hello everyone! i am so happy i found this forum....anyway, here is my [brief] story:
back in 2001, i purchased a diamond solitaire for my then ex-gf. it was "nice" by my standards at the time. i piad $3800 CDN total for a 0.75ct, VS2, H round diamond in a 19k portuguese gold setting. the cut is listed as GOOD, but i have doubts to that as diamond just doesnt have that "fire"; the measurements are 5.63x6.66x3.75 which seems too tall for a GOOD stone. its rated by gemscan and after reading these forums for a bit, that was a oversight i should have been more aware of.
forward to today: im ready to purchase a new ring for my gf. i have more money now and have learned a thing or two about diamonds since then. i have my eye on this beautiful 1.02ct, H, SI2 (totally eye clean....to me!) with an IDEAL cut. once again, this is a gemscan rating. they are offering it to me at $6500 CDN total (tiffany setting + taxes included).
here are my questions:
1. the jeweller has offered to give me 100% credit on my old ring as long as i upsize, which i intend to do. i am really happy with that i had it in mind that i was going to take a big loss upon trade in. is this normal practice in the industry? should this raise any red flags?
2. the new stone is an SI2, but the flaws are not peppered and seem to be slight feathering only. once again, i am not a pro, so maybe i am missing something important. i plan to take the ring to harold weinstein for review (after reading about his service on the forum). do most jewellers let you take the stone and get it reviewed independently? i would assume a deposit or credit card would need to be left (just in case).
3. i KNOW that i can get great deals + beautiful diamonds online, but what about my old ring? what can i do with it and not take such a loss if i opt to use another jeweller. i feel "tied" to my jeweller because of this old ring.
thank you!
daniel
back in 2001, i purchased a diamond solitaire for my then ex-gf. it was "nice" by my standards at the time. i piad $3800 CDN total for a 0.75ct, VS2, H round diamond in a 19k portuguese gold setting. the cut is listed as GOOD, but i have doubts to that as diamond just doesnt have that "fire"; the measurements are 5.63x6.66x3.75 which seems too tall for a GOOD stone. its rated by gemscan and after reading these forums for a bit, that was a oversight i should have been more aware of.
forward to today: im ready to purchase a new ring for my gf. i have more money now and have learned a thing or two about diamonds since then. i have my eye on this beautiful 1.02ct, H, SI2 (totally eye clean....to me!) with an IDEAL cut. once again, this is a gemscan rating. they are offering it to me at $6500 CDN total (tiffany setting + taxes included).
here are my questions:
1. the jeweller has offered to give me 100% credit on my old ring as long as i upsize, which i intend to do. i am really happy with that i had it in mind that i was going to take a big loss upon trade in. is this normal practice in the industry? should this raise any red flags?
2. the new stone is an SI2, but the flaws are not peppered and seem to be slight feathering only. once again, i am not a pro, so maybe i am missing something important. i plan to take the ring to harold weinstein for review (after reading about his service on the forum). do most jewellers let you take the stone and get it reviewed independently? i would assume a deposit or credit card would need to be left (just in case).
3. i KNOW that i can get great deals + beautiful diamonds online, but what about my old ring? what can i do with it and not take such a loss if i opt to use another jeweller. i feel "tied" to my jeweller because of this old ring.
thank you!
daniel