Help me select and engagement ring stone....

[stone-cold11]

How about checking this out? From JA, ask if eye-clean and request a IS image.

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1241765.asp

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 6/17/2009 6:08:17 PM
Author: Stone-cold11
Linked to the report check.

Date: 6/17/2009 5:50:49 PM
Author: Xyzpdq0121

EGL USA # US50644811D (0.69ctw) $1,160 (after tax) including 18K setting

EGL USA # US51261607D (0.60ctw) $950 (after tax) including 18K setting

GIA # 17528243 (0.40ctw) $800 NOT including setting

GIA # 2105202828 (0.46ctw) $900 NOT including setting

EGL USA # US86525120D (0.48ctw) $1,050 NOT including setting

GIA # 2106258652 (0.51ctw) $1,000 NOT including setting

AGS # 0010222703 (0.417ctw) $775 NOT including setting

1) Looks promising.

2) Might be a nice diamond, 60 60 type, idealscope needed.

3) Looks promising.

4) Borderline shallow, idealscope needed.

5) Borderline shallow as above, might be ok but need Idealscope image.

6) Looks promising.

7) Too deep and borderline steep deep angles.

Thank you for the links SC!

Also with the EGL diamonds of SI clarity, check if cloud inclusions are grade setters and if so, if they are affecting brilliance. You will need to ask the vendor about this.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 6/17/2009 7:02:48 PM
Author: Xyzpdq0121
You can check out the IS images to the two stones that I have them for by going to the WF page...

.51ct H SI link

.41ct F Si1 Link

Both look nice but the second one is much too deep for my tastes.

 

[Xyzpdq0121]

I have the plotting diagram for #1 and #2 on the cert but 1) I can not post the PDF here since it is too big for the allowable upload limit and 2) I am color blind and the inclusions are noted in a pink color... so I can not see them all that well. From what I have been told by people that can see the PID, the 0.60 stone looks pretty clean with only one "line" of pink on the underside along the pavilion and the 0.69 stone has many pink spots from the top down diagram. I have asked for the IS for each of the contenders.

Also, Stones #1 and #2 are "Royal Star tm." stones, I can not find any information about royal star online. Anyone know anything about them?