Marquis Experts!

[omieluv]

A friend of mine is ready to propose & has asked me to help him pick out a nice marquis for a setting he has in mind at James Allen. I found a couple of options, but I do not know anything about marquis stones, so if anyone can help, I would appreciate it! Also, I have no idea what his budget is, so I am going to guess it is going to be around $3500.

Here are 2 I found:

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamond.asp?b=16&a=12&c=77&cid=131&item=1072631
Shape: Marquise
Carat weight: 0.72
Cut: Ideal
Color: H
Clarity: VS1
Certificate: GIA

Depth: 59.4%
Table: 57%
Polish: Good
Symmetry: Good
Girdle: Medium to thick
Culet: Small
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 9.16*4.73*2.81
Ratio: 1.94


http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS1-Ideal-Cut-Marquise-Diamond-1079814.asp
Cut: Ideal
Color: H
Clarity: VS1
Certificate: GIA

Depth: 63.3%
Table: 58%
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Good
Girdle: Thin to thick
Culet: None
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 8.56*4.99*3.16
Ratio: 1.72

Here is the link to the setting style she likes: http://www.jamesallen.com/products/item_58-1452.asp

 

[oldminer]

Calling them "IDEAL" does not mean they are. You don''t have the crown height measurement. They could be near an AGA Ideal range or may be not. I think you need the crown height before assuming anything. Maybe James Allen has other documentation or has the crown height on the stones. If so, then possibly all''s well.

 

[diagem]

Date: 9/21/2007 1:04:42 PM
Author: oldminer
Calling them ''IDEAL'' does not mean they are. You don''t have the crown height measurement. They could be near an AGA Ideal range or may be not. I think you need the crown height before assuming anything. Maybe James Allen has other documentation or has the crown height on the stones. If so, then possibly all''s well.

So true...
Never heard of ideal cut MQ shaped Diamonds before.

 

[oldminer]

http://diamonds.pricescope.com/fnc3.asp

Right here on PRICESCOPE at the AGA-Ideal specs..... Proving there is always something more to know.

It isn''t ecessry to agree that it is a perfect system, but it has been around and in use since the early 1990''s. It is incorporated into many websites and even was a part of DiamCalc by Octonus years ago.

 

[diagem]

Date: 9/21/2007 3:44:24 PM
Author: oldminer
http://diamonds.pricescope.com/fnc3.asp

Right here on PRICESCOPE at the AGA-Ideal specs..... Proving there is always something more to know.

It isn''t ecessry to agree that it is a perfect system, but it has been around and in use since the early 1990''s. It is incorporated into many websites and even was a part of DiamCalc by Octonus years ago.

Ideally in who''s eyes?

Based on what is this categorized?