Opinion on a stone

Do you want to use the diamond for a ring or pendant?

If you want to use it for a ring I advise you to buy a diamond with a better clarity and color.
If you like to use it for a pendant si2 is suitable. (Always ask if the diamond is really eye clean)

Also notice that a princess cut shows more color than a round cut. H color could look already slightly yellow.

The blue nile diamond is I color. That will look slightly yellow for sure!!

With 3k I would buy a 0.75ct princess with E color and VS1 clarity. The color is ice white and vs1 is good enough for a ring.
(http://www.whiteflash.com/princess/Princess-cut-diamond-528540.htm)

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Date: 4/5/2008 8:08:14 AM
Author: Lorelei

Date: 4/5/2008 7:58:26 AM
Author: peter_hanson
Thanks monarch, maybe my opinion was short-sighted.

But be aware that a diamond is a real investment. My opinion is that I color is a bad investment when you search for a nice white princess diamond.
Princess cut diamonds show color really fast. A princess diamond with I color is for sure slightly yellow (warm).

Peter, maybe to you a Princess may look a tad warm ( assuming top tier lab graded), but to some an I is perfectly fine in this shape. Individual colour perception and preference varies, it is always best if the buyer can actually see for themselves where their tolerances lie. I wanted to clarify, so that anyone reading who might be trying to make an informed decision, understands that colour perception is down to many factors, cut quality, size of the diamond, colour sensitivity etc.

Unfortunately, diamonds are not a good financial investment if I understand you correctly, you can be lucky to recoup 30 to 50% of what you pay if you try to resell. That is why vendors with trade up policies are so popular. But if you mean a diamond is a sizeable and important purchase , and you should use your hard earned cash wisely, then I completely agree!

LoudnSlow, I would ask the good folks at JA to look at this diamond for you, it looks nice and indeed clean by the pic, but they will be able to advise if it is suitable for your purposes, and if it is eyeclean.

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Date: 4/5/2008 8:25:09 AM
Author: monarch64
Thank you, Lorelei, your eloquence is much appreciated...I could not have stated it better.

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