Question about clarity

[WinkHPD]

Date: 8/15/2009 9:14:47 AM
Author: Lauren Q
Good morning,

I would recommend staying away from all I clairity stones. The inclusions are visible to the unaided eye and the diamond will most likely appear white in color and you will see cracks. When purchasing stones for an engagement ring I recommend VS1 or better. If purchasing for a pendant or studs you can go SI1.

What you are talking about sounds more like the I3 frozen spit I see occassionally, but these are far beyond I1 clarity.

Some of the best values on the market are I1''s that are completely or nearly eye clean from the top. Some I1''s are also some of the worst values on the market as they are so ugly. It is so much more than a clarity grade, it is the cutting, it is the location and nature of the inclusions, it is the degree of mind cleanliness wanted by the buyer, but it is NOT at all what you said.

Many people can not afford to get a well cut high color VS1 or better as you recommend, but are extremely happy with lower color, well cut diamonds well below VS1. Especially when those diamonds come with a good to excellent trade up policy.

I encourage you to go through your diamond boxes and look at diamonds with your eyes, not with the papers in front of you and learn how beautiful the various qualities can be. I hope this does not come accross as harsh, but you will be insulting a LOT of very happy people if you keep intimating that they made bad purchases when in fact they made highly educated choices of the colors, clarities, and cuts that worked to their eye''s and heart''s content.

Wink

 

[Richard Sherwood]

If I were buying for a woman, I would buy SI1 or better.

If I were buying for myself, I would consider I1 or better.

I2 is just too included, or has durability issues.

 

[Ellen]

Date: 8/15/2009 8:59:15 PM
Author: Lynn B

Date: 8/15/2009 10:12:53 AM
Author: Ellen

Indeed! I love to use Miss Lynn''s gorgeous ring as an example of so many good things. This shows just how good it can get with a very well cut stone, CUT being key. This is a 2.36, J SI2. Hard to believe, and eyeclean!

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/finally-gorgeous-new-fishtail-pave-set-from-wf.46129/


*swoon*

Awwwww, that was fun, Miss Ellen... getting an honorable mention in this thread!!! *Thanks!!!*

[blushes modestly!]

Well, I have never seen a well cut I1 or lower diamond IRL, but I have to say that I would not BLINK TWICE about considering a well-cut I1 (or lower, if available) stone from Wink, or GOG, or any of our PS vendors. Zales or Kings or Kays... um, not so much!

But maaaaaaaaaaan, there are some KILLER I1 stones here on PS!

You are quite welcome miss! I seriously have pulled your stone up several times, either as an example of what a well cut J can look like, or as in this case, to show that lower clarity diamonds can indeed be beautiful and eyeclean. Unfortunately many people come here with the notion that lower color/clarity equals ugly, and your diamond so eloquently just smacks that theory right down.

 

[FB.]

Richard

I generally agree with what you say; I would be prepared to accept going down to a good SI2 if I was buying for myself, but would be reluctant to go below VS2 if buying for a woman or as a special present for someone.