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Correlation between ideal diamond buyers and their occupation???

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I don''t know how to make and post a poll but I think a good one would be if you think there is a correlation between ideal diamond buyers and what they do for a living.

The reason I was wondering is that when I went and then my friend went to Martin Fuller to have him appraise our ideal diamonds, he asked each of us (separately) if we were engineers .... to which the answer is yes. He indicated that his experience is that engineers buy ideals because of the precision in the cut. Makes you kind of go hmmmmmm .....
 
Most of our cliens are engineers, software designers, attorneys, doctors, journalists, rocket scientists, etc... All professionals. There is definitely a correllation between people who buy high quality merchandise and people who have professional quality jobs... But does probably doesn't surprise anybody, does it?
 
Well I myself just graduated with a Computer Engineering degree this past summer. Once I found out about the H&A cuts I was hooked, its amazing to me. The very critical room for error is very small in H&A diamonds and I love that.
 
I know a couple of 8* dealers who say that the 8* appeals to this same group of people. That they (engineers, etc.) really appreciate the precision of the cut. I think there is a correlation, but not always...Case in point, me. I'm no engineer, doc,lawyer or anything like that...just a nerdy girly girl who, thanks to Liberace, Cher and Carol Burnett loves things that sparkle like mad!
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My husband has a bachelor's in Physics and has taken a lot of engineering classes and he absolutely NO appreciation for ideal cut diamonds
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Michelle
 
While my husband is a doctor and holds a seperate science degree (good at higher math too) and he understands the ideal cut stuff, he still prefers the facet look of old cut stones. Go figure?

Me? I'm an English Lit grad. I just love any diamond that has fire and sparkles.
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On 2/15/2004 10:49:30 AM luvmysparklies wrote:

I'm no engineer, doc,lawyer or anything like that...just a nerdy girly girl who, thanks to Liberace, Cher and Carol Burnett loves things that sparkle like mad!
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I love it!!!! LOL!!!

My FI is a sommelier/restaurant manager. I'm the future attorney, and the person who steered us in the direction of ideal cut. Once he saw them, though, he had his mind made up too.

I think once you spend some time around ideal cut diamonds, it's hard to go back! They're just so captivating.
 
You do not have to be an engineer to appreciate the beauty of an ideal cut. Anyone exposed to the possibilities would make the choice for an ideal cut diamond. Anyway, from my experience, 90% make that choice regardless of occupation.
 
No engineers here. I'm a stay at home Mommy. I have a degree in Chemistry and worked professionally in Food Product R&D. Hubby is also a Chemist working in pharmaceutical R&D. But we do value quality! Why pay the same or more for an unknown make, color, clarity, when you can have the best!!
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I'm a work at home mom (part time type pay) that had to talk my BANKER husband with a financial and law degree into ideal cut 1ct+. He didn't want to take that money out of the bank account and credit cards are a no-no.

I guess this will save us later on in life, but I like to spend money!!
 
I am a mechanical engineer, and at first diamonds seemed like a chore to buy, but after researching them, I find them fascinating. Whereas anyone with a brain would like an ideal diamond because “it will sparkle the most”, engineers look into why. It probably has a lot to do with the angles and ways to maximize light reflection.

However, it also has to do with getting the most for your money. Professionals in general, but especially engineers do lots of research and calculations into big cost items. Not only does it apply to diamonds, but also home buying, graduate education, etc. I have a rather complex excel spreadsheet into the diamonds I was considering. Besides the basics, it includes cost per carat, area in mm2, and cost per mm2.

It’s all pretty left brain stuff. It sometimes can bother the more right brained misses, but she’ll appreciate it when gets her ring.
 
My guy is an Engineer by schooling (and even wrose) an analyst by career. He has been absolutely anal with choosing our stone, and if it were a round ideal, as he would have wanted, we would have found our stone in a few weeks, no problem. I asked for a Radiant and the standards where so difficult to find, our spreadsheet had colored sections, highlighted and analyzed from every angle...God bless his little heart! We now have a fabulous stone, and have left a wake of irritated and/or impressed jewelers behind us!
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I didn't think of buying anything less than an ideal cut diamond. I'm an architect and I feel I pay close attention to details, but that isn't why I bought an ideal cut stone. Why buy a diamond that doesn't maximize sparkle?
 
Hmmm...

I'm a Quality expert, and a member of the IEEE, Computer Society...however I don't have an ideal cut.

I'm also a romantic, so the Old Cuts are more my cupa...

'cept for the Regent...when I get re-employed a Regent might be in the offing.

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I don't know if we conciously thought about ideal cut. Both of our professions are about beauty, symmetry & good design. While the numbers don't mean as much, the visually pleasing aspect of a stone w/ a very good make is what we gravitate towards.

So, don't know. I think ideal stones are more about exposure.
 
Whiteflash has a high percent of buyers that are engineers. When they start asking certain questions about cut, I usually ask them if they are engineers. The answer I usually get is..Yes, why do you ask? or Yes, how can you tell?

The customer who educates himself usually is looking for the the ideal or super ideal cut diamond. They also want to talk with someone that can answer their questions without trying to snow them.
 
I'm with Michelle! My degree is in chemistry and his is computer engineering. When I asked, he said he'd get anything, if it was what I really wanted. Frozen spit was fine, brown hazy quartz was fine, anything. Too bad I'm not that partial to frozen spit!
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I think engineers are more prone to want to know the last detail as well...but I think once you get a whiff of what is out there to know...it is hard to go back as someone else noted. It's so intriguing! Greg wasn't as interested originally but when he found out more...he was intrigued.




He actually used to think that you started with a rough octahedron and then hit it *just right* and out pops this amazing well-cut stone. Obviously that's not the case and now he is much more intrigued into what goes into the process of cutting than before. And after seeing his ACA, he understands more of what I have been obsessing over for the last year+!




I think it also depends on your personality. I am a super anal perfectionist. I am the one with the charts when we were buying our stone, comparisons, %'s of this and that...his eyes would glaze over. I am the one currently making our wedding invitations and obsessing that the font is not perfect in this one area, and why is the printer doing that?!




I am in Internet Marketing and he is an MBA with a minor in computer science who hates computers and is currently thinking of getting a Masters in Bio. So I don't know if occupations have everything to do with it...but personality traits may definitely be involved.




Hee hee...
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On 2/18/2004 1:20:32 PM Mara wrote:


So I don't know if occupations have everything to do with it...but personality traits may definitely be involved.


Hee hee...
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Agreed! My husband is a "big picture guy". Once he learned the basics about ideals and H&A, that is what he wanted to buy. However, the legwork of finding one doesn't appeal to him, while I think it is a fun challenge. He'd take the first one that someone told him fit his few basic criteria. I'm the analytical one, even tho by training I'm a business and marketing person. I'll chart and compare, looking for the perfect stone at the best "value".
 
Although... the funny thing was, it all started with a question having to do with physics and optics. Then he randomly said, "they must have perfected a cut to optimize light return by now in diamonds". After that came the internet search on perfect cuts and the first site we saw was niceice.com, 8*, goodoldgold.com,.....and I've been hooked since. If I want a D, IF, it's his fault really!
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I wonder if his pocketbook has ever regretted wondering about perfect cuts. Hee hee!
 
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