can anyone tell that a diamond is an I colour diamond?

[mcblohe]

I have a 1.31 ct I color, VS2 clarity diamond. It is a GIA excellent cut diamond.
I have walked into 1 or 2 local jewelry stores and the salesperson would be quite impressed with the beauty and brilliance of the diamond, which of course makes me happy.
However, one day as i was shopping for a pair of diamond earrings, the sales person at a particular store wanted to see my diamond ring, and so i held out my hand for her to view it. She said the color was not nice, and it''s an I color. I was surprised, as she was looking for about a few seconds and was so confident of the color.
Of course from that day on, i am more conscious abt the color of the diamond, and wonder whether it was really that obvious, and i should have gotten a G/H color OR the lady was just making a very intelligent guess and wanted me to buy her diamonds??
Is I color that ''yellow'' and easy to tell?

 

[neatfreak]

Some people have better eyes than others...so it''s hard to say whether people can just "tell". I can tell the difference between SOME colors (i.e., I can see a difference between D and G, but not between say F and G) but that is when I am comparing 2 diamonds side by side. Otherwise I could make a guess probably, but I don''t know how accurate I would be.

Some people are more color sensitive than others, and that salesperson might be one of them. Maybe someone with more experience with this will chime in?

An I certainly has some color because it''s not a colorless diamond. But can MOST people tell the difference face up, set, without other diamonds for direct comparison? No.

If you''re happy with it that''s what matters, but it needs to be "mind clean" for you. If you''re genuinely not happy with it, then that''s another issue, but I wouldn''t change my diamond because of one person''s comment. Just my opinion...

 

[decodelighted]

Some people are *very* color sensitive ... here you have a person who might be very trained and very sensitive. I''m not suprised she could spot an "I" color stone -- even with just a few seconds of exposure.

I think it''s rude of her to JUDGE "I" color as "not very nice" though.

I wouldn''t worry about the color of your stone if most people (and YOURSELF) think it''s nice & pretty. You have to assess people''s MOTIVES. She had REASON to be negative -- to sell you a different stone, profiting HER.

MOST people who see your stone

a) aren''t "judging it"
b) don''t have the training to know other than "pretty" - what their eye likes
c) aren''t as color sensitive
d) don''t have a motive to think it''s anything less than stunning

 

[HappyAnniversary]

I would say she is a pretty stupid "sales" person. How many happy customers would you get with that attitude?

If I had the guts (which I don''t, I was born spineless in these cases) I would call a person on comments like that. Maybe just a "Pardon, me what did you say?" with eyebrows up? Or "Why would you make a comment like that about my wedding ring?" Mystified look on face. Those are the nice choices, other responses go downhill from there.

BTW I will probably be ordering an I color diamond on Monday and I expect mine to look as gorgeous as yours!

 

[Linda W]

I am dumbfounded. What a rude salesperson. I wonder how many sales she makes.

Linda

 

[surfgirl]

I just received an old cut ering that is an I, perhaps even a "low I", and it faces up extremely white (and I have always been quite sensitive to color in diamonds). I'd venture to say that most people in the know who saw it in person would assume it was about a G or so. Of course alot there are other factors that would allow one I stone to face up warmer than another but in the end, to YOU, it should look quite nice, and I'm sure it does or you wouldn't have chosen it.

I agree that she sounds like an idiot. I mean really, would you ever consider buying a diamond from someone who insults you, your ring and your intelligence for wanting/selecting/buying your ring? I doubt it. So she was trying to get you to feel bad about your ring and upgrade it at her store. Guess who's not buying a ring from her? If this happened to me, aside from making a pretty serious comment back to her, I'd call the store manager and make a complaint, making it clear that you will now never be a customer in their store. Alot of people just say/do stupid things. Just forget her. I'm sure your ring is beautiful! Enjoy it and what it stands for. If it helps, think of her as a bitter, dried up, angry spinster

 

[kcoursolle]

She was very rude to say that the color is not nice. What was she thinking?

Some people are definitely more color sensitive than others and I would guess that jewelers are more color sensitive than normal folks. I really doubt that a normal person will be able to see much more than a white diamonds. Maybe they they see a little warmth from the side or tell a slight difference if they are comparing it to another higher color stone.

However, I really wouldn''t worry about this. I diamonds are white and your diamond is probably very lovely. I''m sure the vast majority of people notice the size and the sparkle and nothing else.

 

[WestSideStory]

It makes sense that this woman would be able to tell the difference. I mean she does work in a jewelry store and looks at them all day long. If someone put four different color rocks on their finger and sat there staring at them all day they would probably be very good at picking out the small differences too. All of excellent cut diamonds that I have seen were beautiful. That woman was a .

 

[WinkHPD]

Date: 5/6/2007 10:57:03 AM
Author:mcblohe
the sales person at a particular store wanted to see my diamond ring, and so i held out my hand for her to view it. She said the color was not nice, and it''s an I color.

It is not that easy to tell, and the salesperson is a moron for trying to make you feel bad about your color.

Granted, some people are more sensitive than others, and some people like the whiter colors, however, MANY people prefer the warmer colors which is nice for them since they are so much less expensive.

This sales clerk obviously knows just enough to be a danger to herself and her store. Just ignore her ignorance and continue loving your beautiful stone.

Wink, who dislikes snooty sales clerks...

 

[Maisie]

What disgraceful behaviour! I would stop giving that silly woman anymore of your thinking time and carry on loving your gorgeous diamond!!!

If thats they only way she can get sales she needs to have some training in customer care!!

 

[Ellen]

Wow.

How to kill a sale in one easy lesson.

I''m sure your diamond is beautiful. It''s the sales clerk that is not nice.

 

[fabcrab]

Wow! That lady was really disrespectful. Even if she was a color snob that was out of line. I noticed that most sales people in B&M and mall stores are pretty rude/snooty. I often just assume that they treat me differently because I''m only 22 (and dress up as a typical college student).

I''m sure your stone is a beauty! I love the 1.31 size too. Please don''t let one stupid comment affect your fondness of your diamond.

BTW, just like Happyanniversary I ordered an ''I'' stone for my upgrade.

 

[mcblohe]

Thank You, all of you!
Yes, i agree i shouldn''t let the rude salesperson affect my fondness of my stone.
And it sure helps that all of you have so much nice things to say.
I''m not very color sensitive, and love my I color since the day i laid eyes on it.
Thank you again for all your very supportive comments!