toybuilder
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Nov 10, 2004
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- 16
In some ways, I wish I didn''t discover you guys -- sort of an "ignorance is bliss" thing. But my fiancee and I are both engineering-type people with a propensity for analysis, and the more we found and learned about diamonds, the more demanding we''ve gotten.
In an ideal world, we''d get a 1.6 ct, VVS2/VS1 D/E with Ideal/Ideal polish/symmetry and having a good proportion, all for our initial price target of $7000.
Yeah, right.
After much discussion, I''ve come to the conclusion that I wanted to aim for VS1 (and VS2), and EFG (and D, and maybe H), with ideal to very good polich/symmetry. I personally wanted to compromise on size to get the higher grade. My fiancee was willing to compromise on clarity and color for the size.
So we compromised -- and I expanded the budget for searching to $10K, and then to $15K.
I found one likely loose stone at BlueNile that was $15,000. Then, I found the following diamond with a solitaire platinum setting for $14,000. I''d have to pay taxes on the following one.
It''s supposed to be H&A. Since I don''t have the cut angles, I can only take a guess on the HCA - using the default angles, the HCA scores this table/depth at 0.4. I realize that in reality, I could be way off.
A friend that recently purchased his fiancee''s diamond thinks I''d be paying too much of a premium for getting H&A, and that I should insist on better color and zero flourescence.
I''d love to hear what you guys think. Any thoughts? Suggestions?