Hello all!
I am currently in the market for an oval diamond for an engagement ring. I've generally been looking around 2ct, L/W ratio around 1.35, around H-I color, and eye-clean which I end up gravitating toward the VS1-2 (I'm okay with lower, but end up liking those stones better). I've shopped around a LOT online, and in-person 3-4 times. On my most recent venture, I came across this Oval 2.08/I/VS1/VG/VG that I really liked. I'm no professional, but in-person I thought that it had beautiful fire and brilliance, no bow tie (which I hate, even when it is "minimal"). To me, it looked whiter than the H I was comparing it to, and it was the nicest looking stone that I have seen in-person in my shopping.
Besides looking for a general overview (I posted a few pictures below, but I don't have any professional photos and so I know that will be difficult), I have 2 main questions.
1) This is a 4-main facet cut. I've looked on other threads to try to learn about the differences, and I've seen that generally the 4-main has broad fire, minimal bow tie, but can look "blurry" inside. I also like the 8-main offset and the 6-main, but I seem to have more issue with those as the 8-main seem to have more bow ties. Assuming I like how the stone looks in-person, is there any other reason to sweat the facet style?
2) This has a slightly thick - extremely thick girdle, which I know can lead to some "wasted carat" and a smaller face-up for the weight. I've also seen that fancy stones often have thicker girdles, but is that more for pointed stones than for ovals? Any indication whether this is related to the facets style or if this is due to asymmetry of the cut? The dimensions are 9.66x7.22x4.32, which as I look around seem more similar to the 2.00-2.02 carat stones. The price I was initially quoted was about 8% below Rap, which could be partially explained by the VG/VG ratings as well (I've seen elsewhere on this site that, at least for Round's, VG/VG carries about a ~8% discount.) In general, in my negotiations can I expect additional discount because of this girdle and the "wasted carats?" Let's say I end up getting quoted closer to the 2.00 carat price and so the "wasted" carats aren't a factor - in that case, is there anything else negative about this girdle that would make me want to call in other stones for alternatives?
Thank you for your help!
I wish I had better images, but since I was seeing it in person and not online, I had to rely on my camera. I really liked the look of the stone in-person. See attached below, and the link to the video.
Video of Stone: https://imgur.com/a/b2nkd69
I am currently in the market for an oval diamond for an engagement ring. I've generally been looking around 2ct, L/W ratio around 1.35, around H-I color, and eye-clean which I end up gravitating toward the VS1-2 (I'm okay with lower, but end up liking those stones better). I've shopped around a LOT online, and in-person 3-4 times. On my most recent venture, I came across this Oval 2.08/I/VS1/VG/VG that I really liked. I'm no professional, but in-person I thought that it had beautiful fire and brilliance, no bow tie (which I hate, even when it is "minimal"). To me, it looked whiter than the H I was comparing it to, and it was the nicest looking stone that I have seen in-person in my shopping.
Besides looking for a general overview (I posted a few pictures below, but I don't have any professional photos and so I know that will be difficult), I have 2 main questions.
1) This is a 4-main facet cut. I've looked on other threads to try to learn about the differences, and I've seen that generally the 4-main has broad fire, minimal bow tie, but can look "blurry" inside. I also like the 8-main offset and the 6-main, but I seem to have more issue with those as the 8-main seem to have more bow ties. Assuming I like how the stone looks in-person, is there any other reason to sweat the facet style?
2) This has a slightly thick - extremely thick girdle, which I know can lead to some "wasted carat" and a smaller face-up for the weight. I've also seen that fancy stones often have thicker girdles, but is that more for pointed stones than for ovals? Any indication whether this is related to the facets style or if this is due to asymmetry of the cut? The dimensions are 9.66x7.22x4.32, which as I look around seem more similar to the 2.00-2.02 carat stones. The price I was initially quoted was about 8% below Rap, which could be partially explained by the VG/VG ratings as well (I've seen elsewhere on this site that, at least for Round's, VG/VG carries about a ~8% discount.) In general, in my negotiations can I expect additional discount because of this girdle and the "wasted carats?" Let's say I end up getting quoted closer to the 2.00 carat price and so the "wasted" carats aren't a factor - in that case, is there anything else negative about this girdle that would make me want to call in other stones for alternatives?
Thank you for your help!
I wish I had better images, but since I was seeing it in person and not online, I had to rely on my camera. I really liked the look of the stone in-person. See attached below, and the link to the video.
Video of Stone: https://imgur.com/a/b2nkd69
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