Advice

[lgarner]

Hello,

I am in Australia and I''m trying to find a diamond. With very little knowledge and no local business that can help me out much I am trying to find something online. My partner has fell in love with this setting.
http://www.jogiadiamonds.com.au/engagement_rings/multi-stone-channel-set-diamond-engagement-ring-ER02/
So it kind of makes sense to get the stone of them.

I''ve been looking and their Crossfire series as I like the idea of a H&A diamond. They do seem a little over expensive however compared to their international selection.

My budget is around $13,000AU for the stone and I wanted 1ct. What I am trying to work out is 2 things. Sould I just get one of thier stones?

I have been looking at 2 others off their international list but wounder if they will end up as H&A or not.

http://www2.jogiadiamonds.com.au/images/certs/J4113456.jpg ($14,087)
http://www2.jogiadiamonds.com.au/images/certs/J4159499.pdf ($11,845)

The search I used was http://www.jogiadiamonds.com.au/diamonds/advanced_diamond_search.php?shape=ROUND&min=1&max=1.1&mincol=1&maxcol=3&mincla=3&maxcla=4&mincut=1&maxcut=1&minpol=2&maxpol=2&minsym=2&maxsym=2&price=13000&sort=rank2&page=1&submit=Search

Any advice as to best value would be great.

Cheers
Laurance

 

[stone-cold11]

Their crossfire series are their ih-house stones, and more work is done to it in the search, like all the images and video while the international selections are probably from a diamond clearing house, they did not have it on hand.

Regarding H&A, there is not way of knowing if that is a H&A unless a Hearts image is presented.

EDT:
Looking at your selections, I am thinking you are choosing an unnecessarily low color grade and high clarity grade resulting in a paying a large premium. You could easily go to an eye-clean SI1 to save money and no one will be able to tell the difference without tools and training. Color maybe to a G/H grade. Take a look a this color comparison video for ideal cut diamonds. http://vimeo.com/3288695

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 4/15/2009 12:15:13 AM
Author:lgarner
Hello,

I am in Australia and I'm trying to find a diamond. With very little knowledge and no local business that can help me out much I am trying to find something online. My partner has fell in love with this setting.
http://www.jogiadiamonds.com.au/engagement_rings/multi-stone-channel-set-diamond-engagement-ring-ER02/
So it kind of makes sense to get the stone of them.

I've been looking and their Crossfire series as I like the idea of a H&A diamond. They do seem a little over expensive however compared to their international selection.

My budget is around $13,000AU for the stone and I wanted 1ct. What I am trying to work out is 2 things. Sould I just get one of thier stones?

I have been looking at 2 others off their international list but wounder if they will end up as H&A or not.

http://www2.jogiadiamonds.com.au/images/certs/J4113456.jpg ($14,087)
http://www2.jogiadiamonds.com.au/images/certs/J4159499.pdf ($11,845)

The search I used was http://www.jogiadiamonds.com.au/diamonds/advanced_diamond_search.php?shape=ROUND&min=1&max=1.1&mincol=1&maxcol=3&mincla=3&maxcla=4&mincut=1&maxcut=1&minpol=2&maxpol=2&minsym=2&maxsym=2&price=13000&sort=rank2&page=1&submit=Search

Any advice as to best value would be great.

Cheers
Laurance

Welcome!

I will just fix the links then I will take a look....

http://www2.jogiadiamonds.com.au/images/certs/J4113456.jpg

http://www2.jogiadiamonds.com.au/images/certs/J4159499.pdf

Ok, both the diamonds look very nice, however no way to tell if they are h&a without hearts and arrows images. It is possible the diamonds might show an arrow pattern but won't necessarily be up to h&a standards for precision.

You could certainly lower your colour and clarity if you want to get the best value, G or H colour and VS clarity, or eyeclean SI1 can be a sweet spot and get you a clean and white diamond - however if you prefer very high quality then thats perfectly fine!

You could also try www.hollowaydiamonds.com.au in Melbourne if that is a possibility, you could deal with Garry via email if you wished. He is a bonzer bloke and highly respected so if you can't find what you want at Jogia, check him out.