Diamond advice please

[secretagentdee]

Hi I’m looking to buy a diamond and need some advice please.

 

[secretagentdee]

Here are the details

Shape : Round
Measurements : 8.22 x 8.19 x5.13
Depth : 62.6
Table: 56
Crown : 35
Pavillon : 41
Clarity : VS1
Colour : J
HCA check :2

 

[OoohShiny]

Hi I’m looking to buy a diamond and need some advice please.

Don't eat yellow snow.





Oh, wait, you mean advice about buying diamonds?


Well...

Is it for you or someone else?
What do you/someone else like in terms of shape / size / colour / clarity?
What is your budget?
Are you in a hurry?
Where are you located?
Are you happy to purchase online?


The blue bar near the top of the forum has a whole section on diamond education so take some time to read through and that should answer most questions you might have, then we can help you find a great stone


EDIT:

Ah, you've posted a stone to consider!

Well done for checking the HCA - the score indicates it has potential

I am a little surprised at the score TBH - with a steep pavilion and a steep-ish crown, I would have expected it to score lower, but I am not an expert

Do you have IdealScope and/or ASETscope images to assist in determining if it suffers any light leakage issues?

Is it a Mined or MMD stone?

 

[secretagentdee]

Don't eat yellow snow.





Oh, wait, you mean advice about buying diamonds?


Well...

Is it for you or someone else?
What do you/someone else like in terms of shape / size / colour / clarity?
What is your budget?
Are you in a hurry?
Where are you located?
Are you happy to purchase online?


The blue bar near the top of the forum has a whole section on diamond education so take some time to read through and that should answer most questions you might have, then we can help you find a great stone

Lol sorry posted before I finished typing. See next post

For myself looking to upgrade willing to move fast if right. Yes bought online many times.

 

[secretagentdee]

Don't eat yellow snow.





Oh, wait, you mean advice about buying diamonds?


Well...

Is it for you or someone else?
What do you/someone else like in terms of shape / size / colour / clarity?
What is your budget?
Are you in a hurry?
Where are you located?
Are you happy to purchase online?


The blue bar near the top of the forum has a whole section on diamond education so take some time to read through and that should answer most questions you might have, then we can help you find a great stone


EDIT:

Ah, you've posted a stone to consider!

Well done for checking the HCA - the score indicates it has potential

I am a little surprised at the score TBH - with a steep pavilion and a steep-ish crown, I would have expected it to score lower, but I am not an expert

Do you have IdealScope and/or ASETscope images to assist in determining if it suffers any light leakage issues?

Is it a Mined or MMD stone?

Yes natural stone. GIA graded.

Well it scored 2.5 originally but I added hearts and arrows patterning and made it a two. It looked like it had it but I’m no expert.☺

No ASET but it has a video.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Yes natural stone. GIA graded.

Well it scored 2.5 originally but I added hearts and arrows patterning and made it a two. It looked like it had it but I’m no expert.☺

No ASET but it has a video.

Please post pic of the hearts.

 

[secretagentdee]

Please post pic of the hearts.

Sorry I could only see arrows from the video.

 

[SouthernElle]

It doesn’t fall into the AGS ideal cut guidelines. Only GIA excellent. I eliminated any that didn’t make the cut for both. I would pass. I also don’t think you’re supposed to check H&A on the HCA calculator unless it’s labeled as an H&A diamond. What is your budget?

 

[secretagentdee]

It doesn’t fall into the AGS ideal cut guidelines. Only GIA excellent. I eliminated any that didn’t make the cut for both. I would pass. I also don’t think you’re supposed to check H&A on the HCA calculator unless it’s labeled as an H&A diamond. What is your budget?

Hi thanks for the advice.

Well I’m actually wanting to upgrade my BGD smaller stones to a larger single stone and this was on their virtual inventory.

I was eyeing a BG Signature diamond but it sold before I put it on hold.

They don’t have much in the 2ct round size max 16k budget at the moment and they can’t let me know when new stock will be available. Hence why I looked at their virtual inventory.

Besides the cut. It ticks all my boxes. Colour, clarity, size, and price.

Despite not being a ideal cut, would it still look nice? It doesn’t look bad on the video.

 

[SouthernElle]

Just depends on what you want out of your diamond. What are your current stones’ proportions? Are they super ideal? To me, cut wasn’t something I would sacrifice. It probably won’t be a poorly performing diamond, but it will not perform as well as a better cut stone. Can they view it for you? What is their return policy?

 

[secretagentdee]

Just depends on what you want out of your diamond. What are your current stones’ proportions? Are they super ideal? To me, cut wasn’t something I would sacrifice. It probably won’t be a poorly performing diamond, but it will not perform as well as a better cut stone. Can they view it for you? What is their return policy?

My current stones are BG signature and I’ve got GIA XXX which is well cut also and I personally can’t see a difference in performance between any of them.

Since it’s virtual inventory they would have to order it in to view it. I’m not sure how that would work with their polices I’d have to find out.

 

[secretagentdee]

What about this diamond please.

 

[alltrac]

my friend, ive been racking my brains for weeks...came her for advice. No im just broken and realized so much more now. Your budgets a bit more than mine..11k..and was shopping for a 2carat...but those thoughts have been dashed...lol. The expertise here is on another level.

But lemmie say this, your stone you just posted looks like a 60/60 stone (i just learned this...lol)...don't ask me to explain...im sure an expert will chime in.

 

[secretagentdee]

my friend, ive been racking my brains for weeks...came her for advice. No im just broken and realized so much more now. Your budgets a bit more than mine..11k..and was shopping for a 2carat...but those thoughts have been dashed...lol. The expertise here is on another level.

But lemmie say this, your stone you just posted looks like a 60/60 stone (i just learned this...lol)...don't ask me to explain...im sure an expert will chime in.

Yes lots of great advice and knowledge. That’s why we’re here. Good luck with your search

 

[rockysalamander]

What about this diamond please.

As @alltrac noted, this is a 60/60 stone. These stones tend to have good spread. They will have a lot of white light, but often lack the fire and high-pinpoint light you see in your current stones. I happen to like them. You 100% need an IS or better yet ASET image. It is hard to buy they by the numbers.

I'm not a pro at BGD's policies, but I don't believe you can upgrade from an inhouse line to a virtual inventory. Or, if you do, you are "out" of the BGD upgrade policy after that. You also need to upgrade two of three (size, color, or clarity) for an upgrade.

 

[secretagentdee]

As @alltrac noted, this is a 60/60 stone. These stones tend to have good spread. They will have a lot of white light, but often lack the fire and high-pinpoint light you see in your current stones. I happen to like them. You 100% need an IS or better yet ASET image. It is hard to buy
they by the numbers.

I'm not a pro at BGD's policies, but I don't believe you can upgrade from an inhouse line to a virtual inventory. Or, if you do, you are "out" of the BGD upgrade policy after that. You also need to upgrade two of three (size, color, or clarity) for an upgrade.

Thanks for your reply. Yes they don’t usually upgrade with virtual inventory but since they don’t have anything in my requirements at the moment they are willing to do so but it would be my final upgrade. Which doesn’t bother me as I don’t think I can convince my husband to spend anymore money on diamonds.

In regards to the diamond search. The virtual inventory seems like a needle in a hay stack when looking for a decent diamond. I think I might just wait for my BG one to come along. At least I won’t need to worry about ideal cut proportions. All the work has been done for me already.

Thanks for the assistance though