The saga continues on my ring purchase. So I had previously made a commitment on a 1ct H SI1 medium flor BGD Blue stone that I was perfectly happy with. While I was waiting on the custom setting pricing from BGD, I went to a local outfit with a good reputation to do some additional studying on setting designs. Lo and behold, the consultant at the store started asking questions about my stone. As soon as she heard the word florescence, she pounced. The long of the short is she proceeded to show me 3 stones and asked me what I though. The stone that I though was less spectacular was...the one with florescence. It looked hazy. She claimed that it was a faint blue H SI1 with a AGS0 grade. I really should've asked her to show me the cert, because it was against everything that I had found in my research. A faint blue stone should not have been as hazy and as relatively dull as it was.
She also showed me a 1ct G SI1 No flor AGS0 that looked very nice, but for some reason didn't have quite the fire and brilliance that another J stone she had next to it. However, it did appear eyeclean to me. She offered the G for $6,250 which on paper is an awesome price. She also offered an H SI AGS0 with no flor for $5,900, which is what I paid for the Blue.
The specs on the G:
table 56
depth 61.7
pav 43.6
crown 14.8
girdle 1.4-2
HCA 2.4 VG, VG, VG, EX
Bottom line: She hammered stones with florescence creating a little bit of doubt in my BGD Blue purchase. Secondly, the specs on the G without flor is really tempting for the price. Even the H with no flor for the same price is a little intriguing. Finally, one thing that I realized is that the color between a G and a J wasn't all that big if the J was cut to perfection.
What do you guys think?
She also showed me a 1ct G SI1 No flor AGS0 that looked very nice, but for some reason didn't have quite the fire and brilliance that another J stone she had next to it. However, it did appear eyeclean to me. She offered the G for $6,250 which on paper is an awesome price. She also offered an H SI AGS0 with no flor for $5,900, which is what I paid for the Blue.
The specs on the G:
table 56
depth 61.7
pav 43.6
crown 14.8
girdle 1.4-2
HCA 2.4 VG, VG, VG, EX
Bottom line: She hammered stones with florescence creating a little bit of doubt in my BGD Blue purchase. Secondly, the specs on the G without flor is really tempting for the price. Even the H with no flor for the same price is a little intriguing. Finally, one thing that I realized is that the color between a G and a J wasn't all that big if the J was cut to perfection.
What do you guys think?