Hi all,
I've been looking here and there for a diamond for an engagement ring over the past few months, and was wondering if you had any opinions or thoughts on my search so far. I have done a fair bit of reading through this site and others and also wanted to know if I was on the right track. I admit that I have been fairly busy with work and travel, so my research is not as thorough as it usually is, but here I go!
Carat - 2 ct+ (I know, but it's like the difference between scoring a 89 and a 90. One is an A, and one is a B - there have to be lines somewhere).
Clarity - VS2+, but eye clean SI1 is totally an option (who defines eye clean?)
Fluorescence - slight? I guess what I am saying is that "none" is not something I care about/for.
Color - H+
Table - 53 - 58%
Depth - 60 - 62%
Crown Angle - 34 - 35
Pavilion Angle - 41 - 40.6
Girdle - thin to med
Culet - none
HCA score - 2+
Oh right - budget - 25000 USD. A penny saved is a penny earned... or rather a penny put towards the setting.
On that note, I would like to get the stone set locally, and understand that she'd like her ring to be either a solitaire setting, or with a with some smaller stones - like pave. No halo. I have visited with a local jeweler in Chicago (highly recommended by a close friend) to discuss settings, so I'm pretty set on what's going on here.
So my questions:
* To confirm, I understand that cut quality and related light performance is fairly important with round brilliant stones. Are my geometry values on point, too narrow, or too wide?
* With my online search currently being mostly cut focused, AGS0 cut graded diamonds are really intriguing. With that, I do worry about the grade differences on color and to a lesser extent on clarity, when compared against GIA stones. I do want a brilliant and lively stone - but I also don't want to overpay just for fancy cut evaluations when geometry may be good enough. Does my reasoning make sense? Should I be working with the above geometries and with GIA grading? Are there tolerances or buffer I should give when selecting AGS? Any guidance here would be great - there aren't many sources about this on the internet.
* Jewelers far and wide have told me that I should not really focus on clarity. So as long as it is eye clean, it's all good, right? I just need some prosumer/internet stranger affirmation of this...
* I am fairly color sensitive - but also I understand that the setting, lighting, time of day, mood, etc. can all affect color perception. Generally, is H an okay floor for a round brilliant diamond?
* I am a firm proponent of sticking to your budget, yet I only plan on purchasing an engagement ring once in my life, so maybe I can splurge. With the characteristics described, is 25000 USD a reasonable budget?
Lastly, here is an example of a stone that I really liked from looking at the face up/ASET/hearts/arrows images - but is sadly out of my price range, and also no longer available.
https://enchanteddiamonds.com/diamonds/view/R207-6RR6VB
Anyways - your thoughts are greatly appreciated!
I've been looking here and there for a diamond for an engagement ring over the past few months, and was wondering if you had any opinions or thoughts on my search so far. I have done a fair bit of reading through this site and others and also wanted to know if I was on the right track. I admit that I have been fairly busy with work and travel, so my research is not as thorough as it usually is, but here I go!
Carat - 2 ct+ (I know, but it's like the difference between scoring a 89 and a 90. One is an A, and one is a B - there have to be lines somewhere).
Clarity - VS2+, but eye clean SI1 is totally an option (who defines eye clean?)
Fluorescence - slight? I guess what I am saying is that "none" is not something I care about/for.
Color - H+
Table - 53 - 58%
Depth - 60 - 62%
Crown Angle - 34 - 35
Pavilion Angle - 41 - 40.6
Girdle - thin to med
Culet - none
HCA score - 2+
Oh right - budget - 25000 USD. A penny saved is a penny earned... or rather a penny put towards the setting.
On that note, I would like to get the stone set locally, and understand that she'd like her ring to be either a solitaire setting, or with a with some smaller stones - like pave. No halo. I have visited with a local jeweler in Chicago (highly recommended by a close friend) to discuss settings, so I'm pretty set on what's going on here.
So my questions:
* To confirm, I understand that cut quality and related light performance is fairly important with round brilliant stones. Are my geometry values on point, too narrow, or too wide?
* With my online search currently being mostly cut focused, AGS0 cut graded diamonds are really intriguing. With that, I do worry about the grade differences on color and to a lesser extent on clarity, when compared against GIA stones. I do want a brilliant and lively stone - but I also don't want to overpay just for fancy cut evaluations when geometry may be good enough. Does my reasoning make sense? Should I be working with the above geometries and with GIA grading? Are there tolerances or buffer I should give when selecting AGS? Any guidance here would be great - there aren't many sources about this on the internet.
* Jewelers far and wide have told me that I should not really focus on clarity. So as long as it is eye clean, it's all good, right? I just need some prosumer/internet stranger affirmation of this...
* I am fairly color sensitive - but also I understand that the setting, lighting, time of day, mood, etc. can all affect color perception. Generally, is H an okay floor for a round brilliant diamond?
* I am a firm proponent of sticking to your budget, yet I only plan on purchasing an engagement ring once in my life, so maybe I can splurge. With the characteristics described, is 25000 USD a reasonable budget?
Lastly, here is an example of a stone that I really liked from looking at the face up/ASET/hearts/arrows images - but is sadly out of my price range, and also no longer available.
https://enchanteddiamonds.com/diamonds/view/R207-6RR6VB
Anyways - your thoughts are greatly appreciated!
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