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kathleen brown rough rock Posts: 1 |
posted 05-09-2001 05:14 PM
Boy oh Boy do I need help! I have the opportunity to purchase a GIA certified diamond as follows: Cut-cornered, rectangular,modified brilliant, 3.08ct, natural Fancy Deep Brownish yellow, even dist.,faint fluor., depth 63.9,table 72, girdle very thick, no culet polish, very good,symmetry good, Clarity vs1, measurements:8.95x7.78,x 4.97. Price: $11,500. This is to be a gift from my husband, so I want to be sure that the price is fair. The stone is currently mounted with a lovely pair of trilliants, but has a sparkling brilliance all its own. The brownish color is not apparent to me, but the jeweler said that it may be that the brown is more visible from the underside. I have struggle to find references to give me a feel for the price, but there is not much available out there! Professional perspectives will be greatly appreciated.... Thanks, kitkat |
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leonid Moderator Posts: 442 |
posted 05-09-2001 08:15 PM
Hi Kitkat, This is something rare - color, cut, etc. Hope experts will help you with your question. |
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Wink rough rock Posts: 2 |
posted 05-09-2001 08:41 PM
Just guessing, but did this stone and ring come from an estate? Hard to know without actually seeing the ring, but this sounds like an incredibly good price to me. Colored diamonds are totally open to pricing interpretations, and there is not Rap on them. I have seen Fancy yellows sell for tens of thousands of dollars per carat. The brownish modifier has reduced the price, but how much is up to the seller. If you like the stone and you have the money, then the price is immaterial. As a colored diamond it is going to be difficult to resell, UNTILL you find another colored diamond lover. If you like it, buy it and be happy. If you don't like it, it doesn't matter what the price is. As I said, I have not seen the stone, but it sounds like a "Steal Deal" to me. Wink Jones ------------------ |
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Cut Nut cut rock Posts: 132 |
posted 05-10-2001 01:13 AM
A rough rule of thumb. When I am buying I look at a colored diamond and say "is this better than D?" A pale hint of color may be 1/3rd the price of a D, a really beautiful canary might be 5X the price of a D of the same size and color. But beauty is in your eye - no on elses. |
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