Greetings all -
Yesterday I went up to JA''s Frederick office to view two diamonds (side note: thank you to Jim for lending me his time and expertise - the experience was well worth it - I highly recommend viewing prospective stones in person if at all feasible) and both were superior; I''d be very happy with either stone. But, I can''t have both. So, in an effort to aid in my decisionmaking, I''d like to hear what experienced diamond owners think about the two stones.
Assume for this thread that the diamonds possess equally superior fire, scintillation and brilliance. The descriptions are based on my perceptions and experience from yesterday.
Diamond 1: ~$20k, 2.11 ct., excellent H
Diamond 2: ~$22k, 2.37 ct., weaker H
It comes down to size versus price and color. I know that, at the end of the day, for better or worse, size really does matter; my GF''s friends won''t be asking to see the ring''s idealscope, but they will want to know the size. But, is that very small (but still perceptable to me) size increase worth an extra two grand and a very small (but again, still perceptable) increase in color?
I''ve been at this for months. I''ve finally got it down to two stones. I fully realize the microscopic size of the nits I''m picking at this point. But, it''s the biggest purchase of my life so far, and I want it to be as close to perfect as I can get. So, I yield the floor to the pros. Thank you all!
Yesterday I went up to JA''s Frederick office to view two diamonds (side note: thank you to Jim for lending me his time and expertise - the experience was well worth it - I highly recommend viewing prospective stones in person if at all feasible) and both were superior; I''d be very happy with either stone. But, I can''t have both. So, in an effort to aid in my decisionmaking, I''d like to hear what experienced diamond owners think about the two stones.
Assume for this thread that the diamonds possess equally superior fire, scintillation and brilliance. The descriptions are based on my perceptions and experience from yesterday.
Diamond 1: ~$20k, 2.11 ct., excellent H
Diamond 2: ~$22k, 2.37 ct., weaker H
It comes down to size versus price and color. I know that, at the end of the day, for better or worse, size really does matter; my GF''s friends won''t be asking to see the ring''s idealscope, but they will want to know the size. But, is that very small (but still perceptable to me) size increase worth an extra two grand and a very small (but again, still perceptable) increase in color?
I''ve been at this for months. I''ve finally got it down to two stones. I fully realize the microscopic size of the nits I''m picking at this point. But, it''s the biggest purchase of my life so far, and I want it to be as close to perfect as I can get. So, I yield the floor to the pros. Thank you all!
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