My Diary - diamond search!

[earth]

Hi,
This forum has been great help to me...all i know about diamonds is through PS.
I plan to keep adding the diamonds i am interested in to this thread ..... please add your comments to my search so that i am able to narrow down to 'perfect beauty' with your help

Before i add any new diamond info here wanted to ask you something:
Which is a better option in with same budget? 0.90 carat with VERY GOOD cut OR 0.80 with IDEAL cut color(H) & clarity(VS2) is same for both....hey measure below 2 in HCA
I was earlier looking at only IDEAL cut & not looking at Very Good cut - is VERY GOOD cut not worth considering even if it HCA is below 2?
thanks!

 

[stone-cold11]

yes, depending on who grades the stone. Get the HCA to below 2 and then get the IS.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 2/1/2010 12:30:50 PM
Author:earth
Hi,
This forum has been great help to me...all i know about diamonds is through PS.
I plan to keep adding the diamonds i am interested in to this thread ..... please add your comments to my search so that i am able to narrow down to 'perfect beauty' with your help

Before i add any new diamond info here wanted to ask you something:
Which is a better option in with same budget? 0.90 carat with VERY GOOD cut OR 0.80 with IDEAL cut color(H) & clarity(VS2) is same for both....hey measure below 2 in HCA
I was earlier looking at only IDEAL cut & not looking at Very Good cut - is VERY GOOD cut not worth considering even if it HCA is below 2?
thanks!

Some GIA Very Good cut grade diamonds can absolutely be well worth considering with a 2>

 

[Todd Gray]

Date: 2/1/2010 12:30:50 PM
Author:earth

Before i add any new diamond info here wanted to ask you something:

Which is a better option in with same budget? 0.90 carat with VERY GOOD cut OR 0.80 with IDEAL cut color(H) & clarity(VS2) is same for both....hey measure below 2 in HCA

It depends on the reason the diamond was given an overall cut rating of Very Good... Is it due to polish, symmetry, proportions, or all three? I''m a big fan of tight, zero ideal cut diamonds - but might consider a diamond which has center range zero ideal proportions, but an overall cut rating of Very Good due to polish... note that I didn''t say symmetry

 

[earth]

Thanks, i will keep looking for VERY GOOD cut as well ... but will keep an on symmetry as Todd suggested.
Search: Number 1
Below is the stone whose florescence is a problem:
Price: $3,017
but the Fluorescence is STRONG medium: should i pass on this one due to fluorescence?

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 2/1/2010 1:48:13 PM
Author: earth
Thanks, i will keep looking for VERY GOOD cut as well ... but will keep an on symmetry as Todd suggested.
Search: Number 1
Below is the stone whose florescence is a problem:
Price: $3,017
but the Fluorescence is STRONG medium: should i pass on this one due to fluorescence?

The diamond has good proportions and strong blue fluorescence is only rarely a problem in so far as it can make a diamond look cloudy in some lights, but the vendor should be able to advise if this is the case - it is rare though that strong fluorescence causes a problem.

Read more here on fluorescence.

 

[stone-cold11]

Looks promising.

 

[earth]

Thanks Lorelie & Stone-cold11!

SEARCH NUMBER 2:
i like this stone but feel it is on little expensive side...what do u think? I like the measurements but is $3327 justified?.... please let me know your thoughts
thanks!

 

[stone-cold11]

What is the symm and polish grade? There might be a discount in price due to the SB Fluor.

 

[Lorelei]

It has definite potential Earth, I assume it is GIA graded and what are the polish and symmetry grades please?

 

[earth]

Date: 2/8/2010 1:50:06 PM
Author: Lorelei
It has definite potential Earth, I assume it is GIA graded and what are the polish and symmetry grades please?

Yes Lorelie..this is the GIA report which i have have copied to my excel chart for stones i like.
Search No. 2:

Symmetry:Excellent
Polish: Excellent

Missed adding symmetry/polish to the excel sheet: will correct it in the main post as well!!

I was thinking this stone is expensive? Do u think it is o.k for the price?

Is the crown height low... was worried about crown angle less than 34?

 

[earth]

Date: 2/8/2010 1:47:30 PM
Author: Stone-cold11
What is the symm and polish grade? There might be a discount in price due to the SB Fluor.

Hi Stone-cold11

This one (search 2) does not have any flour. ...that was for the search no. 1 on top which i rejected. This is a new stone i liked but i feel it is expensive....what do u say?
symmetry & polish are both EXCELLENT

 

[stone-cold11]

Price is a little on the high side, nothing wrong with the crown height/angle.

 

[earth]

Date: 2/8/2010 2:00:16 PM
Author: Stone-cold11
Price is a little on the high side, nothing wrong with the crown height/angle.

Thanks stone-cold,
i think i will not rush with this stone then and look out for others reasonably priced ones.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 2/8/2010 1:54:37 PM
Author: earth

Date: 2/8/2010 1:50:06 PM
Author: Lorelei
It has definite potential Earth, I assume it is GIA graded and what are the polish and symmetry grades please?

Yes Lorelie..this is the GIA report which i have have copied to my excel chart for stones i like.
Search No. 2:

Symmetry:Excellent
Polish: Excellent

Missed adding symmetry/polish to the excel sheet: will correct it in the main post as well!!

I was thinking this stone is expensive? Do u think it is o.k for the price?

Is the crown height low... was worried about crown angle less than 34?

Ok thanks!

The diamond could be a winner, the crown angle is absolutely fine and isn't too low at all. Assuming this diamond is online, the price looks high compared to other comparable diamonds....

 

[Dreamer_D]

I''m waiting for option 3 since I think the price might cause you to reject 2 as well.

 

[earth]

Date: 2/8/2010 2:23:41 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie
I''m waiting for option 3 since I think the price might cause you to reject 2 as well.

yes rejected option 2

 

[earth]

Date: 2/8/2010 2:04:32 PM
Author: Lorelei

Date: 2/8/2010 1:54:37 PM

Author: earth

Date: 2/8/2010 1:50:06 PM

Author: Lorelei

It has definite potential Earth, I assume it is GIA graded and what are the polish and symmetry grades please?

Yes Lorelie..this is the GIA report which i have have copied to my excel chart for stones i like.

Search No. 2:


Symmetry:Excellent

Polish: Excellent


Missed adding symmetry/polish to the excel sheet: will correct it in the main post as well!!


I was thinking this stone is expensive? Do u think it is o.k for the price?


Is the crown height low... was worried about crown angle less than 34?

Ok thanks!


The diamond could be a winner, the crown angle is absolutely fine and isn''t too low at all. Assuming this diamond is online, the price looks high compared to other comparable diamonds....

thansks Lorelie.....looking out for more stones now..will be back !

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 2/8/2010 2:35:19 PM
Author: earth

Date: 2/8/2010 2:04:32 PM
Author: Lorelei

thansks Lorelie.....looking out for more stones now..will be back !

You are most welcome, we will keep an eye out for you!

 

[Demon]

Can someone clear up some confusion for me? In the picture of the HCA score for the .80 diamond that Earth posted (in his/her second post) the diamgram seems to be for a crown of 35 and a pavillion of maybe 40.4 rather than a crown of 34.5 and a pav. of 40.6., which would make the diamond fall in a slightly different spot in the HCA. Incorrect entering of the numbers, or a glitch in the HCA??

 

[earth]

Date: 2/8/2010 2:50:33 PM
Author: Demon
Can someone clear up some confusion for me? In the picture of the HCA score for the .80 diamond that Earth posted (in his/her second post) the diamgram seems to be for a crown of 35 and a pavillion of maybe 40.4 rather than a crown of 34.5 and a pav. of 40.6., which would make the diamond fall in a slightly different spot in the HCA. Incorrect entering of the numbers, or a glitch in the HCA??

is it? let me check...no wonder i was getting this diamond at such an excellent spot... maybe my mistake coz HCA is too correct !

 

[earth]

Date: 2/8/2010 2:50:33 PM
Author: Demon
Can someone clear up some confusion for me? In the picture of the HCA score for the .80 diamond that Earth posted (in his/her second post) the diamgram seems to be for a crown of 35 and a pavillion of maybe 40.4 rather than a crown of 34.5 and a pav. of 40.6., which would make the diamond fall in a slightly different spot in the HCA. Incorrect entering of the numbers, or a glitch in the HCA??

No..i got the same again...performance 0.7 & all 4 are excellent

 

[Demon]

Weird. I just tried it myself and it came up in a different spot on the HCA, with a score of .8, three exellencts and spread very good.

 

[earth]

Date: 2/8/2010 3:25:50 PM
Author: Demon
Weird. I just tried it myself and it came up in a different spot on the HCA, with a score of .8, three exellencts and spread very good.

i have uploaded the pricescope page with the result i got... wow! this is interesting 2 different HCA results for same stone....check out the spread is EXCELLENT!!


But i have anyways rejected this stone due to high price!

 

[stone-cold11]

Huh? What is the problem?

It is a rejection tool, stop playing with it.

 

[earth]

Date: 2/8/2010 4:16:36 PM
Author: Stone-cold11
Huh? What is the problem?


It is a rejection tool, stop playing with it.

:-p

 

[earth]

I am back with 3rd diamond..... the price is $2949 for 0.80 carat stone with below details.....
Is this a good stone for the price or is is little expensive?
thanks!

SEARCH No. 3

 

[stone-cold11]

looks good, price is slightly on the high side.

 

[earth]

Date: 2/16/2010 5:55:19 PM
Author: Stone-cold11
looks good, price is slightly on the high side.

thanks stone-cold!
Do you think this is because of the recent rise in diamond prices that it is expensive & might rise further? I was thinking $2800 would have been the right price for it... what do u think?