Advice on Oval BN Diamond

[everad]

Hello,

I am nervously planning to purchase an oval cut diamond from the internet and have scoured this site for advice. All that advice - on the proper cuts, to color to clarity - and the importance of viewing the actual stone since it's a fancy cut and prone to bow ties - led me to a blue nile stone that is SI2 in clarity, I color, has the Class 1A proportions and fits my budget. I asked the BN "vault" manager to review it to make sure it was eye clean (confirmed it was) and noted that the bow tie effect ranged, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being none and 5 being obvious. Per him, the diamond has a 1 to 2 or minute to minor bow tie. The link to the diamond is here: https://www.bluenile.com/diamond-details/LD07991924

It seems to be a good match for what I'm looking for - good color since it will be set in white gold, big size and decent clarity. I'm obviously nervous about the purchase and wanted to see if I could solicit some input from the experts around here - does this seem a good selection? Does the "eye clean" comment seem accurate given there are a few blemishes in GIA report? What am I forgetting or do I not know to ask?

Thanks!
Adam

 

[everad]

Awesome, thanks for the help!!!!!

 

[lambskin]

I think it is very hard to select an oval only based on stats and no visual. IIRC, Blue Nile does not provide a photo. Since it is a fancy cut and there is the issue of a bow tie you have to make sure you are really familiar with the cut to pick out a nice one. I would suggest going on the GOG site where they discuss various ovals and compare same. James Allen also has a lot of ovals to view and based upon the pics, stats and price you may start to really get to know the cut. Also go to high end jewelers such as Tiffany's, Harry Winston, etc and have them show you stones and discuss the features and flaws. Then you can learn why certain stats are better than others. Good luck.

 

[tyty333]

It looks to be decent...you need to check into the twinning wisp since thats the grade making inclusion.
Make sure the stone is not hazy.

Here is another stone in the same price range that may be worth looking into. I didnt check it out
completely but the inclusions look minimal (not on table).
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/oval-cut/1.70-carat-i-color-si2-clarity-sku-2277226

 

[Dean Jones]

On the off chance that you do decide on a somewhat darker stone, ensure the encompassing jewels are of lower shading too. Scuffle jewels are accessible in a scope of hues and qualities and when a ring is made for a particular stone, those can be coordinated. When you are attempting to fit an inside stone into a current semi-mount (a pre-made ring) then the guidance above is more on point.