Joseph Herrera
Rough_Rock
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- Jul 14, 2024
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Hey All,
I am brand new to the world of diamonds but I have learnt a lot quickly! I recently purchased a lab grown diamond from Ritani for my to-be fiance - I plan to get engaged in 2 weeks. However, now that I have received the diamond, I've noticed quite a bit of windowing on this Emerald cut.
I took it to a couple of local lab grown diamond dealers in Houston to compare it and all of them seemed to be clueless about what I was mentioning, and could only speak to me about the specifications of my and their diamonds - table, depth, etc. I guess this is a good sign that I already know more than them hahah.
Nonetheless, I am looking for advice on what to do moving forward. I thought that after hours of research and searching I would be able to pick out a good diamond from online but I guess this was not the case. My current idea is to propose with a cubic zirconia and continue to look for stones online but making sure I get ASET imaging for each one to really pick out a winner.
Any advice on this topic would help me tons! I've included some images so y'all can see the diamond and let me know if i'm overreacting a bit - I took these pics to emphasize the windowing (the picture with two rings was comparing it to the best stone that the jeweler I visited had, mine is the longer aspect ratio)
IGI stone stats:
Price ~$1500
Carat 2.9
Ratio 1.47
Color: E
Clarity: VS1
Cut: excellent
Polish: Excellent
Table, depth, girdle all within "Ideal" range
![IMG_2556.jpg IMG_2556.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/933/933354-55e26dba0c1b60c80f108af5244c762f.jpg)
I am brand new to the world of diamonds but I have learnt a lot quickly! I recently purchased a lab grown diamond from Ritani for my to-be fiance - I plan to get engaged in 2 weeks. However, now that I have received the diamond, I've noticed quite a bit of windowing on this Emerald cut.
![IMG_2550.jpg IMG_2550.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/933/933356-d451feca5af5fc739be9b2ef5c0257a5.jpg)
I took it to a couple of local lab grown diamond dealers in Houston to compare it and all of them seemed to be clueless about what I was mentioning, and could only speak to me about the specifications of my and their diamonds - table, depth, etc. I guess this is a good sign that I already know more than them hahah.
Nonetheless, I am looking for advice on what to do moving forward. I thought that after hours of research and searching I would be able to pick out a good diamond from online but I guess this was not the case. My current idea is to propose with a cubic zirconia and continue to look for stones online but making sure I get ASET imaging for each one to really pick out a winner.
Any advice on this topic would help me tons! I've included some images so y'all can see the diamond and let me know if i'm overreacting a bit - I took these pics to emphasize the windowing (the picture with two rings was comparing it to the best stone that the jeweler I visited had, mine is the longer aspect ratio)
IGI stone stats:
Price ~$1500
Carat 2.9
Ratio 1.47
Color: E
Clarity: VS1
Cut: excellent
Polish: Excellent
Table, depth, girdle all within "Ideal" range
![IMG_2565.jpg IMG_2565.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/933/933355-5202205e304080be30716e338e6236ca.jpg)
![IMG_2556.jpg IMG_2556.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/933/933354-55e26dba0c1b60c80f108af5244c762f.jpg)