First Time Buyer -- Need Opinon on Diamond

[focus282]

so I've been going in and out of this jeweler for weeks now looking for a stone in my budget and today I came across one that I may go ahead and purchase.

It is a 1.06 carat, G VS1, with EX cut, VG polish, and VG symmetry for just under $7,000.

I looked at it under the jeweler's loupe and I couldn't see a THING.

Everything seems great, but the GIA report shows that the VS1 inclusions are in the center of the stone. Like I said, I've been looking at diamonds for the past few weeks, so I am pretty good at finding inclusions now, but I couldn't find the inclusions in this diamond for the life of me.

Being a first time diamond buyer, I am still concerned though. Below is the GIA certificate. Could someone please advise me on whether or not this is a smart purchase?

Thanks so much!

 

[stone-cold11]

Looks promising from the numbers.

Ya, you will be hard put to find an inclusion in the VS1 range with a 10X loupe. Try looking at it with a microscope and then louping it again, you might have a better chance.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 3/17/2010 3:24:21 PM
Author: Stone-cold11
Looks promising from the numbers.

Ya, you will be hard put to find an inclusion in the VS1 range with a 10X loupe. Try looking at it with a microscope and then louping it again, you might have a better chance.

Where is it??

 

[focus282]

why won't it let me post the picture?

 

[Ella]

Focus,

To help protect privacy and reduce the number of broken links on the forum we do not allow links to outside photo hosting services as it mentions in our Pricescope policies.

You are welcome to upload the photos to this thread directly using the link button at the top of your posting window when composing a post.

Hope that helps!

 

[focus282]

thank you.

 

[focus282]

here''s a better photo of the chart

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 3/17/2010 3:52:43 PM
Author: focus282
here's a better photo of the chart

Thanks Focus

An Idealscope image would be needed for this crown and pavilion combination, it is what we call steep deep and there is a chance the diamond might show light leakage. Having longer lower girdle facets might help but an image is really needed.