EmeraldJen
Rough_Rock
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- Jan 6, 2006
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Hi, I have been reding on this forum for a few hours and would like to ask a question.
My husband and I eloped several years ago and I never had an e-ring. Well, this christmas he gave one to me (sweet thing!). Here is a little background on where he purchased the diamond. I should preface this with the fact that we got it in a VERY small town on the bayous of Louisiana. My father in law is pretty wealthy and keeps my mother in law dripping in jewels, and as you can imaging, there are not many jewelery stores "on the bayou" where they live. He purchases all of his things from one jewler and as a favor for his continued business, he (the jewler) has sold each of my brothers in law the diamonds for their wives. I do not pretend to be very kowlegable about diamonds but I did do lots of reasearch and saw what seems like hundreds of diamonds while I was wishing for one. This jewler had a very large microscope and let me see the diamond in it as well as through a loop, he also let me see the stone in different lights, including outside. From what I have read, this is what every jewler should do. He was very kind and seemed straight forward. He advised me that he has been getting great deals from his sellers (?) on emerald cuts and said that if I liked that cut, he would be able to give me the best deal (he pretty much said he would give it to me at cost plus a little profit for himself). He did set the stone at no extra charge for the mounting.
Please, can those of you in the know review this GIA and tell me if we got a good deal? I have been feeling somewhat guilty for even asking this question as the jewler is a "family friend" but the fact that I am a novice and don''t know the ins and outs of a great stone will always keep me woundering if we made the right choice.
GIA
July 28, 2003
Emerald Cut
5.99 x 4.79 x 3.45 mm
1.00 carat
Depth: 72%
Table 61%
Girdle: Thick
Culet: None
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Very Good
Clarity: SI1
Color: D
Fluorescence: Medium Blue
Comments: Pinpoints are not shown
I wish I knew how to post a pic, but alas, I am still living in the past...I dont even have a dig. camera!
Thanks so much for any help you guys may be able to give...
My husband and I eloped several years ago and I never had an e-ring. Well, this christmas he gave one to me (sweet thing!). Here is a little background on where he purchased the diamond. I should preface this with the fact that we got it in a VERY small town on the bayous of Louisiana. My father in law is pretty wealthy and keeps my mother in law dripping in jewels, and as you can imaging, there are not many jewelery stores "on the bayou" where they live. He purchases all of his things from one jewler and as a favor for his continued business, he (the jewler) has sold each of my brothers in law the diamonds for their wives. I do not pretend to be very kowlegable about diamonds but I did do lots of reasearch and saw what seems like hundreds of diamonds while I was wishing for one. This jewler had a very large microscope and let me see the diamond in it as well as through a loop, he also let me see the stone in different lights, including outside. From what I have read, this is what every jewler should do. He was very kind and seemed straight forward. He advised me that he has been getting great deals from his sellers (?) on emerald cuts and said that if I liked that cut, he would be able to give me the best deal (he pretty much said he would give it to me at cost plus a little profit for himself). He did set the stone at no extra charge for the mounting.
Please, can those of you in the know review this GIA and tell me if we got a good deal? I have been feeling somewhat guilty for even asking this question as the jewler is a "family friend" but the fact that I am a novice and don''t know the ins and outs of a great stone will always keep me woundering if we made the right choice.
GIA
July 28, 2003
Emerald Cut
5.99 x 4.79 x 3.45 mm
1.00 carat
Depth: 72%
Table 61%
Girdle: Thick
Culet: None
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Very Good
Clarity: SI1
Color: D
Fluorescence: Medium Blue
Comments: Pinpoints are not shown
I wish I knew how to post a pic, but alas, I am still living in the past...I dont even have a dig. camera!
Thanks so much for any help you guys may be able to give...