where to post specs/budget info?
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Indeed it is - if you would like us to find some diamonds for you as suggestions go ahead and post your budget for the diamond and desired specs, then we can look for you.
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Budget for the diamond and its intended purpose ( ring, pendant etc)
Desired carat weight range-
Shape- ( round, pear, oval etc)
Cut quality required ( hearts and arrows if round or square, or non h&a of top cut, fine make etc)-
Colour-
Clarity-
Also preferred vendor benefits such as upgrade policies offered if important to you.
I know Regular Guy that it sounded silly, but I wanted to be sure I was in the right spot! 
Budget - $5k or less, I have a little more but need it for appraisal, mounting, etc.
Carat weight range 1.25 - 1.50 for a solitaire setting on a platinum band
Emerald Cut
Color - no less than I
Cut - no less than Good
Clarity - no less than VS1
Prefer a ratio of approx 1.4 - much less looks too square to me
I looked for similar in house, but nothing comes up. There are several listed in the "all listings" section, but many of them seem as though either the girdle is too thin or too thick, or the depth/table ratio is off.
What do you think of this one? the ratio is a little lower than I would like.
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS2-Ideal-Cut-Emerald-Diamond-1238437.asp
thank you!
Budget - $5k or less, I have a little more but need it for appraisal, mounting, etc.
Carat weight range 1.25 - 1.50 for a solitaire setting on a platinum band
Emerald Cut
Color - no less than I
Cut - no less than Good
Clarity - no less than VS1
Prefer a ratio of approx 1.4 - much less looks too square to me
I looked for similar in house, but nothing comes up. There are several listed in the "all listings" section, but many of them seem as though either the girdle is too thin or too thick, or the depth/table ratio is off.
What do you think of this one? the ratio is a little lower than I would like.
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS2-Ideal-Cut-Emerald-Diamond-1238437.asp
thank you!
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Just link it then I will look for you,Date: 9/30/2009 11:02:01 AM
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I know Regular Guy that it sounded silly, but I wanted to be sure I was in the right spot!
Budget - $5k or less, I have a little more but need it for appraisal, mounting, etc.
Carat weight range 1.25 - 1.50 for a solitaire setting on a platinum band
Emerald Cut
Color - no less than I
Cut - no less than Good
Clarity - no less than VS1
Prefer a ratio of approx 1.4 - much less looks too square to me
I looked for similar in house, but nothing comes up. There are several listed in the 'all listings' section, but many of them seem as though either the girdle is too thin or too thick, or the depth/table ratio is off.
What do you think of this one? the ratio is a little lower than I would like.
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS2-Ideal-Cut-Emerald-Diamond-1238437.asp
thank you!
actually this one might be worth asking JA for an ASET image, that would tell us more.
Also with the girdles sometimes a very thin or very thick area isn't necessarily an issue, always check with a trusted vendor of course but don't automatically reject a diamond in the first instance because of that especially if a good vendor has access to the stone to properly advise. Also there are various proportion configurations which can work well to produce a very attractive EC so although you want to avoid huge tables and depths for example, don't limit yourself too much especially if you have images which give more info on the beauty and cut quality of the diamond.
no--a smaller table often makes for a stunning EC. older EC's often had smaller tables and higher crowns--which made for more light and fire. modern EC's are often glassy due to large tables and minimal crown height. crown height is more important to some degree than table size though. i would ask for a crown height. if its 10 to 15 you may have a doozy of a beauty.
(to comment on your question to Lorelei--if you were buying a much larger stone getting all of your carat weight visible isnt as critical. with smaller carat weight stones i think avoiding paying for carat weight hidden in girdles and depth is more bothersome.)
62 depth/58 crown. 16% crown height. Also--you can "lose" weight in the crown just like the depth but if the stone is well cut the higher crown provides more prismatic light return and the stone has more "volume" to it. there is no magic number of perfection but 1)you have to know all the specs and 2)see it. as i said-- with a 1 carat stone (well any size really but its less of an impact on a 10 carat stone right!) you want as much of it to face up as large as possible so try to avoid a deep stone. that JA stone could be a stunner-but i passed over some stunning but deep stones because i wanted a beautifully performing stone that looked as big as possible.
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No, the ASET will reveal more, also depth doesn't always relate to spread as it does with round diamonds as fancy shapes can hold weight in other areas, as Bgray says it isn't quite as critical as with round stones.
I forgot to mention with the first diamond, if you could ask JA if they could run a Sarin scan on this diamond that would also be very helpful and give us the crown height.
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