PhillyGirl
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2002
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Hi everyone,
I've been checking out several nice cuts (I seem to prefer square-ish ones) and I would like to know what the relationship is between quality and mark-up for a number of vendors. Specifically, I've already looked at (in person) Tiffany's Lucida and Hearts on Fire's Dream Cut. Clearly both are more expensive than your average square cut, but is there a difference *between* the branded cuts in terms of price and quality? Other branded cuts I've seen (but on the internet, not in person) include the Flanders cut, the Cushette, the Quadrillion, the Lucere, the Royal Asscher... so in the end, my question is:
What is the best quality for price? How would you order these stone from highest to lowest markup (assuming same size/color/clarity)?
I think it would be silly to spend more (in mark-up) for a lower quality/poorly cut diamond.
Thanks for your time...it seems the more I investigate, the more questions I have!
Cheers,
PhillyGirl
I've been checking out several nice cuts (I seem to prefer square-ish ones) and I would like to know what the relationship is between quality and mark-up for a number of vendors. Specifically, I've already looked at (in person) Tiffany's Lucida and Hearts on Fire's Dream Cut. Clearly both are more expensive than your average square cut, but is there a difference *between* the branded cuts in terms of price and quality? Other branded cuts I've seen (but on the internet, not in person) include the Flanders cut, the Cushette, the Quadrillion, the Lucere, the Royal Asscher... so in the end, my question is:
What is the best quality for price? How would you order these stone from highest to lowest markup (assuming same size/color/clarity)?
I think it would be silly to spend more (in mark-up) for a lower quality/poorly cut diamond.
Thanks for your time...it seems the more I investigate, the more questions I have!
Cheers,
PhillyGirl