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tumbelina

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hi all, this is my first post. I''ve been reading the forum rather intensely fro a few weeks doind some research around upgrading the stonein my e-ring. My fiance bless him thought that a 0.28ct/E/IF/H&A was a good size and never consulted me. he has been very lovely when I admitted it was completely underwhelming and has said that I can get whatever I like.
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This forumhas been SO helpful and I want to thank all of you for the contribution you make to the diamond knowledge freely available on the net. Thank You!!

This is the stone that I think I will choose. Just want to run it by you guys first:

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IF
0.63
RB
table 55%
depth 61%
cROWN ANGLE 34
pavillion angle 41
no culet
thin to med girdle
no fluoro
polish VG
symmetry excellent
surface graining
HCA 1.3

GIA cert 15471034

Setting in a handnade 6 prong classic tiffany platinun total cost 5300USD.
The store says it is H&A but the cert does not mantion this. Shoudl I be concerned?
Does the surface graining make much of a difference?
Should I feel fairly safe on this being a good looking stone?
Am I missing anything here?

I can''t actually see it because I am trading in my old ring and the store is isn a different country.

Would appreciate any comments!
 

jstarfireb

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Looks like a nice stone, but you can save a LOT of money to put toward a larger stone by downgrading the color and clarity. For example, you could get this beautiful 1.02ct H/SI1 and a white gold Tiffany setting for roughly the same price after you take the discount into consideration. Or this 1.03 I/VS2, which saves you even more. The I/VS2 scores 1.5 on the HCA, and the H/SI1 scores 1.6.

EDIT: I should have read your whole post and realized you were trading it in at a store...well, take a look at these diamonds anyway to get an idea of the what size you can afford by going lower in color and clarity.
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kcoursolle

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Ditto. The numbers are great, but the stone has clarity and color overkill. An eye clean SI stone will look identical to an IF and cost a lot less. Diamonds in the G range are also still very icey white. If you want purity for religious reasons or something, then this stone is probably lovely.
 

tumbelina

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Thanks for the replies! I thought about going up in size at the sacrifice of colour/clarity, but I am psychologically stuck on having a highly spec''d stone. Also, 1ct seems really big to me! My ring size is about a 5 and I decided that 0.6-0.7 was big enough. Maybe later in life I will trade up, but right now, this is enough for me!
My main concern is that the store is telling me it is a ''Power of Love'' (branded) Hearts and Arrow diamond, but the GIA cert does not mention that it is H&A. My question is: is that possible?

Thanks again!
 

neatfreak

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Date: 6/21/2007 12:09:12 AM
Author: tumbelina
Thanks for the replies! I thought about going up in size at the sacrifice of colour/clarity, but I am psychologically stuck on having a highly spec''d stone. Also, 1ct seems really big to me! My ring size is about a 5 and I decided that 0.6-0.7 was big enough. Maybe later in life I will trade up, but right now, this is enough for me!

My main concern is that the store is telling me it is a ''Power of Love'' (branded) Hearts and Arrow diamond, but the GIA cert does not mention that it is H&A. My question is: is that possible?


Thanks again!

Yes. It is very possible to have H&A without it being mentioned on the certificate. What store are you going through?
 

tumbelina

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Thanks!

Mu fiance bought the ring when we were living in Bangkok through a B&M store in a ''prestige'' mall. The store is called D''mond. They have a website www.dmond.co.th

I did try to warn him about these kind of places but he felt safer with a brand name store because neither of us were very good Thai speakers and didn''t feel confident finding and then negotiating with a manufacturing jeweller in Bangkok.
 

princesss

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Bangkok has some lovely jewelers that you can visit later on. Try Johnny's Gems...Johnny does beautiful work and is SO friendly (and has very good English skills). I don't know that he does diamonds, but he's great for coloured stones and semi-precious jewelry. I have a gorgeous necklace from there that I will post in the Jewelry forum once my camera is working again. I speak no Thai, and Johnny and I get along great! I love going into his shop to play...bring your fiance, and Johnny will loosen him up with a beer or two
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. Also, I think the jeweler is called Lotus on Wireless road...they're supposed to be fantastic and are where a lot of the embassy people go.

Just some places to keep in mind for later when you want to expand your collection.
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Anyways, your stone sounds like it's going to be very, very pretty!

ETA: I just noticed you talked about Bangkok in past tense. Oh well...ignore me. But in case you visit again, check out these places. Johnny's is great for loose stones, too.
 
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