I feel I may have decided on a diamond for an engagement ring. It's a WF Expert Selection, which I'm sure is stunning in real life. But it doesn't completely match what I had wanted. It's actually bigger than I need and not as colorless as I want. But it's AGS0, HCA < 2, eye clean. There is no fluoro, but I don't mind up to medium if it's not milky. It's also at the upper limit of my budget.
I feel I may have took the easy way out and chose an AGS Ideal because I can't make out the difference between the multitude of GIA 3X diamonds out there. Even with IdealScope/ASET, I'm not good at reading them. So, I'm hoping a few of you might be able to make other suggestions for me before I pull the trigger with the one I have in mind.
I have decided on:
Budget: <$14K for diamond (NY-based stores, it's <$13K since I have to pay sales tax). The total budget is $15K for the entire ring.
Carat: ~1.5ct is perfect (lower limit: 1.45, upper limit: 1.65)
Cut: Ideal/Excellent
Polish, Symm: Ideal/Ex
Color: G or better (current diamond is H)
Clarity: eye clean (current is VS2)
HCA < 2
Fluoro up to medium is OK, especially for near-colorless.
PS search turns up several diamonds that fit this criteria, but there are no IdealScope/ASET associated with them. I've requested a few from these vendors in the past, but they almost always don't have it available.
(ie. https://www.solomonbrothers.com/diamonddetail/8Y6889F9/shop?affiliate=9318613A-AD0C-4530-A456-0409DFEFB8DE&utm_source=PriceScope )
Many thanks to those who have helped me in the past. I few folks made suggestions in the past, but I was still learning, did not have a good understanding of what I wanted and missed out on some good diamonds.
Any suggestions would be helpful. Hopefully, this is the last request for alternatives before my purchase.
I feel I may have took the easy way out and chose an AGS Ideal because I can't make out the difference between the multitude of GIA 3X diamonds out there. Even with IdealScope/ASET, I'm not good at reading them. So, I'm hoping a few of you might be able to make other suggestions for me before I pull the trigger with the one I have in mind.
I have decided on:
Budget: <$14K for diamond (NY-based stores, it's <$13K since I have to pay sales tax). The total budget is $15K for the entire ring.
Carat: ~1.5ct is perfect (lower limit: 1.45, upper limit: 1.65)
Cut: Ideal/Excellent
Polish, Symm: Ideal/Ex
Color: G or better (current diamond is H)
Clarity: eye clean (current is VS2)
HCA < 2
Fluoro up to medium is OK, especially for near-colorless.
PS search turns up several diamonds that fit this criteria, but there are no IdealScope/ASET associated with them. I've requested a few from these vendors in the past, but they almost always don't have it available.
(ie. https://www.solomonbrothers.com/diamonddetail/8Y6889F9/shop?affiliate=9318613A-AD0C-4530-A456-0409DFEFB8DE&utm_source=PriceScope )
Many thanks to those who have helped me in the past. I few folks made suggestions in the past, but I was still learning, did not have a good understanding of what I wanted and missed out on some good diamonds.
Any suggestions would be helpful. Hopefully, this is the last request for alternatives before my purchase.
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