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Well, my diamond ring came today. My husband is out of town so I can''t post pictures tonight which is one reason I am not posting on SMTR. It is a H&A, GIA Ex cut, 1.44 ct. H VS2. It''s in a 6 prong Tiffany setting, and it is beautiful. But....I am not sure it is THE one. It is sort of maddening not to be able to look at more than one stone at a time to compare! I guess I really need to go on a field trip (as my little girl would say) to one of these vendors!
The diamond is very sparkly and I am now sold on the H&A issue (good, one thing resolved). My main qualm is that the table is 54%. That looks a little small to me, probably because my current diamond has a table that is too big. I realize that 99% of the people in the world would not have the slightest idea about table size! Only you on PS can appreciate the dilemma!
I was able to take it a little while ago to a retired jeweler to look at. I had him look at the stone and give me his opinion before showing him the certification. He told me it was a well cut stone, good color (he estimated G without looking at master stones and it is graded H), the inclusions are minor and near the edge where they are slight even with magnification. I think I am okay with the inclusions, although I think I''d really be more content with even higher clarity. But, he said this table size is fine, but that he prefers 56-58%. He agreed with the GIA certification. He told me to avoid EGL certifications (which I already knew, but I appreciated him telling me).
When I look at the diamond, I wonder how much better can they be? Is it worth it to keep looking for the "best" one? Oddly, even though the first diamond I looked at was a 1.66, this one still looks large to me at 1.44. I am even thinking I could go down to a 1.3 and maybe up in color and clarity. But ordering diamonds to look at and then return is a little tiresome, plus it makes me feel so bad to do it. I hate to make all the vendors mad at me.
Then I wonder, is there a perfect stone for me or will nothing ever measure up??? Am I being too picky??? Help...I need a diamond psychologist!!!!!
The diamond is very sparkly and I am now sold on the H&A issue (good, one thing resolved). My main qualm is that the table is 54%. That looks a little small to me, probably because my current diamond has a table that is too big. I realize that 99% of the people in the world would not have the slightest idea about table size! Only you on PS can appreciate the dilemma!
I was able to take it a little while ago to a retired jeweler to look at. I had him look at the stone and give me his opinion before showing him the certification. He told me it was a well cut stone, good color (he estimated G without looking at master stones and it is graded H), the inclusions are minor and near the edge where they are slight even with magnification. I think I am okay with the inclusions, although I think I''d really be more content with even higher clarity. But, he said this table size is fine, but that he prefers 56-58%. He agreed with the GIA certification. He told me to avoid EGL certifications (which I already knew, but I appreciated him telling me).
When I look at the diamond, I wonder how much better can they be? Is it worth it to keep looking for the "best" one? Oddly, even though the first diamond I looked at was a 1.66, this one still looks large to me at 1.44. I am even thinking I could go down to a 1.3 and maybe up in color and clarity. But ordering diamonds to look at and then return is a little tiresome, plus it makes me feel so bad to do it. I hate to make all the vendors mad at me.