Need Advice - shopping for a friend

[lil_jay78]

Hey all, been a while since I posted....

I''m trying to help out a friend who''s currently shopping for a ring...he found these two stones...

http://www.bluenile.com/diamonds_details.asp?__fun_frm=i&track=view_details_btn&elem=img&pid=LD01078529&filter_id=0

or

http://www.whiteflash.com/princess/Princess-cut-diamond-335220.htm

I told him that both companies were good to go with and the stones are pretty comparable; only separated by 5 points. Price difference is $300 cheaper for the Bluenile diamond...and I told him that he can put that money towards the setting. Anyway, I know mostly about rounds, so i thought I''d ask the experts whose opinions and input I value highly. Please let me know ASAP!

hope all is well!

 

[Lorelei]

Jay I hope you get some good input, I just wanted to say hi and welcome back!

 

[lil_jay78]

Thanks Lorelei, good to be back.

Anyone? Bueller?

 

[Ellen]

Hmmm, the BN stone says not for sale. Has your friend got it on hold?

I dunno, it seems a bit of a toss up. I tend to "think" your friend would get more reliable feedback on the stone from WF, just from a few things I''ve heard from other posters about BN...But then, I''ve also heard of some getting nice stones from BN.

Frankly, on a Princess, I''d go with an AGS0 graded stone, and feel much better about it, no matter where it came from.

 

[FireGoddess]

Would your friend consider a cut cornered princess like an X factor? The tips tend to freak me out with regards to chip-potential. (I saw several in his carat weight, and color/clarity range.)

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I''d buy from WF because of the upgrade policy.