I have been doing alot of research to try to find the best diamond to buy for my girl. Just recently her grandfather offered us her great-great grandmothers diamond to use, easily 150 years old. It is a good sized stone in good condition and looks pretty nice. He says that it is an "old style" cut. It might just be that it needs a good cleaning but I have to say the new diamonds that I have seen recently seem to sparkle a ton more and just glow when looking at them.
So here is the real question...
Do they now cut diamonds differently to get more "sparkle" out of them or is this old diamond just cut poorly?
The next question is...
Is there a way to recut or spice up this old one to make it look as beautiful as the new ones I have seen?
And one more..
What does everyone think of Blue Nile? Is it worth getting stones from them?
The old diamond is easily 1 carat and the ones I have been looking at are .75 carat F color and VS1 clairity.
Thanks so much
So here is the real question...
Do they now cut diamonds differently to get more "sparkle" out of them or is this old diamond just cut poorly?
The next question is...
Is there a way to recut or spice up this old one to make it look as beautiful as the new ones I have seen?
And one more..
What does everyone think of Blue Nile? Is it worth getting stones from them?
The old diamond is easily 1 carat and the ones I have been looking at are .75 carat F color and VS1 clairity.
Thanks so much