What do you think about this 4 carat?

[orange_horse]

It''s for an engagement ring. Pros? Cons? Thank you.

Price: $53,307.00
Report: GIA
Shape: Asscher
Carat: 4.38
Color: F
Clarity: VS2
Depth: 62.3
Table: 63
Girdle: M-
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Culet: None
Fluorescence: No
Measurements: 9.75-9.61X5.95
Length/Width: 1.01

 

[jjtitus]

holy smokes a ton of money for a diamond.. yikes. i''m glad you can afford that i wish i could

 

[strmrdr]

Its a little shallower than I prefer.
I havent seen one that was under 65% that had the 10 mile deep look.
Can you get pictures and an ideal-scope image?

 

[windowshopper]

seems way too cheap for 4.38............................whose stone is it?

 

[valeria101]

I hope you are no planning to buy that sight unseen, right ?

"Asscher" means a fiery step cut to me. Those numbers are nice enough to deserve a 3D Sarin scan and some $30 investment in Ideal Scope

Unless they can line up half a dozen pieces similar to this hero, and let you choose!

 

[windowshopper]

saw it on whiteflash-guess the price is right.............thought it would be 60,000ish

 

[strmrdr]

If it is on whiteflash''s site and your interested in it Id have them call it in and have Brian call you with the diamond in front of him and discuss it.

 

[orange_horse]

If anyone knows of a retailer that can "line up" half a dozen high quality 4ct asschers, please let me know. I''d love to fly out and see their selection.

This one is somewhere in the $11,500/ct range, which is about right for others I''ve seen through pricescope and through other sources. The stone appears to fit into the classic asscher proportions, and the specs that I have at this point also seem to fall within the class II guidelines.

I''m wondering if anyone can raise a point that maybe I haven''t considered before I go through the process of taking a closer look at this diamond.

Thanks.

 

[strmrdr]

whiteflash.com could do that as well as
goodoldgold.com
niceice.com
winkjones.com
And others.
It depends on what part of the country you want to go too :}
See if they can get a royal asscher in the mix also.
They are a lot more expensive but can be some of the best.

 

[hoorray]

This is the kind of stone that you should get the vendor involved in the search and evaluation process. As you know, it is not a stone that vendors stock multiples of. So, you should establish a relationship with one you feel comfortable with (call a few and talk to them) and let them help in the search process. This is what the ones that have strong inhouse expertise excell in. Ex: WHiteflash would have you talke with Brian the cutter to give you his honest evaluation of the stone if they brought it in. I'm sure Rhino would do his full evaluation if you asked him to, and NiceIce and Wink from Winfields love to go looking for specific stones to match their client's requirements using their experience and expertise to help you sort through the options.

I don't know much about what to look for spec-wise from Asschers, but think that finding a good vendor to help you is probably key to a search like this. You really don't want to be tied to the 1 or 2 stones you find through Internet search engines. Good luck!

 

[valeria101]

Since I meantoned... diamond brokering sounds charming. It''s also a good way to find out how high are jewelers'' costs of having diamonds handed over like that.

Obviously you can use the database, and contact sellers and what not. There isn''t much ado about brokering services from PS sellers - one hardly finds a faint nore hidden somewhere on their websites about this.

This is not always the case: some shops spell it out, like the two pages from Jewelryexpert below:

Story of 3 carat FiY/IF and Diamond Brokering (premium explained too)