Hi everyone -
First off, let me preface this by saying that I''ve spent enough time on PS to know that the questions that I am going to ask are all subjective in nature, and that there is no ''right answer''.
So, long story short, I am looking for an ideal cut RB stone. My budget is around $45k.
I have decided on F color - my fiance is color-sensitive and I want to honor his thoughts about this whole purchase as well as my own.
I had thought that I''d become set on a VS2 stone if possible. I think that it''s a good balance between not ''buying'' clarity beyond what I could ever hope to see 99% of the time. I have been looking in the 2.5 - 3 carat range and, as many of you know, inventory in this range is not *huge*.
I found a 2.7 FVS2 that I love. I thought that it was the perfect fit, because my fiance thought that the 3 caraters looked ''too big'' on my size 5.5 finger. This was not based on cost but on how he thought it looked on my finger. Again, I wanted to honor his perspectives in this search/purchase.
That said, a stone has recently become available that''s an FSI2, 3.7 carats. 3.7!! This is where I begin to feel as if I''m losing my mind. When I first started looking, I was looking at 1.75 - 2 carat stones, then 2.25 - 2.4 carat stones, then 2.5 and up stones... although this is crazy and has to end somwhere... right??
Both the 2.7 and 3.7 are GIA Ex/Ex/Ex, HCA around 1.2, no fluor.
I will admit that perusing the ''Show me your 3+ carat rings'' and the ''Celebrity rings'' threads does little for my feelings of perspective and sanity in this whole process. I feel like I''m losing my grip on reality - or am I??
I don''t know how eye-clean the 3.7 SI2 is - they are looking at it tomorrow and will let me know. Obviously if it is not eye-clean, or has dark inclusions under the table then it would be an immediate pass. I also know that clarity grades are relative to size, so this SI2 might well be like an SI3 or an I in a 1 carat stone.
I guess my questions are: recognizing that this is a personal and subjective call that I need to make for myself, how much would you trade clarity for size, and at what point would you QUIT trading clarity for size and just be delighted with a beautiful, relatively very large stone??
Also, while I know that I would likely get used to a 3.7 ct in short enough order, I also know that based on my geography and social circle (ie: NOT Manhattan, LA, Johannesburg, or the like) that there is surely a point at which a larger sized stone might begin to look... unreal? ... a little *too* over the top?
Curious to get any of your valuable insights...
Thank you!!
First off, let me preface this by saying that I''ve spent enough time on PS to know that the questions that I am going to ask are all subjective in nature, and that there is no ''right answer''.
So, long story short, I am looking for an ideal cut RB stone. My budget is around $45k.
I have decided on F color - my fiance is color-sensitive and I want to honor his thoughts about this whole purchase as well as my own.
I had thought that I''d become set on a VS2 stone if possible. I think that it''s a good balance between not ''buying'' clarity beyond what I could ever hope to see 99% of the time. I have been looking in the 2.5 - 3 carat range and, as many of you know, inventory in this range is not *huge*.
I found a 2.7 FVS2 that I love. I thought that it was the perfect fit, because my fiance thought that the 3 caraters looked ''too big'' on my size 5.5 finger. This was not based on cost but on how he thought it looked on my finger. Again, I wanted to honor his perspectives in this search/purchase.
That said, a stone has recently become available that''s an FSI2, 3.7 carats. 3.7!! This is where I begin to feel as if I''m losing my mind. When I first started looking, I was looking at 1.75 - 2 carat stones, then 2.25 - 2.4 carat stones, then 2.5 and up stones... although this is crazy and has to end somwhere... right??
Both the 2.7 and 3.7 are GIA Ex/Ex/Ex, HCA around 1.2, no fluor.
I will admit that perusing the ''Show me your 3+ carat rings'' and the ''Celebrity rings'' threads does little for my feelings of perspective and sanity in this whole process. I feel like I''m losing my grip on reality - or am I??
I don''t know how eye-clean the 3.7 SI2 is - they are looking at it tomorrow and will let me know. Obviously if it is not eye-clean, or has dark inclusions under the table then it would be an immediate pass. I also know that clarity grades are relative to size, so this SI2 might well be like an SI3 or an I in a 1 carat stone.
I guess my questions are: recognizing that this is a personal and subjective call that I need to make for myself, how much would you trade clarity for size, and at what point would you QUIT trading clarity for size and just be delighted with a beautiful, relatively very large stone??
Also, while I know that I would likely get used to a 3.7 ct in short enough order, I also know that based on my geography and social circle (ie: NOT Manhattan, LA, Johannesburg, or the like) that there is surely a point at which a larger sized stone might begin to look... unreal? ... a little *too* over the top?
Curious to get any of your valuable insights...
Thank you!!
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