Choosing between these three H/VS2's... BG/CBI/GOG...

[CassiusNZ]

Evening all,

So I've decided that color is more important than I first thought.. having seen some videos of these same brands in an I... so have stepped it up to an H and have slightly dropped the carat weight from the late 160's/170's to the 150's high 150's(Finger is size 4 so should look plenty big). I've also decided to stick closer to budget I'm gonna get a simple Platinum setting for now (around $1500) and in the next year save up the $3-4k and get a proper LM/VC setting hand made for this stone. But reasoning being that I can always reset the stone.. if I get a stone with significant body color its always going to annoy the wife. Also I find VS to make the color POP in diamonds more than SI.. even Eye Clean.. maybe its just me but VS to me looks better so.

I have picked out these three stones.. reason for GOG and CBI is I love there buyback policies of 75/80%... this to me shows they believe in there product. Brian Gavin is in there as his cut grade seems to be amongst the best in the industry

GOG Stone - 1.54 H/VS2

http://www.goodoldgold.com/ecommerce/1-54ct-h-vs2-superior-round-hearts-and-arrows-diamond.html

Cut By Infinity Stone - 1.58 H/VS2

http://www.highperformancediamonds.com/index.php?page=view-id-diamond-infinity-new&id=1447

Brian Gavin Signature

http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/1.500-h-vs2-round-diamond-575.00--104074992014



Thanks all appreciate your time and effort in assistance!

 

[woofmama]

I would choose the BGD stone. All three diamonds are superb but BGD also has extremely well made settings. Even if you never made the decision to reset the stone their solitaires are some of the best in the business and are highly recommended on here.

They make the perfect Classic Tiffany setting for example & have so many lovely setting choices, all with-in your budget.

 

[ame]

Uh close your eyes and point! You seriously cannot go wrong! They're all amazing, and all three vendors are spectacular to deal with! Which vendor has the setting you want? That's one way I'd choose. I love that CBI, it's a stunner, even with the highest price of the three, with the largest spread. That might be my top choice, though really, again, you can not go wrong.


You could put that baby in a Vatche U113 (looks like the Tiffany setting), though I don't know if that will be on setting budget. Check with Wink.

 

[ame]

I would choose the BGD stone. All three diamonds are superb but BGD also has extremely well made settings. Even if you never made the decision to reset the stone their solitaires are some of the best in the business and are highly recommended on here.

They make the perfect Classic Tiffany setting for example & have so many lovely setting choices, all with-in your budget.

Another valid point. I just reset my stone into one of their Tiffany settings and it is magnificent.

I am also a repeat customer of Good Old Gold, I own a Star129, and love it. I have had great experiences with them and will likely continue to buy stones from them in the future. I wouldn't hesitate to buy from any of the three.

 

[CassiusNZ]

Thanks for the replies all.. to be honest the setting I want is this one by Victor Canera -

https://www.victorcanera.com/rings/engagement/the-trueste-solitaire

The Trueste Solataire.. but its $2400 without buying a stone through him which takes me to $18,400 minimum (with GOG 16k stone) and nearer to 20k on the high end.. which is really 5k over my original budget of $15k. I am leaning towards the CBI stone.. not sure why but something about the 80% buyback.. as well as the only 1000 diamonds a year cut and there own cutting house kinda has be a little bit more sold that there precision cut is the absolute highest... I wish someone did video on WF ACA vs GOG Superior vs CBI vs BG ect.. same color/clarity in HD.. would be amazing to see.

Do you think there would be ANY Discernible different is light performance?

 

[jmenzies]

I was in a very similar situation a week ago with a few stones I settled on choosing between but with setting all over budget. Some PS members posted me an even nicer stone at just a bit more and said try to get the price down and I ended up getting about 9% off (they did the setting for free and dropped the diamond price to below the wire price - despite paying half by credit card). So I ended up with an H 2.01 VS2 with a setting for a fair bit less than the wire price for a H 2.08 SI1 without setting.

BG was one of the vendors I considered and they came down a lot, although I went with WF (they had a stone in stock that was closer to what I wanted, although I am sure BG would have come down the same). It wasn't even hard to get the discounts, just asked over the chat...

 

[Dancing Fire]

Three beautiful stones!.. Three Ex vendors!... Love the H VS2 combo!... Wish I can help you with a decision...

 

[ame]

Thanks for the replies all.. to be honest the setting I want is this one by Victor Canera -

https://www.victorcanera.com/rings/engagement/the-trueste-solitaire

The Trueste Solataire.. but its $2400 without buying a stone through him which takes me to $18,400 minimum (with GOG 16k stone) and nearer to 20k on the high end.. which is really 5k over my original budget of $15k. I am leaning towards the CBI stone.. not sure why but something about the 80% buyback.. as well as the only 1000 diamonds a year cut and there own cutting house kinda has be a little bit more sold that there precision cut is the absolute highest... I wish someone did video on WF ACA vs GOG Superior vs CBI vs BG ect.. same color/clarity in HD.. would be amazing to see.

Do you think there would be ANY Discernible different is light performance?

Just so you're prepared--VC and GOG are not going to work with each other, so if you get the GOG, you won't be able to work directly with VC, as in GOG won't ship the stone direct to VC. But they do work well with Steven Kirsch, who is fantastic as well, and can make an equally immaculate solitaire.

You can see what VC can do on the stone--if he can get a stone that meets the parameters. But if the CBI stone is the one you're leaning towards, you will simply have to select a setting more in budget. The Vatche I mentioned is not far off in price though from the VC...though there might be a setting discount offered when you buy a CBI.

GOG can also get the Vatche setting, as well, and may also offer a discount if you get the whole ring from them.

Any of these vendors will be able to provide you with this setting style, almost if not identically.

 

[CassiusNZ]

Hmmm good point.. good to know thanks!

 

[ame]

Hmmm good point.. good to know thanks!

To correct my earlier statement which was a little inaccurate---
You CAN still go to VC if that's who you want a setting front. You will just have to send it to him yourself, which for a stone of that value, will not be cheap, nor will it be easy. If you went with SK from GOG (or any of the other vendors) they'd ship the stone there for you and then SK would likely send the ring directly to you upon completion. Now, if you get this (or any round) stone from GOG, it will be amazingly cut, there's no doubt.

I will say though, on the whole, it's easier to go with one vendor for the whole ring. That cuts any issues with shipping out, costs and loss issues, it also cuts issues out that could occur with setting. Not that this would be a likely occurrence, but if there's something that goes wrong, having less hands in the honey pot is a LOT easier than having a diamond vendor and a setting vendor. Finger pointing aside.

So if you got the stone from GOG or HPD and you went with a designer like Vatche for a Tiffany or Cartier style (which is what I assume the 4prong setting you love is based on) from GOG or HPD for example, and there was some issue, say you didn't like the way it was set--GOG or HPD would be working on your behalf to resolve it. AND they know the diamond so they'd be able to work with them to rectify any other issue, say you want the inscription exposed and they didn't leave it exposed. They would be able to work with them on that. Or if you went with BGD for your stone and setting and you wanted the stone set higher or lower than they did, they'd work with you on that. All in one place vs calling one or the other.

 

[ame]

Here are three Vatche designs that would work:
http://www.dvatche.com/index.php?page=collection&catID=2,18&startRow=12&id=165
http://www.dvatche.com/index.php?page=collection&catID=2,18&startRow=12&id=166
http://www.dvatche.com/index.php?page=collection&catID=2,18&startRow=18&id=171

And a few from BGD that would work if you went with their stone:
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/melissa-platinum-5366p
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/classic-truth-solitaire-platinum-5369p
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/engagement-rings/grace-platinum-5414p
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/engagement-rings/elegance-platinum-5415p
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/engagement-rings/novela-platinum-5517p

And some of Steven Kirsch's work, if you went that route:
https://www.facebook.com/kirschinc/photos
https://www.facebook.com/stevenkirschinc/photos_stream