Hi all, I've been trying to buy a fancy yellow diamond ring recently and been reading a lot of posts from PriceScope. I've looked at several FIY and FVY rings in person and decided I really prefer FVY rather than FIY. Given that FVY can be less common in some of the branded stores that I have access too, I went to BN and started to see if I can find something online. Also b/c my friend got her colorless diamond ring from BN and raved about it, I wanted to give it a try. I narrowed down to one particular piece now, but still some reservations since it's a large investment and I would very much like to get some advice on it. Please see the link shared below for the diamond and all the details are listed on the website.
Questions:
1. On the GIA report, the symmetry is 'Good'. While I've read posts before that some experts say it's normal that fancy color diamonds sometimes have lower grading on symmetry, but is there a way for me to know if the symmetry being not Excellent/VG actually impacts this particular diamond negatively?
2. With the 360 degree video, I see some dark/black spots as the diamond rotates (red circled below). Is that normal, ie the light reflection of different color? Or is it more like a 'leakage'?
3. Since BN is an online store and does not transfer diamonds, I cannot really see it after I buy it, although they do 30-day free return. Do you recommend only buying something you actually like in person, because pictures are not always accurate especially for fancy colored (for which we normally value color the most)? Or do you think the 30x picture and the 360 degree view would be sufficient enough to evaluate? Also if anyone had experience with BN colored diamond, how would you recommend?
4. Judging by the picture, can someone share thoughts on what you think of the color richness? I know that even for FVY, there's still a wide range of yellow color. And I personally prefer something that's warmer, more orangy, but not brown, also not green. I tried to find something I thought was rich, but still when I looked at some other yellow diamonds (ie, what Graff showed), it just looks so different? Do you think Graff is showing more FVOY maybe? And that doesn't necessarily mean this one is not a good yellow?
5. I've read some price chart before on similar diamond, ie, FVY/2ct/IF and the price range was 30k-40k. I know that was current, but overall do you think this one is fairly priced or overpriced?
Sorry for the long post and many questions, and really really appreciate everyone's input in advance!
Pic for question 2 - dark spot
Picture for 4 - Graff diamond
Questions:
1. On the GIA report, the symmetry is 'Good'. While I've read posts before that some experts say it's normal that fancy color diamonds sometimes have lower grading on symmetry, but is there a way for me to know if the symmetry being not Excellent/VG actually impacts this particular diamond negatively?
2. With the 360 degree video, I see some dark/black spots as the diamond rotates (red circled below). Is that normal, ie the light reflection of different color? Or is it more like a 'leakage'?
3. Since BN is an online store and does not transfer diamonds, I cannot really see it after I buy it, although they do 30-day free return. Do you recommend only buying something you actually like in person, because pictures are not always accurate especially for fancy colored (for which we normally value color the most)? Or do you think the 30x picture and the 360 degree view would be sufficient enough to evaluate? Also if anyone had experience with BN colored diamond, how would you recommend?
4. Judging by the picture, can someone share thoughts on what you think of the color richness? I know that even for FVY, there's still a wide range of yellow color. And I personally prefer something that's warmer, more orangy, but not brown, also not green. I tried to find something I thought was rich, but still when I looked at some other yellow diamonds (ie, what Graff showed), it just looks so different? Do you think Graff is showing more FVOY maybe? And that doesn't necessarily mean this one is not a good yellow?
5. I've read some price chart before on similar diamond, ie, FVY/2ct/IF and the price range was 30k-40k. I know that was current, but overall do you think this one is fairly priced or overpriced?
Sorry for the long post and many questions, and really really appreciate everyone's input in advance!
Pic for question 2 - dark spot
Picture for 4 - Graff diamond
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