Hi Everyone,
This is my first post. I'm looking to buy a 2.5-2.75 carat emerald cut. This is my second marriage and for my first, I bought Renee Newman's diamond ring buying guide which seemed to help me more when I picked out a round cut.
My current search parameters on all the big sites are: 2.4 - 2.9 carat, H or better, VVS2 or better and under $30k with a GIA cert. The best I can, I'm trying to keep to excellent polish and symmetry and none or faint fluorescence.
I also went to a few stores in NYC to look at emeralds under a 10x loop but am still sort of confused and unsure when I see the dark lines in the diamond, especially when viewing diamonds online and it continues to make me hesitant to pull the trigger. Below is an example of a diamond that checks the boxes but on specific angles in the 360 view, it has those dark spots / lines.
www.bluenile.com
I wanted to ask the professionals here their thoughts on this diamond and maybe a few pointers or explanations on what it is that I should look out for in an emerald to better understand what I'm looking at.
Additionally, are the parameters above reasonable or might I be able to expand them a bit (maybe include I and VS1) to buy a bit larger within the price range as long as there aren't any inclusions on the table? I plan on setting the diamond in a platinum ring so was worried an I color might appear too yellow? I did see a couple I color diamonds in person at stores in NYC and they didn't appear too yellow to me but this is still worrying me for some reason...I fear I'm color blind and not seeing what others will see! haha
Thanks for everyone's thoughts and feedback.
This is my first post. I'm looking to buy a 2.5-2.75 carat emerald cut. This is my second marriage and for my first, I bought Renee Newman's diamond ring buying guide which seemed to help me more when I picked out a round cut.
My current search parameters on all the big sites are: 2.4 - 2.9 carat, H or better, VVS2 or better and under $30k with a GIA cert. The best I can, I'm trying to keep to excellent polish and symmetry and none or faint fluorescence.
I also went to a few stores in NYC to look at emeralds under a 10x loop but am still sort of confused and unsure when I see the dark lines in the diamond, especially when viewing diamonds online and it continues to make me hesitant to pull the trigger. Below is an example of a diamond that checks the boxes but on specific angles in the 360 view, it has those dark spots / lines.
2.51 Carat H-VVS2 Emerald Cut Diamond
This emerald cut 2.51 carat H color vvs2 clarity has a diamond grading report from GIA
I wanted to ask the professionals here their thoughts on this diamond and maybe a few pointers or explanations on what it is that I should look out for in an emerald to better understand what I'm looking at.
Additionally, are the parameters above reasonable or might I be able to expand them a bit (maybe include I and VS1) to buy a bit larger within the price range as long as there aren't any inclusions on the table? I plan on setting the diamond in a platinum ring so was worried an I color might appear too yellow? I did see a couple I color diamonds in person at stores in NYC and they didn't appear too yellow to me but this is still worrying me for some reason...I fear I'm color blind and not seeing what others will see! haha
Thanks for everyone's thoughts and feedback.
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