houstonsotex
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- May 17, 2016
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- 22
So, I started my journey 3 months ago when I asked I asked my girlfriends dad for her hand on a quail hunt that I brought him out on. I then began calling friends for referrals, looking on google, and running around town. I visited several wholesalers in the diamond district in Houston and didnt fall in love with any of the 30plus stones i looked at. My budget was 7k-9k for a single solitaire and I knew I needed maximize the efficiency of my budget. I was in the infancy stages of PS lurking when I visited the wholesalers and in the short time of research on PS, I knew, rudimentary, what I wanted. A big, well cut, round fire show. After visiting the wholesalers I let my search rest for a week or so and really dove into PS. This is when I found the HCA, the desired specs within the XXX classifications, and color tolerance levels. I was initially hesitant to take my diamond search online, however, after seeing the onslaught of online vendor referrals such as blue nile, whiteflash, and BGD, I decided to take my search virtual. Armed with the options, preferences, and extensive experience provided by PS users, I finally took the plunge and purchased a diamond online. In my case, buying online WAS NOT buying blind as I had an eye trained by PS users for angles, dimensions, and grades.
So without further ado, I present what I came up with with my experience gained through the PS community
All gushing aside PLEASE let me know if there are any red flags. I think it looks AMAZING and it's sooo sparkly, but still want to ask the experts while I'm in the 30 return window.
oh..and 5 stars for blue nile.
purchase: $8950
Round
1.46ct
VVS2
I
XXX
Faint Fluor
7.25x7.3
56%table
61.7% depth
35.5 crown
40.6 pav
no cutlet
So without further ado, I present what I came up with with my experience gained through the PS community
All gushing aside PLEASE let me know if there are any red flags. I think it looks AMAZING and it's sooo sparkly, but still want to ask the experts while I'm in the 30 return window.
oh..and 5 stars for blue nile.
purchase: $8950
Round
1.46ct
VVS2
I
XXX
Faint Fluor
7.25x7.3
56%table
61.7% depth
35.5 crown
40.6 pav
no cutlet