Thoughts on this Diamond?? Looking to purchase.

[grayrh42]

Have been looking at quite a few diamonds recently and am really happy with this one. Interested in what other people think and if I am missing anything. I would be putting it in this ring from Bluenile.com

http://www.bluenile.com/fluted-solitaire-platinum-engagement-ring-settting_25662

Here is the diamond specs.

Diamond Details
Stock number: LD02977337
Carat weight:
0.88
Cut: Very Good
Color: G
Clarity: VVS1
Depth %:
59.6%
Table %:
60%
Polish:
Excellent
Symmetry:
Very Good
Girdle:
Medium to Thick
Culet:
None
Fluorescence:
Strong
Measurements: 7.73 x 5.45 x 3.25 mm
Length/width ratio:
1.42
Cut: Very Good
This diamond has been cut to allow it to reflect nearly all light as fire and brilliance. This is an outstanding cut with a negligible visible difference from an ideal-cut diamond, but at a lower price.
Color: G
This diamond is nearly colorless. A diamond with G-color has an extremely faint tint that is only noticeable to a trained gemologist. G-color diamonds make for beautiful jewelry and they offer an outstanding value, since they are less expensive than the colorless grades, but appear to the eye to be colorless when mounted.
Clarity: VVS1
This diamond has very few, very tiny inclusions. The inclusions in this diamond are virtually unidentifiable even when viewed under a microscope at 30x power magnification. Diamonds of this grade of clarity are extremely rare.

 

[Christina...]

It's virtually impossible to determine how a fancy shaped stone will perform based on a static image alone. Have you seen this diamond in person? Do you have access to ASET images?

ETA AGS is currently the only lab grading cut in fancy shape stones. If this diamond isn't graded by AGS then the cut grade was determined by the vendor alone and is essentially meaningless as a guage for light performance.

 

[grayrh42]

I have not been able to see the stone in person and as far as I know, Bluenile does not do ASET images. I realize that you cannot 100% judge the diamond on the static image, although the bowtie was evident on another one I looked at, but absent purchasing the ring and then returning it for a full refund if there is an issue I am not sure how else you can judge.

 

[Christina...]

You may find this helpful...https://www.pricescope.com/wiki/diamonds/oval-cut-diamond You could also purchase your own personal ASET to use at home to evaluate the stone. Are you set on using BN as your vendor?

 

[grayrh42]

I did look at that page and used that info in making sure this particular stone fit in those guidelines and price. I am sure that once i receive the ring I wouldn't need the aset as I would be able to see how the diamond performs at that point.

I went with BN because they had the ring style that I liked, had a diamond that seems, sans the aset, that it is quality and offers the free and full refund.