oh no! My diamond's depth is 65.1%!

[Dina2]

Hello everyone,

I just discovered this site, and I just learned much more about diamonds than I ever had.

It has always been my dream to have a diamond over 1.5 carats. After much wine (note to self: do not have a credit card next to computer with a bottle of wine = impulse buying! lol). I bought a 2.01 carat round brilliant solitaire on E-bay. Next morning, I asked myself if I did the wrong thing. Once I received the diamond I was thrilled. It looked great and I compared it to my .80 carat round brilliant and they looked similar, and because I liked the quality of my .80, I was happy. It especially looks great on a cloudy day while I'm walking the dog outside.

Then I became more informed from this great website called Pricescope

The depth of my diamond seems to shatter the world record for VERY DEEP stone! Yikes! Yet, the center isn't bad! (I know it is by far not perfect, and that's ok with me) Weird! I thought with the depth of 65.1% there would be a fish eye the size of a forty pound musky about to roll out of the diamond! I will post pics.

I have the .80 carat next to the 2.01 carat for comparison in some pics.

Do I regret my purchase? No. I think I got a decent deal. The ring was $5,500. dollars.

To me the diamond spoke to me. It twinkles and shines enough. To me the deep cut looks neat at times because the diamond "has depth" if you know what I mean - it has "some mystery" a "dark side" if you will. lol I would never be able to afford a very high quality 2 carat, so this was my next best bet.

So I guess my question is, given the massive depth of this stone, why does it still look decent?

Thank you for your comments everyone. I love this site!

Here are the stats from EGL USA:

2.01 carat round brilliant
dimensions: 7.81 by 7.74 by 5.06 mm
Depth: 65.1%
Table: 63%
Crown: 14.5%
Pavillion: 44.5%
Girdle: Sl thick to thick faceted
culet: none
Polish: good
Symmetry:good Clarity Grade: S13
Color: I
no fluorescence

 

[AN0NYM0US]

Have you seen proper GIA/AGS graded Excellent/Ideal cut diamonds in person?

 

[MrsBettyBoop]

If you are truly pleased with what you got, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Dina2]

Anonymous, I definitely know if I were to see a really high quality cut, it would probably be very noticeable. I'd be afraid to compare mine with a excellent or ideal cut, maybe then I"d regret it? uggg.

Bettyboop, thanks. I do like it, but I also kinda feel like a jerk for not researching cut more. Had I known more about cut, or that cut was the most important thing, I may have not purchased this ring. The only saving grace is that I believe I didn't overspend for this diamond. I don't feel like I got ripped off.

 

[Niel]

If you love it than it wasn't a bad purchase.

It very well might not work due to the inclusions, but what about having it recut? You might not loose much face up size, so even if they take a few points of in CTW, you might not notice it, but I do think you would notice a difference in performance.... also, you'd still end up with a really good deal, because if it could be recut, its not all that expensive to do I don't believe. Set it in a plain solitaire I'd bet the whole thing would be under 1k (If I remember correctly places like Brian Gavin will recut I think for like 300 a ct?)

Either way I would personally look into that to see of its a good candidate.

 

[TC1987]

If you like it the way it is, just wear it and enjoy it. You got a lot of diamond for that price, even if it's not ideal cut. In fact, most of the 2ct diamonds and anything close to that ct weight are more than likely not ideal or superideal cut. Cutters start trying to retain weight in that range, not get perfect performance.

 

[orbaya]

This is what you wrote about how you feel about the diamond:

To me the diamond spoke to me. It twinkles and shines enough. To me the deep cut looks neat at times because the diamond "has depth" if you know what I mean - it has "some mystery" a "dark side" if you will.

This is the most important thing when shopping for a diamond. If you are thrilled with the stone, which it sounds like you are, then forget the numbers!

Love the stone, not the numbers.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I agree. What is done is done and you seem to like the diamond. What happens when we stay on here awhile is that we become extremely picky, but the vast majority of the world knows little about diamond quality. Your stone, just FYI, is around the diameter of of a 1.75 ct. excellent cut round brilliant and that is at least partly due to the depth. I doubt it would be a candidate for recut due to the clarity, so I'd let that idea go.

Enjoy your ring, and lock up the credit card or the computer when the wine comes out!

 

[marcy]

As long as you like the diamond and are happy with it then don't worry about it. Enjoy your sparkly ring.

 

[tyty333]

As long as you like the diamond and are happy with it then don't worry about it. Enjoy your sparkly ring.

Ditto...if it starts to bother you then consider having it recut like someone mentioned(sorry...cant scroll back to give credit) .
Do a search on recuts....they usually turn out really well.
BGD does recuts for around $350 a carat I believe.
www.briangavindiamonds.com

 

[heididdl]

Hi Dina I agree with everyone else. Just enjoy it.....It looks beautiful on your finger.

 

[GreenBling]

i once spotted someone wearing RB earrings that were very shallow with huge table, possibly over 70% . They were flat. The numbers would have been so horrendous that no one here on PS would consider. Having said that, they gave some serious coverage! And boy did they sparkle like crazy?! Think there are diamonds out there that are outside the ideal spec range yet still captivating.

 

[Christina...]

Pricescope can be as much a curse as it is a blessing! Continue to wear it and love it

 

[Dina2]

Thank you so much everyone! All of you are kind and all of your opinions have made more confident for that purchase. When I bought it, the SI3 number for clarity was what I was looking for because of value and SI3 inclusions are generally naked to the unaided eye, and I simply bought this one for color and clarity (not cut because I didn't know better). I drew the line with heavy inclusions - I wasn't gonna spend even $1,000 dollars on a diamond that looked like rock salt; so thank goodness I didn't do that.

I am thankful that I don't really see "the ring of death" as I've heard said here or a "nailhead" whew! I'm wondering what the numbers of the dimensions have to be before those optics can be seen. I wonder what dimension in my ring has compensated for the steep cut so that this ring of death is either not there, or if it is barely noticeable. Does anyone see a "ring of death" or nail head on my ring?

 

[chrono]

Your stone has obvious cut issues to me but if you cannot see it, then it does not matter. You cannot do anything about it anyway, so you might as well not obsess over what you cannot control.