NEED YOUR HELP for the 2.5 to 3.0 carat diamond I am about to purchase! Please check out my questio

[Heiny10]

I''ve just talked to my jeweler and have some questions to bounce off of all of you....

He was telling me that sometimes a larger table is more appealing to the eye. He was recommending a 60-62% table on a 2.66 carat diamond. He also told me that sometimes flouresence helps the diamond look whiter, since the diamond color is measured from the side.

Is all of this accurate?

Thanks,

Pete

P.S. I am looking for a 2.5 to 3.0 carat diamond. I am confused and now have a time limit to purchase something before X-mas like everyone else! What measurements should I look out for?

 

[LuvthatSparkle]

Oh, no, no, no, no,!!!! don''t believe the hype!! I believe this is called a "spread cut stone" and it does nothing for the brilliance of the stone which is most important!!! Cut is the most important thing. And I learned that here on pricescope. Hopefully some of the more knowledgeable folks here at pricescope will pipe in and give you some guidelines.

 

[LuvthatSparkle]

In answer to your other questions, Flor can make a stone look whiter ex: Med. Blue. especially helpful with lower color grades I, J. And I thought color was measured from the top........somebody help us here!! lol

 

[Hest88]

A larger table *can* be attractive, but I wouldn''t bet on it. 62%?!?

Color is graded from the bottom, with the stone upside down. Fluor *can* make a stone look whiter, but only if it''s strong enough and, of course, if a stone if warmer to begin with.

 

[Hest88]

I turned up two in-house stones that look to be ideally-cut, but I''m sure there are more floating out there.

http://www.goodoldgold.com/2_76ct_i_vs2_h%26a.htm

http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-586186.htm

Check out the tutorial for more comprehensive info on what you should be looking for.

 

[LuvthatSparkle]

And here I am thinking color is graded from the top!

Thank you Hest!

 

[windowshopper]

what shape?????//

 

[alexah]

Date: 11/12/2004 7:46:43 PM
Author: windowshopper
what shape?????//

Round brilliant, WS

Heiny, did you read the PS tutorial? There''s a section on table size.

 

[desibuyer]

wrong post. sorry.