Hello,
My girlfriend and I are getting engaged and we are completely new to this and would like some advice in choosing a diamond. My girlfriend has her heart set on something unusual and seems to like geometry of the asscher cut the best. However, we''ve visited many places and only two (so far) had asschers. One of them looked spidery and glassy, whereas the other one looked brilliant and had precise steps. Neither was in the size/color we are looking for, but this made us very nervous because they were so different. So can someone be so kind as to provide some advice in what to look for? And it seems like for something this we can''t risk buying it online. Would you all agree, or can we buy something as unique as this without seeing it in person? It seems that unless you get a trademarked cut (e.g. royal asscher) then the "asscher" style can really mean anything.
Using the pricescope diamond search it seems that for around 12k we could get a 1.25 D/IF ex/ex, but that seems too good to be true. So what''s the best way to find a nice asscher and see it in person?
Ideally we are looking for something:
1 - 1.5
D - F
IF - VS2
< $15k
Any help would be most appreciated!
My girlfriend and I are getting engaged and we are completely new to this and would like some advice in choosing a diamond. My girlfriend has her heart set on something unusual and seems to like geometry of the asscher cut the best. However, we''ve visited many places and only two (so far) had asschers. One of them looked spidery and glassy, whereas the other one looked brilliant and had precise steps. Neither was in the size/color we are looking for, but this made us very nervous because they were so different. So can someone be so kind as to provide some advice in what to look for? And it seems like for something this we can''t risk buying it online. Would you all agree, or can we buy something as unique as this without seeing it in person? It seems that unless you get a trademarked cut (e.g. royal asscher) then the "asscher" style can really mean anything.
Using the pricescope diamond search it seems that for around 12k we could get a 1.25 D/IF ex/ex, but that seems too good to be true. So what''s the best way to find a nice asscher and see it in person?
Ideally we are looking for something:
1 - 1.5
D - F
IF - VS2
< $15k
Any help would be most appreciated!