Hello Pricescopers,
I've posted a few times before a while back as I was ER shopping but plans got put on hold and now I'm ready to go. My gf would like to be surprised, but I know that she values "size and sparkle" most of all, and she definitely gravitates toward the round brilliants, which I'd like to set in a custom platinum solitaire setting with pave on the band and some type of star design incorporated in the basket. I'd like to spend between $20-25k on the diamond itself, but am more comfortable on the low end of that scale, especially because the custom setting could be expensive (likely going with Leon Mege in NY). This one jumped out at me because it seems to have fantastic cut (James Aleen TrueHearts, AGS000, and 1.8 HCA), VS2 clarity (just need eye-clean), and a lot more size than I had planned at almost 2 and half carats. I have two reservations: 1) The color. I've seen some beautiful white J stones on this forum, but I've also seen some pictures and some stones in person that seem too yellow for my liking. I know this is so subjective, but if anyone wants to chime in anyway, I'm taking any advice you've got, especially about how the setting may impact the color. 2) The inclusion. I know it's VS2, but the inclusion is black and right in the middle of the stone... Any thoughts? Or if anyone has any suggestions, I'm open to that as well. I had been looking at 2 carat H SI1 stones, but I'm hoping the color compromise will be worth the size bump
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/J-VS2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1307908.asp
I've posted a few times before a while back as I was ER shopping but plans got put on hold and now I'm ready to go. My gf would like to be surprised, but I know that she values "size and sparkle" most of all, and she definitely gravitates toward the round brilliants, which I'd like to set in a custom platinum solitaire setting with pave on the band and some type of star design incorporated in the basket. I'd like to spend between $20-25k on the diamond itself, but am more comfortable on the low end of that scale, especially because the custom setting could be expensive (likely going with Leon Mege in NY). This one jumped out at me because it seems to have fantastic cut (James Aleen TrueHearts, AGS000, and 1.8 HCA), VS2 clarity (just need eye-clean), and a lot more size than I had planned at almost 2 and half carats. I have two reservations: 1) The color. I've seen some beautiful white J stones on this forum, but I've also seen some pictures and some stones in person that seem too yellow for my liking. I know this is so subjective, but if anyone wants to chime in anyway, I'm taking any advice you've got, especially about how the setting may impact the color. 2) The inclusion. I know it's VS2, but the inclusion is black and right in the middle of the stone... Any thoughts? Or if anyone has any suggestions, I'm open to that as well. I had been looking at 2 carat H SI1 stones, but I'm hoping the color compromise will be worth the size bump
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/J-VS2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1307908.asp