Hello!
I visited the Whiteflash Houston store and enjoyed this diamond I had settled on. Before I buy though, I'd like to get your opinion on my "trade-offs."
I would benefit mentally if this stone was at the VS level but I looked at this one for a long time and was pleased with the inclusions it had since it's SI1. I mainly focused on looping it from the top and side since it will be set in a halo. I'm fairly confident it is 'eye-clean' even though their gemologist listed it as non-eye-clean from 6 inches, but eye-clean from 10 (12?).
Budget for everything is around $20-21k so I figured I have around $18k to spend on the stone. I'd like to maximize color and size (the ACA requirements really impressed me) because the future fiance specifically told me a story about her friends comparing diamonds and one of them being upset that her diamond looked yellow.
This is all a secret, but she has given me some hints as to what she likes. Halo, diamonds down the side of the band, round, oval or cushion cut. I chose a Round just because that's what Whiteflash carried, but I'm open to those other shapes.
I was pleased with a Ritani cushion halo they had in the store.
thank you for any thoughts you have!
I visited the Whiteflash Houston store and enjoyed this diamond I had settled on. Before I buy though, I'd like to get your opinion on my "trade-offs."
I would benefit mentally if this stone was at the VS level but I looked at this one for a long time and was pleased with the inclusions it had since it's SI1. I mainly focused on looping it from the top and side since it will be set in a halo. I'm fairly confident it is 'eye-clean' even though their gemologist listed it as non-eye-clean from 6 inches, but eye-clean from 10 (12?).
Budget for everything is around $20-21k so I figured I have around $18k to spend on the stone. I'd like to maximize color and size (the ACA requirements really impressed me) because the future fiance specifically told me a story about her friends comparing diamonds and one of them being upset that her diamond looked yellow.
This is all a secret, but she has given me some hints as to what she likes. Halo, diamonds down the side of the band, round, oval or cushion cut. I chose a Round just because that's what Whiteflash carried, but I'm open to those other shapes.
I was pleased with a Ritani cushion halo they had in the store.
thank you for any thoughts you have!