goldilocks
Rough_Rock
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- Jun 10, 2003
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Hello All! My fiance and I have been to at least 14 shops in the U.S. looking for an engagement ring. We are both tired of looking and have narrowed it down to two stones but have a number of questions that some expert advice would be very welcome in resolving!
I listed the stone characteristics below and I have the following questions:
1) Is EGL USA less reputable as a grader than AGS?
2) Why does the second stone look sparklier when it is a lower quality color and clarity when both stones have an ideal cut?
3) The EGL USA stone was put on what the guy called a Sarin Machine which looked like a microscope attached to a computer. It printed out a computer diagram with the stone characteristics. These differed slightly from the EGL USA certificate that went with the stone. Is this suspicious? Or normal?
4) Are these fair prices for these stones?
5) Which one would you choose? We are looking for maximum sparkle at most reasonable cost but don''t want to buy something cheaper and sparklier (Stone B) if it''s not reputable.
Thanks ever so much for the help!!!!!!!
Stone 1 is Round
Carat: 0.82
Clarity: VS1
Color: F
Cut: Excellent Ideal (AGS rating = 0)
Certified: AGS
Cost: $4000
Dimensions: 6.0-6.03 * 3.72
Crown angle: 34.7
Crown Height: 15.5%
Pavilion angle: 41.1
pavilion depth: 43.4%
culet: ???
table size: 55%
girdle thick: ???? 1.2-2.0 ???
fluorescence: inert
Stone 2 is also Round:
Carat: 0.75
Clarity: S1
Color: H
Proportion Cut Grade: 0
Certified: EGL USA
Cost: $3200
Dimensions: 5.83-5.93 * 3.62
Crown angle: 35.0
Crown Height: 15.2%
Pavilion angle: 40.7
pavilion depth: 43.0%
culet: 1.4 %
table size: 56.7%
girdle thick: 0.0-2.2
fluorescence: none
I listed the stone characteristics below and I have the following questions:
1) Is EGL USA less reputable as a grader than AGS?
2) Why does the second stone look sparklier when it is a lower quality color and clarity when both stones have an ideal cut?
3) The EGL USA stone was put on what the guy called a Sarin Machine which looked like a microscope attached to a computer. It printed out a computer diagram with the stone characteristics. These differed slightly from the EGL USA certificate that went with the stone. Is this suspicious? Or normal?
4) Are these fair prices for these stones?
5) Which one would you choose? We are looking for maximum sparkle at most reasonable cost but don''t want to buy something cheaper and sparklier (Stone B) if it''s not reputable.
Thanks ever so much for the help!!!!!!!
Stone 1 is Round
Carat: 0.82
Clarity: VS1
Color: F
Cut: Excellent Ideal (AGS rating = 0)
Certified: AGS
Cost: $4000
Dimensions: 6.0-6.03 * 3.72
Crown angle: 34.7
Crown Height: 15.5%
Pavilion angle: 41.1
pavilion depth: 43.4%
culet: ???
table size: 55%
girdle thick: ???? 1.2-2.0 ???
fluorescence: inert
Stone 2 is also Round:
Carat: 0.75
Clarity: S1
Color: H
Proportion Cut Grade: 0
Certified: EGL USA
Cost: $3200
Dimensions: 5.83-5.93 * 3.62
Crown angle: 35.0
Crown Height: 15.2%
Pavilion angle: 40.7
pavilion depth: 43.0%
culet: 1.4 %
table size: 56.7%
girdle thick: 0.0-2.2
fluorescence: none