Hi all,
I have gone to a couple of jewelers around the boston area and have also consulted bluenile on the internet. After speaking with bluenile, they recommended the following diamond:
GIA Report:
Round Brilliant 6.63-6.66 x 4.07mm 1.08 carat F color SI1 clarity
Depth 61.2% Table 55%
Girdle Thin to Medium
Culet None
Polish/Symmetry Excellent/Excellent
Sarin Report:
diam 6.66mm (6.65-6.67)
depth 4.08mm 61.3%
crown 34.6'' 15.5%
pavil 40.9'' 43.2%
table 3.67mm 55%
culet 0.7% ver. small
girdle 0.7thin - 1.2thin
At first glance, the figures seem close to that of Tolkowsky''s figures for maximum brilliance. Bluenile''s price is $6165 for this stone. Brilliance is very important to me so I should be placing most emphasis on the cut of the stone.
I consulted the diamond hotline (Diamond Cutters Internation) found in Fred Cuellar''s book "How to Buy a Diamond" and gave them all the dimensions and specs. The gentlemen I spoke with said that this was a warped stone since the crown height + pavillion depth + max girdle thickness does not equal the total depth. In fact, its off by 1.7% As it is a warped stone, the gentlemen said that it would only yield about 40% light return despite being ranked as an "Ideal" cut by bluenile. He also said that the stone is only worth about $4500. Additionally, according to Fred Cuellar, no stone over 61% in total depth should be considered Ideal.
Can anyone comment on this? My budget for the diamond is about $6200 and I''m looking for a well proportioned F color VS2/strong SI1 diamond around 1 carat. Additionally, I am not entirely comfortable purchasing online. Unfortunately, the jewelers that I have been to around the boston area carry considerable markups.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
-Jack
I have gone to a couple of jewelers around the boston area and have also consulted bluenile on the internet. After speaking with bluenile, they recommended the following diamond:
GIA Report:
Round Brilliant 6.63-6.66 x 4.07mm 1.08 carat F color SI1 clarity
Depth 61.2% Table 55%
Girdle Thin to Medium
Culet None
Polish/Symmetry Excellent/Excellent
Sarin Report:
diam 6.66mm (6.65-6.67)
depth 4.08mm 61.3%
crown 34.6'' 15.5%
pavil 40.9'' 43.2%
table 3.67mm 55%
culet 0.7% ver. small
girdle 0.7thin - 1.2thin
At first glance, the figures seem close to that of Tolkowsky''s figures for maximum brilliance. Bluenile''s price is $6165 for this stone. Brilliance is very important to me so I should be placing most emphasis on the cut of the stone.
I consulted the diamond hotline (Diamond Cutters Internation) found in Fred Cuellar''s book "How to Buy a Diamond" and gave them all the dimensions and specs. The gentlemen I spoke with said that this was a warped stone since the crown height + pavillion depth + max girdle thickness does not equal the total depth. In fact, its off by 1.7% As it is a warped stone, the gentlemen said that it would only yield about 40% light return despite being ranked as an "Ideal" cut by bluenile. He also said that the stone is only worth about $4500. Additionally, according to Fred Cuellar, no stone over 61% in total depth should be considered Ideal.
Can anyone comment on this? My budget for the diamond is about $6200 and I''m looking for a well proportioned F color VS2/strong SI1 diamond around 1 carat. Additionally, I am not entirely comfortable purchasing online. Unfortunately, the jewelers that I have been to around the boston area carry considerable markups.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
-Jack