Hi all!
Well I have been lurking here forever. I am so grateful for such a wonderful and informative site. Everyone here is great! What a wealth of advice and knowledge you all have. I thought a knew alot about diamonds......until I find Pricescope!
Well let me tell you, I was one of those people who was completely clueless on the importance of a well cut stone. Eleven years ago, when I got engaged, I went to the diamond district in LA. It was there we purchased a 1.20 ct round with NO certificate at all, but it actually had a ton of life and sparkle. All we knew was that the dealer said it was G color and VS clarity Well, three months into the purchase the ring looked too small and lost on my hand (I am tall and have long fingers), so my husband agreed to upgrade to a 2ct stone. I read a little more on diamonds, we went back, found a stone that was huge and sparkly under all those lights. Well guess what, I made the dumb mistake a second time..... the stone was not certified and again I knew nothing about cut. Even worse the first ring(1.20ct) was better more sparkly and white! After flying back from LA I realized the HUGE mistake I made. My ring was very yellow and dead! It looked dingy, yellow, and when I had it appraised it appraised worse. My i/j color was more L color. I wore the ring for two years. Everytime I saw someone with a sparkly incredible ring, I would turn my ring around and hide my hands, because I knew I was embarrased to show how I let poor judgement get the better of me. Later I bought a vintage platinum, 3 bands of diamonds ring, G -H color VS clarity.... what sparkle!!!! However, it is not my solitare.....but its what I have been wearing for the past 7 years.
Soooo fast forward. This year is our 10 year anniversary! My husband got a promotion at work and guess what? He wants me to get a diamond!!!! One that I love and that I have taken the time to make sure is right!
I have really been thankful for all I have learned. The hard part has been deciding who to have help me with this. Many of the vendors here have great feedback. I initially thought I had to go with good old gold, but I am leaning towards Mark at engagement rings direct. I found a stone I would love input on:
GIA round
3.07
H color
Si-1
Depth 62.1
Table 58
Polish VG
Symmetry E
Culet N
Flourescence S
Girdle -
Measurements 9.26XXx5.78
Now I actually Prefer flourescence. What doe S mean? Slight or Strong?
I think this is an ideal cut based on the table and depth measurements, am I right?
Also there was no data for Girdle. If the flouresence is strong would that affect the H color in a good way? I know with IJK it is good. I thought with g and h it was not good or bad and with d,e,f, it was not desirable.
Would love input!!!
Thanks to all you diamond lovers!!!!!
Well I have been lurking here forever. I am so grateful for such a wonderful and informative site. Everyone here is great! What a wealth of advice and knowledge you all have. I thought a knew alot about diamonds......until I find Pricescope!
Well let me tell you, I was one of those people who was completely clueless on the importance of a well cut stone. Eleven years ago, when I got engaged, I went to the diamond district in LA. It was there we purchased a 1.20 ct round with NO certificate at all, but it actually had a ton of life and sparkle. All we knew was that the dealer said it was G color and VS clarity Well, three months into the purchase the ring looked too small and lost on my hand (I am tall and have long fingers), so my husband agreed to upgrade to a 2ct stone. I read a little more on diamonds, we went back, found a stone that was huge and sparkly under all those lights. Well guess what, I made the dumb mistake a second time..... the stone was not certified and again I knew nothing about cut. Even worse the first ring(1.20ct) was better more sparkly and white! After flying back from LA I realized the HUGE mistake I made. My ring was very yellow and dead! It looked dingy, yellow, and when I had it appraised it appraised worse. My i/j color was more L color. I wore the ring for two years. Everytime I saw someone with a sparkly incredible ring, I would turn my ring around and hide my hands, because I knew I was embarrased to show how I let poor judgement get the better of me. Later I bought a vintage platinum, 3 bands of diamonds ring, G -H color VS clarity.... what sparkle!!!! However, it is not my solitare.....but its what I have been wearing for the past 7 years.
Soooo fast forward. This year is our 10 year anniversary! My husband got a promotion at work and guess what? He wants me to get a diamond!!!! One that I love and that I have taken the time to make sure is right!
I have really been thankful for all I have learned. The hard part has been deciding who to have help me with this. Many of the vendors here have great feedback. I initially thought I had to go with good old gold, but I am leaning towards Mark at engagement rings direct. I found a stone I would love input on:
GIA round
3.07
H color
Si-1
Depth 62.1
Table 58
Polish VG
Symmetry E
Culet N
Flourescence S
Girdle -
Measurements 9.26XXx5.78
Now I actually Prefer flourescence. What doe S mean? Slight or Strong?
I think this is an ideal cut based on the table and depth measurements, am I right?
Also there was no data for Girdle. If the flouresence is strong would that affect the H color in a good way? I know with IJK it is good. I thought with g and h it was not good or bad and with d,e,f, it was not desirable.
Would love input!!!
Thanks to all you diamond lovers!!!!!