Does anybody know this stone?

[xtreem7]

Hey, does anybody know this stone? http://www.adiamor.com/D-8517810.htm

Whether you do or not, let me know what you think of it and what it''s worth.

I viewed this today in person. I liked what I saw, but I''m not a professional so I don''t know if it''s worth the money.

Thanks.

 

[ts44]

Princess diamonds are not generally my area but this one seems very nice on first look. You said you had seen it in person and liked it, have you seen an idealscope image of it or an ASET image of it as well? That will show you if there is any light leakage, basically verifying that the diamond will perform well.

These are a couple of excellent princess idealscope images for comparison (taken from another thread here):

Basically you want to see a lot of dark reds and less white/pinks.

Also, you could run a pricing comparison of princesses with similar stats on the pricescope search tool at the top of the page to get a feel for the price and see if you think it''s fair across the market. Also, please keep in mind that you could lower the clarity to VS1-2 or even SI1 if it''s eye-clean, and not see any difference. Also, unless the person receiving the diamond is exceptionally color-sensitive or really really wants an icy white diamond, you could go into the G-I range and again, not see much of a difference face-up. Relaxing these two factors would lower the cost a good deal.

Really though it comes down to your personal preferences, are you happy with the diamond in size/shape and color? Do you think the price is a fair one? And most importantly, is it sparkly enough for you?

 

[xtreem7]

Thank you soo much for your response. I have not seen an Idealscope or other image.

I have one more question. As I looked at various stones I noticed that some seemed more black inside and others seemed clearer or whiter. When I say black, I mean almost like there were internal shadows, or that I could see into the depths of the stone, not that there were carbon or imperfections. Can you explain what I''m seeing?

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 6/17/2009 9:47:42 AM
Author: xtreem7
Thank you soo much for your response. I have not seen an Idealscope or other image.


I have one more question. As I looked at various stones I noticed that some seemed more black inside and others seemed clearer or whiter. When I say black, I mean almost like there were internal shadows, or that I could see into the depths of the stone, not that there were carbon or imperfections. Can you explain what I''m seeing?

Darker means there is light leakage which means it is poorly cut.

 

[Rockit]

It would be interesting to see the specs for all the stones you viewed. There are experts here who can expound on this, but, as neatfreak wrote, I''d say most likely the stones you saw that appeared to have dark areas were not cut or proportioned as precisely as others you viewed. Ideally, when light enters a diamond, it is reflected inside from facet to facet then back up through the top of the diamond to your eye. This is the diamond''s brilliance. In stones with darker appearing areas, too much light bounces around inside the diamond and is "lost," never "returning" to your eye. Worst case scenario, these diamonds can appear quite dull and/or lifeless. Differences in cut and proportion, for better or worse, give each stone of a similar shape a distinct personality. And likewise, these differences make some diamonds more desirable to you than others.

 

[DiamondFlame]

Darker does not always mean ''poorly cut''. You need to distinguish if an area appears darker only from certain angles vs darker from most viewing angles. And
sometimes a stone is deliberately cut with dark spots to create attractive patterns or provide contrast to the brighter, sparkly facets.

Anyway, if I''m thinking of spending that much money on a diamond, I''d do a little homework and learn more about diamonds/ cut assessment.