hi,
I'm a first time poster to pricescope but this is not my first experience with diamonds.
Here's issue I'm pondering now for an e-ring stone. I can't decide between going with a "branded" super ideal (that's what I did last time) or go with a reputable broker/jeweler. I have contacted one of the latter who has in stock a diamond "cut by the same cutter who produces Brand X". What I am wondering is, are these in some sense the "cast offs" of the branded cutter? Ones that may be GIA-Ex or AGS-0 but not the cream of the crop, hence unwilling to assign brand name? Even when the broker/jeweler has a good reputation, do they have access to the highest quality of cuts? Are there "independent" cutters who don't sell their own brand and supply the independent brokers/jewelers with stones that are as high a quality as what the well-known brands can?
thanks for any input you can offer.
I'm a first time poster to pricescope but this is not my first experience with diamonds.
Here's issue I'm pondering now for an e-ring stone. I can't decide between going with a "branded" super ideal (that's what I did last time) or go with a reputable broker/jeweler. I have contacted one of the latter who has in stock a diamond "cut by the same cutter who produces Brand X". What I am wondering is, are these in some sense the "cast offs" of the branded cutter? Ones that may be GIA-Ex or AGS-0 but not the cream of the crop, hence unwilling to assign brand name? Even when the broker/jeweler has a good reputation, do they have access to the highest quality of cuts? Are there "independent" cutters who don't sell their own brand and supply the independent brokers/jewelers with stones that are as high a quality as what the well-known brands can?
thanks for any input you can offer.