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Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2007
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I have been researching diamonds and reading this board for quite a while. The information presented here is fabulous, definitely the place to check out if you want to learn about diamonds. I have been trying to decide between a Cartier and Tiffany ring. There is not much information on this board about Cartier, so I want to relay some of my experience for the people who will be looking in the future.
In trying to decide between a Cartier and Tiffany ring, I got the GIA certificates for both, both round brilliants. The Tiffany diamond was all Excellents, and scored within AGS zero on the calculator on this site. I always assumed that Cartier would have the same quality of diamonds as Tiffany and was surprised when the certificate came back with a Very Good rating and it did not score well on the cut advisor. I know there are beautiful Very Good cut stones out there, but for the markup involved at Cartier I did not expect a stone with a less than Excellent or Ideal rating. Make no mistake, the rings there are gorgeous and the 1895 setting iin particular is spectacular.
Maybe Tiffany is more of a "diamond dealer" since they take such pride in their stones and providing education. Regarding Cartier, customers need to be aware that if they are concerned about the cut being ideal then they need to double check the certification.
In trying to decide between a Cartier and Tiffany ring, I got the GIA certificates for both, both round brilliants. The Tiffany diamond was all Excellents, and scored within AGS zero on the calculator on this site. I always assumed that Cartier would have the same quality of diamonds as Tiffany and was surprised when the certificate came back with a Very Good rating and it did not score well on the cut advisor. I know there are beautiful Very Good cut stones out there, but for the markup involved at Cartier I did not expect a stone with a less than Excellent or Ideal rating. Make no mistake, the rings there are gorgeous and the 1895 setting iin particular is spectacular.
Maybe Tiffany is more of a "diamond dealer" since they take such pride in their stones and providing education. Regarding Cartier, customers need to be aware that if they are concerned about the cut being ideal then they need to double check the certification.