Hi Everyone,
I have been researching my diamond/engagement ring purchase on the net and PS for the last couple months and finally decided to create an account. There is such a wealth of knowledge on PS and I am glad that I found you guys when I did. So far I have limited my diamond shopping/research to online only and have not ventured into any B&M stores. My budget is $6K total (roughly $5K diamond/$1K setting) and here is what I have narrowed my search down to:
Round with GIA or AGS certs
Cut: Ideal
Clarity: VS1-VS2
Color: G-H
Carat: .90-1.00
I haven''t decided whether I am going to buy online or not, so I am going into Liberty Diamond in Irvine, CA this weekend to check out a selection of stones within those parameters. When I asked, they said that they did have a Sarin Machine and an Ideal Hearts and Arrows view finder but no Ideal Scope. Would you guys still recommend buying an Ideal Scope or do you think that what they have would be sufficient for evaluation purposes? Being that this is my first time going into a store to seriously look at loose stones, is there any other advice that you would give me? This is going to be a big purchase for me, so I definately appreciate all of the help. Thanks you!
I have been researching my diamond/engagement ring purchase on the net and PS for the last couple months and finally decided to create an account. There is such a wealth of knowledge on PS and I am glad that I found you guys when I did. So far I have limited my diamond shopping/research to online only and have not ventured into any B&M stores. My budget is $6K total (roughly $5K diamond/$1K setting) and here is what I have narrowed my search down to:
Round with GIA or AGS certs
Cut: Ideal
Clarity: VS1-VS2
Color: G-H
Carat: .90-1.00
I haven''t decided whether I am going to buy online or not, so I am going into Liberty Diamond in Irvine, CA this weekend to check out a selection of stones within those parameters. When I asked, they said that they did have a Sarin Machine and an Ideal Hearts and Arrows view finder but no Ideal Scope. Would you guys still recommend buying an Ideal Scope or do you think that what they have would be sufficient for evaluation purposes? Being that this is my first time going into a store to seriously look at loose stones, is there any other advice that you would give me? This is going to be a big purchase for me, so I definately appreciate all of the help. Thanks you!