HELP! 2nd guessing myself

[ajmm723]

I just bought a BN signature ideal 1.24 H SI1 in a cirque setting.

http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-engagement-ring-platinum_7813

It''s certified by GIA as Ex-Ex-Ex on cut, polish and symmetry.
Depth: 61.6%
Table: 57%
Crown angle: 34.7
Pavillion angle: 40.7
Culet: 0.3%

The HCA score is 1.2, rating excellent on all categories except spread.

However, the GCAL / Blue nile certificate shows a picture of the crown and pavillion and the hearts / arrows patterns are not as crisp as I would have imagined.

Considering the HCA score and the 3-ex ratings, am i looking into this too much? I mean, the ring looks beautiful, but I''m wondering if i got a dud (i read that there is a lot of leeway in rating excellent cuts).

I''ve seen a few ACAs from WF (slightly smaller size at 1.2) and the H&A patterns there are flawless. I could purchase the diamond and look for a similar setting like the Danhov S100 but this will cost me an extra thousand.

http://www.danhov.com/?page=collection&catID=2&sub=6&pID=239&startRow=0

Any comments / suggestions are much appreciated!

 

[stone-cold11]

GCAL image is not make to show hearts image, so you will not see anything as crisp as that from a H&A viewer.

That said, BN SI stones generally perform well, just no way to tell if it is a H&A.

 

[JulieN]

it''s fine. once you see it, it''ll blow you away.

 

[ajmm723]

thanks, that makes me feel a lot better!

 

[Dreamer_D]

You have done your due dilligence in the diamond buying process! More than most men do! Rest assured. And come back to post photos!

 

[Lorelei]

Hi ajmm

The diamond has excellent numbers and is about as safe as you can get without images, although there are no guarantees, the chances are it will be a superb stone.

With the GCAL images, I can''t see them that clearly unfortunately in order to judge overall cut precision necessary for h&a diamonds.

 

[Paul-Antwerp]

Thank you for the very qualified response, Lorelei.

To the OP, you are asking basically two questions.

1. You wonder whether you got a dud. Based upon the basic numbers provided, they are excellent, and it is safe to say that this stone is not a dud.

2. You wonder if the stone is a H&A, and whether you should have gotten one instead. With the info provided, it is impossible to say if the stone is an H&A. Whether you should have gotten a H&A instead depends only on your personal preference. Only you can answer that question.

Live long,

 

[ajmm723]

thanks to all, i took the ring to an appraiser and he was very impressed! i am attaching a few pics so you can take a look yourselves:



anyways, thanks to all forum members who posted on this and my previous post, glad to know that there a lot of friendly people willing to help out!

ajm

 

[ajmm723]

here''s another view!

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 2/7/2010 1:22:36 PM
Author: ajmm723
thanks to all, i took the ring to an appraiser and he was very impressed! i am attaching a few pics so you can take a look yourselves:



anyways, thanks to all forum members who posted on this and my previous post, glad to know that there a lot of friendly people willing to help out!

ajm

It looks great!

 

[Dreamer_D]

It looks awesome! And BIG!

 

[denverappraiser]

Very pretty ring. Congratulations.

I’m a little late to this thread but I’m confused. Did GCAL and/or Blue Nile even claim that it has hearts and arrows patterning or are you just assuming that it should because it’s a round stone in their ‘signature ideal’ collection?

Neil Beaty
GG(GIA) ICGA(AGS) NAJA
Professional Appraisals in Denver

 

[ajmm723]

no, they did not make such a claim. i was mistakenly looking at a magnified photo on the gcal certificate and was comparing this image to idealscope images i found on whiteflash. but i was told above that these images can''t be compared, and that i''d have to put the ring under an idealscope to see if it has the h&a pattern.

 

[yssie]

It does look lovely