Well I just got back from getting "my" stone appraised before buying and I have a slight bone of contention about the stone that I would love some guidance in understanding and possibly getting over (if that makes sense). The stone which is a G VS1 by GIA standards got appraised by Dave Wolf as an H. Not even a weak G or high H; a Medium to high H.
I had the rare opportunity to sit with both the appraiser as well as the vendor (who used to work for GIA) and got to listen to both sides but in the end they just disagreed. The appraiser appraised it as an H and GIA will keep it as G. The price difference between the 2 is about $1,500.
One thing that the appraiser hit home over and over again is how absolutely amazing the stone is cut. It is truly brilliant. He was hard pressed to find a stone to equal it to get the replacement value. I would have to make peace with the fact that I may be buying an H. I know H is an amazing stone but one thing to consider is that I just have certain standards that I want from MY stone-G VS1 Amazing cut. Plus the fact that I am paying for a G. On cert I have that but to know it is an H by other standards is hard to understand. I understand everything is subjective but I would really love some different feedback on what people think about this so that I can make my decision.
Stone:
Carat-1.7
Color-G
Clarity-VS1
HCA-.7
Dimentions-7.75-7.78x4.69
Table-55
Depth-60.4
Crown-34.2
Pavillion-40.7
Girdle-Thin-Medium
Polish/Symm-VG/EX (Dave gave EX/EX)
price-$14,262 and not changing
One thing that the appraiser hit home over and over again is how absolutely amazing the stone is cut. It is truly brilliant. He was hard pressed to find a stone to equal it to get the replacement value. I would have to make peace with the fact that I may be buying an H. I know H is an amazing stone but one thing to consider is that I just have certain standards that I want from MY stone-G VS1 Amazing cut. Plus the fact that I am paying for a G. On cert I have that but to know it is an H by other standards is hard to understand. I understand everything is subjective but I would really love some different feedback on what people think about this so that I can make my decision.
Stone:
Carat-1.7
Color-G
Clarity-VS1
HCA-.7
Dimentions-7.75-7.78x4.69
Table-55
Depth-60.4
Crown-34.2
Pavillion-40.7
Girdle-Thin-Medium
Polish/Symm-VG/EX (Dave gave EX/EX)
price-$14,262 and not changing