Need Diamond Opinion

[djmarcox]

What do you guys think of this??? What price should this be at?

http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?pagename=GST%2FDispatcher&childpagename=GIA%2FPage%2FReportCheck&c=Page&cid=1355954554547&reportno=6173413625


All opinions welcome... Thank you...

 

[djmarcox]

I need to make a decision on this stone by tomorrow.. all input will be appreciated... TY

 

[Niel]

I personally wouldn't buy a very good cut diamond that's si2.

Have you seen this stone in person?
How much is it

 

[djmarcox]

I personally wouldn't buy a very good cut diamond that's si2.

Have you seen this stone in person?
How much is it

Yes I did see it in person today and it looked nice.. It was 19000

Thank you

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Oh, well, I will try to give you a very short description of why I wouldn't buy that diamond.

Cut is the most important factor in a diamond's beauty. GIA Excellent cut is what we would recommend, and even within that range, some stones are better than others. I will give you the measurements to look for below. The stone you linked probably has a lot of leakage making it have poorer light return than it could have. Yes, it is big. But I'd rather have an excellent cut 2 ct H VS2-SI1 any day over a 2.7 poorly cut stone with SI2 clarity.

I put that stone's measurements in a cut tool we have access to here called the HCA (linked below). Stones worth considering score 2.0 or less for the total score and have excellent for light return, etc. and perhaps very good for spread. This stone got a 6.0 (poor) and scores of good, poor, and fair for light return, fire, and scintillation. In other words, please do not buy this stone because it clearly is a poorly cut one!


These are measurements to help you stay in ideal cut territory with a GIA excellent cut stone.

table: 54-58

depth: 60-62.3

crown angle: 34-35.0

pavilion angle: 40.6-40.9 (sometimes 41.0 if the crown angle is close to 34)


Also, there is a screening tool for GIA ex cut stones:

https://www.pricescope.com/tools/hca

You want to see Excellent on light return, fire, and scintillation, and very good on spread. An overall score of 2.0 or lower means a diamond is worth exploring further (but a 1.0 isn’t necessarily better than 1.9).

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Okay, I am showing you a few well cut stones that fall within those parameters I posted.

http://www.b2cjewels.com/dd-8137369-2.09-carat-Round-diamond-H-color-VS2-Clarity.aspx?sku=8137369&utm_source=pricescope.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pricescope.com (I like this one best and it is a little larger than the two below)

http://www.b2cjewels.com/dd-8022604-2.01-carat-Round-diamond-H-color-VS2-Clarity.aspx?sku=8022604&utm_source=pricescope.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pricescope.com

http://www.b2cjewels.com/dd-8144975-2.01-carat-Round-diamond-H-color-SI1-Clarity.aspx?sku=8144975&utm_source=pricescope.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pricescope.com

found a larger one

http://www.b2cjewels.com/dd-8137262-2.30-carat-Round-diamond-H-color-VS2-clarity.aspx

 

[Dancing Fire]

What do you guys think of this??? What price should this be at?

http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?pagename=GST%2FDispatcher&childpagename=GIA%2FPage%2FReportCheck&c=Page&cid=1355954554547&reportno=6173413625


All opinions welcome... Thank you...

Not a well cut stone...big table + cut too deep =

 

[Dancing Fire]

I personally wouldn't buy a very good cut diamond that's si2.

Have you seen this stone in person?
How much is it

Yes I did see it in person today and it looked nice.. It was 19000

Thank you

Until you see some nice well cut stones...

 

[djmarcox]

Thank you guys so much. I will get back to looking. I almost fell for the size of the diamond. It was big lol. I'll keep looking. Thanks again. Appreciate all ur input!!