Ideal guidelines for a Flanders?

[bingbongbug]

I have the site with the ideal princess guidelines listed. I want to get a square diamond and honestly, of everything I've seen, the Dream diamond has been what -I- like best. I am not at all enthused about paying the high price of the Dream though, so I am looking at Flanders to see if I could find a nonbranded Flanders with the "ideal" specs. I've checked out goodoldgold, and they had a knockout Flanders on their site, but I found the price to be about analogous to the Dreams and they didn't have any Flanders in stock anyway.

Does anyone know what the numbers would be for an ideal-cut Flanders? Or is this something that has yet to be established?

I've looked at tons of diamonds online now (been looking for weeks) and a large number of them in person, but it is very hard to find ideal cuts in fancy shapes, I am finding. Even the Blue Nile signature ideals list polish and symmetry at only "excellent" and "very good," with extreme difficulty in finding double excellents.

I spose I might be stuck with paying the Dream price, because I don't want to compromise on the cut of my diamond.

Any thoughts, anyone?

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Dave Atlas would need to answer this question.
But can you check your dream diamond with an ideal-scope?

Have you seen the Lucere?

 

[bingbongbug]

I did see the Dream under idealscope, but it was before I really knew what to look for. I'd like to look at it again, now that I am more aware. I keep meaning to order one of them, but not getting around to it. Maybe today.

The shape of the Lucere looks much like a Flanders, but I have found that they just don't have the white light return and scintillation that I want to have. Of those that I've seen, they just don't perform as well as a Flanders. Also, I haven't been able to find any Luceres that rate better than "very good" on polish and symmetry. Anyone know of a site with pictures of Luceres that rate better, or is that just the way they are?

 

[oldminer]

Flanders stones can perform just about as well as round ideal cuts.... They can look excellent.

 

[Rhino]

Hi bingbongbug,

I appreciate the reference to our site and the beauties we carry but one thing I do not understand was this statement.

"I've checked out goodoldgold, and they had a knockout Flanders on their site, but I found the price to be about analogous to the Dreams..."

The price to be analogous to the Dreams? This comparison was drawn in another thread here on dt.

http://www.diamondtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14428

I've went to the HoF website and notice that prices are no longer posted but I have to ask in all fairness... how can you say my prices are analogous to the Dreams when they are around double the price of what I charge?

If you would like our assistance in helping you locate and analyse any stone we would be more than happy to assist you bing. Hope to be of help.

Curious,
Rhino

 

[bingbongbug]

Hi, Rhino, I'm glad you wrote because I did misspeak. (That's what ya get for writing at work, you don't say quite what you mean.)

What I -meant- to say was that the square-cuts you had on your site were mostly larger than I was looking for, and therefore higher in price, more in line with the smaller size of Dreams that I saw. So it wasn't an "apples to apples" comparison. Indeed, the Dreams are much higher than your prices, when comparing same qualities and sizes. I didn't mean to imply that your prices are overinflated like the Dream and am sorry for the misspeak.

You do have a Flanders on your site in the aducational diamonds section that I love, and indeed I did write you a couple days ago about finding a diamond in my search perameters. So I look forward to hearing from you, and again, sorry for the misspeak!

 

[Rhino]

NO problem bingbong.

Matter of fact I just had the new inventory sent to me today. Since I don't think your email is bingbongbug I don't quite know if it's been you I've been speaking with but there are alot of 3/4's that are available now. I may be calling some in soon for analysis too. Look forward to being of help.

Peace,
Rhino