I''ve enjoyed this site and at least feel a little more informed purchasing a diamond.
As a personal preference I like princess cuts and radiants and have chosen to give my intended a square or rectangular stone. As most mountings can mask the clipped corners of a radaint cut I''ve more or less settled on a Princess cut(although the RCDC stats gave me a comfort level of evaluating Radiant cuts that I don''t have with Princess cuts).
The Princess stones I''ve been considering are between 1.0 and 1.11 ct, F or G color and VS1 clarity. All have GIA certs. Lucklily, I can discern a difference in cut and fire and have asked questions about why a stone has a particular appeal and why it doesn''t. Most times the answer has related to cut, but not with a technical discussion.
SO, for the novice, aside from the certification and visual appeal, how do I "technically" evaluate a Princess cut stone as the fancy shape falls outside of the usual % stats listed in this site? Also, does the date a stone was mined/cut have anything to do with it''s marketability? After seeing several stones all dated within the past six months, the 1.11 ct.Vs1 with a date of June 1999 looks great to me....but is it''s shelf life indicative of a problem?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
As a personal preference I like princess cuts and radiants and have chosen to give my intended a square or rectangular stone. As most mountings can mask the clipped corners of a radaint cut I''ve more or less settled on a Princess cut(although the RCDC stats gave me a comfort level of evaluating Radiant cuts that I don''t have with Princess cuts).
The Princess stones I''ve been considering are between 1.0 and 1.11 ct, F or G color and VS1 clarity. All have GIA certs. Lucklily, I can discern a difference in cut and fire and have asked questions about why a stone has a particular appeal and why it doesn''t. Most times the answer has related to cut, but not with a technical discussion.
SO, for the novice, aside from the certification and visual appeal, how do I "technically" evaluate a Princess cut stone as the fancy shape falls outside of the usual % stats listed in this site? Also, does the date a stone was mined/cut have anything to do with it''s marketability? After seeing several stones all dated within the past six months, the 1.11 ct.Vs1 with a date of June 1999 looks great to me....but is it''s shelf life indicative of a problem?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.