Poressional, Caring advice needed

[Jax]

Hi All -
Been researching for sometime. Looking for the diamond that will eventually be on my left hand.
I want the best deal possible on a clean sparkler and have ended up very confused with table/depth parameters for which to look for and can''t decide if I want flourescence or not. Below is my most recent quote from an online "broker". Looking for your educated comments. Also, any opionions on Bluenile.com? Overpriced, under quality? or OK? Do you have a better refferal? Haven''t been able to read through this whole site yet.

MUCH appreciated!

Cts Shp Clr Clar Lab $/Carat Total$ Dep Tbl Fluor Pol Sym Dim
1.01 RD F VS2 GIA 5,159 5,211 62 61 None VG G 6.29x6.33x3.97

1.05 RD E VS2 GIA 5,200 5,460 60 64 Medium VG V 6.51x6.55x3.97

1.00 RD F VS1 GIA 5,395 5,395 61 65 None VG G 6.33x6.37x3.89

1.01 RD D VS2 GIA 5,628 5,684 63 55 None G G 6.34x6.41x4.07

1.00 RD E VS1 GIA 5,655 5,655 59 66 None VG G 6.47x6.52x3.85

1.01 RD E VS1 GIA 5,655 5,712 61 64 None VG V 6.36x6.46x3.97

1.00 RD F VS2 GIA 5,750 5,750 62.5 60 None G G 6.28x6.33x3.94

1.00 RD F VS1 GIA 5,893 5,893 63.2 58 None VG G 6.33x6.43x4.03

1.00 RD E VS2 GIA 5,990 5,990 60.8 60 Faint G G 6.39x6.43x3.9

1.04 RD D VS2 GIA 6,180 6,427 63.5 56 None G G 6.41x6.5x4.1

 

[fire&ice]

Please read the tutorial on CUT. NONE of these stones are ideal. In fact, some will be real DOGS. Cut is FAR more important than color.

 

[WinkHPD]

I agree that some of these will be real dogs, lifeless lumps of crystallized carbon.

However a couple of them, while not ideal, should be very good looking. It depends on what you want. Are you looking for the largest sparkliest diamond that you can get for what you can afford, or are you looking for the BEST looking diamond that you can afford, regardless of the size.

If the later, then go back to the drawing board, none of these will do. If the former, then you might consider looking at the

1.00 RD E VS2 GIA 5,990 5,990 60.8 60 Faint G G 6.39x6.43x3.9

Depending on the angles it could be a looker, or a looser.

Wink

 

[niceice]

Assuming that you seek a diamond that has excellent visual performance and aren''t simply shopping from a perspective of carat weight and price, we would recommend searching for ideal cut diamonds with proportions and characteristics that fall within the following parameters:

Total depth between 59 – 61.8%
Table diameter between 53 – 57% with a preference for 55 – 56%
Crown angle between 34.3 – 34.8 degrees*
Pavilion angle between 40.6 – 40.9 degrees*
Girdle: 1.0% thin to 2.1% slightly thick, faceted.
Culet: GIA None or AGS Pointed
Polish: GIA Excellent or AGS Ideal
Symmetry: GIA Excellent or AGS Ideal
Fluorescence: None, Inert, Negligible, Faint Blue, Medium Blue – no white or yellow.

Average crown and pavilion angle measurements MUST be the result of a reasonable variance between the high and low measurements which result in the average. For instance, an average crown angle of 34.6 degrees resulting from a low of 34.4 and a high of 34.8 degrees is acceptable, a low of 34.0 and a high of 35.2 degrees is not because it is too broad.

We prefer not to have extensive feathers along the girdle edge or groups of multiple feathers along the girdle edge. We would not consider a diamond with twinning wisps, knots or cavities.

* Other combinations of crown and pavilion angles will yield similar results, however we''re trying to provide you with a tighter range of proportions which is more likely to yield great results without a lot of effort on your part. Refer to the cut tutorials here on PS and input the parameters of the diamonds into the HCA for an indication of the potential for each diamond.

Several of us here on PS specialize in ideal cut diamonds and inventory diamonds which have been hand selected for their visual properties. The evaluations provided for the diamonds offered by each vendor vary from practically nothing more than a listing of the diamond to extensive evaluations which include color scanned copies of the original diamond grading reports, computerized proportions analysis including three dimensional models of the diamonds showing the facet by facet measurements of the diamond, detailed clarity photographs, Gem Ex Brilliance Scope light return analysis, mathematical ray tracing, Gems Fantasy Scope images, Symmetricope / Firescope images, etc.

No matter who you decide to purchase your diamond from, we recommend having the diamond evaluated by an independent GIA Graduate Gemologist as may be found on the Appraisers page here on PS for your own piece of mind. For those of us who hand select our inventories and who provide in-depth evaluations, the trip to the Gemologist primarily serves to confirm for the client that they received the diamond that they selected and paid for. For diamonds purchased from virtual only vendors, the trip to the Gemologist serves to provide additional detail for you as a consumer which might not have been provided by the original vendor.

Before you buy anything, spend some time reading the tutorials here on PS and on the web sites of the many vendors who can be found here and READ, READ, READ because a little time spent researching your purchase now and possibly fine tuning your preferences can eliminate a lot of potential heart break later. Most people buy a diamond and then decide to research their purchase which often results in buyers remorse. We find that people who research their purchases in advance tend to be much happier with their purchase for a long, long time. Good luck!