What''''s your opinion ?

[rainbow]

Hello,

I''m in the process of purchasing this stone and would like peoples'' opinions.

The specs are;

Carat - 0.44
Color - E
Clarity - VS1
GIA Report
Sym - Excellent
Polish - Excellent
HCA Score 1.1



Thank you !

 

[icekid]

looks like it is probably a nice stone! have you been able to see it yet?

also, if you are interested in buying a larger stone, you could think about going down in claritiy and/or color. for example, to an eye clean SI1/G color.

 

[rainbow]

Oops! Too big, have to try again.

 

[rainbow]

Hello Icekid,

Thanks for the reply, but no I don''t want to go any bigger as it is to fit into an old setting, so I''ve decided if I can''t have a large one I might as well go to as high a quality as I can !

 

[JohnQuixote]

Rainbow,

It sounds like it could be nice. How did you arrive at the HCA prediction? Do you have percentages and angles?

Edited: I see the ideal-scope image now. Good image, and typically more telling than proportions. Of course, I still to see numbers

 

[rainbow]

Hello John,

Yes, I have the angles etc, they are;

Depth 61.1%
Table 55%
Crown Angle 34.3
Pav Angle 40.8

 

[belle]

i bet that is going to be a nice looking stone

do you have the lxwxd measurements?

 

[Maxine]

Poor Rainbow.......These people want EVERYTHING!!!! haha...

 

[strmrdr]

Date: 7/22/2005 11:06:02 AM
Author: rainbow
Hello John,


Yes, I have the angles etc, they are;


Depth 61.1%

Table 55%

Crown Angle 34.3

Pav Angle 40.8

That is one of my favorite combos.
Combined with the information from the IS image it should be one hot diamond :}

 

[belle]

Date: 7/22/2005 11:17:17 AM
Author: Maxine
Poor Rainbow.......These people want EVERYTHING!!!! haha...

yeah, just give me the diamond rainbow!

 

[JohnQuixote]

Date: 7/22/2005 11:19:54 AM
Author: strmrdr

That is one of my favorite combos.

Combined with the information from the IS image it should be one hot diamond :}

Agreed.

 

[kenny]

Just curious.
With perfect numbers, IS image, and HCA score, why wasn't this stone sent to AGS?

Wouldn't an AGS 0 report result in a higher price?

I thought the lesser stones went to EGL or other labs, the bulk of the respectable ones to GIA, and the best to AGS, all three being destine for different niches of the market.
No?

(Post edited after John's response.)

 

[JohnQuixote]

Date: 7/22/2005 11:38:25 AM
Author: kenny
Just curious.

With perfect numbers, IS image, and HCA score why wasn't this stone sent to AGS?

Wouldn't an AGS 0 report bump the price up?

I thought the lesser stones went to EGL, the bulk of them to GIA, and the best to AGS, all three being destin for different niches of the market.

There are no hard, fast rules. It depends on who is sending the diamonds to the lab and the target market. It can also have to do with turnaround time. Some labs are much faster than others.

For instance, we send many of our diamonds to AGS because we like amount of information they provide on the report. They were the first ones bold enough to grade cut. Our market is the internet, where such information is a value-add.

We still send many Expert Selection diamonds to GIA. There are people who call in specifically for a GIA report sometimes. 'On the street,' a GIA report carries a lot of weight due to their age and reputation. GIA paper coupled with a Sarin can indicate traditional ideal proportions. The only unknown is whether polish/sym would receive ideal or ex in the AGS metric.

 

[rainbow]

Hello Belle

The measurements are 4.92 x 4.94 x 3.01.


And thanks everybody for your opinions. It makes me feel better as I am having t buy the stone without seeing it as I''m downunder in Australia.

 

[belle]

thank you rainbow.

that is going to be one awesome looking stone

you will not be dissapointed!

please come back and post pics when you get it.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 7/22/2005 11:19:54 AM
Author: strmrdr

Date: 7/22/2005 11:06:02 AM
Author: rainbow
Hello John,


Yes, I have the angles etc, they are;


Depth 61.1%

Table 55%

Crown Angle 34.3

Pav Angle 40.8

That is one of my favorite combos.
Combined with the information from the IS image it should be one hot diamond :}

strmrdr
how can you tell by the specs that this is a stolen diamond.

 

[strmrdr]

Date: 7/22/2005 9:43:37 PM
Author: Dancing Fire

Date: 7/22/2005 11:19:54 AM

Author: strmrdr

Date: 7/22/2005 11:06:02 AM

Author: rainbow

Hello John,



Yes, I have the angles etc, they are;



Depth 61.1%


Table 55%


Crown Angle 34.3


Pav Angle 40.8

That is one of my favorite combos.

Combined with the information from the IS image it should be one hot diamond :}

strmrdr

how can you tell by the specs that this is a stolen diamond.

well if all was right in the world id own all the diamonds and they would be mine to give away therefore it was hot
ok ok
Other kind of hot as in shooting off sparks of light :}

but i still like the first answer

 

[rainbow]

Thanks for all the reassurances!

I''ll definitely post pics but you will have to wait I''m afraid as I probaly won''t get my hands on the diamond for quite while!!


Thanks again

Vanessa