Last summer I made good on a promise I made to my wife the day I proposed to her… “I promise one day I’ll get you a diamond twice as big.” Well I lied, I got her one 3 times as big for our 20th wedding anniversary. I used the wealth of information from this website to educate myself before shopping. Unlike the first time I went diamond shopping (20 years ago) I felt confident I would be able to get a great diamond at a great price. After looking through the forums I found a brick and mortar shop, Liberty Diamond Cutters in Irvine California.
They were very good to me letting me look at about 8 diamonds before I found the one I wanted. They had an Ideal Scope to use and several other scope tools. By the time I decided on one I knew that one so well that I’m sure I could later look at it and know. Liberty was really good with us and I highly recommend them. They custom made a new wedding ring set for us platinum. Here is what I got:
One GIA Cert Round Brilliant Diamond, 7.74- 7.77 x 4.71 mm, 1.72 Carat, Color F, Clarity VS1, Cut: Excellent, 60.7% depth, 57% table, 34.5° crown angle, 40.8° pavilion angle, cutlet – none, crown height 15%, pavilion depth 43%, star length 50 %, lower half 75%, Girdle – thin to slightly thick, faceted 2.8%, polish excellent, Symmetry – very good, Fluorescence – none, price = $18,500.00 (rounded off).
This ring we noticed after choosing it was GIA certified on May 24, 2006… the very day of our 20th wedding anniversary. It was made for us!
From your cut advisor:
Light Return - Excellent / Fire - Excellent / Scintillation - Excellent / Spread or diameter for weight - Very Good / Total Visual Performance 1.3 - Excellent /
within TIC range
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