I just want to give a bit of advice on shopping for a diamond. I read so many posts which I want to respond to concerning where to buy a diamond but don''t want to sound pushy.
I will share how I bought my diamond and maybe this can help others make a decision. My husband and I bought my diamond from a jewelry store which we have always bought from. The table was 60%, the depth was 63.3. The jeweler told us the cut was Very Good Class 2. .75 H SI2. The color was actually a G-H..very white looking and the SI2 was truly eye clean. But we knew nothing about what to look for in the cut. We were at the mercy of the jeweler.
Then I stumbled upon Pricescope. The more I learned the more I became convinced that my stone did not have the greatest cut. After much confusion I realized I had to go back to the store. Thankfully the store had a great return policy and although we had gone beyond the 30 day money back return period they have a 90 day exchange policy so we were able to pick something else out.
They had a very poor selection of ideals and none that would work for us. The selection was not nearly as great as what is available online but I had no choice. I had to pick something from the store.
Anyway, the only decent cut I could find was a HOF and because they are so expensive I had to go smaller in size
. I ended up buying a .655 HSI1 that is beautiful but I did go down in size
(OUCH!) And the stone cost me $800 more! Double OUCH!!! The cut is much better so I can be satisfied. The numbers are right this time and my diamond really sparkles.
But I know that if I could have bought online I would have been able to find a bigger diamond of equal or better quality.
What advice do I want to give? Make sure that wherever you end up buying has a great return policy. And keep in mind that the selection is much better online. There is so much to choose from! I love my diamond but if I had a chance to start over, I would definately order from a vender here on PS. I run numbers through PS and I can get the same or better specs on a diamond and gain 10 points in size for what we paid for my diamond.
I will share how I bought my diamond and maybe this can help others make a decision. My husband and I bought my diamond from a jewelry store which we have always bought from. The table was 60%, the depth was 63.3. The jeweler told us the cut was Very Good Class 2. .75 H SI2. The color was actually a G-H..very white looking and the SI2 was truly eye clean. But we knew nothing about what to look for in the cut. We were at the mercy of the jeweler.
Then I stumbled upon Pricescope. The more I learned the more I became convinced that my stone did not have the greatest cut. After much confusion I realized I had to go back to the store. Thankfully the store had a great return policy and although we had gone beyond the 30 day money back return period they have a 90 day exchange policy so we were able to pick something else out.
They had a very poor selection of ideals and none that would work for us. The selection was not nearly as great as what is available online but I had no choice. I had to pick something from the store.
Anyway, the only decent cut I could find was a HOF and because they are so expensive I had to go smaller in size
But I know that if I could have bought online I would have been able to find a bigger diamond of equal or better quality.
What advice do I want to give? Make sure that wherever you end up buying has a great return policy. And keep in mind that the selection is much better online. There is so much to choose from! I love my diamond but if I had a chance to start over, I would definately order from a vender here on PS. I run numbers through PS and I can get the same or better specs on a diamond and gain 10 points in size for what we paid for my diamond.
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