ManfredvonRichthofen
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2016
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Hello All
I am very new to all this so apologies for my general ignorance.
In short - I have been searching for an engagement ring. I have found an Art Deco ring (c. 1935) which I think fits the bill, save that I do not have any hard info on the diamond quality. The diamonds are not certificated.
The dealer has advised his estimates as follows (all applicable to the main central diamond):
- carat: approx 1.05 (he mentioned that this is in his view a conservative estimate)
- clarity VS2
- Color: J-K
In addition he has estimated the 6 shoulder diamonds to weigh 1.06 carats together.
The price is USD 11,400 - negotiated down from USD 15,000.
I am Europe based if that matters.
I would like to buy it but the lack of certification does give me a bit of cause for concern. As I mentioned I am really quite ignorant about these things so am not really in a position to judge what Is and is not a good quality diamond. There is no real possibility of getting any certification and there is some time pressure here.
It really is not important for me to get the very best quality diamonds. That said, I don't want to a) buy something terrible, or b) pay way over the odds for mediocre/poor quality diamonds.
I suspect it is impossible for anyone to give proper advice based on photos (even If they had been good quality ones), but I thought I would see if anyone here might have any views or thoughts based on the above and the attached photos. Do these diamonds look terrible ? Am I about to pay over the odds ? Impossible to tell on the info provided ? Any general thoughts ?
Many thanks and all the best
Manfred
I am very new to all this so apologies for my general ignorance.
In short - I have been searching for an engagement ring. I have found an Art Deco ring (c. 1935) which I think fits the bill, save that I do not have any hard info on the diamond quality. The diamonds are not certificated.
The dealer has advised his estimates as follows (all applicable to the main central diamond):
- carat: approx 1.05 (he mentioned that this is in his view a conservative estimate)
- clarity VS2
- Color: J-K
In addition he has estimated the 6 shoulder diamonds to weigh 1.06 carats together.
The price is USD 11,400 - negotiated down from USD 15,000.
I am Europe based if that matters.
I would like to buy it but the lack of certification does give me a bit of cause for concern. As I mentioned I am really quite ignorant about these things so am not really in a position to judge what Is and is not a good quality diamond. There is no real possibility of getting any certification and there is some time pressure here.
It really is not important for me to get the very best quality diamonds. That said, I don't want to a) buy something terrible, or b) pay way over the odds for mediocre/poor quality diamonds.
I suspect it is impossible for anyone to give proper advice based on photos (even If they had been good quality ones), but I thought I would see if anyone here might have any views or thoughts based on the above and the attached photos. Do these diamonds look terrible ? Am I about to pay over the odds ? Impossible to tell on the info provided ? Any general thoughts ?
Many thanks and all the best
Manfred