ExcellentNut
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Feb 24, 2015
- Messages
- 9
Hi all,
A few years ago this website helped me when I was doing research for an engagement ring, and this forum provided great advice and helped me find a great stone for my then girlfriend. She said yes, is now my wife, and has loved her ring everyday since I popped the question. Unfortunately a few weeks ago, while my wife was unable to wear it due to an injury, it was stolen from our house by a repairman, along with an antique ring that belonged to her grandmother.
Obviously my wife is heartbroken. The good news is, the thief has confessed and is facing a felony theft charge. The bad news is the rings are long gone (sold for heroin).
Luckily our insurance has been great and has already sent us a check for the full appraised amount (actually more than I paid) for the engagement ring. The antique ring is a different story but that's a problem for later. For now we are working on getting the engagement ring remade by the original jeweler. I was hoping PS could help me out again with the diamond.
I bought the original diamond (2.1ct/J/VS2/XXX https://www.gia.edu/report-check?reportno=1189941549) on Enchanted Diamonds, but this time we are considering lab grown, which seems to have become more popular in the last few years. Have they simply become better? My wife is totally fine with lab grown, especially if it means a carat/color upgrade for the same money. I'm actually more hesitant for two reasons: GIA and AGS don't grade them, and there seems to be little talk about them on this forum.
Our original jeweler (based in Chicago, but we've since moved to Seattle and thus can't see stones in person) has already suggested two lab grown diamonds, both IGI graded:
1: 2.56ct/G/SI1/"ideal" cut at $14,677
2: 2.57ct/I/VVS2/"ideal" cut at $14,147
I don't have dimensions or angles, but I'm going to try and get report numbers on these.
This seems to beat online prices for comparable online lab grown stones (although I couldn't find many). Am I crazy to consider lab grown? Do these prices look too good to be true? Is there a catch I'm not seeing?
Thanks in advance for any insight.
A few years ago this website helped me when I was doing research for an engagement ring, and this forum provided great advice and helped me find a great stone for my then girlfriend. She said yes, is now my wife, and has loved her ring everyday since I popped the question. Unfortunately a few weeks ago, while my wife was unable to wear it due to an injury, it was stolen from our house by a repairman, along with an antique ring that belonged to her grandmother.
Obviously my wife is heartbroken. The good news is, the thief has confessed and is facing a felony theft charge. The bad news is the rings are long gone (sold for heroin).
Luckily our insurance has been great and has already sent us a check for the full appraised amount (actually more than I paid) for the engagement ring. The antique ring is a different story but that's a problem for later. For now we are working on getting the engagement ring remade by the original jeweler. I was hoping PS could help me out again with the diamond.
I bought the original diamond (2.1ct/J/VS2/XXX https://www.gia.edu/report-check?reportno=1189941549) on Enchanted Diamonds, but this time we are considering lab grown, which seems to have become more popular in the last few years. Have they simply become better? My wife is totally fine with lab grown, especially if it means a carat/color upgrade for the same money. I'm actually more hesitant for two reasons: GIA and AGS don't grade them, and there seems to be little talk about them on this forum.
Our original jeweler (based in Chicago, but we've since moved to Seattle and thus can't see stones in person) has already suggested two lab grown diamonds, both IGI graded:
1: 2.56ct/G/SI1/"ideal" cut at $14,677
2: 2.57ct/I/VVS2/"ideal" cut at $14,147
I don't have dimensions or angles, but I'm going to try and get report numbers on these.
This seems to beat online prices for comparable online lab grown stones (although I couldn't find many). Am I crazy to consider lab grown? Do these prices look too good to be true? Is there a catch I'm not seeing?
Thanks in advance for any insight.