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P: 4/18/2007 2:41:29 AM
jsparrow Rough Rock Total Posts: 8 Last Post: 4/26/2007 Member Since: 4/17/2007	1. Blue Nile - 1.6ct, H, VS2, Signature Ideal 7.48mm - 7.52mm x 4.63mm culet: very small girdle: thin to slightly thick, faceted polish: ideal symmetry: ideal light performance: 0 Fluorescence: none table%: 56% depth%: 61.8% crown2: 34.6 degrees pavillion2: 41.0 degrees 2. GOG - 1.55ct, H, VS2, ASG0 H&A 7.47mm x 7.50mm x 4.66mm AGS Cut Grade: Ideal (estimated) GIA Cut Grade: Excellent AGS Light Performance: Ideal Optical Symmetry: Superior Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Excellent Fluorescence: Faint Girdle: 1.16% Culet: None Table Percentage: 54.08% Depth Percentage: 62.24% Crown 2: 35.23° Crown Depth: 16.30% Pavilion 2: 40.84° Pavilion Depth: 43.14% Upper Girdle 2: 42.03° Lower Girdle 2: 42.12°
Posted: 4/18/2007 2:41:29 AM

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P: 4/18/2007 2:44:30 AM
kcoursolle Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,344 Last Post: 10/14/2009 Member Since: 1/21/2006	Date: 4/18/2007 2:41:29 AM Author:jsparrow 1. Blue Nile - 1.6ct, H, VS2, Signature Ideal 7.48mm - 7.52mm x 4.63mm culet: very small girdle: thin to slightly thick, faceted polish: ideal symmetry: ideal light performance: 0 Fluorescence: none table%: 56% depth%: 61.8% crown2: 34.6 degrees pavillion2: 41.0 degrees 2. GOG - 1.55ct, H, VS2, ASG0 H&A 7.47mm x 7.50mm x 4.66mm AGS Cut Grade: Ideal (estimated) GIA Cut Grade: Excellent AGS Light Performance: Ideal Optical Symmetry: Superior Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Excellent Fluorescence: Faint Girdle: 1.16% Culet: None Table Percentage: 54.08% Depth Percentage: 62.24% Crown 2: 35.23° Crown Depth: 16.30% Pavilion 2: 40.84° Pavilion Depth: 43.14% Upper Girdle 2: 42.03° Lower Girdle 2: 42.12° The stones are facing up the same size, the second is a tad deeper than I would like, but both have very nice numbers. Do you have IS images, pictures, other information? Also, one thing to keep in mind is GOG's superior service and trade-up policies compared to Blue nile's. GOG lets you trade up for 100% at any time, while BN gives you nothing on this I believe.
Posted: 4/18/2007 2:44:30 AM

P: 4/18/2007 2:58:49 AM
jsparrow Rough Rock Total Posts: 8 Last Post: 4/26/2007 Member Since: 4/17/2007	Oops, I got the sizes wrong on both of them by accident! The price for these diamonds are both roughly $13.5K -- is that a good price? 1. Blue Nile - 1.61ct, H, VS2, Signature Ideal 2. GOG - 1.58ct, H, VS2, ASG0 H&A http://www.goodoldgold.com/items/2349/clarity2__i.jpg http://www.goodoldgold.com/items/2349/gia%20plot__i.jpg http://www.goodoldgold.com/items/2349/ideal-scope.jpg http://www.bluenile.com/certs/619/AGS7751002_zoom.jpeg http://www.bluenile.com/certs/619/GCAL41010226_zoom.jpeg
Posted: 4/18/2007 2:58:49 AM

P: 4/18/2007 4:27:22 AM
kcoursolle Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,344 Last Post: 10/14/2009 Member Since: 1/21/2006	Date: 4/18/2007 2:58:49 AM Author: jsparrow Oops, I got the sizes wrong on both of them by accident! The price for these diamonds are both roughly $13.5K -- is that a good price? 1. Blue Nile - 1.61ct, H, VS2, Signature Ideal 2. GOG - 1.58ct, H, VS2, ASG0 H&A http://www.goodoldgold.com/items/2349/clarity2__i.jpg http://www.goodoldgold.com/items/2349/gia%20plot__i.jpg http://www.goodoldgold.com/items/2349/ideal-scope.jpg http://www.bluenile.com/certs/619/AGS7751002_zoom.jpeg http://www.bluenile.com/certs/619/GCAL41010226_zoom.jpeg The IS image on the GOG stone is gorgeous!!! The images for the BN stone are also really nice. The price is very fair for both, but I think GOG might give a pricescope discount with a bankwire (you'll need to ask for this to get it). Also, keep in mind what you are getting when you buy from GOG versus BN. Even if you don't anticipate upgrading in the future, it's nice to have the option later on and with GOG you'll have this while you won't with BN.
Posted: 4/18/2007 4:27:22 AM

P: 4/18/2007 6:54:15 AM
Ellen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 22,894 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/13/2006	I agree with k. Both stones are nice. The difference would be the ability to upgrade with GOG. Also, with a bankwire, the GOG stone would be 13,130.75. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds." -Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880 "There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things.... The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."
Posted: 4/18/2007 6:54:15 AM

P: 4/18/2007 11:13:41 AM
hikerchick Ideal Rock Total Posts: 804 Last Post: 12/3/2007 Member Since: 11/29/2006	They both look great. You'd be okay with either but as others have already said, with GOG you would get an upgrade option as well as a small price drop with the PS discount. Finally, if you are still having a tough time choosing, does one have a setting that you like better? Personally, I would go with the GOG one for the sake of the PS discount.
Posted: 4/18/2007 11:13:41 AM

P: 4/18/2007 11:25:11 AM
jsparrow Rough Rock Total Posts: 8 Last Post: 4/26/2007 Member Since: 4/17/2007	That is true. I do like the policy on the GOG much better and I have read a lot of good things about GOG on this forum. I emailed tim@ yesterday but I haven't heard back from anyone yet. It is exactly what I am looking for except for the fact that it is 1.58ct vs 1.60ct. I think that I would rather be on the high side of 1.6ct since that is what I said I would get rather than going lower.
Posted: 4/18/2007 11:25:11 AM

P: 4/18/2007 11:28:59 AM
jsparrow Rough Rock Total Posts: 8 Last Post: 4/26/2007 Member Since: 4/17/2007	Actually, I haven't talked to my gf about settings. She liked the Tiffany setting but I don't know if she has really looked. Does anyone have any recommendations?
Posted: 4/18/2007 11:28:59 AM

P: 4/18/2007 11:33:35 AM
Ellen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 22,894 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/13/2006	Date: 4/18/2007 11:25:11 AM Author: jsparrow That is true. I do like the policy on the GOG much better and I have read a lot of good things about GOG on this forum. I emailed tim@ yesterday but I haven't heard back from anyone yet. It is exactly what I am looking for except for the fact that it is 1.58ct vs 1.60ct. I think that I would rather be on the high side of 1.6ct since that is what I said I would get rather than going lower. The difference in diameter is totally negligable. You could not see it if you had them side by side. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds." -Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880 "There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things.... The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."
Posted: 4/18/2007 11:33:35 AM

P: 4/18/2007 11:51:35 AM
hikerchick Ideal Rock Total Posts: 804 Last Post: 12/3/2007 Member Since: 11/29/2006	Date: 4/18/2007 11:28:59 AM Author: jsparrow Actually, I haven't talked to my gf about settings. She liked the Tiffany setting but I don't know if she has really looked. Does anyone have any recommendations? Settings are very personal and so you should ideally have her pick her own setting or atleast pick it together. And I second Ellen's comment that you won't be able to tell the 2 apart in size. The only reason to pick the 1.6 over the 1.58 is so you can know it is a 1.6 . . . practically speaking there is no difference.
Posted: 4/18/2007 11:51:35 AM

P: 4/18/2007 12:08:42 PM
jsparrow Rough Rock Total Posts: 8 Last Post: 4/26/2007 Member Since: 4/17/2007	Haha --- I can't tell the difference from 1.5-1.6. I was just thinking to ehr on the side of caution b/c that is the size we agreed upon.
Posted: 4/18/2007 12:08:42 PM

P: 4/18/2007 12:51:06 PM
hikerchick Ideal Rock Total Posts: 804 Last Post: 12/3/2007 Member Since: 11/29/2006	Date: 4/18/2007 12:08:42 PM Author: jsparrow Haha --- I can't tell the difference from 1.5-1.6. I was just thinking to ehr on the side of caution b/c that is the size we agreed upon. Obviously I don't know her so I cannot say for sure but I think given the "bonuses" you'd both be getting upgrade policy, more money to spend on the setting and no visual difference I'd think it would be okay
Posted: 4/18/2007 12:51:06 PM

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