redmercury
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Aug 18, 2005
- Messages
- 2
Hello all
First I want to thank you all for the help the topics have provided me as I have been a lurker over the last year or so. Been in a 4yr relationship and have to wait til she gets near the end of college to propose, but I've learned enough on these forums to know exactly what I want when that time comes, so I thank you for that.
My question is not for me, however. My roommate is planning on popping the question in about a month and has been scouring for a ring. Having frequented these forums and the gog page for a while, I offered to help.
Here's what he's looking for:
Marquise cut, 1.3-1.5ct, and a trillian ring (yellow gold)
He's been looking to find one locally prior to scouring the internet. We go to school in Pittsburgh and decided to check out Orr's in Squirrel Hill, Henne's in Shadyside, and Casa D'oro in Cranberry. So far, we've been pretty disappointed with the selection. I have been trying to help him find a stone that would at least be at the upper end of the gem appraisers cut quality sheet(gemappraisers.com). So far none of the diamonds have been up to that standard. Recently we were told at Orr's that trying to find a diamond of that type would be akin to looking for a needle in a haystack. So he's been pretty discouraged, and I'm worried that he's starting to just think "screw it" and just go for the largest size for the buck. He went to Casa D'oro tonight and they quoted him a price of 6400 for the following:
1.5ct SI1 H Table 58 2.11 ratio Depth 78 (That's all he wrote down)
I told him that the price sounded good for all of the specs, but the depth seemed way way way too high. In fact, I checked on pricescope and no one is even selling diamonds with depth higher than 72! He has insisted that the diamond looked very nice in the store, little bowtie etc. However, he and I both agree that we have been shown so few marquise's, as no one has many in stock, that we cannot be that great judges of quality in terms of light return. Am I correct to assume the diamond is too deep? I would appreciate an informed opinion. If so, could anyone be of some assistance to point us in another direction? I would like to be able to point him in another direction if I report back that the diamond is too deep. Thank you once again
Geoff
First I want to thank you all for the help the topics have provided me as I have been a lurker over the last year or so. Been in a 4yr relationship and have to wait til she gets near the end of college to propose, but I've learned enough on these forums to know exactly what I want when that time comes, so I thank you for that.
My question is not for me, however. My roommate is planning on popping the question in about a month and has been scouring for a ring. Having frequented these forums and the gog page for a while, I offered to help.
Here's what he's looking for:
Marquise cut, 1.3-1.5ct, and a trillian ring (yellow gold)
He's been looking to find one locally prior to scouring the internet. We go to school in Pittsburgh and decided to check out Orr's in Squirrel Hill, Henne's in Shadyside, and Casa D'oro in Cranberry. So far, we've been pretty disappointed with the selection. I have been trying to help him find a stone that would at least be at the upper end of the gem appraisers cut quality sheet(gemappraisers.com). So far none of the diamonds have been up to that standard. Recently we were told at Orr's that trying to find a diamond of that type would be akin to looking for a needle in a haystack. So he's been pretty discouraged, and I'm worried that he's starting to just think "screw it" and just go for the largest size for the buck. He went to Casa D'oro tonight and they quoted him a price of 6400 for the following:
1.5ct SI1 H Table 58 2.11 ratio Depth 78 (That's all he wrote down)
I told him that the price sounded good for all of the specs, but the depth seemed way way way too high. In fact, I checked on pricescope and no one is even selling diamonds with depth higher than 72! He has insisted that the diamond looked very nice in the store, little bowtie etc. However, he and I both agree that we have been shown so few marquise's, as no one has many in stock, that we cannot be that great judges of quality in terms of light return. Am I correct to assume the diamond is too deep? I would appreciate an informed opinion. If so, could anyone be of some assistance to point us in another direction? I would like to be able to point him in another direction if I report back that the diamond is too deep. Thank you once again
Geoff
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