Been reading here for a while and have some upcoming decisions to make. I have only been able to see a radiant and a dream in person (which was amazing and amazingly expensive by the way). I''d like to know if anyone has some general guidelines on square cuts.
I figure the following are options: regents, qoh, lucere, flanders. Everything I''ve read seems to show that the regents are popular on this board. Does anyone own any of these other types? I''m not sure about the regents and how round it will look when put in a vatche xprong comfort fit (choosing that setting was easy!). The qoh appears to be pretty boring on top, while I have no clue what to expect from the lucere or flanders. I really wish there were a less cushiony-cut version of the regents that isn''t priced like the dream (16.7k for a 1 carat - ouch!).
I''d like to get an impression on pricing too - any guidelines on price for a carat or so, maybe G clarity, eye clean, and of course cut very well? I was actually hoping to get slightly larger than a carat if the prices work out...
I''ve seen Johnathons site but don''t want to bug him with an email at this point until I get some more background info - plus I won''t be buying for another 2 months probably.
Any advice will be appreciated - I''m sure I''ll have more questions coming too...
I figure the following are options: regents, qoh, lucere, flanders. Everything I''ve read seems to show that the regents are popular on this board. Does anyone own any of these other types? I''m not sure about the regents and how round it will look when put in a vatche xprong comfort fit (choosing that setting was easy!). The qoh appears to be pretty boring on top, while I have no clue what to expect from the lucere or flanders. I really wish there were a less cushiony-cut version of the regents that isn''t priced like the dream (16.7k for a 1 carat - ouch!).
I''d like to get an impression on pricing too - any guidelines on price for a carat or so, maybe G clarity, eye clean, and of course cut very well? I was actually hoping to get slightly larger than a carat if the prices work out...
I''ve seen Johnathons site but don''t want to bug him with an email at this point until I get some more background info - plus I won''t be buying for another 2 months probably.
Any advice will be appreciated - I''m sure I''ll have more questions coming too...