Seeking opinions on stone choice!

[Lau]

Hi everyone, I saw this round lgd today and am considering buying it but would love to hear some opinions on quality/value before I make the final decision!

Details: 1.37 ct VS1 H&A ideal cut, E color, HCA 1. $1495. HPHT.

I might be able to price match a bit lower if I dig around enough.

Proportions, 360, in person vids, hearts scope view (I did my best - not sure if issue is angle or if maybe not the most ideal hearts) and ASET (I also did my best here haha) all can be found here:

https://imgur.com/a/shynY6A

Thank you all!!

 

[Kim N]

It's a beautifully cut stone! On a quick search through a few dozen stones, I couldn't find one that was better cut for cheaper. If you can price-match lower, then of course that'd be awesome, but otherwise, I think you found a really great stone for a good price.

 

[DejaWiz]

Hello and welcome to PriceScope, Lau!
Agree with Kim N - you've found a picture-perfect diamond, and huge kudos for getting ASET images to verify the optics!

 

[Lau]

That is wonderful to hear, thank you so much for taking a look @Kim N and @DejaWiz !!

 

[Lau]

Hello again and happy holidays!! I very much appreciate those that took a look at my photos and details when I posted originally! I went ahead and purchased, but still had some follow up questions that have come up, and I'm within the return window. I recently received this additional photo of the diamond after asking the jeweler about tint/nuance because I hadn't specifically asked about it before, and didn't really look for grey/blue when I saw it in person, but rather just yellow. I know the best/only way to really look at tint/nuance is on its side, but honestly, I still can't tell anything from this new picture. Is this photo useful to those with a better eye? And if so, does it show any grey or blue to a concerning degree? I don't mind a little, but I would hope it's not obvious if, say, I put a pave wedding band right next to it one day that has no tinted/nuanced diamonds.

I wonder if I'd need to ask for a photo next to a natural diamond of the same color grade?

Thank you all again for your expertise!!!

Photo:

https://imgur.com/a/PzpAQjj

 

[Kim N]

I don't believe it has blue nuance. Have you been able to bring it around your usual lighting environments to see how it performs and how the color looks?

 

[Lau]

Thanks for taking a look again! When I saw it in person I tried to get as many different lighting environments as possible, but didn't end up with more environments than by the window in direct/indirect light which can be seen in the videos/photos in my first post. It looked fine to me there but I didn't have any 'control' or equivalent non-lab comparison. This jeweler is also setting the diamond, and furthermore is in a different city, so I haven't had the diamond in hand at home. I was in the jeweler's city to see my family last month which is how I saw it in person initially. Unfortunately it's looking like I won't receive the finished ring product until the return window is over at the end of January since the ring isn't in production yet, and that takes 3-4 weeks (getting a 3D resin print delivered tomorrow though). Maybe I can ask for an extention of that return window due to the holidays for peace of mind and see what they say.

 

[Kim N]

Thanks for taking a look again! When I saw it in person I tried to get as many different lighting environments as possible, but didn't end up with more environments than by the window in direct/indirect light which can be seen in the videos/photos in my first post. It looked fine to me there but I didn't have any 'control' or equivalent non-lab comparison. This jeweler is also setting the diamond, and furthermore is in a different city, so I haven't had the diamond in hand at home. I was in the jeweler's city to see my family last month which is how I saw it in person initially. Unfortunately it's looking like I won't receive the finished ring product until the return window is over at the end of January since the ring isn't in production yet, and that takes 3-4 weeks (getting a 3D resin print delivered tomorrow though). Maybe I can ask for an extention of that return window due to the holidays for peace of mind and see what they say.

Yes, it doesn't hurt to ask.

 

[DejaWiz]

I'm not seeing any signs of a Type IIb, either.

 

[Lau]

Thank you both! What about greyness due to non-type 2b/boron? Like perhaps due to titanium or aluminum that's described here: www.adadiamonds.com/assets/synthetic-diamond-facts-and-misconceptions/blue-nuance-in-hpht-lab-diamonds.html

Or perhaps this is quite rare? I haven't found much else on this issue outside this article.

 

[Kim N]

Thank you both! What about greyness due to non-type 2b/boron? Like perhaps due to titanium or aluminum that's described here: www.adadiamonds.com/assets/synthetic-diamond-facts-and-misconceptions/blue-nuance-in-hpht-lab-diamonds.html

Or perhaps this is quite rare? I haven't found much else on this issue outside this article.

That's rare and unlikely to be an issue in your stone.

 

[Lau]

Great, thanks again! I wasn't able to get that return extension for the stone, but this info is comforting. Plus the resin looks good so I'll give the go-ahead for production and maybe I'll still have a day or two after it arrives to change my mind! But I think it will be great, and on the off chance it's not perhaps I'll reset it into something else eventually.