Ready to pull the trigger - Any last minute suggestions?

[james0810]

I am ready to pull the trigger on the following. Is this a good deal at approx $6000 (after the PS and Wire Discount)?

Here is the story: I had a phone consultation with a JA gemologist and here is the summary: "The diamond has excelent fire and great brilliance, and scintillation. It is exceptionally bright and is the best and brightest of the diamonds we discussed. It has a true "I" color that will face up a nice white; The inclusions(twining wisps, feather) blend well, it should face perfectly eye clean to the average eye."

Here are the specs:

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1479512.asp
Carat: 1.046
Cut:Ideal
Color:I
Clarity: SI1
Measurements: 6.53*6.55*4.02
Depth :61.5%
Table: 56.2%
Crown < 34.4%
Pavilion < 41%
HCA: 1.7 (EX, VG, VG, VG)



So what so you?

 

[james0810]

Shameless bump

 

[ddiamond]

I don't understand the phrase "the inclusions blend well," but then again I'm a rookie. It looks like you have chosen to go with 1 carat and you are on a fixed budget trying to get the nicest 1 carat stone you can. You didn't select the Hearts and Arrows cut so I'd look at .85-.99 carat to see if you couldn't find a better cut slightly smaller cut for your budget. Here are some JAs:

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/K-VVS1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1464801.asp

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/F-VS1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1454987.asp

Somethings to consider.

 

[armywife13]

I agree that the inclusions do lend themselves great to being an eye clean stone. As the cert says, the light performance, symmetry and polish are all graded as ASG Ideal 0-and that is awesome!

I think that it looks like a great diamond, you can't go wrong with an ASG Ideal 0!

 

[armywife13]

Oops. Please replace my "ASG"s with AGS. Apparently my morning coffee hadn't kicked in yet when I wrote my above post!