Giangi is back - a BRILLIANT vacation in the USA!

[Giangi]

Hey everybody - Giangi here. I must apologize since I really haven''t posted much lately, but with school and everything else it was getting quite overwhelming. I am currently enjoying a great vacation in the US and obviously I did pay more than one visit to the Diamond District in NYC

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Just before leaving, all of a sudden, I realized this could have been a great chance to upgrade a very pretty diamond I had bought the previous year from DiamondsByLauren (a 1.05ct asscher) and the right moment to pay a visit to their office.... That''s about as easy as it was, lol.
I contacted David to verify the details of the upgrade policy (thumbs up for offering a full refund against a new purchase) and to let him know that this time I was looking for a round brilliant stone.

I must say that the whole Diamond District atmosphere is halfway between fascinating, disturbing and hectic...but once you leave the street level everything, and I mean everything, changes. I went up to his office, where he had some stones selected for me and all I had to do was choose...Not an easy task may I say.
Let me also tell you that he tempted me showing $50-100K pink-vivid yellow diamonds in the funkiest array of colors
and shapes, but I was able to resist.

To make things short, I narrowed it down to one stone - a 1.10 H SI2 diamond, which I discovered was EGL USA certified. I must say that the cert in this case held literally no importance in the deal - the SI2 inclusions are white, non-offensive and EYE-CLEAN and the H color faces up very very white due to the beautiful make of the stone. I guess I got a dead-on EGL report.

As some of you know, I am not 100% sold for H&A stones - but to each his own. I will let you have ''em all.

The stone I picked still makes it to the GIA Excellent grade and should be regarded, in my humble opinion, as a great example of how many different set of proportions can create a beautiful stone.

Here are the specs:
Weght: 1.10 ct
Table Size: 61%
Crown Angle: 35.5°
Crown Height: 14%
Pavilion Angle: 40.8°
Pavilion Depth: 43%
Depth: 60.8%
Girdle: Medium, Faceted
Culet: None
Polish/Sym: Very Good/Very Good
GIA Cut Grade: Excellent
Color Grade: H
Clarity Grade: SI2
Fluorescence: Nil

I am attaching a couple of picture – please pardon their fair quality but I am currently on vacation and I do not have all the stuff I use at home. I’m just relying on the macro setting of my poor digicam lol.

Let me also spend a line to thank A LOT David and his brother Marc for finding this little beauty for me and kudos to their great customer service and sense of humor!

Let me know what you all thing about it!

 

[Giangi]

One more shot! I promise I will take better ones once I''m back at home!

 

[Richard Sherwood]

Way to go, Giangi.

Tell us a little bit about David. What''s he like?

 

[aljdewey]

Giangi..........god, it''s GREAT to see you!

You have gotta stay in touch more!

I wish we''d have known you were "in the neighborhood" - would have been great to catch you while you''re here!

Nice, nice find from DBL - congrats!

 

[fire&ice]

Hello my young friend! Scary thought - you on the lose in NYC! Love the stone! Any fashion finds?

 

[Lorelei]

Giangi - it is great to see you back here! You posted before my time, but I have enjoyed reading your old posts and input. I hope you stick around now you have more time, plus that new diamond is gorgeous, congrats!

 

[Mara]

Giangi!!!! In the US and you didn't call?

Your new find sounds and looks divine. You always love those interesting stones! Didja see any cool asschers at DBL?!?! So is yours back with him now? Ooh ideas.

 

[FireGoddess]

Nice pick, Giangi!!!

 

[Giangi]

Thanks for the warm welcome everybody!!

I will try and answer all of your questions:

Rich: David is FUN...he''s always in a kidding mood and the NY kind of accent is really the icing on the cake LOL

. His bro is very cool, too. On a more serious note, I have really been shown some amazing stones...Pink diamonds, vivid yellow diamonds, purple diamonds seem to be almost usual in his office. He has SO many (and I am SO envious) LOL. I have actually realized that I really like the paler tones better. Y-Z is a very nice shade of yellow in my opinion. It looks much darker than I expected...And prices on those are really convenient.

Alj: great to hear from you! Unfortunately I have had a lot of things to do with school and I really had very little time for the forum. But I''m ready to come back with a bang! lol (if you still have my email, drop me a line...I can''t find yours anymore

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Fire&Ice: you can bet I had some wild shopping! I think they are gonna name after me a street in SoHo! LOL - Seriously, there is no place to shop like NY...Not even Milan!

Lorelei: nice to meet you! Seems like you are one of the new superconsumers of the forum! Don''t worry, I will stick around.

Mara: My bad... It would have been great to meet you or at least to have a good laugh on the phone. But hey, there''s always Messenger, no?

And yes, my new find looks divine, indeed. It comes from David''s friend Sam Spade. I have been told he is 82, but still going strong and running here and there in the Diamond District! On the other side, everytime I pop into pricescope your avatar looks bigger! LOL Keep ''em coming... there''s no such things as too big! LOL.
About my asscher... You''re correct, it''s in their store. I took advantage of their tradeup policy and returned that little square beauty.

FireGoddes: thanks a lot - i was indeed lucky to find such a good looking stone at an attractive price!

I will be back home in 24hours and I promise I will try and post a new thread about a stone I had recut...Interesting stuff

Thanks everybody!