Please help me decide if this is the stone?

[landrover-1]

1.86 H VS2 Triple Excellent GIA $15,209.00

http://www.angara.com/shop.do?pID=99659

It has thin to medium facets...is this ok for a 6 prong Tiffany Platinum Setting? My girlfriend is very active and I do not want her to lose it or chip it.

Thank you so very much

 

[Skippy123]

on the HCA it scored a 1.8 and 2 or or lower is great. you can plug the numbers using this https://www.pricescope.com/cutadviser.asp and you can compare cut using this https://www.pricescope.com/sift.aspx

Factor Grade
Light Return Excellent
Fire Excellent
Scintillation Very Good
Spread
or diameter for weight Very Good
Total Visual Performance 1.8 - Excellent
within FIC range

 

[landrover-1]

Thanks that is a neat tool.
What do you think about the price?
I have checked the average price stat charts on this site and I have not seen prices that low anywhere?? Where do thse prices come from?

 

[Mara]

you can compare prices using the tool up on the top of this page where it says Pricescope your diamond.

that is a pretty steep crown angle, but it appears to work with the pav angle. interesting because we don''t see FIC''s very often on here!! have you seen the stone in person?

 

[landrover-1]

Thanks, I am very new to this process could you please tell me what you mean by you "do not see FIC''s around here"

 

[Mara]

a FIC is a fiery ideal cut, leaning a bit more towards the fire side of the sparkle than the white brilliance. a lot of older stones are more fiery like cushions or old mine cuts. it''s a little unusual to find well cut rare FIC''s, which is why i was curious if you have seen the stone in person.

 

[landrover-1]

Thanks, I am really getting an education. I have not see the stone in person. But now I am more confused no wonder why diamonds are not a liquid currency. So from my reading on this board and the web it seems that FIC has a different look than a BIC or a H & A "more fire less white'' I wish I new what that meant too?? To a ordinary person am I actually going to see this difference or is it only seen by someone who is well experienced in this art? Maybe she would settle for a new car instead???

 

[Ellen]

Date: 11/14/2007 12:29:42 AM
Author: landrover-1
Thanks, I am really getting an education. I have not see the stone in person. But now I am more confused no wonder why diamonds are not a liquid currency. So from my reading on this board and the web it seems that FIC has a different look than a BIC or a H & A 'more fire less white' I wish I new what that meant too?? To a ordinary person am I actually going to see this difference or is it only seen by someone who is well experienced in this art? Maybe she would settle for a new car instead???

Not as much as one might think.


Here is a thread where many of us learned exactly what an FIC means.

 

[landrover-1]

Thanks Ellen, That was very informative. I will have to compare side by side with a TIC and a BIC. I assume it is a matter of preference. That said does the market price these stones the same if they have the same grading reports? Or does one cut demand a premium over another. Since FIC may be less available does that mean they should cost more or is it that people now prefer a BIC or a FIC?

Thanks again

 

[Ellen]

Yes, it''s entirely a matter of preference!

As for pricing, an AGS report may fetch a couple hundred more than GIA. Also, the closer to "ideal" dimensions/specs a stone gets, the more expensive it is. If anything, I would think an FIC would be a bit of a bargain. Most people prefer a TIC, but again, that doesn''t make those "better", it''s just what many prefer, as it has a nice mix of both.

But you will do well to observe all 3 and see what your own eyes like!

And you''re welcome.