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Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Oct 19, 2016
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- 25
Whiteflash "A Cut Above"
AGS 000
Hearts, Aset, and Idealscope imaging available to ensure getting top performance
in house inventory
specs are tighter than GIA Excellent cut
reps seem helpful and return policy seems solid.
they dont cut their own diamonds, where do they get the from?
Price seems to be 10% premium to local jeweler with supposed close or equal performing stones (his words not mine...and how much difference can my eye really even see?) ,who im sure has a 10%-15%+ markup from the entity he got it from, and on and on? who knows the real price of these things.
Brian Gavin "Signature"
I dont know a ton of details about BG.
Are they all AGS 000?
Brian seems to have a great reputation...is this just marketing or is he as legendary as the site makes him out to be?
All the same imaging Whiteflash has to ensure getting top performance.
not sure what the specs the diamond has to have to meet the signature brand?
Brian seems to be known as a great cutter but it doesnt seem like he cuts these stones, just inspects them. Where do they get their stones from?
I dont see any diamonds in their inventory that match my size, color and clarity needs, but doing some looking around their prices seem to be higher than Whiteflash and perhaps the highest of all the big 4.
Havent had luck getting a hold of anyone at the company, no one answered the phone a couple days in a row and an email has gone unreturned.
Any idea why BG left WhiteFlash?
CBI
heard great things about them
Assuming all AGS 000 and all pics available on site to make good assessment of diamond.
Looks like higher cost than WF but lower than BG.
some of them have medium blue fluorescence, why is that allowed?
Specs seem to be a as precise as any of the top 4, is that a fair assessment?
They do their own cutting, this seems like a cool / unique advantage to know who is cutting the diamond and learn about them. I dont need to meet the guy and have a beer with him, but cool to learn about him. Possibly an advantage over the other 3 since I have no idea where their diamonds come from.
GOG Ascendancy
Looks like either GIA XXX or AGS 000 and whatever agency they didnt get the grading report from they must meet that agencies criteria for top grade.
lots of info and tools on the site to make an informed decision of performance quality
tightened spec requirements
Price seems more competitive than BG and CBI, not sure if we are comparing apples to apples products though.
good return or upgrade policy.
great website content
where do stones come from?
Hard for me to know which one of these vendors will have the best looking product. All seem to be solid. Anyone care to chime in on key things I have missed or thoughts on which of the 4 has the best looking product? Id rather not pay extra for a BG if I can get the same thing from WF, for example.
AGS 000
Hearts, Aset, and Idealscope imaging available to ensure getting top performance
in house inventory
specs are tighter than GIA Excellent cut
reps seem helpful and return policy seems solid.
they dont cut their own diamonds, where do they get the from?
Price seems to be 10% premium to local jeweler with supposed close or equal performing stones (his words not mine...and how much difference can my eye really even see?) ,who im sure has a 10%-15%+ markup from the entity he got it from, and on and on? who knows the real price of these things.
Brian Gavin "Signature"
I dont know a ton of details about BG.
Are they all AGS 000?
Brian seems to have a great reputation...is this just marketing or is he as legendary as the site makes him out to be?
All the same imaging Whiteflash has to ensure getting top performance.
not sure what the specs the diamond has to have to meet the signature brand?
Brian seems to be known as a great cutter but it doesnt seem like he cuts these stones, just inspects them. Where do they get their stones from?
I dont see any diamonds in their inventory that match my size, color and clarity needs, but doing some looking around their prices seem to be higher than Whiteflash and perhaps the highest of all the big 4.
Havent had luck getting a hold of anyone at the company, no one answered the phone a couple days in a row and an email has gone unreturned.
Any idea why BG left WhiteFlash?
CBI
heard great things about them
Assuming all AGS 000 and all pics available on site to make good assessment of diamond.
Looks like higher cost than WF but lower than BG.
some of them have medium blue fluorescence, why is that allowed?
Specs seem to be a as precise as any of the top 4, is that a fair assessment?
They do their own cutting, this seems like a cool / unique advantage to know who is cutting the diamond and learn about them. I dont need to meet the guy and have a beer with him, but cool to learn about him. Possibly an advantage over the other 3 since I have no idea where their diamonds come from.
GOG Ascendancy
Looks like either GIA XXX or AGS 000 and whatever agency they didnt get the grading report from they must meet that agencies criteria for top grade.
lots of info and tools on the site to make an informed decision of performance quality
tightened spec requirements
Price seems more competitive than BG and CBI, not sure if we are comparing apples to apples products though.
good return or upgrade policy.
great website content
where do stones come from?
Hard for me to know which one of these vendors will have the best looking product. All seem to be solid. Anyone care to chime in on key things I have missed or thoughts on which of the 4 has the best looking product? Id rather not pay extra for a BG if I can get the same thing from WF, for example.