Thanks to everyone who has replied to help me in my previous posts particularly lorelei, jstarfireb, JulieN, and Stone-cold 11.
Last week I had the priveledge of visiting Good Old Gold and Engagement Rings Direct and it was a great experience at both places. First, thanls lorelei for recommending the pizza place next to GOG--it was great and we don''t take our pizza lightly in NY/NJ area.
At GOG I met with Charles. He was very informative and the presentation is second to none. From microscopic images linked directly to LCD TVs and Brillantscope and ASET images I can''t image what more one would what to see before purchasing a diamond.
At ERD I met with Mark who was also extremely informative and had several diamonds matchinig my budget criteria with varying color/clarity/carat and very competitive pricing.
I''d first like to say I was instilled with extreme confidence in both of these sellers. Both seem extremely honest. Both have good return/buy-back/upgrade policies which gives me (the first time buyer) piece of mind. Overall ERD seems to have a larger inventory with great pricing while GOG had a more exculsive selection of premium diamonds for which they ask a premium price (fair enough considering the extra criteria used in selection).
A few of my favorites:
Princess 1.28 H VS1 GIA EX/EX 6.20x5.93x4.28 Table: 71% Depth: 72.2% Flour: None $5450
Princess 1.20 I VS1 AGS 000 5.74x5.89x4.33 Table:62.9% Depth: 75.5% Flour: None $6050
I have noticed that there seems to be a variation in the number of cuts in the diamonds I have been looking at. These vary from 3-5 chevrons(I think that is the right term) when viewed from the pavillion view of the GIA report and the side view of the AGS report. Does anyone have any input on this? Is one more desirable/valuable/refelctive of light?
Thanks all,
Chris
Last week I had the priveledge of visiting Good Old Gold and Engagement Rings Direct and it was a great experience at both places. First, thanls lorelei for recommending the pizza place next to GOG--it was great and we don''t take our pizza lightly in NY/NJ area.

At GOG I met with Charles. He was very informative and the presentation is second to none. From microscopic images linked directly to LCD TVs and Brillantscope and ASET images I can''t image what more one would what to see before purchasing a diamond.
At ERD I met with Mark who was also extremely informative and had several diamonds matchinig my budget criteria with varying color/clarity/carat and very competitive pricing.
I''d first like to say I was instilled with extreme confidence in both of these sellers. Both seem extremely honest. Both have good return/buy-back/upgrade policies which gives me (the first time buyer) piece of mind. Overall ERD seems to have a larger inventory with great pricing while GOG had a more exculsive selection of premium diamonds for which they ask a premium price (fair enough considering the extra criteria used in selection).
A few of my favorites:
Princess 1.28 H VS1 GIA EX/EX 6.20x5.93x4.28 Table: 71% Depth: 72.2% Flour: None $5450
Princess 1.20 I VS1 AGS 000 5.74x5.89x4.33 Table:62.9% Depth: 75.5% Flour: None $6050
I have noticed that there seems to be a variation in the number of cuts in the diamonds I have been looking at. These vary from 3-5 chevrons(I think that is the right term) when viewed from the pavillion view of the GIA report and the side view of the AGS report. Does anyone have any input on this? Is one more desirable/valuable/refelctive of light?
Thanks all,
Chris