Please advise

[imferris]

I really appreciate this forum. Keep up the fantastic work.

Please let me know what you think about this deal.

Round 1.02 ct.
The cut is 6.43x6.49x3.98
SI1 EGL certified
H color
medium thickness girdle
very good polish
very good symmetry
no flourecense

Few inclusion on the top that are very hard to spot with a 10x loupe.
(though I am an amateur at spotting them)

Price of diamond: $5200

Thanks,
Colin

 

[MissAva]

I would run a comparision through the price comparision and see what you find.

 

[Maxine]

On the diamond search, there are similarly sized, EGL certed stones for 3900-4400......either way, the one you are reviewing is on the high end of price.......Do you know anything about the cut???? That is what really counts in order to make for a nice, bright diamond.....

 

[Kaleigh]

yes what about the cut?? Have you seen this stone, or is this from an online vendor?? The price is high,
IMHO.

 

[JohnQuixote]

It does seem high compared to other diamonds with the criteria you've posted - we are not able to evaluate cut based on this info.

If you provide more info, you'll get more input.

A sarin report will give you the all-important crown and pavilion angles. You can find depth % and table % on the EGL document.

By the way, welcome to PriceScope

 

[imferris]

I''ve seen the diamond and the cut looks very good. Measured dimension look good also.
I''ve shopped around and this stone is comparable to a GIA VS2/SI1 inclusion-wise.

The Jeweler tells me it should be an EGL VS2 and I agree also after looking at ~20 diamonds.
What do you think?

 

[Kaleigh]

We still need more info or we can''t help much.

 

[Maxine]

When running a cut quality search of 1.02 dias., many of them have a min diameter of 6.51 or more (unless they are deeper cut....)

 

[mrssalvo]

i too agree we need more info but I agree with maxine that the diameter is less than it should be for a well cut 1 carat stone. you''ll be paying for the 1 carat mark but it will face up smaller.

 

[DolceVita]

Seems a bit pricey for an EGL... You should remember that EGL are not "worse" than GIA, but only offer a more "relaxed" grading scale.

 

[Diachi]

Date: 5/10/2005 5:33

5 PM
Author: DolceVita
Seems a bit pricey for an EGL... You should remember that EGL are not ''worse'' than GIA, but only offer a more ''relaxed'' grading scale.

I agree...We are purchasing a stone that was originally graded by EGL as a "D, VVS2" but when graded according to GIA approx. standards, rated a "D, VS1"...Not much of a difference but still there was one.