Babylon1023
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- May 28, 2002
- Messages
- 54
My goal: To find a one carat round diamond that as white, firey, and sparkly as the naked unexperienced eye can see.
Color: I've chosen H to be the grade to shoot for. Many people have said the I grade was pushing it and some yellow is detectable, and that anything above H is really spending hundreds on the unnoticable (to the unaided eye anyway). I've also heard only really experienced people can detect the yellow in H, so to most people it's as white as can be. Am I right here?
Clarity: Although I've heard it's more or less likely that SI1 inclusions can't be seen when mounted I've decided to go for a VS2 to be sure. I've also heard that VS2 inclusions are much harder to spot sideways than SI1 inclusions, plus there's a guarantee of face up perfection. I don't want to go crazy, but I also want to buy something of noticable quality. Is VS2 a good decision here, or would SI1 look just the same to the naked eye?
Cut: My budget and my common sense won't allow me to get the best cut possible (microscopic hearts & arrows perfection), but I do want the best cut that's noticable outside of a microscope. I'm going to go by a basic depth/table% judgement system because I would only buy from a place that is reputable and honest enough not to sell me a piece of garbage that is depicted in the 60/60 fallacy section on this website. The few diamonds whose certs included crown and pavilion angles checked out well on the HCA, so I'm not concerned about getting swindled in that area. I'm looking for a depth between 60.1 and 62.8% and a table that's between 55 and 57%. Combining that with a GIA/AGS cert with Very Good or better Polish and Symmetry should produce a very shiny, sparkly, and firey Ideal cut diamond according to my research.
This is what I've decided so far, so please offer your comments, suggestions, and advice because I want all I can get. Keep in mind that I'm relatively young, this is my first engagement, and none of our friends own loupes. I just want to impress her with the most sparkly, shiny, clean, and firey diamond she's ever laid eyes on. The one carat size combined with the fine cut should be enough to make anybody we know drool with envy, and I just want to make sure I'm on the right path and not dumping money into something I won't notice (or if I'm skimping out on something that is noticably important). Thanks a LOT for your help guys as I'm sure it will pay off someday.
Color: I've chosen H to be the grade to shoot for. Many people have said the I grade was pushing it and some yellow is detectable, and that anything above H is really spending hundreds on the unnoticable (to the unaided eye anyway). I've also heard only really experienced people can detect the yellow in H, so to most people it's as white as can be. Am I right here?
Clarity: Although I've heard it's more or less likely that SI1 inclusions can't be seen when mounted I've decided to go for a VS2 to be sure. I've also heard that VS2 inclusions are much harder to spot sideways than SI1 inclusions, plus there's a guarantee of face up perfection. I don't want to go crazy, but I also want to buy something of noticable quality. Is VS2 a good decision here, or would SI1 look just the same to the naked eye?
Cut: My budget and my common sense won't allow me to get the best cut possible (microscopic hearts & arrows perfection), but I do want the best cut that's noticable outside of a microscope. I'm going to go by a basic depth/table% judgement system because I would only buy from a place that is reputable and honest enough not to sell me a piece of garbage that is depicted in the 60/60 fallacy section on this website. The few diamonds whose certs included crown and pavilion angles checked out well on the HCA, so I'm not concerned about getting swindled in that area. I'm looking for a depth between 60.1 and 62.8% and a table that's between 55 and 57%. Combining that with a GIA/AGS cert with Very Good or better Polish and Symmetry should produce a very shiny, sparkly, and firey Ideal cut diamond according to my research.
This is what I've decided so far, so please offer your comments, suggestions, and advice because I want all I can get. Keep in mind that I'm relatively young, this is my first engagement, and none of our friends own loupes. I just want to impress her with the most sparkly, shiny, clean, and firey diamond she's ever laid eyes on. The one carat size combined with the fine cut should be enough to make anybody we know drool with envy, and I just want to make sure I'm on the right path and not dumping money into something I won't notice (or if I'm skimping out on something that is noticably important). Thanks a LOT for your help guys as I'm sure it will pay off someday.
300x240.png)