Need feedback on diamond price

[worldhistory]

This is my first time posting so hope it works!

I have been shopping for an e-ring for the last couple weeks. I have learned a great deal and believe I found a good deal, but would like some feedback before anything is final. Here are the specs:

GIA cetified
.85 (Round Ideal)
VS2
H
Polish = VG
Sym = G
Depth = 63%
Table = 59%
Cutlet and Flur = NONE
5.97 x 3.75 mm
Girdle = MED - THK
COST = $2900

Thanks for the help!

 

[phoenixgirl]

Other similar stones on PriceScope are going for between $2778 and $3765, so your price seems quite in line.

My only question is the 63% depth. A stone with a depth of more like 60 or 61% will look bigger and is morely to be well cut. Have you seen the stone in person? How does it sparkle compared to other stones?

 

[pricescope]

Worldhistory, how do you know it is ideal cut?

0.85ct ideal cut with 59% table would have diameter close to 6.17mm, not 5.97mm. 63% total depth is rather deep for ideal cut stone.

 

[worldhistory]

Looking back at my info I guess I dont know if it is ideal cut. The Report says "Round Brilliant".

When I began my search for the perfect e-ring I was hoping to keep it under $3000. Mostly I had been seeing VS1 and G or better, but the largest certified stone with this criteria, I could really afford was about .60. I have seen the .85 mentioned above and it sparkles a great deal.

I am worried that I got caught up in the size of the diamond and perhaps lost sight of my original goal (quality over quantity).

Thoughts?

 

[Rhino]

I think your last post hit the nail on the head. You got blindsighted by the carat/clarity/color and disregarded how this diamond is actually going to *appear*. This is common when you're not actually looking at the diamonds but just numbers on a screen. A 63% depth does not sound promising and at the diameter (5.97mm) you can get a much better proportioned diamond in the .7xct range with the same circumference.