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Right, well, as you will have seen from my other post recently, I now have an amazing 0.67ct CBI diamond in my possession and it is beautiful to behold and sparkly like I can't believe
It is not too big (so will please the other half who doesn't want a big 'flashy' diamond ring because she does not like to 'show off' and doesn't want to risk damaging it while at work) and it's not too small (which pleases me because despite her protestations, I refuse to buy her anything less than something beautiful that will make people go 'wow'
) and in F VVS2 it meets my 'mind clean' criteria 
However...
.. there has been another stone that has drawn my attention while I've been looking, with similar cut / clarity / colour but 6 points bigger and $900 more (+20% VAT on that $900 on import).
Would it be completely ridiculous to upgrade to the larger stone??
As it crosses the 0.7ct mark it is a lot more expensive per carat than the 0.67ct, and the difference in size is under 0.2mm in diameter / 6% in face up size:
http://www.diamdb.com/compare/0.67ct-round-5.68x5.69x3.44-vs-0.73ct-round-5.84x5.87x3.57/
I am sure that the missus will kill me as it is for getting the 0.67ct (she's been sending me pictures of cheap and very low quality 0.25-0.5ct rings!) but I think I just have man-problem size issues
and in my head the larger stone would look a little bigger while still not being OTT...
Is $900 more (+ $180 VAT) worth it for such a small difference??
I think I can tell the difference by looking, marginal though it is, but I am sure the other half would not even notice or care...
I'm not sure if I'm looking for you all to talk me down from the ledge or give me a nudge to jump
as it feels like an itch I simply have to scratch despite the additional expense (+ return shipping and shipping insurance of the current stone) and likely verbal beating I will get from the other half, but then I am struggling to find a setting I like apart from $$$$ settings like Sholdt tension settings so should probably stick with the current stone and put that $1k towards the setting!
I hate you all, you with all your massive rocks that give us smaller rocks inadequacy issues


It is not too big (so will please the other half who doesn't want a big 'flashy' diamond ring because she does not like to 'show off' and doesn't want to risk damaging it while at work) and it's not too small (which pleases me because despite her protestations, I refuse to buy her anything less than something beautiful that will make people go 'wow'
However...
.. there has been another stone that has drawn my attention while I've been looking, with similar cut / clarity / colour but 6 points bigger and $900 more (+20% VAT on that $900 on import).
Would it be completely ridiculous to upgrade to the larger stone??
As it crosses the 0.7ct mark it is a lot more expensive per carat than the 0.67ct, and the difference in size is under 0.2mm in diameter / 6% in face up size:
http://www.diamdb.com/compare/0.67ct-round-5.68x5.69x3.44-vs-0.73ct-round-5.84x5.87x3.57/
I am sure that the missus will kill me as it is for getting the 0.67ct (she's been sending me pictures of cheap and very low quality 0.25-0.5ct rings!) but I think I just have man-problem size issues

Is $900 more (+ $180 VAT) worth it for such a small difference??
I'm not sure if I'm looking for you all to talk me down from the ledge or give me a nudge to jump

I hate you all, you with all your massive rocks that give us smaller rocks inadequacy issues
