Possible upgrade in the future

[prettycat]

I just got a 0.8ct Whiteflash ACA last month, but am already thinking of upgrading it to 1.0-1.1 ct in several years. A 1ct ACA RB costs at least $3,000 more than a regular one of the same 4c's. Is it just the ACA cut that makes so much difference in price? I did find some non-ACA, non-ES stones that look promising from the numbers. Not sure with the WF upgrade policy. Does the new stone have to be ACA also?

My 0.8 ct ACA costed me around $3,600, but if I went up to a 1.0 ct ACA with same color/clarity, it would cost around $9,000 which was too much beyond my budget.

 

[Todd Gray]

Date: 5/13/2009 12:50:28 PM
Author:prettycat
I just got a 0.8ct Whiteflash ACA last month, but am already thinking of upgrading it to 1.0-1.1 ct in several years. A 1ct ACA RB costs at least $3,000 more than a regular one of the same 4c''s. Is it just the ACA cut that makes so much difference in price? I did find some non-ACA, non-ES stones that look promising from the numbers. Not sure with the WF upgrade policy. Does the new stone have to be ACA also?

Diamond prices are increased at various "tiers" within the carat weight ranges, there is a price increase that occurs between the 0.89 - 0.90 | 0.99 - 1.00 carat marks (specific to the range you''ve specified, they occur at other weights as well) and so a 1.00 carat round will cost more per carat than a 0.99 carat round of the same quality. The price increase has nothing to do with the White Flash ACA brand.

 

[D&T]

best to contact WF directly, however i have upgraded with them to a larger carat weight but one color grade lower, and can''t tell a difference other than the size. but if once you have an ACA, I think its harder to give up that standard, for larger carat weight . but others may feel differently.