Feedback on a Princess Cut 1 ct...Help!

[Shannon72781]

My friend is planning on purchasing this diamond for his SO to propose to while in Italy. Please help me help him decide if this stone is The One! I don''t know much about princesses, so I need your help

GIA 0.96 ct
G
SI1 (Eye Clean)
Proportions:
Depth: 69.2%
Table: 82%
Girdle: Extra Thin to Extra Thick
Culet: None
Polish: Good
Symmetry: Good
Measurements: 5.56 x 5.42 x 3.75 mm

Diamond district in NYC...asking price is $3600.

What do you guys think??

 

[Ellen]

I would tell your friend to pass on this one.

This would be helpful to follow.

http://diamonds.pricescope.com/fnc1.asp

 

[lisaC]

I would say pass on this one as the table is humongous and the extra thin girdle is a little worrisome. I would read Dave Atlas''s take on what to look for in a princess cut- gemapppraisers.com else steer him to whiteflash''s website at either the ACA princess cut or their Xfactor.
Good luck

 

[jstarfireb]

Ditto...table is huge, extremely thin girdle is too fragile, and extremely thick girdle is wasted carat weight. I''d try to look at AGS0 princesses almost exclusively, since princess stones are hard to tell by the numbers alone. Whiteflash''s ACA line is particularly beautiful and has minimal markup. SuperbCert, Good Old Gold, and some other online vendors also sell ACA princesses and are worth a look!

 

[In the rough]

Def a pass...maybe tell your friend to try ERD

Other options: WF, GOG, and JA...

 

[Shannon72781]

I did

I directed him to WF, where I posted the diamond in a seperate post you answered! I think the WF one is a winner!