dazed_and_confused
Rough_Rock
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- Aug 27, 2008
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Hello,
I''ve been looking for a diamond the past month. Unfortunately, my options are limited or maybe my selection is too demanding.
I live in NYC and I''ve been looking for diamonds in the diamond district at 47th street in midtown manhattan and in Chinatown which is in downtown Manhattan.
I have been looking for a D color, VS1 clarity, 1.25 to 1.49 carot, Excellent cut, Excellent symmetry, Excellent polish, and no flourescence (all according to GIA certification). After walking through many stores in these two areas, I was told this makeup is high in demand and low in supply. In other words, I have to pay a premium for it.
To make a long story short, my girlfriend wants a D color only. So the only option I have is to play with is the carot size in my opinion. I don''t want to sacrifice in clarity anymore.
To make another long story short, I think I have finally found the diamond I want. But I am very nervous and scared because it''s in the diamond district. There are people outside the store that looks like they want to "hustle" people and ask anyone that walks past by if they want to sell diamonds. To make things worse, the guy doesn''t own a store, but a booth. The guy could maybe pack up the next day and leave? I was told this area doesn''t have a good reputation and that kind of bothers me because I can''t tell the good from the bad.
The guy that has the diamond seems to be very nice. He was very patient with me in looking for a diamond that I want for the past two weeks. The surrounding area bothers me and I''m concerned with whether I''m buying a real diamond or not.
The sales person found me a 1.27 carot, D color, VS1 clarity, and triple X with no flourescence. He told me it''s and ideal cut.
First Question: Could someone help me with the cut to see if it''s really ideal? Based on the GIA report, the table is 57%. I don''t know the terminology, but to the top left of the table is a 55%. To the top right side, there is a 35.5 degrees and the bottom right side just underneath is 41.4 degrees. In the middle, I believe the depth is 62.8%. In the top middle, I believe the crown is 15.5% and the bottom middle (the pavilion?) is 44.0%. At the bottom point of the diamond, it says none. Going back to the left side of the diamond, the girdle?? shows it''s thin and below states it''s: slightly thick (faceted). Then there is another number at the bottom left hand corner of the diamond standing on its own showing 80%.
I found some websites talking about hearts and arrows and most of these numbers seem to fall within the range. But I''m not sure if it''s ideal. I would appreciate it if someone could help me out with these measurements.
Question 2: If this diamond is really ideal based on measurements, is there a way to determine if there is light leakage on this diamond? In other words, can this stone still be "bad "in the sense it won''t have the "fire" or shine effect. Based on my research, it seams that I need to use an ideal scope? But this guy doesn''t seem to have one in his stand. Based on recommendations, this is a sign for me to run away if he doesn''t have tools for customers to look at a diamond.
Question 3: The sales person at this stand does not own the diamond. I saw him log on to a website called diamonds.net. From there, he retrieved the diamond for me which arrived in his store a few days later. Is this the right way to buy something that costs thousands of dollars? If it''s not his diamond, he doesn''t need to stand by his product. All he does is resell it to me. To make things worse, his policy is no refunds, only exchanges. Is the place where he got the diamond from reliable?
I guess what I''m dealing right now are two issues: Whether the diamond is good and whether I should buy from this guy in this area. I don''t want to judge this guy because of where he works. But the people outside the store really bother me because as soon as I walk out, I feel like I''m being followed. I also heard stories from my coworkers where they bought something in that area and when they were paying, the diamond was switched without them knowing until much later.
In any case, I would appreciate any help or advice provided.
Thanks in advance!
I''ve been looking for a diamond the past month. Unfortunately, my options are limited or maybe my selection is too demanding.
I live in NYC and I''ve been looking for diamonds in the diamond district at 47th street in midtown manhattan and in Chinatown which is in downtown Manhattan.
I have been looking for a D color, VS1 clarity, 1.25 to 1.49 carot, Excellent cut, Excellent symmetry, Excellent polish, and no flourescence (all according to GIA certification). After walking through many stores in these two areas, I was told this makeup is high in demand and low in supply. In other words, I have to pay a premium for it.
To make a long story short, my girlfriend wants a D color only. So the only option I have is to play with is the carot size in my opinion. I don''t want to sacrifice in clarity anymore.
To make another long story short, I think I have finally found the diamond I want. But I am very nervous and scared because it''s in the diamond district. There are people outside the store that looks like they want to "hustle" people and ask anyone that walks past by if they want to sell diamonds. To make things worse, the guy doesn''t own a store, but a booth. The guy could maybe pack up the next day and leave? I was told this area doesn''t have a good reputation and that kind of bothers me because I can''t tell the good from the bad.
The guy that has the diamond seems to be very nice. He was very patient with me in looking for a diamond that I want for the past two weeks. The surrounding area bothers me and I''m concerned with whether I''m buying a real diamond or not.
The sales person found me a 1.27 carot, D color, VS1 clarity, and triple X with no flourescence. He told me it''s and ideal cut.
First Question: Could someone help me with the cut to see if it''s really ideal? Based on the GIA report, the table is 57%. I don''t know the terminology, but to the top left of the table is a 55%. To the top right side, there is a 35.5 degrees and the bottom right side just underneath is 41.4 degrees. In the middle, I believe the depth is 62.8%. In the top middle, I believe the crown is 15.5% and the bottom middle (the pavilion?) is 44.0%. At the bottom point of the diamond, it says none. Going back to the left side of the diamond, the girdle?? shows it''s thin and below states it''s: slightly thick (faceted). Then there is another number at the bottom left hand corner of the diamond standing on its own showing 80%.
I found some websites talking about hearts and arrows and most of these numbers seem to fall within the range. But I''m not sure if it''s ideal. I would appreciate it if someone could help me out with these measurements.
Question 2: If this diamond is really ideal based on measurements, is there a way to determine if there is light leakage on this diamond? In other words, can this stone still be "bad "in the sense it won''t have the "fire" or shine effect. Based on my research, it seams that I need to use an ideal scope? But this guy doesn''t seem to have one in his stand. Based on recommendations, this is a sign for me to run away if he doesn''t have tools for customers to look at a diamond.
Question 3: The sales person at this stand does not own the diamond. I saw him log on to a website called diamonds.net. From there, he retrieved the diamond for me which arrived in his store a few days later. Is this the right way to buy something that costs thousands of dollars? If it''s not his diamond, he doesn''t need to stand by his product. All he does is resell it to me. To make things worse, his policy is no refunds, only exchanges. Is the place where he got the diamond from reliable?
I guess what I''m dealing right now are two issues: Whether the diamond is good and whether I should buy from this guy in this area. I don''t want to judge this guy because of where he works. But the people outside the store really bother me because as soon as I walk out, I feel like I''m being followed. I also heard stories from my coworkers where they bought something in that area and when they were paying, the diamond was switched without them knowing until much later.
In any case, I would appreciate any help or advice provided.
Thanks in advance!
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