Hi everyone!
Before the end of the calendar year I plan to make an honest gal out of my girlfriend and naturally was in the market for a diamond engagement ring. I did a quick search on a sports related BBS that I frequent and found that Pricescope.com was recommended to another individual who had asked about engagement rings in a post dated a couple of years back.
I started into the world of Pricescope only about 3 days ago and am in awe at the wealth of information located at this site. Needless to say it is an unbelievable resource to those who are in the market for such a large expenditure and surprisingly the lone gold standard AFAIK in an industry where information is severely lacking and limited only to the brick and mortar biased salespersons. I feel slightly overwhelmed only because there is such a large amount of knowledge to be had and I feel time crunched since I wish I had started doing my homework weeks ago. Nonetheless, I started reading all the tutorials on this website and looked over a list of reputable online vendors. Picture my luck when I found out that one of the best online diamond vendors is located right in my city (Houston) in Whiteflash
I''ve scheduled an appointment to meet with them and tomorrow I sit down with the VP of Whiteflash, Mr. Brian Gavin, whose credentials far outwegh anything I can summarize about him here. I wanted to ask you guys what questions do you think I should bring to the table, aside from my usual idea about what type of diamond I am in the market for? Here is what I know so far about what I intend on purchasing:
A Princess cut, roughly in the 1 carat range but anything slightly under or slightly over would work just as well.
The cut and color are my two biggest priorities since I would like for it to be "sparkly". My ideal color range is from D-F, although I don''t really know how much difference there is between an F to a G to an H. This is something I will get a chance to look over tomorrow.
Clarity, I presume, goes hand-in-hand, so anything in the VVS1 to VS2 would work, though, again, I''m not too sure how much different a VS2 would be from a S1. I will definitely ask tomorrow.
On their website they offer AGS/GIA certificate info along with an ASET image, where available. I really like their "A Cut Above" Princess diamond which just screams quality. I hope I can find one tomorrow that fits the bill!
Sorry about the length of the post. A few nerves are beginning to sit in since this is my first go round and I kinda wanted to get my whole spiel out, but I''m glad these forums exist to help out those who are seeking some advice
Thanks for reading.
Before the end of the calendar year I plan to make an honest gal out of my girlfriend and naturally was in the market for a diamond engagement ring. I did a quick search on a sports related BBS that I frequent and found that Pricescope.com was recommended to another individual who had asked about engagement rings in a post dated a couple of years back.
I started into the world of Pricescope only about 3 days ago and am in awe at the wealth of information located at this site. Needless to say it is an unbelievable resource to those who are in the market for such a large expenditure and surprisingly the lone gold standard AFAIK in an industry where information is severely lacking and limited only to the brick and mortar biased salespersons. I feel slightly overwhelmed only because there is such a large amount of knowledge to be had and I feel time crunched since I wish I had started doing my homework weeks ago. Nonetheless, I started reading all the tutorials on this website and looked over a list of reputable online vendors. Picture my luck when I found out that one of the best online diamond vendors is located right in my city (Houston) in Whiteflash
I''ve scheduled an appointment to meet with them and tomorrow I sit down with the VP of Whiteflash, Mr. Brian Gavin, whose credentials far outwegh anything I can summarize about him here. I wanted to ask you guys what questions do you think I should bring to the table, aside from my usual idea about what type of diamond I am in the market for? Here is what I know so far about what I intend on purchasing:
A Princess cut, roughly in the 1 carat range but anything slightly under or slightly over would work just as well.
The cut and color are my two biggest priorities since I would like for it to be "sparkly". My ideal color range is from D-F, although I don''t really know how much difference there is between an F to a G to an H. This is something I will get a chance to look over tomorrow.
Clarity, I presume, goes hand-in-hand, so anything in the VVS1 to VS2 would work, though, again, I''m not too sure how much different a VS2 would be from a S1. I will definitely ask tomorrow.
On their website they offer AGS/GIA certificate info along with an ASET image, where available. I really like their "A Cut Above" Princess diamond which just screams quality. I hope I can find one tomorrow that fits the bill!
Sorry about the length of the post. A few nerves are beginning to sit in since this is my first go round and I kinda wanted to get my whole spiel out, but I''m glad these forums exist to help out those who are seeking some advice
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