Splodge2003
Rough_Rock
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So we've decided to buy through Blue Nile (I know, not the most popular around here, but we don't want the hassle of importing, taxes, returns etc, so it has to be somewhere that has a UK division and we haven't found a B&M store who offers the same value for money)
I've narrowed my choice down to a few diamonds which will be going in the 2.5mm classic comfort fit setting in platinum, but I have no idea which is the best one. They are all similar, but the size ranges from 5mm to 5.4mm - I've seen a 5.05mm GIA stone in an F colour already and really liked it. It was pretty much perfect but slightly larger would be nicer, I just cant work out if it's worth the price jump if it's not that noticeable. They are all SI2's as so far my untrained eyes haven't been able to notice inclusions at all even when they are pointed out to me, I just get blinded by sparkle! At this size I figured it wouldn't really matter.
Our budget all together is £1700 including the setting so the prices I've put below are the diamond on its own before VAT and then with the setting including VAT & delivery.
Diamond 1:
Carat - 0.46
Cut - Very Good
Colour - G
Clarity - SI2
Polish - Excellent
Symmetry - Excellent
Depth - 59.6%
Table - 58.0%
TA - 33.0
PA - 40.8
Measurements - 5.05 x 5.02 x 3.00 mm
Fluro - None
Girdle - Medium
Cullet -None
HCA - 0.7
GIA Cert - 5166474492
Price - £605 - Total £1338
Diamond 2:
Carat - 0.5
Cut - Ideal
Colour - F
Clarity - SI2
Polish - Excellent
Symmetry - Excellent
Depth - 59.1%
Table - 58.0%
TA - 32.0
PA - 41.0
Measurements - 5.21 x 5.23 x 3.09 mm
Fluro - Faint
Girdle - Medium
Culet - None
HCA - 0.8
GIA Cert - 2156976857
Price - £803 - Total £1575.60
Diamond 3:
Carat - 0.57
Cut - Ideal
Colour - G
Clarity - SI2
Polish - Very Good
Symmetry - Very Good
Depth - 60.7%
Table - 57.0%
TA - 33.0
PA - 41.2
Measurements - 5.38 x 5.40 x 3.27 mm
Fluro -None
Girdle - Thin
Cullet - Very Small
HCA - 1.9
GIA Cert - 2151043649
Price - £835 - Total £1614
The bargain hunter in me says go for the smaller cheapest one as it just misses on on being an Ideal cut but this makes it cheaper. The .57 only entered into the mix because of it's size (strangely it was the only diamond at this size that came up in my search once I had the table and depth set up where I wanted it, everything else was .45-.52 ish), and the rational side of me says go for the middle ground.
So, for a modest budget is one more favourable than the others? I do have 3 other I'm looking at but these are my top three unless there is something really wrong with one of them.
I've narrowed my choice down to a few diamonds which will be going in the 2.5mm classic comfort fit setting in platinum, but I have no idea which is the best one. They are all similar, but the size ranges from 5mm to 5.4mm - I've seen a 5.05mm GIA stone in an F colour already and really liked it. It was pretty much perfect but slightly larger would be nicer, I just cant work out if it's worth the price jump if it's not that noticeable. They are all SI2's as so far my untrained eyes haven't been able to notice inclusions at all even when they are pointed out to me, I just get blinded by sparkle! At this size I figured it wouldn't really matter.
Our budget all together is £1700 including the setting so the prices I've put below are the diamond on its own before VAT and then with the setting including VAT & delivery.
Diamond 1:
Carat - 0.46
Cut - Very Good
Colour - G
Clarity - SI2
Polish - Excellent
Symmetry - Excellent
Depth - 59.6%
Table - 58.0%
TA - 33.0
PA - 40.8
Measurements - 5.05 x 5.02 x 3.00 mm
Fluro - None
Girdle - Medium
Cullet -None
HCA - 0.7
GIA Cert - 5166474492
Price - £605 - Total £1338
Diamond 2:
Carat - 0.5
Cut - Ideal
Colour - F
Clarity - SI2
Polish - Excellent
Symmetry - Excellent
Depth - 59.1%
Table - 58.0%
TA - 32.0
PA - 41.0
Measurements - 5.21 x 5.23 x 3.09 mm
Fluro - Faint
Girdle - Medium
Culet - None
HCA - 0.8
GIA Cert - 2156976857
Price - £803 - Total £1575.60
Diamond 3:
Carat - 0.57
Cut - Ideal
Colour - G
Clarity - SI2
Polish - Very Good
Symmetry - Very Good
Depth - 60.7%
Table - 57.0%
TA - 33.0
PA - 41.2
Measurements - 5.38 x 5.40 x 3.27 mm
Fluro -None
Girdle - Thin
Cullet - Very Small
HCA - 1.9
GIA Cert - 2151043649
Price - £835 - Total £1614
The bargain hunter in me says go for the smaller cheapest one as it just misses on on being an Ideal cut but this makes it cheaper. The .57 only entered into the mix because of it's size (strangely it was the only diamond at this size that came up in my search once I had the table and depth set up where I wanted it, everything else was .45-.52 ish), and the rational side of me says go for the middle ground.
So, for a modest budget is one more favourable than the others? I do have 3 other I'm looking at but these are my top three unless there is something really wrong with one of them.
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