Ditto!Date: 2/7/2007 9:29:58 AM
Author: belle
good luck, i hope you find a diamond that you love!
Date: 2/7/2007 9:24:36 AM
Author:acbutk
I've given up on buying a diamond online. There are just too many variables, stipulations, and risks. I will go to my local store and buy a diamond that I can see.
oh yes, if you are looking for an I1, go to wink! for sure.Date: 2/7/2007 10:05:57 AM
Author: coda72
Wink sometimes has some good looking I1''s on his website. I haven''t checked there much recently, but someone posted some I1''s from his site a while ago that looked like nice diamonds. Ac, check www.winkjones.com.
don't quote me but I'd swear wink just had an included ininity that was like 1.5 carat if I'm recalling correctly for like 5k??Date: 2/7/2007 10:05:57 AM
Author: coda72
Wink sometimes has some good looking I1's on his website. I haven't checked there much recently, but someone posted some I1's from his site a while ago that looked like nice diamonds. Ac, check www.winkjones.com.
ETA: Here is the link to his lower priced diamonds which include some I1's.
http://www.winkjones.com/specials/sa_diamonds.php
Tell you what, WF is the one to ask, you just can''t totally go by pics. Call them up, and ask them to have Brian look at it and let you know how it rates. He will be absolutely honest with you on how it looks.Date: 2/7/2007 10:59:45 AM
Author: acbutk
Yeah, I''m not looking for an I1 anymore. I want something eyeclean. About the SI2 on WF- it looks like a great stone to me, but then I started hearing all of this stuff about feathers on the girdle. That stone seems to qualify as one that has feathers in bad places. I guess the universal truth is that you get what you pay for. Thanks to all. Let me know what you think about the SI2 as far as the feathers are concerned.
Date: 2/7/2007 10:59:45 AM
Author: acbutk
Yeah, I'm not looking for an I1 anymore. I want something eyeclean. About the SI2 on WF- it looks like a great stone to me, but then I started hearing all of this stuff about feathers on the girdle. That stone seems to qualify as one that has feathers in bad places. I guess the universal truth is that you get what you pay for. Thanks to all. Let me know what you think about the SI2 as far as the feathers are concerned.
No way.Date: 2/7/2007 11:33:28 AM
Author: gail013
Many of them also swear that the B and M jewelers that can afford to, buy up the best quality, and the rest goes to internet vendors. Not sure that I agree with that.......
HI:Date: 2/7/2007 11:37:49 AM
Author: coda72
I don't like to repeat myself, but I would really check out Wink Jones. I don't think you can get an 1 carat SI2 of any color for $3500, but I would definitely consider one of his I1's. He has one listed on his specials page that looks very promising. It's the H I-1 that is an AGS0. It doesn't mention anything about feathers on the girdle, and it looks to be a beautiful stone. It's also very near your budget of $3500 (at $3667).
Buying from a local jeweler has a lot to be said for it. The process is actually remarkably similar to buying online.
Locally this process can go quite a bit faster and, in particular, the process of a personal inspection is logistically a lot easier. There’s a good reason that 95% of diamond shoppers end up buying at local stores. The internet shopping experience isn't for everybody.
That''s a great idea!!Date: 2/7/2007 3:13:48 PM
Author: FireGoddess
Just one quick thing...now that we have the interactive function on PS where you can actually have a virtual meeting with a vendor (including seeing the stones on your screen)...why not try that? Just a thought.
It may have once-been-sort-of-true, but nowadays the manufacturers are so squeezed and their margins are so tight, that they will pretty much sell to anyone in the trade who has the cash. There has been a movement in the B&M world to boycott manufacturers who allow their lists to be placed online, but it hasn''t gone anywhere as far as I know. The market pressures just won''t allow it.Date: 2/7/2007 11:33:28 AM
Author: gail013
Many of them also swear that the B and M jewelers that can afford to, buy up the best quality, and the rest goes to internet vendors. Not sure that I agree with that.......
My impression locally where I am is that a few jewelers have advertised they carry AGS diamonds. They never seem to have any in stock. I asked about that and they indicated that most people won''t pay a premium for ideal cut, and they don''t press it. Around here the average at a good mom and pop B&M is in the G/H range with VS2 - SI2 clarity, and a 60/60 diamond is considered a really nice cut. No attention is paid to angles. And often the prices are pretty steep compared to what''s on line. Some of the best already set diamonds I''ve seen were at Sam''s Club, believe it or not. The above mentioned chain related to Sam''s carries absolute junk here.Date: 2/7/2007 8:02:04 PM
Author: CaptAubrey
It may have once-been-sort-of-true, but nowadays the manufacturers are so squeezed and their margins are so tight, that they will pretty much sell to anyone in the trade who has the cash. There has been a movement in the B&M world to boycott manufacturers who allow their lists to be placed online, but it hasn''t gone anywhere as far as I know. The market pressures just won''t allow it.Date: 2/7/2007 11:33:28 AM
Author: gail013
Many of them also swear that the B and M jewelers that can afford to, buy up the best quality, and the rest goes to internet vendors. Not sure that I agree with that.......
There are internet vendors who act as bottom feeders for the worst stones--but there are also storefront vendors, including some very, very large ones, who do essentially the same thing (hint: what''s a seven letter word that starts with ''W'' and ends with ''t''?).
Good numbers, especially given the difficulty of finding a .90 - .99 ct. stone. Scores a 0.9 HCA. Looks like a winner...Date: 2/8/2007 11:02:56 AM
Author: acbutk
I''m not done yet. I''ve given online shopping one last shot. I''m closer than I''ve ever been to finding the right diamond. Check it out and let me hear it. $3400
6.27x6.32x3.91
RB
.95ct.
SI2
Cut Grade: Excellent
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Very Good
Color Grade: G
Faint Fluorescence
Table: 54%
Depth: 62.1%
medium to slightly thick girdle
crown angle: 34.5
Pavilion angle: 40.6