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As a fellow European pricescoper who is hoping to look for her own old cut in the coming months, would this chart not be of use? https://www.pricescope.com/articles/screening_chart_old_european_cut_diamonds
Oh goodness. Please tell me you bought it and then post some pictures??Because you are in Europe you might have luck going to the cash for gold shops. If you go in and ask nicely, they may have a great deal for you. I've been offered a 3.34ct L/M clean Omc for €7k, which I thought was pretty good! It just takes some legwork.
Remember that the estimates are only approximations. The last few jewelry items and loose stones I bid on went for multiple times the estimated price. I don't know which auctioneer you're looking at, but they are usually very good at grading the diamonds and honest about flaws if you ask the right questions.Hi
Maybe I just have to wait it out till the next trip to the US I just can't shake the feeling that the it's much more expensive in the US.
@737lizakg would you share the location of the shop you saw the OMC at? I would be very interested!
Hi ai went to look at the auction diamond and I really liked it. The lady showing me the ring was pretty out off my the color she tried not be obvious but I noticed it
Unfortunatley I wasn't able to get any good pictures so nobody can really give me an opinion. But because I was so pleasantly surprised by how beautiful the stones were in real life - I'm even thinking of bidding for a ring in a paris auction next week which is a J color (in comparison to the n/p color I'm eyeing).
But here is the picture of the N/O diamond
And here a picture of the cushion cut (M color) one everybody advised against. Not really interested but it is estimated to be significantly cheaper than the round cut ring
In my opinion the N Color really isn't ugly. I looked at a E color Brilliant cut and had the feeling it was almost blue (no fluoresence) after looking at the N Color. But the sales lady said twice how she would prefer a smaller higher colored stone... I know it's my decision and I need to pick what I like. Just a little scared because I would have to sell the stone by myself if I decide it's too warm and besides it would be my engagement ring. So that's why I'm thinking of biding for the J colored OEC (that I havent seen) in Paris (I asked for a condition report and they described it nicely).
Maybe I just have to wait it out till the next trip to the US I just can't shake the feeling that the it's much more expensive in the US.
[USER=81627]@kipari yes I also have the feeling everybody is honest about flaws and I do ask all the questions I can ask so I gather as much information as possible like on a GIA report
Where those scratches on diamonds?
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Just to update this thread: I went to the auction but I lost (or rather decided I was too unsure about the N/O Color and then stopped bidding). Going out of the auction house I felt a slight relieve but when I just now looked at my pinned low colored diamond pictures and videos I kind of regret it because it got sold for a pretty good price
But at least now I have a great excuse to waste more time online browsing for the next diamond
Thank you for everybodys advice and time!
+1But it looked lazy in the center,