Hi all, looking for a little help here!
I ran across a sarin report for this diamond in my travels (haven''t seen the diamond in person yet):
0.60 ct round brillant
Diam: 5.48 mm (5.47-5.50)
Depth: 3.32 mm 60.6%
Crown: 34.4 15.0%
Pavil: 40.5 42.7%
Table: 3.10 mm 56.6%
Culet: 0.9% very small
Girdle: 0.9% 0.7% thin 1.l% *uncertain how to interpret this line*
Price $2200
(any additional measurements or average readings I should be requesting?)
Holloway Cut Adviser says the following:
Light return: excellent
Fire: excellent
Scintillation: excellent
Spread: very good
Total visual performance:0.4 excellent within TIC range
Anyways, sounds pretty good to me. So I phone Fred Cuellar''s hotline to see what they say. They tell me "it''s warped, it''s a GIA Class 3. They measure 15.0+42.7+0.9=58.6, which is 2.0% off 60.6, hence it''s warped" They argue the diamond is worth $1500.
I have many degrees, and consider myself educated, but unfortunately I don''t have a gemologist degree, so I wouldn''t know how to argue his point. What do you guys think of this diamond and the price? Fred in general? (I''ve heard he''s been charged with fraud in the past)
Thanks in advance!
Skyline
I ran across a sarin report for this diamond in my travels (haven''t seen the diamond in person yet):
0.60 ct round brillant
Diam: 5.48 mm (5.47-5.50)
Depth: 3.32 mm 60.6%
Crown: 34.4 15.0%
Pavil: 40.5 42.7%
Table: 3.10 mm 56.6%
Culet: 0.9% very small
Girdle: 0.9% 0.7% thin 1.l% *uncertain how to interpret this line*
Price $2200
(any additional measurements or average readings I should be requesting?)
Holloway Cut Adviser says the following:
Light return: excellent
Fire: excellent
Scintillation: excellent
Spread: very good
Total visual performance:0.4 excellent within TIC range
Anyways, sounds pretty good to me. So I phone Fred Cuellar''s hotline to see what they say. They tell me "it''s warped, it''s a GIA Class 3. They measure 15.0+42.7+0.9=58.6, which is 2.0% off 60.6, hence it''s warped" They argue the diamond is worth $1500.
I have many degrees, and consider myself educated, but unfortunately I don''t have a gemologist degree, so I wouldn''t know how to argue his point. What do you guys think of this diamond and the price? Fred in general? (I''ve heard he''s been charged with fraud in the past)
Thanks in advance!
Skyline