I''ve posted before (back in May) about purchasing a center stone for a 3 stone ring. I wanted to use my local B&M because they have a great trade-up policy and I trust them. After spending some time with one of the owners and looking at a variety of stones (all round brilliant), I narrowed my choice down to 3 stones- 2 of which were GIA Excellent cuts and 1 which was a GIA VG cut.
My jeweler had me look at all 3 stones in various lighting conditions- even had me go outside and walk around the parking lot with them. I immediately removed one of the GIA Ex cuts from consideration because it looked cloudy/milky (does that make sense?) around the outer perimter (it was a 1.3 carat G VS1). The 2 remaining were a 1.2 carat G VS1 Ex cut and a 1.51 carat H SI VG Cut. After looking at these sones at lenghth and under as many lighting conditions as possible, I went with the 1.51 H SI because it looked the same as the better cut diamond, but bigger.
I picked up my ring a few weeks ago- a picture is attached. I love it but I keep reading all the threads here on PS and am questioning if I should have just gotten the Ex cut stone for piece of mind. The 1.51 stone scored a .7 on the HCA, and while it didn''t fit in the boxes of the GIA Ex or AGS Ideal areas, my heart kelpt telling me it was still a lovely stone. Now that I am wearing it, I can see the brilliance and fire in most light settings, but not all. So I have a few questions...
1.) Can someone take a look at the specs and tell me if this is indeed a nice stone based on the numbers, or should I have held out for an excellent cut? I know that it''s a matter of preference, and I really don''t need to see it on a piece of paper to feel that it is a great diamond, but I have come to respect the opinion of the folks on this board. If someone could take a look at the specs and tell me that the proporations are in line with a well cut stone, I''d feel more confident with my choice.
2.) I''ve read some threads about the difference btwn Vg and EX GIA and I know that there are some VG Cuts that can can provide equal if not better performance that Ex cuts in certain lighting conditions. Would you say this could be one of those stones or are the angles out of proportion?
3.) Does it make sense now, since the stone is already set, to get an ideal scope and look at the stone for leakage?
4.) Should a well cut diamond sparkle in all lighting conditions? Mine does in most, but not all.
5.) Why do you think this was rated as a VG cut? Is it just thatthe girdle is on the thick side, or is there something elese going on here?
This is an odd case of buyers remorse in that I am glad I made the move to a 3 stone ring, I just feel that I may have acted too quickly and even though I was armed with more info than I ever was before, am second guessing my choice in the center stone. I still have the opportunity to change the stone if I want to. I think that my issue is that the stones on my eternity band sparkled like mad, and this ring has a completely different personality (one I like and am getting used to- but different nonetheless). Perhaps since the stones on the eternity band were smaller, they gave out more flashes of fire?
Here are the specs again: 1.51 ct; CA is 34.5 degrees, PA is 40.4 degrees, table is 57%, Depth is 61.2%. Girdle is Med-Thick Faceted. There are two other % on the GIA report. I think one is the lgf% which is 85% and the other the star facet which is 55%. Here is the ring! Sorry for the long post (and any typos). You have all been so great!
My jeweler had me look at all 3 stones in various lighting conditions- even had me go outside and walk around the parking lot with them. I immediately removed one of the GIA Ex cuts from consideration because it looked cloudy/milky (does that make sense?) around the outer perimter (it was a 1.3 carat G VS1). The 2 remaining were a 1.2 carat G VS1 Ex cut and a 1.51 carat H SI VG Cut. After looking at these sones at lenghth and under as many lighting conditions as possible, I went with the 1.51 H SI because it looked the same as the better cut diamond, but bigger.
I picked up my ring a few weeks ago- a picture is attached. I love it but I keep reading all the threads here on PS and am questioning if I should have just gotten the Ex cut stone for piece of mind. The 1.51 stone scored a .7 on the HCA, and while it didn''t fit in the boxes of the GIA Ex or AGS Ideal areas, my heart kelpt telling me it was still a lovely stone. Now that I am wearing it, I can see the brilliance and fire in most light settings, but not all. So I have a few questions...
1.) Can someone take a look at the specs and tell me if this is indeed a nice stone based on the numbers, or should I have held out for an excellent cut? I know that it''s a matter of preference, and I really don''t need to see it on a piece of paper to feel that it is a great diamond, but I have come to respect the opinion of the folks on this board. If someone could take a look at the specs and tell me that the proporations are in line with a well cut stone, I''d feel more confident with my choice.
2.) I''ve read some threads about the difference btwn Vg and EX GIA and I know that there are some VG Cuts that can can provide equal if not better performance that Ex cuts in certain lighting conditions. Would you say this could be one of those stones or are the angles out of proportion?
3.) Does it make sense now, since the stone is already set, to get an ideal scope and look at the stone for leakage?
4.) Should a well cut diamond sparkle in all lighting conditions? Mine does in most, but not all.
5.) Why do you think this was rated as a VG cut? Is it just thatthe girdle is on the thick side, or is there something elese going on here?
This is an odd case of buyers remorse in that I am glad I made the move to a 3 stone ring, I just feel that I may have acted too quickly and even though I was armed with more info than I ever was before, am second guessing my choice in the center stone. I still have the opportunity to change the stone if I want to. I think that my issue is that the stones on my eternity band sparkled like mad, and this ring has a completely different personality (one I like and am getting used to- but different nonetheless). Perhaps since the stones on the eternity band were smaller, they gave out more flashes of fire?
Here are the specs again: 1.51 ct; CA is 34.5 degrees, PA is 40.4 degrees, table is 57%, Depth is 61.2%. Girdle is Med-Thick Faceted. There are two other % on the GIA report. I think one is the lgf% which is 85% and the other the star facet which is 55%. Here is the ring! Sorry for the long post (and any typos). You have all been so great!
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