This is my first forum on pricescope but I have been looking at posts in the wings for a long time!
I'm looking to buy myself a ring to marks personal achievement and I'd like to buy something special and different. I already have a beautiful solitaire engagement ring and this time I'm keen to get a fancy colour diamond.
I love blues and greys (as well as many of the other colours!) and having been looking for a while. Of course anything blue is prohibitively expensive (eek!) with my budget of $14000. However I came across a blue diamond that had received HPHT treatment and it looks beautiful. It is a natural mined diamond that has been treated rather than a cultured one. I have read up extensively about the process, so I know it's a permanent treatment and I have looked at all the threads on here, however they all refer to whites not blues.
Has anyone got a blue HPHT diamond? I'm unlikely to ever sell it but i would hate to think I couldn't should I need the money in the future. I feel blues are different to other colours as the natural versions attract enormous premiums, so I'm not sure what I ought to be paying. This one is approx 1.5ct and comes with a GIA cert, v good cut and vvs1.
Any thoughts? How much should this cost? Should I forget it and get a grey?
I'm looking to buy myself a ring to marks personal achievement and I'd like to buy something special and different. I already have a beautiful solitaire engagement ring and this time I'm keen to get a fancy colour diamond.
I love blues and greys (as well as many of the other colours!) and having been looking for a while. Of course anything blue is prohibitively expensive (eek!) with my budget of $14000. However I came across a blue diamond that had received HPHT treatment and it looks beautiful. It is a natural mined diamond that has been treated rather than a cultured one. I have read up extensively about the process, so I know it's a permanent treatment and I have looked at all the threads on here, however they all refer to whites not blues.
Has anyone got a blue HPHT diamond? I'm unlikely to ever sell it but i would hate to think I couldn't should I need the money in the future. I feel blues are different to other colours as the natural versions attract enormous premiums, so I'm not sure what I ought to be paying. This one is approx 1.5ct and comes with a GIA cert, v good cut and vvs1.
Any thoughts? How much should this cost? Should I forget it and get a grey?