient with me as I was waivering back and forth...my husband finally made the decision for me as I was personally torn...
Troy appraised my setting for me and told me that he couldn't even give it to me for the price that I received it at!! That made me feel great!!
Anyway, I don't have pictures yet, but here are the GIA report numbers...I'm not including price, because at this point I love
the diamond and I don't want to hear that I might have gotten a better price for it somewhere else (which I'm sure someone here would be able to find 
but I really wasn't feeling comfortable with purchasing a diamond over the internet, despite raving reviews here on PS)...but, here are the GIA stats:
GIA report graded 1/24/05
EMERALD CUT
7.09 x 5.05 x 3.33
1.03 Carat
Depth: 65.9%
Table: 62%
Girdle: Thin to Medium
Culet: None
Polish: VG
Symmetry: Good
Clarity: VS1
Color: E
Fluor: None
There is one tiny inclusion at the edge, which will be covered by the prong and it is eye clean and 10x clean!!! Due to the table stats...it looks SO much bigger than 1.03 carats! When I get it, I'll show pix!! Thanks so much to everyone for the information and the feedback!! I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!! I was able to go into these jewelers and not play into their tricks due to PS!!!
The final appointment to the day lead me to Liberty Diamond Cutters...there was another review here who wasn't thrilled with him, so I went in with my eyes opened...he was pleasant, not pushy and brought a selection of diamonds for me to compare. He also (purposely) brought lower quality ones for me to compare with the nicer ones. He had me look at the diamond in store lighting and then special (GIA approved) "daylight" lighting to show me the difference...WOW!! Can jewelry stores pull the rug out from under you with their tricky lighting!!! Anyway, I found the "perfect" diamond for me
Troy appraised my setting for me and told me that he couldn't even give it to me for the price that I received it at!! That made me feel great!!
Anyway, I don't have pictures yet, but here are the GIA report numbers...I'm not including price, because at this point I love
but I really wasn't feeling comfortable with purchasing a diamond over the internet, despite raving reviews here on PS)...but, here are the GIA stats:GIA report graded 1/24/05
EMERALD CUT
7.09 x 5.05 x 3.33
1.03 Carat
Depth: 65.9%
Table: 62%
Girdle: Thin to Medium
Culet: None
Polish: VG
Symmetry: Good
Clarity: VS1
Color: E
Fluor: None
There is one tiny inclusion at the edge, which will be covered by the prong and it is eye clean and 10x clean!!! Due to the table stats...it looks SO much bigger than 1.03 carats! When I get it, I'll show pix!! Thanks so much to everyone for the information and the feedback!! I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!! I was able to go into these jewelers and not play into their tricks due to PS!!!
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