Lynn B
Ideal_Rock
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Hello, friends! If you are familiar with my earlier post...
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/my-new-friends-please-help-me-decide-between-these-two-stones.15745/
... then you know I was considering 2 stones from my local jeweler. Well, a stone from one of our PS online vendors has just been tossed into the mix, and I really need your help again. THIS IS THE LAST TIME, I promise! I PINKY SWEAR!
(By the way, I have eliminated Diamond #2 from the other post, it's out of the running!)
I am still considering Diamond #1 (from my local B & M)
Here's the stats (copied and pasted from the other thread):
DIAMOND #1
AGS-0002959708; lab report dated 2/14/02
Round Brilliant (H & A) 1.516 cts.
Measurements: 7.34 - 7.38 x 4.55 mm
CUT GRADE: AGS Ideal 0
Polish/Symmetry/Proportions: All Ideal
COLOR GRADE: G
CLARITY GRADE: VS-1
Flourescence: "Inert"
TABLE: 57%
DEPTH: 61.8%
CROWN HEIGHT: 14.8%
CROWN ANGLE: 34.6
PAVILION DEPTH: 43.3%
PAVILION ANGLE: 40.9
GIRDLE: Faceted, 1.2% - 1.9%
CULET: Pointed
HCA Score: 1.7 (EX/EX/VG/VG)
ISEE2 Score: 8.8
Gemappraisers.com score: 1-A
Cost: $13,617 (Please note that this price is $1,000 more than posted on the other thread. This is actually the asking price - but he was taking an old ring I have on trade, so I was trying to spare the details and make it simpler!) But to compare apples to apples here, we should use the 13K price above!
AND HERE'S THE NEW DIAMOND
DIAMOND #2:
AGS0004797493; lab report dated April 12, 2004
Round Brilliant, H & A 1.530 cts.
Measurements: 7.49 x 7.51 x 4.55 (a little bigger diameter)
CUT GRADE: AGS Ideal 0
Polish/Symmetry/Proportions: All Ideal
COLOR GRADE: G
CLARITY GRADE: VS-2 (one "step down" in clarity)
Flourescence: Negligible
TABLE: 56
DEPTH: 60.7
CROWN HEIGHT: 15.3
CROWN ANGLE: 34.8
PAVILION DEPTH: 43.2
PAVILION ANGLE: 40.9
GIRDLE: 0.7 - 0.9 (Too thin??)
CULET: Pointed
HCA SCORE: 1.6 (EX/VG/VG/VG) (Lower score total, but one less "EX")
ISEE2 SCORE: Not available
Gemappraisers.com Score: 1-A
Cost: $12,663
I received magnified photos of the inclusions (but don't know how to post them!); the primary one is a couple of "faint white lines at the facet junction of the table and star facet". I've been told the stone is completely eye-clean and that the lines are barely visible even at 10x. I would be more than happy to e-mail the photos to anyone who would be kind enough to take a look and give an opinion!
Main questions: Is either stone a better cut? Does one or the other stand out as the best performer?
Other considerations: I have seen #1, haven't seen #2. If I buy #1, I pay sales tax. Stone #2 is no tax, no shipping, 30 day satisfaction guarantee. Also, my jeweler says his vendor does not want me to send out his stone to an independent appraiser! That's a major drawback (perhaps even a red flag???), as I was definitely planning to do that. (However, for $100, they will resubmit and re-cert the stone through AGS.)
Also, my jeweler is still willing to buy my trade outright if I choose the other stone (he is such a good guy) and so if that's the case - all things considered, stone #2 would end up costing me well over $1,000 less.
WHAT TO DO??!!!
Many thanks,
Lynn
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/my-new-friends-please-help-me-decide-between-these-two-stones.15745/
... then you know I was considering 2 stones from my local jeweler. Well, a stone from one of our PS online vendors has just been tossed into the mix, and I really need your help again. THIS IS THE LAST TIME, I promise! I PINKY SWEAR!
I am still considering Diamond #1 (from my local B & M)
Here's the stats (copied and pasted from the other thread):
DIAMOND #1
AGS-0002959708; lab report dated 2/14/02
Round Brilliant (H & A) 1.516 cts.
Measurements: 7.34 - 7.38 x 4.55 mm
CUT GRADE: AGS Ideal 0
Polish/Symmetry/Proportions: All Ideal
COLOR GRADE: G
CLARITY GRADE: VS-1
Flourescence: "Inert"
TABLE: 57%
DEPTH: 61.8%
CROWN HEIGHT: 14.8%
CROWN ANGLE: 34.6
PAVILION DEPTH: 43.3%
PAVILION ANGLE: 40.9
GIRDLE: Faceted, 1.2% - 1.9%
CULET: Pointed
HCA Score: 1.7 (EX/EX/VG/VG)
ISEE2 Score: 8.8
Gemappraisers.com score: 1-A
Cost: $13,617 (Please note that this price is $1,000 more than posted on the other thread. This is actually the asking price - but he was taking an old ring I have on trade, so I was trying to spare the details and make it simpler!) But to compare apples to apples here, we should use the 13K price above!
AND HERE'S THE NEW DIAMOND
DIAMOND #2:
AGS0004797493; lab report dated April 12, 2004
Round Brilliant, H & A 1.530 cts.
Measurements: 7.49 x 7.51 x 4.55 (a little bigger diameter)
CUT GRADE: AGS Ideal 0
Polish/Symmetry/Proportions: All Ideal
COLOR GRADE: G
CLARITY GRADE: VS-2 (one "step down" in clarity)
Flourescence: Negligible
TABLE: 56
DEPTH: 60.7
CROWN HEIGHT: 15.3
CROWN ANGLE: 34.8
PAVILION DEPTH: 43.2
PAVILION ANGLE: 40.9
GIRDLE: 0.7 - 0.9 (Too thin??)
CULET: Pointed
HCA SCORE: 1.6 (EX/VG/VG/VG) (Lower score total, but one less "EX")
ISEE2 SCORE: Not available
Gemappraisers.com Score: 1-A
Cost: $12,663
I received magnified photos of the inclusions (but don't know how to post them!); the primary one is a couple of "faint white lines at the facet junction of the table and star facet". I've been told the stone is completely eye-clean and that the lines are barely visible even at 10x. I would be more than happy to e-mail the photos to anyone who would be kind enough to take a look and give an opinion!
Main questions: Is either stone a better cut? Does one or the other stand out as the best performer?
Other considerations: I have seen #1, haven't seen #2. If I buy #1, I pay sales tax. Stone #2 is no tax, no shipping, 30 day satisfaction guarantee. Also, my jeweler says his vendor does not want me to send out his stone to an independent appraiser! That's a major drawback (perhaps even a red flag???), as I was definitely planning to do that. (However, for $100, they will resubmit and re-cert the stone through AGS.)
Also, my jeweler is still willing to buy my trade outright if I choose the other stone (he is such a good guy) and so if that's the case - all things considered, stone #2 would end up costing me well over $1,000 less.
WHAT TO DO??!!!
Many thanks,
Lynn