Hello,
My boyfriend and I are on the hunt for the perfect diamond, and, we think we have two narrowed down. One is from the internet: goold old gold, and the second is from a store in the city. Both are similar in specifications and only $1500 difference in price.
The one from Good old Gold is:
1.70
G
VS2
No Florescence
AGS lab graded
Hearts and Arrows
Ideal, Ex, Ex
The one from the store is:
1.76
G
VS2
Faint Florescence
GIA lab graded
Ideal, Ex, Ex
So, my questions are this:
1. Are hearts and arrow cuts, and GIA ideal cuts so similar they could be considered the same thing? We heard from the store that hearts and arrows is just a brand name but that the cuts are both ideal and that means the same thing. Is that true?
2. In the stone from Good Old Gold, I occasionnally see yellow color reflected. I know that its a letter G, and that means yellow could be present, but this isn''t visible in the stone when you turn it on its side (as is typically the easiest way to see it) but rather in non-direct light, when light is reflected inside of it, I''m seeing yellow presence pretty noticeably. Does this mean anything bad? I was wondering if its b/c there is no florescence to counter the yellow but I don''t know if thats even a valid thought. It looks very white when no light is in it, but has strong yellow presence in the middle when you look directly into the center of it in non-direct light, but its so firey and sparkley in direct sunlight that it actually blinds me sometimes. What could be causing this? Is yellow reflection poorer than say blue, white or red?
3. We want to take this internet stone in and compare it with the one in the store we have on hold. We figured we''d tell them we want to make sure that it is better than the internet one, and either way we''ll do business with them (they can set the internet one if it beats out the other) but we don''t want to create any bad blood. Does anyone have recommendations on how to do this without any hard feelings between us? The woman at the store has been very accommodating, though, sometimes a little exaggerated/embelished if you are somewhat educated on the subject.
Would greatly appreciate any information you have. I am SO excited that I''ll have a ring soon, but I want the stress of picking the right one to be over so I can get the best one for the money and be able to just love it.
THANK YOU!!
-Deb
My boyfriend and I are on the hunt for the perfect diamond, and, we think we have two narrowed down. One is from the internet: goold old gold, and the second is from a store in the city. Both are similar in specifications and only $1500 difference in price.
The one from Good old Gold is:
1.70
G
VS2
No Florescence
AGS lab graded
Hearts and Arrows
Ideal, Ex, Ex
The one from the store is:
1.76
G
VS2
Faint Florescence
GIA lab graded
Ideal, Ex, Ex
So, my questions are this:
1. Are hearts and arrow cuts, and GIA ideal cuts so similar they could be considered the same thing? We heard from the store that hearts and arrows is just a brand name but that the cuts are both ideal and that means the same thing. Is that true?
2. In the stone from Good Old Gold, I occasionnally see yellow color reflected. I know that its a letter G, and that means yellow could be present, but this isn''t visible in the stone when you turn it on its side (as is typically the easiest way to see it) but rather in non-direct light, when light is reflected inside of it, I''m seeing yellow presence pretty noticeably. Does this mean anything bad? I was wondering if its b/c there is no florescence to counter the yellow but I don''t know if thats even a valid thought. It looks very white when no light is in it, but has strong yellow presence in the middle when you look directly into the center of it in non-direct light, but its so firey and sparkley in direct sunlight that it actually blinds me sometimes. What could be causing this? Is yellow reflection poorer than say blue, white or red?
3. We want to take this internet stone in and compare it with the one in the store we have on hold. We figured we''d tell them we want to make sure that it is better than the internet one, and either way we''ll do business with them (they can set the internet one if it beats out the other) but we don''t want to create any bad blood. Does anyone have recommendations on how to do this without any hard feelings between us? The woman at the store has been very accommodating, though, sometimes a little exaggerated/embelished if you are somewhat educated on the subject.
Would greatly appreciate any information you have. I am SO excited that I''ll have a ring soon, but I want the stress of picking the right one to be over so I can get the best one for the money and be able to just love it.
THANK YOU!!
-Deb
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