Hi there!
This is my first post so I hope everything makes sense. I have a family member who sells diamonds here in NYC. I've begun searching for an engagement ring and decided to use his help to buy a diamond and find a jeweler to mount it. After looking at more options than I really ever meant to, I've basically narrowed it down to an E color .98 VS2 with 3x Very Goods and faint fluorescence. The GIA diamond dossier lists the inclusions as a crystal and cloud, but it's not a report so while I can clearly see the crystal with a loupe (more on that in a moment) I don't know where the cloud is positioned. I can't remember the exact dimensions of the stone. It would cost me $6,300.
The only thing holding me back is the placement of the crystal, which is positioned just off center of the table and looks like a tiny grain of clear sand. It's impossible for me to see without a loupe but I find it a bit depressing that with a loupe the inclusion is so close to center. I wish it was hidden under a facet. I know my girlfriend will love the stone but the moment she magnifies it (if that ever were to happen) the crystal is hard to miss.
My question is, is it worth asking my family member to dig around for a similarly weighted VS1 or VVS2 and hope to be around $7,500?
(Like this: https://enchanteddiamonds.com/diamonds/view/R99-5MBL3A?cid=pricescope) He said that the extra thousand dollars and hassle of finding something is hardly worth it (I found only two diamonds that fits the bill on all of my web searches so far), but it does seem like I can have what I want at that price point (possibly with excellent cut grades). Am I crazy to go back and ask him to find a needle in a haystack or should I simply sit back and save the money, realize that I will never own a loupe, and let it be? This a big expense and I don't want it to eat at me that if I pushed a little harder I could have found something with a more difficult to find inclusion.
Any advice or reassurances would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
This is my first post so I hope everything makes sense. I have a family member who sells diamonds here in NYC. I've begun searching for an engagement ring and decided to use his help to buy a diamond and find a jeweler to mount it. After looking at more options than I really ever meant to, I've basically narrowed it down to an E color .98 VS2 with 3x Very Goods and faint fluorescence. The GIA diamond dossier lists the inclusions as a crystal and cloud, but it's not a report so while I can clearly see the crystal with a loupe (more on that in a moment) I don't know where the cloud is positioned. I can't remember the exact dimensions of the stone. It would cost me $6,300.
The only thing holding me back is the placement of the crystal, which is positioned just off center of the table and looks like a tiny grain of clear sand. It's impossible for me to see without a loupe but I find it a bit depressing that with a loupe the inclusion is so close to center. I wish it was hidden under a facet. I know my girlfriend will love the stone but the moment she magnifies it (if that ever were to happen) the crystal is hard to miss.
My question is, is it worth asking my family member to dig around for a similarly weighted VS1 or VVS2 and hope to be around $7,500?
(Like this: https://enchanteddiamonds.com/diamonds/view/R99-5MBL3A?cid=pricescope) He said that the extra thousand dollars and hassle of finding something is hardly worth it (I found only two diamonds that fits the bill on all of my web searches so far), but it does seem like I can have what I want at that price point (possibly with excellent cut grades). Am I crazy to go back and ask him to find a needle in a haystack or should I simply sit back and save the money, realize that I will never own a loupe, and let it be? This a big expense and I don't want it to eat at me that if I pushed a little harder I could have found something with a more difficult to find inclusion.
Any advice or reassurances would be greatly appreciated, thank you!