lots of money.... not a lot of knowledge

[jbugno]

I have been saving for a long time to be able and get my long time girlfriend a beautifull engagment ring. My budget is $9,000. We went to Jarad the galary of jewlers to look around one day and she really was into the princess cut diamonds. I have been doing extensive research into the 4 C''s and understand them quite well. However I have not paid much attention to specifics of the cut and geometry (ie. Depth %, Table %, etc.) I have been having a hard time with this aspect of the diamond search and could use some help from all you knowledgable people patrolling these forums.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Allison D.]

I''d say that you could start by looking into AGS0 princess stones to get a sense for what a well cut princess stone looks like. That''s a great starting point.

Fancy stones (non-round) have a lot more ''variables'' than rounds; they aren''t as readily predictable by the numbers. That said, if you get your feet wet (or your eyes, in this case) by looking at known well-cut princess stones, that will give you a great barometer on where to go from there.