Opinion on a diamond

[LoriT.]

I was hoping someone could tell me if this is a good quality diamond and how much it would be worth? I greatly appreciate your time and consideration.

Round Brilliant Cut
7.63 - 7.72 x 4.40MM
EST. By Formula 1.60 carats

Depth 57.3%
Table 61%
Girdle Very thin to thin, faceted
Culet NONE

Polish Good
Symmetry Good

Clarity VS1/VS2
color Slightly tinted K-L
Fluorescence NONE

This is the paperwork from IGI.

Thank you,
Lori

 

[Dancing Fire]

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On 6/22/2004 1:00:52 AM LoriT. wrote:

I was hoping someone could tell me if this is a good quality diamond and how much it would be worth? I greatly appreciate your time and consideration.

Round Brilliant Cut
7.63 - 7.72 x 4.40MM
EST. By Formula 1.60 carats

Depth 57.3%
Table 61%
Girdle Very thin to thin, faceted
Culet NONE

Polish Good
Symmetry Good

Clarity VS1/VS2
color Slightly tinted K-L
Fluorescence NONE

This is the paperwork from IGI.

Thank you,
Lori----------------

Lori
Its not good news with the table % > than the depth % and with IGI paper not too many people think very highly of their certs.

 

[Giangi]

From the data you provided, it looks like the stone was graded set, meaning that all the data, starting from weight to proportions are just estimated, and are not likely to be very accurate, especially with an IGI NY paper. The #s suggest a shallower stone, a bit like Mara's old one. These stones often have moderate colored light and high white light. You have to view them in person to decide if you like that look. That said, unless you really like warmly colored diamonds, I would drop the clarity down to an SI 1 and get a 1.45-1.50ct IJ stone.

 

[valeria101]

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On 6/22/2004 1:00:52 AM LoriT. wrote:



I was hoping someone could tell me if this is a good quality diamond and how much it would be worth?

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If you like it it's great

As for price, it would be hard to tell what's the absolute truth, but you can always look for what would a similar piece cost. The price will depend on what lab certifies the stone, so looking for EGL and IGI proper stones with matching grades around here would help somewhat ( = "Pricescope replacement value"

).

As far as I can see, this comes at around 6k for the stone. However, estate pieces are usually discounted relative to matching retail prices... for better or for worse.

 

[Magnum]

I don't think it's always necessary for the table to be smaller than the depth. Some people prefer the look of a larger table. If the depth was 60% with a 61% table, there's a decent possibility that it could be a very nice stone. The problem here is simply that the depth is too small, regardless of what the table is. 57.3% is a pretty small depth and suggests a shallow cut stone. While it's true that a smaller depth will make a stone look bigger than a deeper stone of equal carat weight, if the depth is too small, you're getting that extra size at the expense of a lot less light return, and the stone will look dull and not sparkle nearly as well as one that is better cut. Below is a picture of what happens in a shallow cut stone, from whiteflash's website. Light that goes in the top goes straight out the bottom, instead of reflecting inside the diamond and coming back to your eye, causing the amazing light show that makes diamonds so beautfiul. the light that goes through the bottom never makes it to your eye, so the diamond will appear dark and lifeless. SO, the depth would be the biggest concern for me. Other than that, the IGI cert is just a piece of paper, and if the stone is appraised to be what's on the paper, then it's arguable whether or not that's a big deal. And I personally would go a little lower in clarity and get a little better color, but again that's personal preference. My advice would be to pass, and try to find a stone with better proportions. The fact that a diamond is well cut, can actually make it look bigger, whiter, and hide inclusions better, which is why it is often argued that cut is the most important of the four C's. Best of luck in your search.

 

[LoriT.]

Thank you all for your responses. I need to get more educated on diamonds! The price the guy was asking for this stone was $6200.00. Even with all of the issues, does that seem like a fair price or a rip off?
Thanks,
Lori T.

 

[valeria101]

As long as there is better for the money... it may pay to shop around.

Here are a couple of "local" examples - each stone would typically be listed by more than one seller, so these should be examples of diamonds, not retailers

1.6cts K-VS2, GIA, Ex-Vg finish, 6k (LINK)

and a similar J-VS1, certified by EGL for the same 6k (LINK)

and a 1.7 K-VS2, GIA (LINK) along the same lines.

Of course, there were many more listed and any woudl have more certain certification (not IGI and not split grades) and could come with some account of brilliance - hence a bit more service for the same cost.

What the respective deal has more to offer, there is no way I could know, of course

 

[Dancing Fire]

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On 6/23/2004 1:27:14 AM LoriT. wrote:

Thank you all for your responses. I need to get more educated on diamonds! The price the guy was asking for this stone was $6200.00. Even with all of the issues, does that seem like a fair price or a rip off?
Thanks,
Lori T.----------------

Lori
with a $6200 budget you can really buy a nice ideal cut ags or gia stone vs2-si1/g-h color 1.00 + ct range,why are you even thinking about buying this stone ? do a search here on pricescope.