PLEASE HELP: AMATEUR NEEDS ADVISE ;)

[johnnykeogh]

Hi there,

I am a desperate husband to be and need some advise. I have found a Diamond I really like the look of online, and cannot tell if there is anything wrong with it....

Can someone please have a look at the below dimensions and tell me if I am missing something drastic with this Diamond ??

e.g. is GIRDLE: Extremely Thin to be stayed away from ??

SHAPE: Radiant
CARAT: 1.52
CUT: Very Good
COLOR: J
CLARITY: SI2
GIA CERTIFICATE: 15202164
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DEPTH: 68.3%
TABLE: 71.00%
SYMMETRY: Very Good
POLISH: Very Good
GIRDLE: Extremely Thin
CULET: None
FLUORESCENCE: Strong
MEASUREMENTS: 7.40mm x 5.93mm x 4.05mm
ITEM NUMBER: 1234-8

Thank you very much for your help.

J

 

[JulieN]

yes, avoid an extremely thin girdle is usually good advice.

 

[johnnykeogh]

Actually one thing I should add is that this diamond will be going into a Pave Halo Split Shank setting, and I have found out today that maybe the extremely thin girdle will not be so effected when using a Halo setting. Would you agree ??

Also, is it true that for Radiant diamonds the cut is not classified ?
This is what I was told by a rep at Abazias. Is htis true ??

Thank you so much for your help. Final decision to be made before end of weekend, so need HELP HELP HELP

J

 

[stone-cold11]

There is a much higher chance of chipping the girdle with an extremely thin girdle stone. Since the report just say Ex Thin Girdle without variation, that is the girdle is extremely thin everywhere. Depends on you, if you buy an insurance for it and don''t mind a chip stone very soon.

 

[yssie]

Is that girdle actually a problem, though, if the centre stone is bezelled and halo''d? It seems like in that case there''s no way to impact that ex thin girdle, esp. if there''s a small airline to further reduce any shock...

I''d probably still stay away, but if it''s perfect in every other way...

 

[FB.]

As mentioned; the girdle is dangerously thin, but might be OK in more protected mountings.

Non-round cuts and larger carat weights have more tendency to show the body colour and inclusions of the diamond.

I'd expect to see a noticeable yellow tint in some lighting conditions and what the folk on here describe as "antique white" look, rather than icy white.

Being a large-tabled, non-round, SI2 clarity, I'd be very wary about unsightly inclusions visible to the naked eye. Ask the seller how eye clean it is.

Strong fluorescence is a rather personal preference. The stone will have a noticeable lilac look in strong daylight or sunlight (tanzanite-like). The strong fluor may offset some of the yellow tint. It may also cause the stone to turn cloudy or opaque in daylight (ask the seller). In normal room artifical lighting, even very strong fluor stones aren't generally noticeable and usually take on their normal body colour.


Although everyone has their preferences, I'd drop the weight to a bit above 1ct and boost colour to F-G if in platinum or WG. Colour doesn't matter as much in YG. I'd boost clarity to VS1-SI1.