Hello all, first time poster, I did some searching on here and find some interesting things, so thanks! The one thing I am looking for has to do with color.
So I was passed a name of a good store in Chicago, had a great shopping experience, very personable, low pressure sales, and willing to show me everything. I knew what I was looking for and found it at what I think is a decent price, so says the internet apparently. but just to be sure, I stopped on the way home at a Jared''s to see what they had in comparison.
I noticed not only were their diamonds appraised differently but the same grade definitely had a yellow tint...could this be the lighting??
This is what I looked at downtown: Cushion cut, 1.01ct, GIA certified, I SI1, I looked side by side at much higher grade color without a difference.. the price point just for the diamond itself was $3400, which looks to be about right.
At Jareds, I looked at H, which is suppose to be higher, a .99ct and a 1.01, and it was definitely yellow, on the setting, on the hand, on the table...and this was significantly more...over a grand more to be exact...
My worry is, was it the lighting? Or is the two certification methods so different, it could cause the grades to be that different???
The store I went to in Chicago was New York Jewelers and was highly recommended from someone...any input would be appreciated!
So I was passed a name of a good store in Chicago, had a great shopping experience, very personable, low pressure sales, and willing to show me everything. I knew what I was looking for and found it at what I think is a decent price, so says the internet apparently. but just to be sure, I stopped on the way home at a Jared''s to see what they had in comparison.
I noticed not only were their diamonds appraised differently but the same grade definitely had a yellow tint...could this be the lighting??
This is what I looked at downtown: Cushion cut, 1.01ct, GIA certified, I SI1, I looked side by side at much higher grade color without a difference.. the price point just for the diamond itself was $3400, which looks to be about right.
At Jareds, I looked at H, which is suppose to be higher, a .99ct and a 1.01, and it was definitely yellow, on the setting, on the hand, on the table...and this was significantly more...over a grand more to be exact...
My worry is, was it the lighting? Or is the two certification methods so different, it could cause the grades to be that different???
The store I went to in Chicago was New York Jewelers and was highly recommended from someone...any input would be appreciated!
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