Question on 60% table

[buffalojeep]

Am I losing much brilliance with the dimensions on this diamond? Is it a good deal or should I be suspicious?

1.38 carat
G color
SI1
table 60%
depth 62%
EGL cert
$6,350
Think polish and sym is VG / VG

Thanks

 

[Mara]

Date: 2/22/2005 12:23:41 AM
Author:buffalojeep
Am I losing much brilliance with the dimensions on this diamond? Is it a good deal or should I be suspicious?

1.38 carat
G color
SI1
table 60%
depth 62%
EGL cert
$6,350
Think polish and sym is VG / VG

Thanks

You''re losing alot with that stone most likely...seems kind of like a steep deep combo, what are the dimensions in terms of diameter and depth in mm''s?

The price is good, probably priced accordingly considering the cut, the EGL cert as well.

What are your priorities for this stone? Is it biggest or best cut or eye-clean and good color or ? That will help figure out what is going to be the right blend for you.

I had a 1.23 G VS stone that faced up like a 1.35c stone, 61% table and 56.9% depth and I was giving up FIRE and scintillation in that thing, it looked bigger than it was, but chances are your stone does not have that because the depth is higher. So you may not even be getting the bigger stone look tradeoff!

For $6300 I would do something like the 1.25c H SI2 AGS0 H&A that GOG has brokered on their site for $6279. You may trade off a bit of carat weight but you aren''t compromising a thing on cut and H faces up just as white as G (I have had both a G and H and the H looks just as good if not better than the G because of the great cut), and SI2 as long as it''s eye clean is just as good as SI1 but cheaper!

So that''s my two cents. I''ve had a non-ideal stone and having had an ideal, there''s no comparison. But again I don''t know what your priorities are..if its a big stone for the money and a so-so cut...then that sounds like this could be doable.

 

[Colored Gemstone Nut]

Date: 2/22/2005 12:23:41 AM
Author:buffalojeep
Am I losing much brilliance with the dimensions on this diamond? Is it a good deal or should I be suspicious?

1.38 carat
G color
SI1
table 60%
depth 62%
EGL cert
$6,350
Think polish and sym is VG / VG

Thanks

Buffalo:

Were going to need more data than what you posted to make any kind of evaluation.

Do you have access to sarin data for tis stone. Crown Angle, Pavilion Angle, Crown Height..etc...

I did a price search for certed stones with the table and depth dimensions as well as sym/polish being vg/vg you posted and I think this is a fair price considering I generated results for stones certified by AGS, and GIA. I couldn''t find any EGL stones in this category.

With this being said, the EGL lab has been known to be a little loose on their grading. The stone could very wel be a H/si-1.

The table is a little large for my taste, but in order to truly assess this stone which shouldn''t be done by the numbers alone you will need the sarin data I mentioned earlier.

A fair price is one issue, but being relative to beauty I would personally get this stone checked by an appraiser. I like the fire produced in smaller tables, but this very well could be an attractive stone based on what the measurements on the crown and pavilion angle are.

Please post more questions, but for now we will need some more info to help you..

 

[buffalojeep]

Thanks for the feedback. I am working on getting the angles. Right now, the jeweler is waiting for the EGL certificate. I did look at the diamond again and compared it to a 1.32 with a table of 57% and depth of 62%. Of course this one had a D color and EX / VG vs a VG/VG.

However, I thought that I could see more sparkle in the 57% table where the original one looked to have a few more darker spots. Is this what I should be seeing?

 

[Mara]

Date: 2/22/2005 11:10:50 AM
Author: buffalojeep
Thanks for the feedback. I am working on getting the angles. Right now, the jeweler is waiting for the EGL certificate. I did look at the diamond again and compared it to a 1.32 with a table of 57% and depth of 62%. Of course this one had a D color and EX / VG vs a VG/VG.

However, I thought that I could see more sparkle in the 57% table where the original one looked to have a few more darker spots. Is this what I should be seeing?

Chances are if the 57% ends up being a well-cut stone, you will see more sparkle, fire etc in that stone than the 60% stone, I saw alot of white sparkles in my large tabled stone but my ideal stone has so much more going on in various lighting conditions, it''s definitely more ''lively'' than my old stone.

My old stone also had a dark area under the table which always bothered me. Funny thing was that when I got my new stone, my mom who knows nothing about sparklies or diamonds said that it looked much better and that she secretly though the old one was not very pretty. Go figure, shoulda told me that before mom!