Is my Local Jeweler Correct?

[jtettenb]

Hi Everyone, I recently found a diamond online that I thought was perfect for me. Although I have not seen the diamond in person and there are no pictures, the GIA report is as follows.
1.27 carat, Excellent Cut, Symmetry, and Polish, Internally flawless, J color, with strong blue fluorescence. It is a 1.4 on the Holloway cut advisor.
This diamond is priced at 6600$ which is exactly in my price range. I was ready to buy the diamond online last night, but decided to sleep on it. After speaking with some friends at work, I decided to stop by my local jeweler to hear her opinion and see what kind of rings she could make for me. To my surprise, she scoffed at the idea that I would be looking at a "J" color. She explained that even to a layman, the color would be immediately noticeable. I didn't think you could tell the "J" color unless comparing it directly to another diamond, and I thought that the strong fluorescence would help the color a bit. I plan to set this diamond in a white gold setting. Should I change my search to start looking for whiter stones? Any help would be appreciated, I would like to propose sooner than later.

 

[GeorgeStevens]

I believe you're looking at LD03971212 on BlueNile.

Nobody is going to notice the yellow in a J-color unless it's put next to colorless diamonds (such as a halo or sidestones) or they really know their diamonds. The average person won't notice - my wife's is J and nobody notices the color. You'll want to be sure the fluorescence doesn't cause milkiness - probably it's fine and may actually help the color, but you should do a visual check when you get it. It's less expensive because of the fluorescence.

In general there's no reason to pay for IF when the color is J - people may slightly notice the color but won't notice the fact it's IF. That said, it doesn't seem you're paying much more for the clarity. For the same price, you can go up to G color but the GIA report looks like the ring is barely SI2. Maybe think about saving a few hundred bucks and find a J-color VS2 or SI1?

 

[jtettenb]

Thanks for your quick feedback. Thats the exact diamond I was looking at. I'm glad to hear you agree the J color won't be an issue. I see where you're coming from concerning the clarity, I'll make some more diamond comparisons with lower clarity. I just haven't been able to find a stone as nice and as large for a price that low yet.

 

[VRBeauty]

Ditto everything GS said. Some posters here prefer higher color stones, but for many a J is acceptable. As GS noted, the fluorescence should actually help the stone face up whiter than the "J" rating would indicate. But - consider bumping your clarity parameter up to a VS2 or I1 and you'll probably be able to get a larger or even higher color stone for the same price.

 

[motownmama]

I think you mean "SI1"

 

[braga123]

You might find this thread helpful.
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/as-long-as-we-are-talking-about-color.196441/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/as-long-as-we-are-talking-about-color.196441/[/URL]

 

[AprilBaby]

There are lots of lovely J colored diamonds here on PS. It would be more noticeable in a poorly cut stone. With excellent cut and fluoresence you should have a stunning diamond.

 

[WinkHPD]

Hi Everyone, I recently found a diamond online that I thought was perfect for me. Although I have not seen the diamond in person and there are no pictures, the GIA report is as follows.
1.27 carat, Excellent Cut, Symmetry, and Polish, Internally flawless, J color, with strong blue fluorescence. It is a 1.4 on the Holloway cut advisor.
This diamond is priced at 6600$ which is exactly in my price range. I was ready to buy the diamond online last night, but decided to sleep on it. After speaking with some friends at work, I decided to stop by my local jeweler to hear her opinion and see what kind of rings she could make for me. To my surprise, she scoffed at the idea that I would be looking at a "J" color. She explained that even to a layman, the color would be immediately noticeable. I didn't think you could tell the "J" color unless comparing it directly to another diamond, and I thought that the strong fluorescence would help the color a bit. I plan to set this diamond in a white gold setting. Should I change my search to start looking for whiter stones? Any help would be appreciated, I would like to propose sooner than later.

So many local jewelers are so quick to shoot themselves in their own foot. Silly.

You will not know how the J affects your enjoyment of the diamond until you see it, but your local jeweler probably would not have guessed it to be a J had you just brought it in and asked for it to be mounted.

Many people actually prefer the H - I - J colors when shown diamonds on a tray to choose from without any information about the stones. Give someone a paper and they start to think it must not be nice, because after all they read about those nasty low colors on the internet for heard about it from some jewelry clerk who was selling ladies shoes two weeks ago.

Diamonds will speak for themselves, and your jeweler did you a disservice.

Just my thoughts.

Wink

 

[distracts]

Blue Nile has a 30-day return policy so if you are planning from ordering from there, you can order and if worst comes to worst you can return it. I mean, if it's in your budget and fits all other parameters, no harm in looking at it to see if you are fine with the color.