Diamond expert among us?

[KatDiesel]

In the diamond world, is color or clarity more important?



I'm looking at a D (highest level of colorless) and VS² clarity. Its about . 59 carat and they are giving me a price of $2200 ... ... ..... any one have a clue if thats reaonable?



One cool thing I found out was diamonds now adays have "serial numbers" etched in using a laser. It can only be read under a microscope... . but regardless its neat.

 

[RHARVEY]

I sent you a PM





Rick

 

[Steve St.Laurent]

Life's about to get REAL expensive kat . You thought your truck was expensive!

 

[Papa Joe]

Congratulations.



Don't hesitate to get a second opinion.



On the diamond !!



Joe

 

[mjendrejcak]

Kat,





Comgrats... ... . I sounds simalar to what I bought and paid a couple of years ago. I think you did good.

 

[JConley]

D Color is the best color you can get. sometimes jewelers will sell diamonds that "look" good, but to the naked eye, you can see chunks inside. I am pretty anal when it comes to diamonds. I bought my wife a tennis bracelet, and before I bought it , I inspected every stone under the microscope. I bought her a nice diamond ring for her 40th birthday, and I looked at it under a microscope for any flaws also.



Doa search on the Internet for diamonds. You can find out if the dealer is giving you a good deal.



Good luck

 

[LSMITH]

Like she will actually know the difference , get her a big rock and call it good.

 

[illflem]

Miss Manners says if you really love her 25% of your yearly income is the minimum. Not sure if this means every year or just one! Hope that not many follow her advice.

 

[Bill Lins]

The best one is the one SheKat likes best, you dummy! Remember, there are two ways to argue with a woman- neither one works!

 

[rubberneck]

All right, lets see if i can remember anything that i learned when i was at your stage. If i remember correctly, anything better than SI1 has no flaws visible except under magnification. Meaning, you cant see it with the naked eye, so vs2 sounds like its clean. Color is very important especially if you are going to go with a platinum setting. If its anything other than colorless, you will be able to tell against the very white metal. The other thing is the cut. The cut of the stone greatly determines how the light is reflected back at you. Ideal cut stones will reflect most of the light back at you through the table of the stone. If the cut is too shallow or too deep, it will lose light out the sides of the stone and appear less briliant. I believe the ideal number was to have the table be 58-60% of the diameter of the stone on a traditional round stone. I think i would shoot for color and cut as priorities and then factor in clarity 3rd based on how much you want to spend. Depending on where the flaw is, the jewler may be able to hide it when placed in the setting As for price, cant help you there, all i know is when the cut color and clarity are all reall sweet and the stone gets bigger, the price gets ugly fast. I like to tell the wife shes wearing my first cummins on her hand. Had to wait 3 more years to get the real deal. She always appreciates that not... .

 

[E7mack96]

diamonds

while vs2 is good, vvs2 is better. It is more expensive, but the diamond is MUCH more flawless.



VVS1 - VVS2: Only an expert can detect flaws with a 10X microscope. By definition, if an expert can see a flaw from the top of the diamond, it is a VVS2. Otherwise, if an expert can only detect flaws when viewing the bottom of the stone, then it is a VVS1



VS1 - VS2: You can see flaws with a 10X microscope, but it takes a long time (more than about 10 seconds)



I bought a . 75 carat vvs2, d color diamond for my wife when we were engaged. . It was like $3300 Dollars. When we get it cleaned, people notice it from across the room. The wow factor was worth the extra $ for great quality. As a note, I searched for 6 months for this quality. In my area, most jewelers do not carry them in high grade.

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

Originally posted by Bill Lins

there are two ways to argue with a woman- neither one works!

Boy Ain't it the truth. HOWEVER There is allways the NAAG factor ... . (Nod And AGree )

 

[MN Cummins Lvr]

Here's my advice... if you want the best Diamond, it would be about a '48 2 1/2 ton. They are sweet old trucks! Oo. :-laf

 

[Bill Lins]

Originally posted by ToolManTimTaylor

There is allways the NAAG factor ... . (Nod And AGree )

Words to live by: "Yes, Dear!"

 

[danandamy]

Can't help you with any diamond advice but if you need any help on what comes after, drop into chat about 10 ish



dan

"dfg"

 

[Idaho Native]

OK Eric, wait til the rest of the MWTDR gets ahold of this Looks like an excuse to get together again!! Congrats.



Loren