I am in the market for a 1 ct princess cut diamond for an engagement ring. We have found a local jewler who we like and will create for us a very nice custom setting. However, before he can do so I need to decide on a center stone. I am considering buying the diamond from this jewler, but his pricing seems to be well above some of the online stone prices I have found at Adiamor, BlueNile, and Whiteflash.
I told the local jewler that I was considering bringing in my own stones for the setting. He seems to have no problem setting outside stones in the custom ring. However, he says that he can find me better stones than anything I can find online.
I have read in many posts that you cannot judge a princess cut by numbers alone. I don''t understand this and was hoping someone else can give me their opinion. When my jewler calls his supplier in search of a diamond for me, doesn''t he reference these same "numbers" that I do in an online search? If I enter my specifications, with restrictions for only the top cuts, polishes, symmetry, fluorescence, etc., won''t I end up with the same quality stone that my jewler would?
I am looking for around a 1 ct. princess cut, minnimum VS2 and preferably with D color, ideal/premium cut. Here''s an example of one of the online stones that caught my interest.
0.97 ct
D color
VS2 clarity
"Premium" cut as defined by Adiamor
Excellent Polish
Very Good Symmetry
Depth 73.3%
Table 70%
Medium to Thick Girdle
5.42x5.35x3.92mm
Fluorescence: None
Certification: GIA
Price: 4371
Will someone with more experience please give me some input. I''m a "numbers" kind of guy and just have a hard time seeing how the stone "picked" by my local jewler for $2k+ more will shine more than something similar to the above stone. Thanks very much for your input!
CS
I told the local jewler that I was considering bringing in my own stones for the setting. He seems to have no problem setting outside stones in the custom ring. However, he says that he can find me better stones than anything I can find online.
I have read in many posts that you cannot judge a princess cut by numbers alone. I don''t understand this and was hoping someone else can give me their opinion. When my jewler calls his supplier in search of a diamond for me, doesn''t he reference these same "numbers" that I do in an online search? If I enter my specifications, with restrictions for only the top cuts, polishes, symmetry, fluorescence, etc., won''t I end up with the same quality stone that my jewler would?
I am looking for around a 1 ct. princess cut, minnimum VS2 and preferably with D color, ideal/premium cut. Here''s an example of one of the online stones that caught my interest.
0.97 ct
D color
VS2 clarity
"Premium" cut as defined by Adiamor
Excellent Polish
Very Good Symmetry
Depth 73.3%
Table 70%
Medium to Thick Girdle
5.42x5.35x3.92mm
Fluorescence: None
Certification: GIA
Price: 4371
Will someone with more experience please give me some input. I''m a "numbers" kind of guy and just have a hard time seeing how the stone "picked" by my local jewler for $2k+ more will shine more than something similar to the above stone. Thanks very much for your input!
CS