So today I ventured to Gordon''s Jewlers for the most anticpiated "Diamond Extravaganza"!
I was only interested in 2 things:
1. To try on a setting style that I had in mind so I could get an idea of what it would look like on my hand
2. To see different color and size RBs
First, they claimed that they would be bring in hundreds of different ering styles. No they didn''t. They had loads of halos, a lotof solitaires, and not enough settings with sidestones of any appreciable size. That is ok, because at least I got to see something slightly similar to what I wanted to see, plus he showed me a semi-bezel with 2 sidestones which I also liked, which he said is suited for the athletic person.
Secondly, he brought out the diamonds. I do not talk about how much I will be spending and he gets annoyed. I said I am most interested in the cut quality and that since I have decided on going with a yellow gold setting, I wanted to see some I and J colored diamonds in the 1.25 - 1.75 ct range. So first he shows me a 2.0 carat because it is there. A so called "G". Ok it looked nice and big. Then he gets out an "H" 1.72 ct and plops it into the head. Yes, I could live with a stone that size, but I really did not like the way it looked. I asked about the certificate and he pulled out this little card that said"GS" and all that it had on it was the:
color: G
cut : Premium B
p&s: excellent
clarity: I1
stone size was 6.89 x 6.90 price was around $10,000.00
I asked where''s the rest of the information. And he asked, "what rest of information? That''s all you need to know." I said, but what are the stats for the table %, paviliion%, crown & pavillion angles. Plus where''s the plot of the inclusions. He looked at me as if I had multiple heads.
Then I heaved a heavy sigh and said, "Ok, now show me some of your ideal cut stones." His reply, "We don''t have any, but we can get some in." I said, "forget, it" and left.
There you have it. PS has made me an extremely educated consumer, because before PS I never ever would have asked any of those questions and probably would have made an extremely stupid purchase.
I was only interested in 2 things:
1. To try on a setting style that I had in mind so I could get an idea of what it would look like on my hand
2. To see different color and size RBs
First, they claimed that they would be bring in hundreds of different ering styles. No they didn''t. They had loads of halos, a lotof solitaires, and not enough settings with sidestones of any appreciable size. That is ok, because at least I got to see something slightly similar to what I wanted to see, plus he showed me a semi-bezel with 2 sidestones which I also liked, which he said is suited for the athletic person.
Secondly, he brought out the diamonds. I do not talk about how much I will be spending and he gets annoyed. I said I am most interested in the cut quality and that since I have decided on going with a yellow gold setting, I wanted to see some I and J colored diamonds in the 1.25 - 1.75 ct range. So first he shows me a 2.0 carat because it is there. A so called "G". Ok it looked nice and big. Then he gets out an "H" 1.72 ct and plops it into the head. Yes, I could live with a stone that size, but I really did not like the way it looked. I asked about the certificate and he pulled out this little card that said"GS" and all that it had on it was the:
color: G
cut : Premium B
p&s: excellent
clarity: I1
stone size was 6.89 x 6.90 price was around $10,000.00
I asked where''s the rest of the information. And he asked, "what rest of information? That''s all you need to know." I said, but what are the stats for the table %, paviliion%, crown & pavillion angles. Plus where''s the plot of the inclusions. He looked at me as if I had multiple heads.
Then I heaved a heavy sigh and said, "Ok, now show me some of your ideal cut stones." His reply, "We don''t have any, but we can get some in." I said, "forget, it" and left.
There you have it. PS has made me an extremely educated consumer, because before PS I never ever would have asked any of those questions and probably would have made an extremely stupid purchase.