Best bang for the buck?

[IrishEyes08]

Hey Girls,

If you had two stones, one a RB and one an Oval, with the same specs set in the same simple solitaire setting which stone would appear larger do you think?

I know technically this isn''t the right forum for such a question, but I feel more comfortable posting here.

Thanks!

 

[MissDimity]

Hi Irish Eyes,

This link:
images.amazon.com/media/i3d/01/actual-diamond-size.pdf

Contains a print- out of actual diamond sizes compared to different cuts.

For example: a 1ct RBC would be 6.5x 6.5 millimetres compared to an 1ct Oval cut which would be 7x5 millimetres.

Also note: RBC is always going to be the more expensive cut, compared to other shapes.
So you could probably get a larger carat and better quality diamond in another shape.

 

[Winks_Elf]

Just keep in mind the whole bowtie thing on ovals, pears, etc. It IS possible to find one that doesn''t have one that stands out like a sore thumb.

I went to 47th street about a month ago, and saw a TDF marquise that was really well priced. It was a 2.11 carat J, SI1 GIA marquise, with a very small culet, but had absolutely no bowtie! It was priced at just about $8,100, including the platinum mounting. It looked like it had a little diamond shape in the center of the rock when you looked with a 20x loupe, and only one little black speck that couldn''t be seen with the 10x because of it''s location. What a pretty stone!