The Never Ending Saga

[Stomp]

For those of you that may recall, I was considering a beautiful 1.27 ct. D, SI1 that scored a 1.0 Ex/Ex/Ex/VG on the cut advisor. Price was $8,700. I even did a "Does size matter" poll, and IIRC the slight winner was no (but my question wasn''t all encompassing). Last Thread

Well anyways, I went to look at it again today and it was just as beautiful as ever - but this time I brought a good friend of mine w/ me. She''s a bit older (20 yrs my senior

), but as "with it" as they come

.

So anyways, we looked at a number of stones and I switched...the new one is as follows (though I forgot to get the dimensions of the stone itself).

1.78 ct.
VS1
H
Depth: 62.5
Table: 58%
Crown Angle: 34
Pavilion Angle: 40.75
Pavilion Depth: 43%
Girdle: - Med to Slightly Large
Good to Very Good (Don''t know what - but whatever it was was)
Price: 11,800

I really did like the pureness of the D colored 1.27, but the reality was when I took it away from the white background or from being right next to the other stones, I could barely tell the diff between the D and this H (though next to each other you can). I figured what the hell - what''s another $3K for the girl I love

. The diamond looks great and I think it should fit just fine on her little 4.25 finger

 

[Dancing Fire]

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On 6/12/2004 6:32:43 PM Stomp wrote:

For those of you that may recall, I was considering a beautiful 1.27 ct. D, SI1 that scored a 1.0 Ex/Ex/Ex/VG on the cut advisor. Price was $8,700. I even did a 'Does size matter' poll, and IIRC the slight winner was no (but my question wasn't all encompassing). Last Thread

Well anyways, I went to look at it again today and it was just as beautiful as ever - but this time I brought a good friend of mine w/ me. She's a bit older (20 yrs my senior

), but as 'with it' as they come

.

So anyways, we looked at a number of stones and I switched...the new one is as follows (though I forgot to get the dimensions of the stone itself).

1.78 ct.
VS1
H
Depth: 62.5
Table: 58%
Crown Angle: 34
Pavilion Angle: 40.75
Pavilion Depth: 43%
Girdle: - Med to Slightly Large
Good to Very Good (Don't know what - but whatever it was was)
Price: 11,800

I really did like the pureness of the D colored 1.27, but the reality was when I took it away from the white background or from being right next to the other stones, I could barely tell the diff between the D and this H (though next to each other you can). I figured what the hell - what's another $3K for the girl I love

. The diamond looks great and I think it should fit just fine on her little 4.25 finger
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H vs1 is an ex combo ,if you can live with it.

 

[Hest88]

Ah, nothing like an older woman's eye. Your GF should be thrilled.

 

[Stomp]

Vtigger - I take it you're talking about the combo between the cleanliness of a VS1 but the less-desireable color of H??? I'll admit I was a bit hesitant at first, but the truth of the matter is I could hardly tell (if at all) the difference when I saw them sitting (or balancing) in the setting. As I stated earlier, the only time I really noticed was setting them head-to-head vs. each other. The size diff, however, was very noticeable....so the rest is history.

 

[Dancing Fire]

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On 6/13/2004 1:41:58 AM Stomp wrote:

Vtigger - I take it you're talking about the combo between the cleanliness of a VS1 but the less-desireable color of H??? I'll admit I was a bit hesitant at first, but the truth of the matter is I could hardly tell (if at all) the difference when I saw them sitting (or balancing) in the setting. As I stated earlier, the only time I really noticed was setting them head-to-head vs. each other. The size diff, however, was very noticeable....so the rest is history.

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Stomp
H color is an ex value i'll take it any day,like you say without laying the d side by side it's hard to tell the differenc ,once its set even harder to tell ,as for clarity i would not go better than vs 1 with a gia or ags cert.

 

[kkeen15]

Numbers are great! 1.2 or 1.3 on HCA. Sure its a beauty! I applaud you for being more objective/realistic about color- G-H-I colored stones are almost indistinguishable from D-E-F in most normal situations by most people! Your girl will LOVE the size difference also!! Can't wait to see the finished product!

 

[icelady]

Stomp,

It seems you did it again, this stone is EX/EX/EX/VG!

Looks like a great choice, congratulations!

 

[bling]

wow! for the extra half carat..i may have to go with the H. the numbers still look very good..although you may want to just check the good and very good..which i think referes to polish and symetry. dont think you could see the difference visually, and i dont recall what it was on the other stone you were looking at. but an H will face up beautifully white on a well cut stone. I have a friend who went with an H to get alitte more size and its gorgeous! i recently purchased a pair of earrings, ideal cut, but an I, and its still super white.
i think the size is great..and your GF will be thrilled.