Need Advice

[timmy151]

1.55CT EGL Certified Round Brilliant

7.22x7.17x4.69 mm

Depth 65.2%
Table 56%
Crown 15.9%
PAvillion 43.5%
Girdle Thick
Cutlet None


Polish VG
Symmetry G

Clarity SI2

Color F

Fluorescence Faint

Is this diamond worth $7,000???? local b&w. Size is the most important to her any advice would help

 

[whatmeworry]

Wow, depth of 65%. That''s really deep. Keep looking. If size is important, can you compromise on color?

 

[timmy151]

yea i can compromise there nothing worse that a G-H tho

 

[IrishAngel7982]

If you don''t want anything less than a G or H, I''d say to stay away from EGL certs. They tend to be much more forgiving than AGS or GIA so an EGL certed H stone might actually be an I or J. Good luck!

 

[timmy151]

So the one im looking at is an F possibly more like a g-h? is depth a huge concern? neither one of us are diamond fanatics I just want the best value and not to be take advantage of here

 

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If it is really deep, then all of your carat weight is in the depth of the stone, and not the width, so it will look smaller than a well cut stone of the same weight that is not as deep.

 

[belle]

you should think about getting better quality for less
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamond.asp?cid=131&item=859857

 

[IrishAngel7982]

Date: 7/28/2006 3:52:35 PM
Author: timmy151
So the one im looking at is an F possibly more like a g-h? is depth a huge concern? neither one of us are diamond fanatics I just want the best value and not to be take advantage of here

Not necessarily Timmy, but it's quite possible. Try and do a search here to find some comments about EGL certs.

ETA links:
Pricescope Lab Survey

Same Stone to 4 Labs

Start here...the first link is a Pricescope report about different grading labs. The second is a thread about the differences among grading laboratories.. There's much more...happy reading!

 

[whatmeworry]

A couple of things wrong with a deep stone. It will look return less light to your eyes than a well cut stone because light will leak out the pavillion. I plugged in your stone''s numbers into the Holloway Cut Advisor (see Tools at the top of the page) and got a score of 5.3 (G/G/F/G). Not a good score. The other thing mentioned is that you are paying for weight that you cannot see. In your stone you will "see" the diameter of the stone (approx 7.2 mm). Here is another EGL, F, SI2 stone that has close to the same diameter as your stone, but it is 1.39 ct versus 1.55 ct for your stone. I found this stone in the PS search database. See how you are paying $2400 more for a 1.55 ct that looks as big as this 1.39 ct. And the 1.39 ct stone will probably look better because it probably has a better cut.

1.39 F SI2 62% 57% EGL m- no ex ex no 7.15*7.18*4.45 $4632SP

 

[gemmy1]

Because of the excessive depth and the thick girdle, your stone has the dimensionality of a much smaller stone. If size is important (as apposed to carat weight), you should continue looking. For that money you can get a well cut stone in the 1.30''s that has a larger visual size than that 1.55. It will also be alot prettier.

And yes, you can relax a bit on color to increase size. A well cut stone, even a couple grades lower in color, will face up whiter because it returns substantially more ambient light to the eye.

 

[timmy151]

Yea, she only cares how big it looks on her finger not actual carat size. Is this pretty much what i am going to find at any local jeweler around?