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So, I went ahead and made the purchase and I got my diamond appraised (thanks to all of your help!). I haven''t even seen the diamond but I am very excited and not worried at all but I do have questions.

The dimensions that GOG gave to me are different then what the appraiser gave to me (up to .8%). Is this marginal? Which one do you think is more reliable?

I inputed the new dimensions in HCA and got a difference of 2.4 for the old dimensions to 1.4 for the new appraiser''s dimensions. i''m happy that it went down to 1.4 but i''m not really sure if that means all that much...

What are your thoughts? Do you need to know the old vs. new dimensions?
 
Depends on what equipment the appraiser used to measure the dimension, so accuracy is dependent. GOG has one of the most high tech measuring system in the US outside of the major grading labs so I would trust their measure more.
 
Date: 1/28/2009 3:22:20 PM
Author:njseeker
So, I went ahead and made the purchase and I got my diamond appraised (thanks to all of your help!). I haven't even seen the diamond but I am very excited and not worried at all but I do have questions.

The dimensions that GOG gave to me are different then what the appraiser gave to me (up to .8%). Is this marginal? Which one do you think is more reliable?

I inputed the new dimensions in HCA and got a difference of 2.4 for the old dimensions to 1.4 for the new appraiser's dimensions. i'm happy that it went down to 1.4 but i'm not really sure if that means all that much...

What are your thoughts? Do you need to know the old vs. new dimensions?
Don't worry, some variance is normal between the various systems used.
 
Thank you all again. I proposed and she accepted and she was thrilled with the proposal. I feel very lucky that everything went so smoothly. I promised in threads a long time ago to post a picture of the diamond and I will as soon as I can figure out how (I don''t even own a camera). I purchased the diamond and wired the money to my vendor, GOG (Good Old Gold) without ever having seen the diamond and I am pretty happy. I know that I paid a bit of a premium for a good quality hearts and arrows diamond (nonbranded) and for the service that I received from GOG. I''m not sure how close I could compare it to branded diamonds but during my consultation my appraiser said that the quality was comparable to a hearts on fire diamond. After he said that my f''s eyes got really big and the smile on her face was priceless. I don''t think she realized how many experts, on here, that I consulted! I''m not really sure if the diamond I got is really on par with the quality of a HOF diamond but I am pretty happy knowing that I got good quality.
 
I took this picture from my cell phone.

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YAY - MANY congrats to you and the ring is superb!!!! The diamond itself is stunning!!!!
 
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Well, it looks beautiful ....(but who can say its sooo BLURRY!)

Next major purchase...good digital camera! In the mean time, beg, borrow or steal a decent
camera and get us some more pictures of your lovely ring!!!
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Date: 2/4/2009 9:54:07 AM
Author: njseeker
I took this picture from my cell phone.
Looks fab nj!
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I think you should buy her (and you) a camera to go with. Then we can see more of her lovely ring.
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Congrats, you did a great job!
 
I''m sorry... my fiancee has a camera and I actually have a digital camera that I won at a work event but I never opened... I''m just not a camera person. I will try to get better pictures up so everyone can see.
 
I thought my attempt at taking a photo of our ring with my cell phone was laughable! =) Soooooo... I borrowed my fiancee''s camera and threw away my cell phone camera.... I took like 50 shots of the ring with it in different lighting and here are three that I thought looked pretty good. I find myself getting slowly addicted to pricescope... is that strange? I''m a guy... should I be this interested in diamonds?

Anyway, I had to resize the images and mess around with the quality of the pics in order to meet the file size requirement so I''m hoping they still turn out ok... here goes.

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Hand shot!

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My attempt at getting some arrows! --->

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By the way, that last shot is of my finger... my fiancee was all worried that people would think that was her ugly finger! =)
 
WOW it is a stunner, your FI must be pleased as punch :)
 
* sigh*...absolutely gorgeous!!!
 
It`s beautiful!! Congratulations!!
 
Date: 2/6/2009 12:59:49 AM
Author: njseeker
I find myself getting slowly addicted to pricescope... is that strange? I''m a guy... should I be this interested in diamonds?

no worries, not one bit... i''m 6 foot 2, 300 pounds and i too find myself crazy over these little sparklies (even bought myself a loupe.. haha)... and that started when i was looking for THE ring to propose to my (then) girlfriend too...
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Congrates!!!
No worries it is as good as the best hof and likely better than most.
I have seen some hof diamonds that did not impress me.
 
Thanks everyone! I actually had fun taking the pictures. The entire time my f was laughing at me... =)
 
Date: 2/6/2009 8:08:14 AM
Author: njseeker
Thanks everyone! I actually had fun taking the pictures. The entire time my f was laughing at me... =)
Tell her you could always have it reset as a pinky ring for your good self!!
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Woah! What a giant stunner!
 
WOW! Did I miss the stats on that baby??? That thing looks hugh and beautiful!!! Stats please!
 
What kind of stats would you like? =) Do you want the dimensions?

It''s a 1.71 G VS2 from GOG...
 
wow! congrats!!!! btw, can you tell us what is the ring size? (size 3?)
 
Sure, the ring size is a 4.25... She has smaller than average fingers so I like how the diamond looks on her hand. I think it makes it look even bigger!!!
 
Date: 2/6/2009 12:59:49 AM
Author: njseeker
I thought my attempt at taking a photo of our ring with my cell phone was laughable! =) Soooooo... I borrowed my fiancee's camera and threw away my cell phone camera.... I took like 50 shots of the ring with it in different lighting and here are three that I thought looked pretty good. I find myself getting slowly addicted to pricescope... is that strange? I'm a guy... should I be this interested in diamonds?

Anyway, I had to resize the images and mess around with the quality of the pics in order to meet the file size requirement so I'm hoping they still turn out ok... here goes.
Newp, it happens.
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Wowzers, thank you so much for the pics! A true stunner, and man, talk about coverage. I am uber jealous!
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You did a fantastic job, congrats!
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NJ- I just saw you posting and thus came hunting for the finished product (got worried for a minute you didn''t post any pics!!)- it is stunning! Congrats!


P.S with regards to your statement:
"I''m not really sure if the diamond I got is really on par with the quality of a HOF diamond but I am pretty happy knowing that I got good quality."
- take it to a HOF dealer and compare it to the HOF stones and you will know/see with your own eyes that it does indeed compare!!
 
Wow! I''m starting to feel a bit inferior now. LOL. That thing is Ginormous! Mine will look like a sidestone in comparison. Uh-oh.....I think I may have diamond envy.
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Congrats though....that is definitely a beauty! Well done. Now, just promise to never EVER show those pics to my girl! LOL
 
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