Help me pick between these two rings

[Godfrey]

Great site you all have here. Have learned alot.

Have been looking for vintage/antique rings for awhile now and have my eye on two:

The first one has an OEC diamond - EGL certified, 1.95 ct, I to J color, I1, apparently with a slightly visible flaw:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220303070613



the second one has an apparently non-certified OEC diamond, 2.01 ct, J to K color and VS:

http://www.jewelsbyericagrace.com/antique_and_reproduction_rings

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 10/30/2008 6:34:35 AM
Author:Godfrey
Great site you all have here. Have learned alot.

Have been looking for vintage/antique rings for awhile now and have my eye on two:

The first one has an OEC diamond - EGL certified, 1.95 ct, I to J color, I1, apparently with a slightly visible flaw:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220303070613



the second one has an apparently non-certified OEC diamond, 2.01 ct, J to K color and VS:

http://www.jewelsbyericagrace.com/antique_and_reproduction_rings

Welcome!

As you will learn from this page, EGL isn't generally considered to be the toughest lab on grading diamonds - mounted or otherwise! Also I1 may not be eyeclean to your satisfaction and we don't know anything about this seller.

http://diamonds.pricescope.com/grading.asp

ericagrace however has a good rep here to the best of my knowledge, you can search for the company using the search tool at the top right of the page. I am no expert on old cut diamonds, but I must confess I find the EG diamond to be very beautiful.

 

[MMT]

I would shy away from the included diamond. I would love to buy anything from EricaGrace!!!

 

[neatfreak]

Ebay, not so much. Erica Grace stone is nice though, and so are they. They post here often and are very knowledgeable and seem to represent their goods honestly. I would buy from them personally.

ETA: Someone else was just on here yesterday posting about that Erica Grace ring...so you might want to call ASAP if you want it...

 

[diamondwiz]

The ebay deal might be good but that seems like such a gamble to me if you cannot see the ring first and get it appraised.

Cory

 

[purrfectpear]

Diamonds that are graded I1 tend to have visible inclusions. I probably wouldn''t go there.

As to EricaGrace diamonds, they have always had a nice eye and are honest and pleasant to deal with. Over the last few months their prices were creeping up beyond what a 2 person non-brick and mortar should charge IMO.

I''m very pleased to see that with the 15% "sale" their prices are once again at a level I can recommend.

They have many happy customers that have posted.

 

[kcoursolle]

I usually advise against buying on ebay. We hear many horror stores here of people who buy a stone and then find that it''s not the color/clarity/carat that they were promised and then have an incredibly difficult time getting their money back. I''d check out oldworld diamonds, erica grace, singlestone, antiqueengagementrings, etc. instead.

 

[Hest88]

There''s no reason with such a major purchase to risk an eBay vendor over an established B&M.