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Calling all round, lower color, SI1-2 experts

P: 12/7/2007 4:05:44 PM
february2003bride Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,100 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/18/2005	This is the diamond I chose through Blue Nile. Looking at the specs, does it look good? Shape and Style: Round Brilliant Measurements: 7.10 - 7.13 x 4.38 mm Cut Grade: AGS Ideal 0 Light Performance: 0 Proportion Factors: 0 Finish: 0 Polish: Ideal Symmetry: Ideal Color Grade: AGS 3.0 (J) Clarity Grade: AGS 6 (SI2) Carat Weight: 1.33 Fluorescence: Medium Blue Comments: "AGSL 8245501 H&A" has been inscribed on the girdle of this diamond. Table: 53.0% Crown Angle: 34.4 Crown Height: 16.1% Girdle: 0.7% to 2.9% Pavilion Angle: 40.7 Pavilion Depth: 42.8% Star Length: 54% Lower Girdle Length: 77% Total Depth: 61.6% Culet: Pointed $5,252.00 I have until this end of today to make sure I am 100% sure that this diamond is it. I was told by Blue Nile that it was 100% eye clean (viewing from the top, 6" away, 20/20 vision) and that it did not show any warmth and was in their gemologist's opinion, closer to an "I". Thanks so much! ETA: On the HCA it scored: 1.1 TIC using angles .7 TIC using crown and pav %'s. Using GemAppraisers DIY Grade Calculator it came back a 1A.
Posted: 12/7/2007 4:05:44 PM

There are 15 replies to this message. There are 15 replies on this page.

P: 12/7/2007 4:10:54 PM
february2003bride Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,100 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/18/2005	Attached is the AGLS cert :)
Posted: 12/7/2007 4:10:54 PM

P: 12/7/2007 4:25:12 PM
the rube Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,934 Last Post: 10/15/2009 Member Since: 10/22/2007	i'm no expert but I think it looks great to me! Great price, too... ........................ You say you want diamonds in a ring of gold...but all I want is you...
Posted: 12/7/2007 4:25:12 PM

P: 12/7/2007 4:27:51 PM
Maisie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,767 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 12/30/2006	That is an excellent price!!
Posted: 12/7/2007 4:27:51 PM

P: 12/7/2007 4:29:43 PM
MC Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,851 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/8/2003	The diamond looks fabulous! Congratulations on the great find.
Posted: 12/7/2007 4:29:43 PM

P: 12/7/2007 4:44:56 PM
kellyfish Ideal Rock Total Posts: 665 Last Post: 1/26/2009 Member Since: 3/1/2007	The med blue fluor. sounds yummy....... Kelly C.
Posted: 12/7/2007 4:44:56 PM

P: 12/7/2007 6:38:14 PM
Lynn B Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,143 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 5/9/2004	I, too, think it looks GREAT! LOVE the MB fluoro, too! Looks like a KILLER STONE to me! Gittitgirlgittit, before someone snaps it away from you!!! And THAT'S my story and I'm sticking to it!
Posted: 12/7/2007 6:38:14 PM

P: 12/13/2007 1:19:24 AM
divergrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,149 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 12/9/2002	Girlfriend you crack me up...you are crazier than me! How many different stones have you had in the last month? Why the frantic exchanging? Know, I am NOT judging, but I feel like you and I are kindred spirits in our searching for the perfect stone. So I put it out to you, will this stone be GOOD ENOUGH for you? What are you looking for? And when you find it go ahead and get it. Don't settle for less, you already know by your past reset fever, that nothing will right a wrong diamond. Or if you can't afford it now, make sure you are buying from a vendor with a good upgrade policy. Did you peruse Whiteflash yet? The J's on here from them have been stunning & their upgrade policy seems to rock. What is BlueNile's like? I am not a fan of their settings, but they seem like a good company. Funny, cuz i still love your first, your quest, and your whiteflash settings. Want to sell me the whiteflash setting? What did you do with it? I know you had a chip on your princess & got your insurance to replace the stone.. Just trying to save you from choosing the wrong stone....breathe.....take your time....don't rush. Divergrrl *************************** Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got.... :-P
Posted: 12/13/2007 1:19:24 AM

P: 12/13/2007 4:48:18 AM
heraanderson Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,139 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 7/13/2007	I love my I SI2. Looks like you have a nice stone there
Posted: 12/13/2007 4:48:18 AM

P: 12/13/2007 6:42:35 AM
Lorelei Ideal Rock Total Posts: 34,243 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 4/30/2005	Date: 12/7/2007 6:38:14 PM Author: Lynn B I, too, think it looks GREAT! LOVE the MB fluoro, too! Looks like a KILLER STONE to me! Gittitgirlgittit, before someone snaps it away from you!!! Ditto!!! Nothing is more sacred as the bond between horse and rider...no other creature can ever become so emotionally close to a human as a horse. When a horse dies, the memory lives on because an enormous part of his owner's heart, soul, very existence dies also...but that can never be laid to rest, it is not meant to be... - Stephanie M Thorn
Posted: 12/13/2007 6:42:35 AM

P: 12/13/2007 9:44:34 AM
february2003bride Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,100 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/18/2005	Date: 12/13/2007 1:19:24 AM Author: divergrrl Girlfriend you crack me up...you are crazier than me! How many different stones have you had in the last month? Why the frantic exchanging? Know, I am NOT judging, but I feel like you and I are kindred spirits in our searching for the perfect stone. So I put it out to you, will this stone be GOOD ENOUGH for you? What are you looking for? And when you find it go ahead and get it. Don't settle for less, you already know by your past reset fever, that nothing will right a wrong diamond. Or if you can't afford it now, make sure you are buying from a vendor with a good upgrade policy. Did you peruse Whiteflash yet? The J's on here from them have been stunning & their upgrade policy seems to rock. What is BlueNile's like? I am not a fan of their settings, but they seem like a good company. Funny, cuz i still love your first, your quest, and your whiteflash settings. Want to sell me the whiteflash setting? What did you do with it? I know you had a chip on your princess & got your insurance to replace the stone.. Just trying to save you from choosing the wrong stone....breathe.....take your time....don't rush. Jeannine! How are you?? I don't think I've seen a post from you in ages? You know, the perfect diamond was always my 1.06 princess. It was the right size, right color, right clarity and had the sentimental aspect that DH gave it to me and that we picked it out together. I almost wish I had never started my crazy reset saga Not that the chip had anything to do with it. It wasn't under the prong, but rather next to it. Anyway, I chose to go with a round because I knew I would always compare a new princess to my old one, and DH agreed that since I was getting a new stone, to start fresh. The .91 round that I bought from Blue Nile was lovely and the setting was gorgeous but after a week, it just started.... to shrink. Not small, but smaller than what I was use too. Blue Nile has a 30 day return policy so I sat on it for a few extra days before finding 3 other diamonds that were 1) bigger than the .91, 2) had great numbers and 3) was told were eye clean and colorless depsite being SI's and I/J's. To go bigger and stay relatively within my budget, I did have to loose the trellis setting so I went with the standard 6 prong platinum setting. Unless I LOVE this setting, it's not THE setting. Since I did spend $500 on it, I am keeping for a while while I take a break from this whole engagement ring drama. Maybe next summer for my 31st birthday I'll start looking for a new setting as a b-day gift? Who knows Or maybe I'll call it a day and leave it be. I have looked at Whiteflash, extensively actually, but went with Blue Nile because my original e-ring an my wedding band came from there, it just seemed like a natural choice. I've had nothing but great customer service there and they have a (what I think to be) generous 30 day retuirn policy. I don't plan to or want to upgrade. 1.33 sounds huge to me already! I am a bit nervous at the new diamond. It's a J, SI2 and even though BN says its eye clean and colorless, I'm worried it won't be. I've poured over the J's in platinum thread that Mara started a while back, and all the J's look totally colorless! I'm not sure I'm allowed to say where I sent my WF 3 stone setting too...? It's the popular jeweler here who has the online consignment
Posted: 12/13/2007 9:44:34 AM

P: 12/13/2007 12:11:07 PM
decodelighted Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,625 Last Post: 11/16/2009 Member Since: 7/27/2005	Now that you're getting the bigger stone in a diff. setting ... can I tell you something? whispers That round stone in the trellis setting looked like an EYE from the top view. An eye with a blingy eyeball but ... I'm kinda glad you're re-setting.
Posted: 12/13/2007 12:11:07 PM

P: 12/13/2007 12:46:35 PM
denverappraiser Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,615 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 7/21/2004	Date: 12/7/2007 4:05:44 PM Author:february2003bride I have until this end of today to make sure I am 100% sure that this diamond is it. Wheres the time pressure coming from? I thought Blue Nile gave a 30 day inspection period. Neil Beaty GG(GIA) ICGA(AGS) NAJA Professional Jewelry Appraisals in Denver There's never a crowd when you go that extra mile.
Posted: 12/13/2007 12:46:35 PM

P: 12/13/2007 1:41:18 PM
february2003bride Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,100 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/18/2005	Date: 12/13/2007 12:11:07 PM Author: decodelighted Now that you're getting the bigger stone in a diff. setting ... can I tell you something? whispers That round stone in the trellis setting looked like an EYE from the top view. An eye with a blingy eyeball but ... I'm kinda glad you're re-setting. ROFLMAO!!! Oh my god, I've got pepsi coming out of my nose! Thanks for the laugh Deco!
Posted: 12/13/2007 1:41:18 PM

P: 12/13/2007 1:43:19 PM
february2003bride Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,100 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/18/2005	Date: 12/13/2007 12:46:35 PM Author: denverappraiser Date: 12/7/2007 4:05:44 PM Author:february2003bride I have until this end of today to make sure I am 100% sure that this diamond is it. Wheres the time pressure coming from? I thought Blue Nile gave a 30 day inspection period. Neil Beaty GG(GIA) ICGA(AGS) NAJA Professional Jewelry Appraisals in Denver They do, that pressure was what I put on myself because I wanted the new ring in my hot little hands by Christmas. The first ring had to go back, then go through Quality Review, etc. Then the new stone had to be pulled, set, and mailed. I knew all of that took some time. I'm thankfully getting it well before Christmas!
Posted: 12/13/2007 1:43:19 PM

P: 12/17/2007 5:59:37 PM
divergrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,149 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 12/9/2002	carrie.. when do you get it? whendo you get it? I want to see!!! Hey, I just posted a new band in smtr....I can't wait to see your new stone & the flour will really make it look white. :-) Divergrrl *************************** Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got.... :-P
Posted: 12/17/2007 5:59:37 PM

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