Hello All,
First, I'd like to thank everyone on this site. While this is my first post, I've been spending a lot of time on here trying to educate myself. my GF and I finally viewed some stones in person yesterday. I originally wanted to stay around a G or better on color. I discovered that a) she's not at all color sensitive; she could barely make out a difference between a well cut I and a well cut F; and b) whereas I was color sensitive, being able to discern between an G and H, I actually prefer to warmer tones of the lower rates stones. Of the ones we looked at, our favorite was a GIA Excellent 1.7 carat stone with a sub 2.0 HCA. With this new information in mind, I refined my search parameters and even opened things up to include Js. I have a few candidates, but this is the most promising on paper (in my very, very green opinion).
Carat: 2.0
Cut: GIA Ideal
Color: J
Clarity: VS2
Flouro: Strong Blue
HCA: 0.6 (triple excellent)
Dimensions: 8.12-8.15 X 4.97 mm
Price ~$11,500
Any immediate issues jump out with this stone? Like I mentioned, I have a few other contenders in mind, but this is the most promising.
, especially when factoring in price. I want to be under $15k with the setting, and this gives me a lot of room to work. Even with her preferring size over color/clarity, this seems like a good deal. I'm open to SI1, but I haven't found anything much larger in this range.
TIA. All feedback is very much appreciated. And I also apologize in advance for any typos. I'm typing this on my phone while hoping my boss doesn't walk by.
First, I'd like to thank everyone on this site. While this is my first post, I've been spending a lot of time on here trying to educate myself. my GF and I finally viewed some stones in person yesterday. I originally wanted to stay around a G or better on color. I discovered that a) she's not at all color sensitive; she could barely make out a difference between a well cut I and a well cut F; and b) whereas I was color sensitive, being able to discern between an G and H, I actually prefer to warmer tones of the lower rates stones. Of the ones we looked at, our favorite was a GIA Excellent 1.7 carat stone with a sub 2.0 HCA. With this new information in mind, I refined my search parameters and even opened things up to include Js. I have a few candidates, but this is the most promising on paper (in my very, very green opinion).
Carat: 2.0
Cut: GIA Ideal
Color: J
Clarity: VS2
Flouro: Strong Blue
HCA: 0.6 (triple excellent)
Dimensions: 8.12-8.15 X 4.97 mm
Price ~$11,500
Any immediate issues jump out with this stone? Like I mentioned, I have a few other contenders in mind, but this is the most promising.
, especially when factoring in price. I want to be under $15k with the setting, and this gives me a lot of room to work. Even with her preferring size over color/clarity, this seems like a good deal. I'm open to SI1, but I haven't found anything much larger in this range.
TIA. All feedback is very much appreciated. And I also apologize in advance for any typos. I'm typing this on my phone while hoping my boss doesn't walk by.