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Rough_Rock
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- Jan 22, 2011
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and I would post them if I had them, but I don't
Quick summary: ordered the Tessa and two matching bands, worked with Yoni, who was great, to customize a bit (I'm on a mission to remarry WG and YG. The bands came, they were very pretty, but just didn't work with my stone, finger size, etc. I did however, really like the WG and YG combo. Have sent them back and committed to take a breather to regroup....
Which got me to thinking that I may be suffering from a severe case of DSS, and that maybe instead of investing in a remount, I may want to upgrade. I have a couple issues that I'm hoping the more experienced PS folks and trades people can help me with.
My first hurdle is how to sell/trade my diamond. It's beatiful (to me) but comes with the lesser respected I.G.I certification. For the record, it is a branded "Tolkowsky" diamond - ideal cut, I color, SI(2) clarity, excellent polish and symmetry (assuming the I.G.I has any validity). I've never had an issue with it's appearance and still think she sparkles quite nicely, I just want a little more sparkle! Any thoughts on how to do this?
Secondly, I've been doing a ton of research in hopes of educating myself a bit more on the 4 C's. And while I've always known that cut is job #1, I'm not sure I understand how a diamond's cut is determined. As an example, I stopped into a local independent B&M store and was shown an AGS certified 2.2, I color, SI1 round brilliant. If I plug all the numbers into charts and graphs I find online, it rates as "ideal", but AGS has only graded it a "2" for cut....I'm obviously missing something....can someone help me understand this better?
TIA,
Lynn
Quick summary: ordered the Tessa and two matching bands, worked with Yoni, who was great, to customize a bit (I'm on a mission to remarry WG and YG. The bands came, they were very pretty, but just didn't work with my stone, finger size, etc. I did however, really like the WG and YG combo. Have sent them back and committed to take a breather to regroup....
Which got me to thinking that I may be suffering from a severe case of DSS, and that maybe instead of investing in a remount, I may want to upgrade. I have a couple issues that I'm hoping the more experienced PS folks and trades people can help me with.
My first hurdle is how to sell/trade my diamond. It's beatiful (to me) but comes with the lesser respected I.G.I certification. For the record, it is a branded "Tolkowsky" diamond - ideal cut, I color, SI(2) clarity, excellent polish and symmetry (assuming the I.G.I has any validity). I've never had an issue with it's appearance and still think she sparkles quite nicely, I just want a little more sparkle! Any thoughts on how to do this?
Secondly, I've been doing a ton of research in hopes of educating myself a bit more on the 4 C's. And while I've always known that cut is job #1, I'm not sure I understand how a diamond's cut is determined. As an example, I stopped into a local independent B&M store and was shown an AGS certified 2.2, I color, SI1 round brilliant. If I plug all the numbers into charts and graphs I find online, it rates as "ideal", but AGS has only graded it a "2" for cut....I'm obviously missing something....can someone help me understand this better?
TIA,
Lynn