Comparison of two Blue Nile diamonds princess cut

[guardvan]

 

[guardvan]

Come on...No OPINIONS!!! I'm new at this....

 

[researcher]

BN is not only more pricey, they consider stones with crown heights of 8% ideal. Interestingly, most experts will agree that a princess should have a crown of at least 10% (possibly less depending on the stone depth and the corresponding crown and pavilion angles). At any rate, I cannot tell you that I personally would choose either of these stones. While there is truth in the fact that a princess must be seen in person to determine its true beauty, stones with tables that are at most equal to the depth (and preferably less than the depth) have a better chance of being a true stunner. When buying a princess cut stone online, I would use White Flash or Good Old Gold (I personally chose WF and worked with Denise, but others on the forum have had great success with GOG and Jonathan is a great guy to work with). Give these two sites a try and let us know what you come up with! Oh, and you might not want to post the specs of your stones publicly; I learned my lesson when the stones I was interested in were called in by other people the day after I posted them here....

Good luck with your search! Check out http://www.princess-diamonds.com/ for more information on princess cut stones (developed by WF).

 

[pqcollectibles]

You could use the Do It Yourself system at www.gemappraisers.com to grade the quality of the make. Just enter the specs. Both diamonds rate a 1B according to the DIY system. The Princess Cut Charts are at the bottom of the page.

Of the 2 you posted, I prefer #2 over #1. Princess Cuts tend to hold and show more body color than Rounds. Many people have bought smaller sized, I color Princess diamonds and were very happy with their purchase. While each diamond should be seen and evaluated on it's own merit, I have personally seen a 1 carat, well cut I color Princess diamond, and the body color was very obvious to me.

Blue Nile has a very liberal return policy. If you get either diamond and are not happy with your purchase, you can easily return it for a full refund. After 30 days, tho, Blue Nile has no life-time upgrade policy. If, down the road, you would want to exchance your diamond for a larger, or different shape cut, you would have to sell the diamond on your own. Many Price Scope Vendors offer life-time upgrades. Just trade in this diamond for a new one and receive full credit for the purchase price you paid today toward the puchase of a new diamond.

Just for comparison, White Flash has this diamond:

http://www.whiteflash.com/princess/Princess-cut-diamond-548856.htm#

1.22 carat, G, VS2, Price Scope priced at $5087.25 (Price Scope forum members get a 5% discount at White Flash)

Good Old Gold has this diamond:

http://www.goodoldgold.com/princess_1_31ct_f_vvs2.htm

1.31 carat, F, VVS2 for $7900. The higher asking price is due partly to the higher color, but mostly due to the higher clarity. Clarity costs more than color.

Dirt Cheap Diamonds has this diamond:

http://www.dirtcheapdiamonds.com/diamond_detail.cfm?did=6965679

1.27 carat, H, SI1 with faint Flour and a very clean looking Cert plot for $5258

Nice Ice has 2 new Princess cuts coming in that have just been posted on their website:

http://www.niceice.com/privatereserve/fancy.htm

1.25 carat, H, VVS2 and 1.28 carat, G, VS2 that you might also consider.

 

[guardvan]

Thanks for the info. I have used gemappraisers and will continue to do so. There do not seem to be a lot of princess cut diamonds out there between 1.25 and 1.5 range. Thanks for the referrals...I am getting closer!! I read in another thread someone said choosing a diamond is harder than studying for the MCAT's! I concur.....

 

[pqcollectibles]

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On 6/8/2004 10:19:39 AM guardvan wrote:

Thanks for the info. I have used gemappraisers and will continue to do so. There do not seem to be a lot of princess cut diamonds out there between 1.25 and 1.5 range. Thanks for the referrals...I am getting closer!! I read in another thread someone said choosing a diamond is harder than studying for the MCAT's! I concur.....

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I know it certainly feels that way!! LOL

Good luck in your search!!

 

[guardvan]

i just entered the specs from the diamond you listed on whiteflash. It came back with an overall rating of 3A due to the girdle rating of 4A. I understand what the girdle is but how much does that influence the look of the diamond? It seems to be a lot based on the overall rating...

 

[researcher]

Guarvan,
I sent you some additional diamond specs in a PM--let me know if you found them! They should all score between the 1A-1B range, depending on the crown info

 

[pqcollectibles]

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On 6/8/2004 10:34:13 AM guardvan wrote:

i just entered the specs from the diamond you listed on whiteflash. It came back with an overall rating of 3A due to the girdle rating of 4A. I understand what the girdle is but how much does that influence the look of the diamond? It seems to be a lot based on the overall rating...----------------

Generally speaking, a thick girdle mainly contributes to 2 major things on a diamond. Light leakage. Light enterst the top of the diamond, bounces off the facets and gets refracted back out the top to the eye of the viewer. Thick girdles allow some light to leak and not be returned to the eye of the viewer. Added, lost weight. Thick girdles are a great place for a cutter to hide weight that the buyer pays for but does not see in the visible size/diameter of the diamond.

If you had only specs on paper to rely on, the girdle of the WF diamond would be a restricting factor in the purchase decision. But, the Ideal Scope image indicates the diamond will be a good performer. The Sarin shows that the thinner portion of the girdle is a limited area of the girdle. The extremely thick portion of the girdle is also a limited area as well. There was a discussion a while back of a similar type girdle issue:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/experts-what-is-wrong-with-this-princess-stone.10796/

It could be worth a call to White Flash and ask for more information and/or magnified pics of the locations of the thinner and thicker areas.

WF Expert Selection diamonds are professionally evaluated and hand picked for quality and performance. Typically, Expert Selection diamonds offer great value and performance for the price.