Hi I have been reading this forum for a couple weeks now trying to educate myself on diamonds. My fiance and I have decided we would like a diamond in the G-I/VS2/0.5-0.75ct weight. We have looked at several stores and have seen Tiffany and HoF diamonds too. After all the ones we have seen I have decided is the factor that will determine which diamond I want is the one with a really really good cut. I have read all the thoughts of HoF and arguments made against them and I have had a jeweler show me an AGS000 diamond vs the HoF. I can only slightly tell but he showed me a 1ct. The price difference was about $3k. I also saw an HoF .54ct/H/SI1 for $3.1k at another store. So at this point I am wondering if HoF is still worth it? I have gone to other stores and they have shown me diamonds that are more expensive than that .5ct HoF and wasn''t as beautiful.
I have also gone to some stores and looked at me funny when I asked for an AGS000 cut grade diamond. Am I wrong to ask for something like that? The lady told me that they were an AGS diamond store and that she had never heard of such a thing. She said the highest grade was a 1 in AGS.
Then I also went to another store that only had GIA certs. She told me that AGS is owned by jewelers and there fore they always keep readjusting their grading system to profit them more. So she argued that GIA is better since it is non profit and is basically the school that AGS people need to take a course from to get a certification to appraise diamonds. Is she lying? And if I want to judge a diamond ultimately on cut, which grading systems should I use to compare it to HoF if I was to get a non HoF diamond? I am willing to spend the extra time to learn and really research. So any advice would be great! TIA , sorry if my post is a bit long.
I have also gone to some stores and looked at me funny when I asked for an AGS000 cut grade diamond. Am I wrong to ask for something like that? The lady told me that they were an AGS diamond store and that she had never heard of such a thing. She said the highest grade was a 1 in AGS.
Then I also went to another store that only had GIA certs. She told me that AGS is owned by jewelers and there fore they always keep readjusting their grading system to profit them more. So she argued that GIA is better since it is non profit and is basically the school that AGS people need to take a course from to get a certification to appraise diamonds. Is she lying? And if I want to judge a diamond ultimately on cut, which grading systems should I use to compare it to HoF if I was to get a non HoF diamond? I am willing to spend the extra time to learn and really research. So any advice would be great! TIA , sorry if my post is a bit long.
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