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Brilliant_Rock
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Depending on how you look at it, this could be viewed as a hard way to buy studs, or a way to get them cheap. I decided to look for a pair of studs in the later part of last year and to source the stones by myself as much as possible as a learning experience. Constrained by an order from my wife not to buy her any more diamonds, it was essential that it be done on a budget. Initially I thought I would try to find some clean I1s in super ideal cut, like Patty’s. I soon learned that finding a clean matching pair could take quite some time. So, SI2 Js became the target.
The first acquisition was a GIA 0.65 C eye clean SI2 J with ideal cut proportions and an HCA of 1.3 at a great price. Light performance was great but something was not right. It had a warm tinge that I just didn’t care for. After trying to see if I could live with it for about 3 weeks, I decided to return it.
Browsing all of the databases every week led me to a GIA 0.65 SI2 H with again great cut proportions and an HCA of 1.1. The price was already less then average in the PS data base and vendor was also running a special at the time, which made the stone the same price as the J. So I bought it and it looked great. A near H&A stone with perfect arrows and slightly open clefts on hearts, but an excellent Idealscope. It was a keeper. OK, now to just find another one.
The first acquisition was a GIA 0.65 C eye clean SI2 J with ideal cut proportions and an HCA of 1.3 at a great price. Light performance was great but something was not right. It had a warm tinge that I just didn’t care for. After trying to see if I could live with it for about 3 weeks, I decided to return it.
Browsing all of the databases every week led me to a GIA 0.65 SI2 H with again great cut proportions and an HCA of 1.1. The price was already less then average in the PS data base and vendor was also running a special at the time, which made the stone the same price as the J. So I bought it and it looked great. A near H&A stone with perfect arrows and slightly open clefts on hearts, but an excellent Idealscope. It was a keeper. OK, now to just find another one.