Help! Is this diamond a good deal?

[mafongo123]

Hi,

I'm a diamond buyer newbie. Needs help really determining if this is a great diamond to buy. Cost is 6,000-6,100. Very important to me to have high sparkle and no eye visable inclusions. The broker confirmed it is fully eye clean and scores a high or above on Gemex reports. I am still worried about the very thin girdle and the medium white flourecence.

Any thoughts based purely on the specs below and the Gemex rating?

Specs

Round Brilliant
Measurements: 6.51 - 6.54 x 4.01 mm

Carat Weight: 1.03 carat
Color Grade: H
Clarity Grade: SI1
Cut Grade: Very Good

Proportions:
Depth: 61.5%
Table: 57%
Crown Angle: 33.0°
Crown Height: 14.0%
Pavilion Angle: 41.4°
Pavilion Depth: 44.0%
Star Length: 50%
Lower Half: 80%
Girdle: Extremely Thin to Medium, Faceted (3.5%)
Culet: None

Finish:
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: Medium White

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Extremely thin girdle would rule it out for me immediately unless you are setting the diamond in a bezel. Don't go less than "thin", and thin, medium, slightly thick is the desirable range.

Question: Does the report really say "medium white" for fluorescence? If so, that is very unusual.

 

[mafongo123]

Thanks. Yes it really says medium white.

I'm really torn the jeweler is respected but keeps telling me that the extreme thin is not an issue. Maybe since its ext thin to medium. I may just pass since I can't decide.

Any thoughts on price?

 

[Amys Bling]

Mm never heard of white flouro!

 

[tyty333]

Could you have an appraiser look at the "very thin" and determine how big an area it is. It could be a small issue or it could
be much bigger.

 

[mafongo123]

Yes, I may just order the stone (30 day full refund guranteed) and take to an appraiser. I should have mentioned the jewler said he is not conscerned with the thin edge since the AGS certification of all facets ranks the diamond at a AGS 0 or 1 for all facets.

I figure with a 30 day return it couldnt hurt to take a look.

Thanks

 

[diamondseeker2006]

The thing is, there are hundreds of GIA excellent cut stones that you could send for instead. It is costly and time consuming to send for stones and get independent appraisals when they are very possibly not worth keeping. You money and your time...but I'd only look at GIA excellent cut, personally.