Hi there everyone
I''ve been lurking here for a while trying to learn as much as possible in a short period of time. My head is spinning and my fiance and I want to make our purchase asap so i can have my ring!
We want a 1-1.1 ct, prob G, round, SI1 lowest. Its going to be set into a 3 stone ring with 2 much smaller side stones - prob .25-.3 ea.
We are in Aus and prefer to deal locally if we can. Most jewellers here are useless and charge massive markups for very ordinary stones and we want to keep the cost down and buy the best we can by getting our stone over the internet.
I''ve been to icestore.com.au and they have stones that seem ok but the stats are a bit sketchy. No crown or pavilion details. Anyone else had dealings with them? Will they provide these details if I ask? I want to be able to use the HCA. They have this special early bird list that has more details on these diamonds but they are not certified as yet. They say they guarantee they will grade as well or higher or your money back - they will deliver to your lab of choice they say. There was one there that caught my eye as quite good.
1.066 ct
F SI1-
Avg diam 6.6
Polish VG
Symm VG
FL none
depth 60.8
table % 57
crown angle 34.3
girdle 1.5
pav % 42.9
culet none
I ran it through the HCA and it came out a .8.
How does this sound? should i worry about no cert? The price is $8293 AUD which seemed pretty good to me.
What do you all think? Any other advice for me? any and all comments appreciated.
I''ve been lurking here for a while trying to learn as much as possible in a short period of time. My head is spinning and my fiance and I want to make our purchase asap so i can have my ring!
We want a 1-1.1 ct, prob G, round, SI1 lowest. Its going to be set into a 3 stone ring with 2 much smaller side stones - prob .25-.3 ea.
We are in Aus and prefer to deal locally if we can. Most jewellers here are useless and charge massive markups for very ordinary stones and we want to keep the cost down and buy the best we can by getting our stone over the internet.
I''ve been to icestore.com.au and they have stones that seem ok but the stats are a bit sketchy. No crown or pavilion details. Anyone else had dealings with them? Will they provide these details if I ask? I want to be able to use the HCA. They have this special early bird list that has more details on these diamonds but they are not certified as yet. They say they guarantee they will grade as well or higher or your money back - they will deliver to your lab of choice they say. There was one there that caught my eye as quite good.
1.066 ct
F SI1-
Avg diam 6.6
Polish VG
Symm VG
FL none
depth 60.8
table % 57
crown angle 34.3
girdle 1.5
pav % 42.9
culet none
I ran it through the HCA and it came out a .8.
How does this sound? should i worry about no cert? The price is $8293 AUD which seemed pretty good to me.
What do you all think? Any other advice for me? any and all comments appreciated.