Ok I''m having a bit of an issue feeling like I made the right decision. I put a deposit on a stone that I bought in the Bowery/Canal diamond district in NYC. I bought a D SI2 1.51 with very good cut grading, polish very good, and symmetry was good. I paid $9000 for the diamond and I got a beautiful platinum baguette (.5 tcw) = all in $10250. I am fairly certain that I got a good price, that really isn''t the issue.
I chose this diamond versus an E SI2 that was also 1.51 in weight, and received excellent cut grade, excellent polish, and excellent symmetry. The inclusions on the E SI2 were about 50% on the table and 50% on the sides. There was also a black carbon deposit.
The inclusions on the D SI2 (the one I chose) just had a small feather on the side which the jeweler said could be covered by one of the prongs in the setting. The table was basically free of inclusions. There was also a green and black inclusion on the bottom picture way off on the side, on the key one said extra facet and the other was an indentured "something" (I forget). Are these green and black inclusions something I should have steered away from? The jeweler said that the green and black inclusions could have very well been why GIA graded the clarity SI2.
Here are my main questions:
1) Did I make the wrong decision because I did not get the best cut that my budget of 10K could hold. Meaning was the E SI2 with all excellent grades the better choice because cut grade is more important than clarity. The jeweler put the D and E side buy side and let my mother and I look at them under the light. She liked the sparkle of the D better and so did the jeweler. The jeweler continually emphasized the better color in the D and the fact that the inclusion could be covered. I did notice that it sparkled nicely, but for some reason my instinct was the E because it is the better cut and E is also colorless. Besides the time when a D is next to an E (which would be never), and you can see the slight difference between two colorless stones, won''t the better cut do more for me in the long run towards the brilliance the stone captures?
I went into my search really wanting an F SI1 figuring SI 1 was the lowest clarity (still gemstone quality) and F the lowest of the colorless diamonds but could not find one under 10K.
I could get a G SI 1 for the money I was looking to spend, would a G SI 1 be better than a D or E SI 2?
The jeweler (who I really like and trust) kept saying that I was getting too stuck on certificate gradings and didn''t look enough for myself to see which one I felt was more brilliant.
Is the good grade on symmetry ok?
Was picking color over cut the wrong decision?
What about the green and black blemish''s on the D stone?
I trust the jeweler, he spent a lot of time with us, showed us many diamonds (and I''ve looked at tons of diamonds over the past week). It is also pertinent to note that he showed us the E SI 2 stone and declared that it was the best bc of the ex ex ex grades, next he looked at the D stone and apologized and corrected himself stating that D was the stone he liked best bc of its sparkle, color, and the ability to hide the one major inclusion.
Should I trust his assessment that the D was the way to go? Both of them were 9K.
Any and all advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you all so much.
I chose this diamond versus an E SI2 that was also 1.51 in weight, and received excellent cut grade, excellent polish, and excellent symmetry. The inclusions on the E SI2 were about 50% on the table and 50% on the sides. There was also a black carbon deposit.
The inclusions on the D SI2 (the one I chose) just had a small feather on the side which the jeweler said could be covered by one of the prongs in the setting. The table was basically free of inclusions. There was also a green and black inclusion on the bottom picture way off on the side, on the key one said extra facet and the other was an indentured "something" (I forget). Are these green and black inclusions something I should have steered away from? The jeweler said that the green and black inclusions could have very well been why GIA graded the clarity SI2.
Here are my main questions:
1) Did I make the wrong decision because I did not get the best cut that my budget of 10K could hold. Meaning was the E SI2 with all excellent grades the better choice because cut grade is more important than clarity. The jeweler put the D and E side buy side and let my mother and I look at them under the light. She liked the sparkle of the D better and so did the jeweler. The jeweler continually emphasized the better color in the D and the fact that the inclusion could be covered. I did notice that it sparkled nicely, but for some reason my instinct was the E because it is the better cut and E is also colorless. Besides the time when a D is next to an E (which would be never), and you can see the slight difference between two colorless stones, won''t the better cut do more for me in the long run towards the brilliance the stone captures?
I went into my search really wanting an F SI1 figuring SI 1 was the lowest clarity (still gemstone quality) and F the lowest of the colorless diamonds but could not find one under 10K.
I could get a G SI 1 for the money I was looking to spend, would a G SI 1 be better than a D or E SI 2?
The jeweler (who I really like and trust) kept saying that I was getting too stuck on certificate gradings and didn''t look enough for myself to see which one I felt was more brilliant.
Is the good grade on symmetry ok?
Was picking color over cut the wrong decision?
What about the green and black blemish''s on the D stone?
I trust the jeweler, he spent a lot of time with us, showed us many diamonds (and I''ve looked at tons of diamonds over the past week). It is also pertinent to note that he showed us the E SI 2 stone and declared that it was the best bc of the ex ex ex grades, next he looked at the D stone and apologized and corrected himself stating that D was the stone he liked best bc of its sparkle, color, and the ability to hide the one major inclusion.
Should I trust his assessment that the D was the way to go? Both of them were 9K.
Any and all advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you all so much.
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