Brandonsdeal
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Oct 14, 2019
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I've had a lot of friends recommend a lot of places, and I felt like I have decent grasp on the 4c's and certificates. The place I felt the most comfortable with was Robbins Brothers, the service was much greater than the other spots I visited (I felt like they just wanted to done with me as quick as possible) I spent close to 2hrs at Robbins Brothers and learned some very different things from them than everything online was telling me. I was reluctant to buy right then, but they said with the 30day return policy I could take the diamond with me to other stores to do side by side comparisons and if I felt differently I could return the ring/diamond.
So I ended up purchasing a 1.01-carat I1-clarity I-color Good-cut Non-Certified for $3995 and, and realized I may not have got the best diamond for my money after the fact based on the grading scale. What I am confused by is I have since taken it with me back to the other spots I visited (Costco, Jareds, and Zales) and was shown better graded diamonds (the best was a .94-carat VS2-clarity H-color Exellent-cut GIA at Jareds), but the Robbins Brothers diamond sparkled more than all of the others.
I still am within my 30day return, but I don't understand why I would want a better graded diamond if this diamond (which is a worse grading with no certificate) looks better and sparkles more?? I want to give my girl the best looking diamond I can find, so I'm just really confused because it makes no sense to me.
So I ended up purchasing a 1.01-carat I1-clarity I-color Good-cut Non-Certified for $3995 and, and realized I may not have got the best diamond for my money after the fact based on the grading scale. What I am confused by is I have since taken it with me back to the other spots I visited (Costco, Jareds, and Zales) and was shown better graded diamonds (the best was a .94-carat VS2-clarity H-color Exellent-cut GIA at Jareds), but the Robbins Brothers diamond sparkled more than all of the others.
I still am within my 30day return, but I don't understand why I would want a better graded diamond if this diamond (which is a worse grading with no certificate) looks better and sparkles more?? I want to give my girl the best looking diamond I can find, so I'm just really confused because it makes no sense to me.