By the topic title you can tell i'm a diamond newbie, but I'm slowly on my way to becoming more educated thanks for Jonathan at GoodOldGold.com and his GREAT informational pages.
I'm essentially looking for a square diamond because that is the shape my girlfriend is absolutely in love with. We were dead set on a princess cut, until we saw an "exclusive" cut at a local jeweller's called the "Cushette". It had higher brilliance and scintillation than any princess cut we've seen.
So i then embarked on a mission to try to find a square looking diamond with higher brilliance, fire and scintillation that princess cut stones. Alogn the way I've discovered some intriguing stones:
1. Regent
2. Flanders
3. Lucere
4. Radiant
Can someone elightnen me on the actual differences? In browsing goodoldgold, most of the pictures are under 10X magnification and it makes it hard to see overall shape of the diamond when viewed with the naked eye. I'm hungry for more information about the above listed cuts, but please understand I'm no diamond expert -- i'm still a newbie so take it easy on my with the lingo/jargon
PS - someone might find it useful to know the size tha tI'm looking for.
Lookign for a 1.15-1.3 carat diamond, F/G color, VS1/2 clarity.
I'm essentially looking for a square diamond because that is the shape my girlfriend is absolutely in love with. We were dead set on a princess cut, until we saw an "exclusive" cut at a local jeweller's called the "Cushette". It had higher brilliance and scintillation than any princess cut we've seen.
So i then embarked on a mission to try to find a square looking diamond with higher brilliance, fire and scintillation that princess cut stones. Alogn the way I've discovered some intriguing stones:
1. Regent
2. Flanders
3. Lucere
4. Radiant
Can someone elightnen me on the actual differences? In browsing goodoldgold, most of the pictures are under 10X magnification and it makes it hard to see overall shape of the diamond when viewed with the naked eye. I'm hungry for more information about the above listed cuts, but please understand I'm no diamond expert -- i'm still a newbie so take it easy on my with the lingo/jargon
PS - someone might find it useful to know the size tha tI'm looking for.
Lookign for a 1.15-1.3 carat diamond, F/G color, VS1/2 clarity.