I am new to this forum, have been lurking for a while but in desperate need of some advice. I have recently purchased an Asscher-cut stone from Blue Nile, 0.90 ct, F, VS1, depth 67.7, table 62, 5.26 x 5.20. It is set in their petite trellis mounting (pt).
The main issues I have with this stone are as follows:
1. There is a dark area in one of the sets of facets in the pavillion that creates a dark square that really bothers me. This area shows up in many different lighting conditions and is difficult for me to accept. See pic.
2. It is under 1 carat. This probably shouldn''t matter, but it does. Less of an issue than 1., but still bothers me. I am still in school, and I want to be happy with this stone in 10 years when I am actually making a significant amount of money. I can always upgrade, but I would rather not sink a whole bunch of money into something that is not at all an investment when I have other more serious financial responsibilities (ie kids, house, etc)
3. It looks like I will not get a chance to propose for at least a few weeks, which was not expected, due to changes in our plans. I have to return the item by 1/20 if I want to return it/she doesn''t like it.
I found out that I can increase my budget to about 6K, so I am looking to spend about 5K on the stone and 1K on the setting.
I realize now that when buying asschers that your eyes are the best judge. Therefore, I have a huge problem with trading this stone in for another with Blue Nile. I would rather just go with JA or GOG and be able to actually look at pics.
I haven''t seen anything on GOG that I like and fits my budget. There are a few on James Allen, despite the fact that I am not too thrilled with their settings. It is a 1.12 F SI1, 5.8 x 5.8 (not sure if it is eyeclean, waiting to hear back), which looks gorgeous, link to it is http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/F-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Asscher-Diamond-1271927.asp -- strange that it has been on the market since ''06, that worries me a little.
I like asschers that are more square and have a 5-step pavillion, which my current stone has (not sure if this matters too much). The JA one I put up doesn''t, but it has a nice hall of mirrors effect and a nice looking table area. I don''t really care too much about color and clarity (above SI and H are really my only requirements, I think), cut and carat top my list, in that order.
Should I return the ring to BN? Am I being to critical of the stone I currently have?
Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks. Sorry for the long post.
The main issues I have with this stone are as follows:
1. There is a dark area in one of the sets of facets in the pavillion that creates a dark square that really bothers me. This area shows up in many different lighting conditions and is difficult for me to accept. See pic.
2. It is under 1 carat. This probably shouldn''t matter, but it does. Less of an issue than 1., but still bothers me. I am still in school, and I want to be happy with this stone in 10 years when I am actually making a significant amount of money. I can always upgrade, but I would rather not sink a whole bunch of money into something that is not at all an investment when I have other more serious financial responsibilities (ie kids, house, etc)
3. It looks like I will not get a chance to propose for at least a few weeks, which was not expected, due to changes in our plans. I have to return the item by 1/20 if I want to return it/she doesn''t like it.
I found out that I can increase my budget to about 6K, so I am looking to spend about 5K on the stone and 1K on the setting.
I realize now that when buying asschers that your eyes are the best judge. Therefore, I have a huge problem with trading this stone in for another with Blue Nile. I would rather just go with JA or GOG and be able to actually look at pics.
I haven''t seen anything on GOG that I like and fits my budget. There are a few on James Allen, despite the fact that I am not too thrilled with their settings. It is a 1.12 F SI1, 5.8 x 5.8 (not sure if it is eyeclean, waiting to hear back), which looks gorgeous, link to it is http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/F-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Asscher-Diamond-1271927.asp -- strange that it has been on the market since ''06, that worries me a little.
I like asschers that are more square and have a 5-step pavillion, which my current stone has (not sure if this matters too much). The JA one I put up doesn''t, but it has a nice hall of mirrors effect and a nice looking table area. I don''t really care too much about color and clarity (above SI and H are really my only requirements, I think), cut and carat top my list, in that order.
Should I return the ring to BN? Am I being to critical of the stone I currently have?
Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks. Sorry for the long post.
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