Help with Diamond Price

[3Series]

I went to my local Jeweler and we narrowed down several diamonds to the one below. They are asking $12.6 for the diamond. Is that a fair price?

GIA Report

Shape: Round
Carat Weight: 1.71
Cut: PREFERRED
Color: I
Clarity: VS2
Certificate: GIA
Depth %: 60
Table %: 58
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 7.77*7.83*4.68
Crown: 32
Pavillion: 41.2

From the report, there are only a very few inclusions at the 9 o''clock and 12 position, near the edge of the picture.

 

[stone-cold11]

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Numbers look good to me. Any IS image available?

EDT:
Price looks good. But not that the diamond is cut more for light return, so it likely have less color light return compared to more balance near tolk cuts.

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 7/20/2009 8:25:40 PM
Author:3Series
I went to my local Jeweler and we narrowed down several diamonds to the one below. They are asking $12.6 for the diamond. Is that a fair price?

GIA Report

Shape: Round
Carat Weight: 1.71
Cut: PREFERRED
Color: I
Clarity: VS2
Certificate: GIA
Depth %: 60
Table %: 58
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 7.77*7.83*4.68
Crown: 32
Pavillion: 41.2

From the report, there are only a very few inclusions at the 9 o''clock and 12 position, near the edge of the picture.

Numbers look great. Would love to see an IS. I am curious, I have never seen GIA say relative to the cut as Preferred?? Is that new??

 

[3Series]

Sorry, the GIA rates the cut as Excellent.

What is "IS"?

 

[stone-cold11]

Idealscope image. It is a scope used to look at a diamond to judge it''s optical performance.

http://www.highperformancediamonds.com/index.php?page=education-performance

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 7/20/2009 9:47:04 PM
Author: 3Series
Sorry, the GIA rates the cut as Excellent.

What is 'IS'?

IS = Idealscope which are images sometimes available from vendors used to measure light leakage or lack of in a diamond, read more here -

http://www.highperformancediamonds.com/index.php?page=education-performance

The numbers look ok but it would be good to see an IS image for the diamond.

 

[3Series]

I''ve attached an ASET image. Does this look good?

 

[3Series]

Anyone?

 

[stone-cold11]

ASET looks good.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 7/22/2009 1:05:33 PM
Author: 3Series
I've attached an ASET image. Does this look good?

It looks ok, hard to tell as it could be the photography set up so I will say not the best I have seen but has potential. The diamond isn't cut to the very highest standards, more what we call a nice make for cut, if you aren't looking for the absolute best cut you can get then this one could be a contender.

 

[ChunkyCushionLover]

Date: 7/22/2009 1:05:33 PM
Author: 3Series
I''ve attached an ASET image. Does this look good?

Often times with poor quality ASETs I look at the Idealscope image as well and between the two you can factor out a diamond flaw from the photography flaws.
So if you post the Idealscope as well I think you would get a more concrete answer.
Just from the ASET the symmetry looks good so this definitely won''t be a bad diamond, but if you want to know if it will be a top performer than we would like to see the IS.