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[vir0n]

Hi!

I''m in the market to purchase a diamond for an ering. I wanted to get your opinion on my potential diamond (see below for details). Apparently, the diamond retails for $5,175.00. My price: $2,75.00.

What do you guys think? Would I be paying too much?


Shape: Round
Weight: 0.709
Clarity: SI2
Color: E
Measurements: 5.74 - 5.77 x 3.43 mm
Table: 61
Depth: 59.5999984741211
Crown Angle: 33
Pavillion Angle: 40.8
Culet: NONE
Girdle: SLIGHTLY THICK, FACETED
Polish: VERY GOOD
Symmetry: VERY GOOD
Fluorescence: FAINT
Total Visual Performance: Excellent

 

[Cleo]

Hello and welcome!

The diamond you have chosen does seem to have quite a large table. It is scoring Vg/Ex/Vg/Ex on the HCA (1.7).

The price seems reasonable, but I think I would be inclined to shop around a little more.

For example, GOG have this 0.8ct G SI1 AGS0 H&A diamond for just a little more ($3408 with discount).

http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond.php?d=3048&shape=1&ctMin=0.65&ctMax=0.8&clarity=192&color=12&resultsColumns=268435471&singleResult=1

x x x

 

[Ellen]

I found a comperable one in searching for 1764.00, online. If this is in a retail store, it would most likely be higher, and that difference would not be unheard of.

I think you could do a little bit better in cut though. Depth is ok, and can go to 62. Try to keep the table at 54-58 range. Also, try to keep crown angle closer to 34, up to 41.

 

[kcoursolle]

This diamond will display more white light and will lack in colored light (fire) because of the large table. Some prefer this look, but personally I like a balance with a table between 54-57.

Here are a couple of diamonds you might be interested in: http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/F-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1077185.asp

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/E-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1037406.asp

 

[vir0n]

Thanks for the advice. I''m shopping around a little more to see what I can get...I will definiately be in touch.

 

[swingirl]

Bank wire price $2935.

0.82 ct I SI1. If you don''t mind going down in color.

http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/4201/

 

[Ellen]

Date: 3/31/2008 3:37:12 PM
Author: vir0n
Thanks for the advice. I''m shopping around a little more to see what I can get...I will definiately be in touch.

ERROR, lol. I said crown angle 34 up to 41, NOT. (last number is for pavillion)

Should be, crown angle 34-35. Sorry!


And obviously no one else reads my posts.

 

[Cleo]

Date: 3/31/2008 5:49:26 PM
Author: Ellen

Date: 3/31/2008 3:37:12 PM
Author: vir0n
Thanks for the advice. I''m shopping around a little more to see what I can get...I will definiately be in touch.

ERROR, lol. I said crown angle 34 up to 41, NOT. (last number is for pavillion)

Should be, crown angle 34-35. Sorry!


And obviously no one else reads my posts.

With 12,000+ posts under your belt Ellen, there''s little to no point in me checking your numbers... you and Lorelei are up on my PS Experts pedestal!

x x x

 

[Ellen]

Date: 3/31/2008 5:57:26 PM
Author: Cleo

Date: 3/31/2008 5:49:26 PM
Author: Ellen

ERROR, lol. I said crown angle 34 up to 41, NOT. (last number is for pavillion)

Should be, crown angle 34-35. Sorry!


And obviously no one else reads my posts.

With 12,000+ posts under your belt Ellen, there''s little to no point in me checking your numbers... you and Lorelei are up on my PS Experts pedestal!

x x x

Aw, lol, thank you Cleo. But uh, maybe it wouldn''t hurt. Although I''m not aware of me flubbing things like this too often, who knows?!

 

[shel]

Date: 3/31/2008 5:49:26 PM
Author: Ellen

Date: 3/31/2008 3:37:12 PM

Author: vir0n

Thanks for the advice. I''m shopping around a little more to see what I can get...I will definiately be in touch.

ERROR, lol. I said crown angle 34 up to 41, NOT. (last number is for pavillion)


Should be, crown angle 34-35. Sorry!

I wasn''t going to say anything, but since you caught your mistake, I just wanted to point out that pavilion is spelled with one "L".

 

[Ellen]

Date: 3/31/2008 6:25:45 PM
Author: shel


I wasn''t going to say anything, but since you caught your mistake, I just wanted to point out that pavilion is spelled with one ''L''.

This is really interesting. I read that, and I was like, really? So I searched my spelling on here, and came up with pages of threads. So then I searched one l, same thing. I guess I read more things with two l''s. and didn''t catch things with one. So then I looked it up in the dictionary. lol You are correct, thanks for saying something. Learn something new every day.

 

[Cleo]

Date: 3/31/2008 6:25:45 PM
Author: shel


I wasn''t going to say anything, but since you caught your mistake, I just wanted to point out that pavilion is spelled with one ''L''.

You know what - I was all ready to say it was one of those American/English differences... like colour/color... but you are totally right.

Sitting here with the Oxford English Dictionary on my lap... and I am quite shamed into saying that you are absolutely correct. You know what? I HATE spelling things wrong!! Arrrgh!

Pavilion it is from now on...

Thankyou!

x x x

 

[Ellen]

Date: 3/31/2008 7:00:29 PM
Author: Cleo

You know what - I was all ready to say it was one of those American/English differences... like colour/color... but you are totally right.

Sitting here with the Oxford English Dictionary on my lap... and I am quite shamed into saying that you are absolutely correct. You know what? I HATE spelling things wrong!! Arrrgh!

Pavilion it is from now on...

Thankyou!

x x x

So do I. And the ONLY thing that makes it not quite so bad, is that so many others have too. lol Still, I can''t believe I''ve done that all this time and no one said anything.

Ok, I can believe it in a way, because this board is very polite about those things, but I just can''t believe not one person said something, before now.