Mashira
Brilliant_Rock
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- Jun 29, 2010
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Mmmkay, so my last post on here was about color, and I got wonderful answers. I've more or less decided that my color range will be
H-I. For those that don't know, I'm looking for a princess cut diamond. Now... here is where it gets tricky...
I have been looking a lot at carat weight, spread, and cut. The 'top view' is probably one of the most important things to me about
the overall look of the diamond, coming in just after cut. I did a little experiment and drew on a blank sheet of paper the size I
would like my diamond show from the top view. This came in at 6.8mm x 6.8mm Now the question is... how does this relate to carat weight,
considering different spreads? I have seen 1.6 carat princesses that have a spread of 6.5mm and I've also seen 1.9 carat princesses with
a spread of 6.5mm. This tells me that the depth, somehow, though not directly, effects the spread. My other concern would be how does
the spread effect the cut? I'm so lost on this topic... Lastly, to make it even more complicated... the diamond I am looking for needs
a l/w ratio of 1.00 to 1.02 because the setting puts it in an angle (sideways, see link below).
http://www.simongjewelry.com/details.php?products_id=2010&categories_id=23&
I'm losing my mind over here. I can't wrap my mind around these concepts. All I really know is that I want a 6.8mm spread in a 1.00 - 1.002
ratio with a beautiful cut so I guess the question is what carat range does that put me in? And with a budget of $8,500 is this reasonable?
(Other specs being H-I color, VS1-VS2 or possibly an eye clean SI1) Note: 'eye clean' to me means that I personally cannot see an inclusion
at 7-9 inches away.
*sighs and develops a throbbing headache*
Any help/advice/information would be very much appreciated!
H-I. For those that don't know, I'm looking for a princess cut diamond. Now... here is where it gets tricky...
I have been looking a lot at carat weight, spread, and cut. The 'top view' is probably one of the most important things to me about
the overall look of the diamond, coming in just after cut. I did a little experiment and drew on a blank sheet of paper the size I
would like my diamond show from the top view. This came in at 6.8mm x 6.8mm Now the question is... how does this relate to carat weight,
considering different spreads? I have seen 1.6 carat princesses that have a spread of 6.5mm and I've also seen 1.9 carat princesses with
a spread of 6.5mm. This tells me that the depth, somehow, though not directly, effects the spread. My other concern would be how does
the spread effect the cut? I'm so lost on this topic... Lastly, to make it even more complicated... the diamond I am looking for needs
a l/w ratio of 1.00 to 1.02 because the setting puts it in an angle (sideways, see link below).
http://www.simongjewelry.com/details.php?products_id=2010&categories_id=23&
I'm losing my mind over here. I can't wrap my mind around these concepts. All I really know is that I want a 6.8mm spread in a 1.00 - 1.002
ratio with a beautiful cut so I guess the question is what carat range does that put me in? And with a budget of $8,500 is this reasonable?
(Other specs being H-I color, VS1-VS2 or possibly an eye clean SI1) Note: 'eye clean' to me means that I personally cannot see an inclusion
at 7-9 inches away.
*sighs and develops a throbbing headache*
Any help/advice/information would be very much appreciated!