top of the range!!!!

[Sharon101]

Hi everyone, I thought I would torment myself by searching for the most expensive price per carat within the IF and D end of the spectrum. I would say roughly for a rb you can get top end for approx. $17000- $30000 plus per carat. I wonder who is buying these diamonds and if they are selling well. It basically meant 3- 5 carats were priced up to $200,000. I would love to see one of these diamonds one day. Any stories anyone???? Are these the stones that movie stars buy...hmmm I wonder????

 

[susi]

Hello, Sharon.....I don''t know who is buying these...maybe some pricescope members

But.....a fun story....some years ago my DH gave me a D colored Oval.....it was beautiful with lovely sparkle and even my jeweler''s benchman was impressed. It had an SI1 clarity rating, however.....

But there was nothing to be seen with the naked eye inside that stone. I enjoyed walking around in the sunlight looking into it and thinking.....this is exactly what a D Flawless "looks like"

I enjoyed that feeling very much....

As to the stars, etc....I don''t know what they buy, probably like us, they try to get a good price for a pretty stone. I would suspect that not all the ones you see are any more "perfect" than pricescope members, and probably our members have the prettier stones since the people here are likely to be better educated about what to look for....and very selective.

And, of course, movie stars aren''t the only people with money....

 

[Sharon101]

I think this is the end of the market where one does not need to juggle the 4 c`s. (No really white J`s for instance!). No trying to balance size with color with clarity and cut. Just get it all!!!! Now, need to slap myself and get back into the real world.

And btw, if you had a D stone that was eye clean.....for all intents and purposes (except selling!) it was a D IF stone. That would be my story.

 

[diagem]

Date: 11/13/2007 7:40:33 AM
Author:Sharon101
Hi everyone, I thought I would torment myself by searching for the most expensive price per carat within the IF and D end of the spectrum. I would say roughly for a rb you can get top end for approx. $17000- $30000 plus per carat. I wonder who is buying these diamonds and if they are selling well. It basically meant 3- 5 carats were priced up to $200,000. I would love to see one of these diamonds one day. Any stories anyone???? Are these the stones that movie stars buy...hmmm I wonder????

Top of the range (as you call it) or the rarest in colorless Diamonds as I would call it will always have a selling address!!!
Some people look and want to buy only the best of the best...

A 3 carat D-FL (top make) will easily surpass the $200K

A 5 carat D-FL " will easily surpass the $500K

And I am not talking "luxury brand stores"

 

[fansynancy]

I think people want the most for their money in every price category. My guess is that celebrities often want designer, clothes, bags and jewelry gratis from the designers in exchange for being seen wearing them. Wealthy people who are not celebrities are usually very careful with their money. That''s how they grew their wealth!

 

[kellyfish]

I always thought that the D, IF''ers were usually the ones that ended up in safe deposit boxes............

 

[Sharon101]

Date: 11/13/2007 8:12:33 AM
Author: DiaGem

Date: 11/13/2007 7:40:33 AM
Author:Sharon101
Hi everyone, I thought I would torment myself by searching for the most expensive price per carat within the IF and D end of the spectrum. I would say roughly for a rb you can get top end for approx. $17000- $30000 plus per carat. I wonder who is buying these diamonds and if they are selling well. It basically meant 3- 5 carats were priced up to $200,000. I would love to see one of these diamonds one day. Any stories anyone???? Are these the stones that movie stars buy...hmmm I wonder????

Top of the range (as you call it) or the rarest in colorless Diamonds as I would call it will always have a selling address!!!
Some people look and want to buy only the best of the best...

A 3 carat D-FL (top make) will easily surpass the $200K

A 5 carat D-FL '' will easily surpass the $500K

And I am not talking ''luxury brand stores''

Are these being worn, or hiden in safes as investment pieces? I hope someone is wearing them!!!!

A funny story sticks in my mind. I went into a very prestegious store to try on rings. The one in the most visual position in the display case caught my eye and I asked to try it on. It was 2 carats and in a very eye pleasing setting. When I inquired about the price (thinking 2 carats is not that big for me to loose face that I couldnt afford it) they answered that it wasnt for sale. And not only that, but the owner said, we would never sell that, its definately not for sale!!! So there was this awkward moment with me wearing this ring that apparantly wasnt for sale, but no explaination. Awkward silence, me waiting for them to elaberate but ....nothing. So I said, is it an investment piece, and they nodded! I couldnt wait to run out! Imagine a shop telling you you cant buy something that they have on display, no sign or anything! It was a very toffy shop, so Im guessing I tried on some D IF ring afterall.

 

[kellyfish]

Is is true that you can degrade an IF or VVS quality stone through normal wear and tear? Example: a IF could become a VVS2?

 

[diagem]

Date: 11/13/2007 8:40:48 AM
Author: Sharon101

Date: 11/13/2007 8:12:33 AM
Author: DiaGem

Date: 11/13/2007 7:40:33 AM
Author:Sharon101
Hi everyone, I thought I would torment myself by searching for the most expensive price per carat within the IF and D end of the spectrum. I would say roughly for a rb you can get top end for approx. $17000- $30000 plus per carat. I wonder who is buying these diamonds and if they are selling well. It basically meant 3- 5 carats were priced up to $200,000. I would love to see one of these diamonds one day. Any stories anyone???? Are these the stones that movie stars buy...hmmm I wonder????

Top of the range (as you call it) or the rarest in colorless Diamonds as I would call it will always have a selling address!!!
Some people look and want to buy only the best of the best...

A 3 carat D-FL (top make) will easily surpass the $200K

A 5 carat D-FL '' will easily surpass the $500K

And I am not talking ''luxury brand stores''

Are these being worn, or hiden in safes as investment pieces? I hope someone is wearing them!!!!

A funny story sticks in my mind. I went into a very prestegious store to try on rings. The one in the most visual position in the display case caught my eye and I asked to try it on. It was 2 carats and in a very eye pleasing setting. When I inquired about the price (thinking 2 carats is not that big for me to loose face that I couldnt afford it) they answered that it wasnt for sale. And not only that, but the owner said, we would never sell that, its definately not for sale!!! So there was this awkward moment with me wearing this ring that apparantly wasnt for sale, but no explaination. Awkward silence, me waiting for them to elaberate but ....nothing. So I said, is it an investment piece, and they nodded! I couldnt wait to run out! Imagine a shop telling you you cant buy something that they have on display, no sign or anything! It was a very toffy shop, so Im guessing I tried on some D IF ring afterall.

Maybe it was some historic piece (that the owner wants to keep on display) like for example the Tiffany Yellow which is in their collection since it was cut in the late 1800''s till present day.

But on the other hand..., no one at Tiffany''s would let you or anyone else try it on...

I dont believe the Tiffany Yellow is for sale

 

[diagem]

Date: 11/13/2007 8:51:46 AM
Author: kellyfish
Is is true that you can degrade an IF or VVS quality stone through normal wear and tear? Example: a IF could become a VVS2?

Sure..., if you dang it in its soft points and chip it to the point of an indented natural..., it could even drop to a VS grade..., or even worse!!!

 

[surfgirl]

Date: 11/13/2007 8:08:16 AM
Author: Sharon101
I think this is the end of the market where one does not need to juggle the 4 c`s. (No really white J`s for instance!). No trying to balance size with color with clarity and cut. Just get it all!!!! Now, need to slap myself and get back into the real world.

And btw, if you had a D stone that was eye clean.....for all intents and purposes (except selling!) it was a D IF stone. That would be my story.

Maybe I'm just weird or something but a D/SI1 is not the same thing as a D/IF (no offense Susi!). I mean, I'm all for people loving what they have but the two are quite different IMO.

As to whether or not flawless stones are selling well for those prices...well, if they weren't able to command those selling prices, they'd be cheaper, right? I know people who wanted D/IF stones for the symbolism of a perfect stone. I think that's perfectly okay. Whatever floats their boat. Honestly, if I could have afforded a D/IF antique stone (assuming I could even find one), I would have snapped one up in a heartbeat! I think the only reason anyone has less than that is because of one's budget, yes? If money was no object, why wouldn't you go for the very best? I would.

 

[Sharon101]

Date: 11/13/2007 3:44:07 PM
Author: surfgirl

Date: 11/13/2007 8:08:16 AM
Author: Sharon101
I think this is the end of the market where one does not need to juggle the 4 c`s. (No really white J`s for instance!). No trying to balance size with color with clarity and cut. Just get it all!!!! Now, need to slap myself and get back into the real world.

And btw, if you had a D stone that was eye clean.....for all intents and purposes (except selling!) it was a D IF stone. That would be my story.

Maybe I''m just weird or something but a D/SI1 is not the same thing as a D/IF (no offense Susi!). I mean, I''m all for people loving what they have but the two are quite different IMO.

As to whether or not flawless stones are selling well for those prices...well, if they weren''t able to command those selling prices, they''d be cheaper, right? I know people who wanted D/IF stones for the symbolism of a perfect stone. I think that''s perfectly okay. Whatever floats their boat. Honestly, if I could have afforded a D/IF antique stone (assuming I could even find one), I would have snapped one up in a heartbeat! I think the only reason anyone has less than that is because of one''s budget, yes? If money was no object, why wouldn''t you go for the very best? I would.

Surfgirl, re. Susi.....I think you need to realise when people are just joking around!!!!!

And, most of us know the laws of supply and demand!!!!!

 

[:)]

Sharon, have you checked out the celebrity ring thread in diamond hangout? I bet you will like looking at some of the celeb rings!

 

[surfgirl]

Sharon, I wasn't responding to Susi's post directly, nor anything she said, I was responding to your posts and the fact that you were saying a D/SI1 is equal to a D/IF if the former looks "white enough". Both grades are miles apart.

You were joking? I had no idea.

 

[Siamese Kitty]

Date: 11/13/2007 7:48:56 AM
Author: susi
Hello, Sharon.....I don''t know who is buying these...maybe some pricescope members

But.....a fun story....some years ago my DH gave me a D colored Oval.....it was beautiful with lovely sparkle and even my jeweler''s benchman was impressed. It had an SI1 clarity rating, however.....

But there was nothing to be seen with the naked eye inside that stone. I enjoyed walking around in the sunlight looking into it and thinking.....this is exactly what a D Flawless ''looks like''

I had to laugh at your comment because I have definitely walked around thinking this!

Glad to see I''m not a nut, or maybe we both are! haha Anyway, I do realize there is quite a difference between FL and SI-1, but I''ll never afford a D FL and it''s fun to pretend with my eye-clean D.

 

[Sharon101]

Date: 11/13/2007 8:43:31 PM
Author: surfgirl
Sharon, I wasn''t responding to Susi''s post directly, nor anything she said, I was responding to your posts and the fact that you were saying a D/SI1 is equal to a D/IF if the former looks ''white enough''. Both grades are miles apart.

You were joking? I had no idea.

Surfgirl, I think the fact is you misinterpreted what I said. We were talking in jest about imagining and pretenting!!!! LOL

I would never think a D/SI is equal to a D/IF.......that would be very silly. But, in the context of the discussion at hand.....it was appropriate to play along with the idea of them being the same to the wearer....you know for fun....as in a humerous conversation....letting the imagination run free....not taking oneself too seriously....using words to convey humour.

 

[Sharon101]

Date: 11/13/2007 7:52:55 PM
Author:
Sharon, have you checked out the celebrity ring thread in diamond hangout? I bet you will like looking at some of the celeb rings!

Yes I have spent much time drooling over there. And most unfair.....most of the celebs get double benefit from having both huge rocks and skinny fingers!!!!!

My next project after my current one will be to get a huge aquamarine, as big as I can afford, and have it made into a ring with some side diamonds or a halo. This will hopefully give me the huge rock effect that I could never afford in a diamond. I would like it to be celebrity size!!!!!

 

[diagem]

Simple equation...

[D-SI1 - SI1 = D - Internally Flawless..., or maybe even better....., D-Flawless]

 

[Siamese Kitty]

Date: 11/14/2007 9:07:48 AM
Author: DiaGem
Simple equation...

[D-SI1 - SI1 = D - Internally Flawless..., or maybe even better....., D-Flawless]

I sooo want to understand!

 

[diagem]

Date: 11/14/2007 2:23:06 PM
Author: Siamese Kitty

Date: 11/14/2007 9:07:48 AM
Author: DiaGem
Simple equation...

[D-SI1 - SI1 = D - Internally Flawless..., or maybe even better....., D-Flawless]

I sooo want to understand!

Try reading up-side-down

It might help

 

[:)]

Date: 11/14/2007 2:33:54 PM
Author: DiaGem

Date: 11/14/2007 2:23:06 PM
Author: Siamese Kitty

Date: 11/14/2007 9:07:48 AM
Author: DiaGem
Simple equation...

[D-SI1 - SI1 = D - Internally Flawless..., or maybe even better....., D-Flawless]

I sooo want to understand!

Try reading up-side-down

It might help

ROFL!