Date: 3/20/2008 11:17:42 AM
Author: mj23
here is the info i have on this stone. any help would be much appreciated.
1.78 carats, G color, VS2 clarity, 7.82-7.86mm, no fluorescence, HRD certified
Girdle 3.5% Medium faceted
Culet pointed
Table width 60%
cr height 13.5%
Pav depth 43%
Proportions Very good
Finish grade Very good
price is $19,000. what do you guys think?
Date: 3/20/2008 2:49:19 PM
Author: Kim N
I prefer a smaller table, 54-57%, so I think 60% is a little large.
If you can stretch the budget a little bit and go to an H color, which is still incredibly white, there is a 2.038 H VS2 A Cut Above available at Whiteflash for about $25K with the PS discount: http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-418636.htm. This is the one I''d go for.
There''s also a beautiful 1.71 G VS1 for about $17.4K with the PS discount: http://www.whiteflash.com/round_ideal_cut/Round-Ideal-Cut-cut-diamond-283314.htm.
I think you just hit the nail on the head. To boot, I think that he''s trying to get your $20k for a diamond that is less than what your $20k would get elsewhere. I would be wary.Date: 3/20/2008 3:26:39 PM
Author: mj23
i really appreciate everyone''s advice so far. i don''t want to be hasty in my decision, but this particular vendor got a great diamond for my brother and is telling me that diamond prices are increasing by the week. i don''t know how much of this is truth and how much of it is that the vendor wants $20k.
Date: 3/20/2008 3:55:56 PM
Author: mj23
personally i am not a big fan of SI stones. after spending so much money, it hurts to see visible inclusions with the naked eye - but that's just me.![]()
Date: 3/20/2008 4:08:20 PM
Author: mj23
i agree - some SI stones look like VS stones, and some look terrible. that was part of the deal with my current vendor - he''d be able to pick out a stone with inclusions in places where the prongs would be (hence making it very difficult to find inclusions even with magnification).
Date: 3/20/2008 4:08:20 PM
Author: mj23
i agree - some SI stones look like VS stones, and some look terrible. that was part of the deal with my current vendor - he''d be able to pick out a stone with inclusions in places where the prongs would be (hence making it very difficult to find inclusions even with magnification).