He has access to anything in New York. Enchanted is included obviously. I would like to use him and would like the nicest stone possible for 4.3k max.msop04|1422641998|3824511 said:OP, the burning question is... Are you dead set on using "your guy"?? It would be a lot easier for PS members to help you get the best deal on a quality diamond for your lady if you are open to other vendors.
n64bomb|1422925650|3826283 said:Dude, people keep pushing the ideal cut, but that may not be necessary in your situation.
You should go for SI1++ or greater eyeclean center 0.85-0.88 ct. none or slight fluorescence, F-H or better color, girdle thickness thin to slightly thick. Cut needs to be excellent or greater with polish and symmetry both at least very good. Comparison of angles is best for cut. Culet small or less in size. Only ags/gia certificates.
2 things
1. An ideal cut isn't necessary. Excellent will be fine. Gia excellent cut grade is a wide classification. The difference between ideal and excellent is a huge difference money wise, but you cant tell the difference with the naked eye. For your budget I wouldn't recommend an ideal cut. I would save the money. Diamonds have diminishing returns as the quality increases. A gia excellent is more than enough so long as the angles aren't horrible (compare the sarin/hca/idealoscope, depending on what you can get from vendor). Dont use the hca as a gospel! Find a gia excellent cut that doesn't have horrendous dimensions and is at least very good/very good on polish and symmetry and you are fine. A lot of people are advising you as if you must get an ideal cut and anything else is completely wrong; that viewpoint is 100% wrong. So just throwing that out there. I would buy an excellent stone and keep the extra money if I couldn't see the difference, but maybe your preference is higher. The difference between an ideal cut and excellent cut is very very small, but the price difference is pretty big, relatively speaking.
2. An excellent gia graded stone with very good/very good polish symmetry vs one as excellent with excellent polish symmetry is not distinguishable at all unless you are in the diamond business and with a powerful microscope. Don't pay for triple excellent gia stones it is a major marketing gimmick.
n64bomb|1422925650|3826283 said:Dude, people keep pushing the ideal cut, but that may not be necessary in your situation.
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Excellent will be fine. Gia excellent cut grade is a wide classification. The difference between ideal and excellent is a huge difference money wise, but you cant tell the difference with the naked eye
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diamondseeker2006|1422941952|3826406 said:Just stopping in to agree. It is very hard to find GIA Ex stones that have the cut of a top ideal cut, but there are some, of course. It is absolutely worth it to me to have ideal cut diamonds. Once you have seen a hearts and arrows top cut diamond, it is very hard to go back. You get what you pay for, and when it comes to something like an engagement ring, it is even more important to get a great cut stone.
Mayk|1422929726|3826328 said:n64bomb|1422925650|3826283 said:Dude, people keep pushing the ideal cut, but that may not be necessary in your situation.
You should go for SI1++ or greater eyeclean center 0.85-0.88 ct. none or slight fluorescence, F-H or better color, girdle thickness thin to slightly thick. Cut needs to be excellent or greater with polish and symmetry both at least very good. Comparison of angles is best for cut. Culet small or less in size. Only ags/gia certificates.
2 things
1. An ideal cut isn't necessary. Excellent will be fine. Gia excellent cut grade is a wide classification. The difference between ideal and excellent is a huge difference money wise, but you cant tell the difference with the naked eye. For your budget I wouldn't recommend an ideal cut. I would save the money. Diamonds have diminishing returns as the quality increases. A gia excellent is more than enough so long as the angles aren't horrible (compare the sarin/hca/idealoscope, depending on what you can get from vendor). Dont use the hca as a gospel! Find a gia excellent cut that doesn't have horrendous dimensions and is at least very good/very good on polish and symmetry and you are fine. A lot of people are advising you as if you must get an ideal cut and anything else is completely wrong; that viewpoint is 100% wrong. So just throwing that out there. I would buy an excellent stone and keep the extra money if I couldn't see the difference, but maybe your preference is higher. The difference between an ideal cut and excellent cut is very very small, but the price difference is pretty big, relatively speaking.
2. An excellent gia graded stone with very good/very good polish symmetry vs one as excellent with excellent polish symmetry is not distinguishable at all unless you are in the diamond business and with a powerful microscope. Don't pay for triple excellent gia stones it is a major marketing gimmick.
This poster trying to tell you what to do didn't take the advice of the people here who have experience and knowledge. Now he's back and thinks he's an expert.
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/did-i-buy-a-diamond-with-a-unsatisfactory-cut.209978/page-2']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/did-i-buy-a-diamond-with-a-unsatisfactory-cut.209978/page-2[/URL]
Ask for help from Gypsy, Diamonseeker, Julie, Rocky Racoon, and there are more Brilliant Rock experts but not this guy...please don't take his advice. He has 16 total posts. He's scary.
Roqsteady|1422993191|3826766 said:Mayk|1422929726|3826328 said:n64bomb|1422925650|3826283 said:Dude, people keep pushing the ideal cut, but that may not be necessary in your situation.
You should go for SI1++ or greater eyeclean center 0.85-0.88 ct. none or slight fluorescence, F-H or better color, girdle thickness thin to slightly thick. Cut needs to be excellent or greater with polish and symmetry both at least very good. Comparison of angles is best for cut. Culet small or less in size. Only ags/gia certificates.
2 things
1. An ideal cut isn't necessary. Excellent will be fine. Gia excellent cut grade is a wide classification. The difference between ideal and excellent is a huge difference money wise, but you cant tell the difference with the naked eye. For your budget I wouldn't recommend an ideal cut. I would save the money. Diamonds have diminishing returns as the quality increases. A gia excellent is more than enough so long as the angles aren't horrible (compare the sarin/hca/idealoscope, depending on what you can get from vendor). Dont use the hca as a gospel! Find a gia excellent cut that doesn't have horrendous dimensions and is at least very good/very good on polish and symmetry and you are fine. A lot of people are advising you as if you must get an ideal cut and anything else is completely wrong; that viewpoint is 100% wrong. So just throwing that out there. I would buy an excellent stone and keep the extra money if I couldn't see the difference, but maybe your preference is higher. The difference between an ideal cut and excellent cut is very very small, but the price difference is pretty big, relatively speaking.
2. An excellent gia graded stone with very good/very good polish symmetry vs one as excellent with excellent polish symmetry is not distinguishable at all unless you are in the diamond business and with a powerful microscope. Don't pay for triple excellent gia stones it is a major marketing gimmick.
This poster trying to tell you what to do didn't take the advice of the people here who have experience and knowledge. Now he's back and thinks he's an expert.
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/did-i-buy-a-diamond-with-a-unsatisfactory-cut.209978/page-2']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/did-i-buy-a-diamond-with-a-unsatisfactory-cut.209978/page-2[/URL]
Ask for help from Gypsy, Diamonseeker, Julie, Rocky Racoon, and there are more Brilliant Rock experts but not this guy...please don't take his advice. He has 16 total posts. He's scary.
He basically came on here to boost his own ego after no one would validate his purchase. It's one thing to know you don't want an ideal cut diamond and to buy it. It's another to rationalize your purchase and berate everyone else who won't buy with the same low standards you would. Plus the arrogance to hop onto a forum after a few months of diamond shopping and reading up articles on "facetware" and think you know more or are suddenly more advanced than consumers and trades people alike who've seen a ton of more diamonds he's seen in his lifetime. Ears will hear what they want to hear, I guess.
Mayk|1426077811|3845479 said:
nyno2010|1426103446|3845695 said:http://www.ebay.com/itm/301533694737?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
How much is this worth? Any better alternatives?
nyno2010|1426105567|3845711 said:Yes it's a wedding present. She does not have a pendant.
Eh. looking for more classy. thanks thoughMayk|1426105618|3845713 said:nyno2010|1426105567|3845711 said:Yes it's a wedding present. She does not have a pendant.
Here's another one in your price range.
http://www.diamondsbylauren.com/index.php/jewelry/sapphire-necklace-58ct-blue-round-brilliant-sapphire-and-diamond-necklace-r6161