How's your search going? I too have an EC diamond that I purchased before speaking up on this forum. I am not in the trade. Personally I think I was really lucky finding the diamond I purchased.
These are some of the tips and resources I used to narrow down my choices.
United Diamonds had work sheets on parameters covering cut, color, dimension ratios etc.
GIA has fantastic teaching tools to define inclusions and how they can impact a diamond as well as color grading.
An appraiser I previously utilized advised to avoid extremes in cut, " Very and Extremely". Very thick or Extremely thick" . Same goes for the Extremely and Very Thin cut.
Another pointer the appraiser mentioned was forget F/ IF( internally flawless or flawless). Which I basically ignored.
Some purist don't recommend choosing a color grade below the D,E,F range that this cut shows the warmth of a diamond's color. My diamond was graded by GIA as G and it's lovely.( My opinion only and to me that's the one that counts). Today if I were to do it all over again I might go further down color wise and risk a lower grade ( I went with a VVS1) being mindful what the inclusions were and where. The cut and ratios are what gave me the sparkle and hall of mirrors affect I wanted.
I was fortunate that I was able to review the diamonds from Blue Nile in my home before I made my purchase. Many of the diamond companies have great return policies ( this is where Brian Gavin failed miserably with me, which is why I can't recommend them).
As for florescence, it can cause a haze or greasy appearance to a diamond or it can whiten a diamond that has a warmer tone. Again it helps to see the diamond and how it performs in a variety of light circumstances.
As for your intended, it would help to see if your future sister in law can sleuth out some details ( design, color sensitivity, metal preferences, shape). Have future sister in law try on a ring your intended wears or vice versa, you'll have her ring size then. Thank you for including us in this journey, can't wait to see what you choose and the end result.
I'll include a picture of my ring and it's details.
Ratio 1.45
Dimensions 9.09 X 6.26 X 4.07 mm
Crown height 11.2%
Table 63%
Depth 65%
Girdle medium to slightly thick
How's your search going? I too have an EC diamond that I purchased before speaking up on this forum. I am not in the trade. Personally I think I was really lucky finding the diamond I purchased.
These are some of the tips and resources I used to narrow down my choices.
United Diamonds had work sheets on parameters covering cut, color, dimension ratios etc.
GIA has fantastic teaching tools to define inclusions and how they can impact a diamond as well as color grading.
An appraiser I previously utilized advised to avoid extremes in cut, " Very and Extremely". Very thick or Extremely thick" . Same goes for the Extremely and Very Thin cut.
Another pointer the appraiser mentioned was forget F/ IF( internally flawless or flawless). Which I basically ignored.
Some purist don't recommend choosing a color grade below the D,E,F range that this cut shows the warmth of a diamond's color. My diamond was graded by GIA as G and it's lovely.( My opinion only and to me that's the one that counts). Today if I were to do it all over again I might go further down color wise and risk a lower grade ( I went with a VVS1) being mindful what the inclusions were and where. The cut and ratios are what gave me the sparkle and hall of mirrors affect I wanted.
I was fortunate that I was able to review the diamonds from Blue Nile in my home before I made my purchase. Many of the diamond companies have great return policies ( this is where Brian Gavin failed miserably with me, which is why I can't recommend them).
As for florescence, it can cause a haze or greasy appearance to a diamond or it can whiten a diamond that has a warmer tone. Again it helps to see the diamond and how it performs in a variety of light circumstances.
As for your intended, it would help to see if your future sister in law can sleuth out some details ( design, color sensitivity, metal preferences, shape). Have future sister in law try on a ring your intended wears or vice versa, you'll have her ring size then. Thank you for including us in this journey, can't wait to see what you choose and the end result.
I'll include a picture of my ring and it's details.
Ratio 1.45
Dimensions 9.09 X 6.26 X 4.07 mm
Crown height 11.2%
Table 63%
Depth 65%
Girdle medium to slightly thick
Maybe not helpful, because the stones are very different sized, but I have an emerald cut ring and a bracelet that has tycoon cuts. My ring needs cleaning.
Big difference.
Sorry for the snail mail here! Been preoccupied with this, but thank you for the post. Sounds like if I want to go for a diamond like yours I should focus on colour before clarity.
At this point in time I would honestly just love someone to show me an EC diamond around the 1.5ct mark which is the best in their point of view for around $8.5kUSD and be done with it. But I have got the sister in law to sleuth for me, hopefully I will get more clarity (haha).
In regards to what I believe she likes this is the ring from her Pinterest/what she has shown her sister before.
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