gromit
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2009
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Hello Again,
Haven''t posted in a while, since my last run in with what turned out to be not a transitional cut diamond. After much thinking on whether to keep it, as it was still a lovely stone and at a good price, I finally decided to return it as I was really after a more ''antique'' stone rather than a modern brilliant. A saying from one of the other PS''s kept coming back to me...it is not a bargain if it is not what you want...
So, over the weekend I came across a lovely platinum ring set with an antique cushion/old mine cut diamond (these seem popular at the moment). Sorry no photos and didn''t even think about using my mobile camera .
Now for the specs... the diamond is 2.06ct, G-H in colour (low G, high H) and SI clarity. The setting is not original. The diamond is claw set with two stepped baguettes (N/S direction) on each side. The dealer bought the diamond loose and set it himself, hence the exact weight. The diamond also had a chip on the girdle which he has polished out. The diamond is the more square shape with a nice and tall crown (which I really love) and therefore very pillowy and the symmetry seemed reasonable. Slightly out of round on one side which may be where the chip had been?.
I am very happy with the colour, as it is very difficult to find these old cuts in the higher colours. My only concern is the clarity, as it has a carbon inclusion in the middle of the stone under the table and a couple of smaller ones to the side in the crown. But not visible to the naked eye (although, I intend to have another closer look to make sure I haven''t missed something). When louped the carbon inclusion under the table did reflect around the stone, so at some angles it looks awful and I was wondering if it might affect the brilliance/sparkle?. It did have great fire and looked nice and white (brilliance?) in the store, but I know that this can be deceptive. It also seemed slightly dead in the center, especially in direct sun but gave off some pretty big flashes.
The dealer quoted me $7,500, because of the carbon inclusion. Otherwise it would have been much more expensive. From what I have read and seen, and how difficult these are to find in a higher colour (I prefer a higher colour as it goes better with my skin tone) this seems reasonable. His original ticket price was $9,800 (would never have considered it at this price!).
It does face up around the same as a 1.5 RB but I don''t mind as it is a very unique profile/stone and it looks very elegant. Although not a great price I feel it is a reasonable price, but would value any feedback/opinions as I know in the current market that you can get some good deals out there. I also know that it is not worth as much when it is not in it''s original setting or maybe even when it has been touched up. But I don''t mind that the setting is not original as long as the stone is, and the setting is very simple which I prefer.
Thanks in advance and for listening.
gromit
ps: now he did say something which I thought was rather weird..."that carbon inclusions makes the stone ''glisten'' more"? Has anyone ever heard anything like this? I didn''t think black inclusions could make a diamond look better???? this has me worried as it sounds like really strong sales speak...but I have spoken to him on a number of occasions and he seems okay and never pushed me to buy anything. This just kinda threw me a bit...?
Haven''t posted in a while, since my last run in with what turned out to be not a transitional cut diamond. After much thinking on whether to keep it, as it was still a lovely stone and at a good price, I finally decided to return it as I was really after a more ''antique'' stone rather than a modern brilliant. A saying from one of the other PS''s kept coming back to me...it is not a bargain if it is not what you want...
So, over the weekend I came across a lovely platinum ring set with an antique cushion/old mine cut diamond (these seem popular at the moment). Sorry no photos and didn''t even think about using my mobile camera .
Now for the specs... the diamond is 2.06ct, G-H in colour (low G, high H) and SI clarity. The setting is not original. The diamond is claw set with two stepped baguettes (N/S direction) on each side. The dealer bought the diamond loose and set it himself, hence the exact weight. The diamond also had a chip on the girdle which he has polished out. The diamond is the more square shape with a nice and tall crown (which I really love) and therefore very pillowy and the symmetry seemed reasonable. Slightly out of round on one side which may be where the chip had been?.
I am very happy with the colour, as it is very difficult to find these old cuts in the higher colours. My only concern is the clarity, as it has a carbon inclusion in the middle of the stone under the table and a couple of smaller ones to the side in the crown. But not visible to the naked eye (although, I intend to have another closer look to make sure I haven''t missed something). When louped the carbon inclusion under the table did reflect around the stone, so at some angles it looks awful and I was wondering if it might affect the brilliance/sparkle?. It did have great fire and looked nice and white (brilliance?) in the store, but I know that this can be deceptive. It also seemed slightly dead in the center, especially in direct sun but gave off some pretty big flashes.
The dealer quoted me $7,500, because of the carbon inclusion. Otherwise it would have been much more expensive. From what I have read and seen, and how difficult these are to find in a higher colour (I prefer a higher colour as it goes better with my skin tone) this seems reasonable. His original ticket price was $9,800 (would never have considered it at this price!).
It does face up around the same as a 1.5 RB but I don''t mind as it is a very unique profile/stone and it looks very elegant. Although not a great price I feel it is a reasonable price, but would value any feedback/opinions as I know in the current market that you can get some good deals out there. I also know that it is not worth as much when it is not in it''s original setting or maybe even when it has been touched up. But I don''t mind that the setting is not original as long as the stone is, and the setting is very simple which I prefer.
Thanks in advance and for listening.
gromit
ps: now he did say something which I thought was rather weird..."that carbon inclusions makes the stone ''glisten'' more"? Has anyone ever heard anything like this? I didn''t think black inclusions could make a diamond look better???? this has me worried as it sounds like really strong sales speak...but I have spoken to him on a number of occasions and he seems okay and never pushed me to buy anything. This just kinda threw me a bit...?