If you had $48,000.....

[diamondseeker2006]

Okay, since we have hijacked poor Harriet''s thread...here is some new entertainment. If you had $48,000 and could choose any stone or stones from the PS database, what would you choose? (List basic stone specs, vendor, and prices)

 

[strmrdr]

id buy a house 48k is 2/3rds of a nice 2 bedroom .25 acre starter house here.

 

[Dee*Jay]

If I had $48K laying around I would have FOUR NEW SETTINGS made for my damn current stone and then have it set in the one with the *best corners* !!!

(Sorry -- my current angst came though there...)

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Y''all are not following the rules...it says you have to choose stones off the PS database..price search..ya know?

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:37:19 PM
Author: Dee*Jay
If I had $48K laying around I would have FOUR NEW SETTINGS made for my damn current stone and then have it set in the one with the *best corners* !!!

(Sorry -- my current angst came though there...)

This was pretty funny, though!

 

[mrssalvo]

2 carat daniel K cushion in the split crown setting...

 

[belle]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:37:19 PM
Author: Dee*Jay
If I had $48K laying around I would have FOUR NEW SETTINGS made for my damn current stone and then have it set in the one with the *best corners* !!!

(Sorry -- my current angst came though there...)

hehehehe...this is kinda funny...and sad...and true!

really, i don''t think i would spend the money on one stone. i think i would try to carve out a few and have different settings for each. hopefully more than two but those prices jumps are quick and hefty!

 

[KimberlyH]

Thank you all for keeping me amused while my wonderful hubby cooks my dinner! The other thread had me laughing hard enough that he came to check on me. I am not nearly as diamond smart as the rest of you but I do know I am color sensitive and this is what I would buy from James Allen:

Shape: Round
Carat weight: 2.07
Cut: Hearts & Arrows Ideal
Color: E
Clarity: IF
Certificate: AGS

Depth: 60.1%
Table: 57%
Polish: Ideal
Symmetry: Ideal
Girdle: Thin to medium
Culet: None
Fluorescence: Neglible
Measurements: 8.31*8.35*5.00

Crown Angle: 33.8°
Crown %: 14.40
Pavillion Angle: 40.9°
Pavillion %: 43.30


http://www.jamesallen.com/diamond.asp?b=16&a=12&c=77&cid=131&item=861228

A 2 carat would be my ideal (actually a bit largerthan ideal, I think).

 

[mrssalvo]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:38:56 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Y''all are not following the rules...it says you have to choose stones off the PS database..price search..ya know?

my dream stone wouldn''t be in there b/c DK makes you buy the stones from him

 

[aljdewey]

If I had $48,000, I''d buy a damn slice of PERFECT lemon pie that has NO meringue problems.

Yeah.....that''s what *I''d* do.

Maybe I''d send it to Rhino.....he''s gonna need something sweet to alleviate the headache of listening to the bellyaching about a certain asscher.

 

[Ellen]

The biggest, nicest Asscher I could find in that price range. Although I''d really need more money for the size I want.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Okay, I'll start. It only took me about 3 minutes to spend $48,000 and I was able to get an e-ring stone and earring stones (rounds):

WF ACA G VS1 2.09 cts. $30, 871

WF ACA G VS1 1.124 cts. $8714

WF ACA G VS1 1.124 cts. $8716

Grand total...$48,301

Here is my alternate plan for fancy shapes:

GOG 2.03 E VS2 Asscher $22,000

GOG 2.06 G VS2 cushion $23,400

 

[belle]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:38:56 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Y''all are not following the rules...it says you have to choose stones off the PS database..price search..ya know?

ooops! sorry!
i don''t even want to look ds! it''s one of my pillars of strength... no look no look no look
must
not
look

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:41:01 PM
Author: aljdewey
If I had $48,000, I''d buy a damn slice of PERFECT lemon pie that has NO meringue problems.

Yeah.....that''s what *I''d* do.

Maybe I''d send it to Rhino.....he''s gonna need something sweet to alleviate the headache of listening to the bellyaching about a certain asscher.

Dying here!!!

 

[diamondsRforever]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:39:40 PM
Author: mrssalvo
2 carat daniel K cushion in the split crown setting...

LOVE IT!!!!!

 

[Ellen]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:38:56 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Y''all are not following the rules...it says you have to choose stones off the PS database..price search..ya know?

Nothing came up for mine.

 

[codex57]

One of these:

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamond.asp?b=16&a=12&c=77&cid=131&item=861228 - H&A, RB, 2.07 ct., E color, IF Clarity, AGS report

http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond.php?d=216&shape=17&clarity=62&color=3&priceMin=30000&priceMax=50000&resultsColumns=268435471&singleResult=1 - 2.04ct E VS2 Round H&A

http://www.bluenile.com/diamonds_details.asp?__fun_frm=i&pid=LD00291664&filter_id=0 - 2.27-Carat Round Diamond
This Ideal-cut, E-color, and VVS2-clarity diamond comes accompanied by a diamond grading report from the GIA.

http://www.bluenile.com/diamonds_details.asp?__fun_frm=i&pid=LD00281669&filter_id=0 -
2.00-Carat Round Diamond
This Ideal-cut, D-color, and VVS2-clarity diamond comes accompanied by a diamond grading report from the GIA.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:45:05 PM
Author: Ellen

Date: 12/29/2006 9:38:56 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Y''all are not following the rules...it says you have to choose stones off the PS database..price search..ya know?

Nothing came up for mine.

I''m saying you have a $48,000 gift certificate and you have to choose stones off the PS search. So you have to find something!

 

[Cehrabehra]

hmmm..... maybe this emerald cut.... I don''t know much about them but I like the ratio lol
http://www.engagementringsdirect.com/diamonds/1057939203
Shape : Emerald
Carats : 5.02
Cut Grade : Very Good
Color Grade : J
Clarity Grade : VS1
Certificate No. :
Measurement : 10.02x8.79x6.19
Ratio : 1.14
Depth : 70.4
Table : 66
Girdle : TK-VTK
Culet : None
Polish : Excellent
Symmetry : Very Good
Certification : GIA
Fluorescence : FB

 

[jayreneepea]

I couldn't find the exact stone I would like.. but ideally it would be a 2.5ct G VS2, then I would send it straight to Leon Mege!

I would entertain the idea of a H VS2 so that I would have some left over for a nice pair of studs to match my new bling!

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:36:53 PM
Author: strmrdr
id buy a house 48k is 2/3rds of a nice 2 bedroom .25 acre starter house here.

wowowowow!!! that''s like 1/5 of a 3 bedroom .15 acre starter house here lol

 

[SKR]

If I had $48k lying around, I would buy Kenny''s asscher as it really seems like a nice stone (regardess of whether the mosquito bite has been polished out or not) and the rest would be spent on the latest electronic gizmos.

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:37:19 PM
Author: Dee*Jay
If I had $48K laying around I would have FOUR NEW SETTINGS made for my damn current stone and then have it set in the one with the *best corners* !!!

(Sorry -- my current angst came though there...)

oooh oooh can I share this answer with you? I have my own different sort of similar angst here lol!! but hey - if you end up with corner holes and anyone asks you can just say the seven dwarves live in there

 

[Dee*Jay]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:52:20 PM
Author: Cehrabehra

Date: 12/29/2006 9:37:19 PM

Author: Dee*Jay

If I had $48K laying around I would have FOUR NEW SETTINGS made for my damn current stone and then have it set in the one with the *best corners* !!!


(Sorry -- my current angst came though there...)

oooh oooh can I share this answer with you? I have my own different sort of similar angst here lol!! but hey - if you end up with corner holes and anyone asks you can just say the seven dwarves live in there

That''s $6,857.14 a dwarf!!!

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:42:29 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Okay, I''ll start. It on;y took me about 3 minutes to spend $48,000 and I was able to get an e-ring stone and earring stones:

WF ACA G VS1 2.09 cts. $30, 871

WF ACA G VS1 1.124 cts. $8714

WF ACA G VS1 1.124 cts. $8716

Grand total...$48,301

omg omg omg I''m cracking up here - "it only took me three minutes" and I''m remembering finding earring stones did NOT take you anywhere NEAR 3 minutes!!! hahaha

 

[decodelighted]

Rules schmooles ... I''d take the 48K hand hire someone to wrestle that giaganto Asscher off of Liz Hurley''s finger & give it to me.

Similar to what Kenny might call "robbery" but in a much more straightforward way.

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:38:56 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Y''all are not following the rules...it says you have to choose stones off the PS database..price search..ya know?

hey I *totally* followed the rules even though I''d probably not buy the stone I found because what I was really looking for wasn''t available lol

 

[diamondseeker2006]

The teacher in me really wants to say..you guys are SO not reading the instructions!

 

[Ellen]

ds, I tried. Nothing is coming up that I''d really consider, and I just can''t throw 48 grand at something I don''t want.

 

[Dee*Jay]

Date: 12/29/2006 9:56:15 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
The teacher in me really wants to say..you guys are SO not reading the instructions!

I''m laughing so fricking hard here I''m cryin''!!!