Celebrity Wedding Rings
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Maybe 3 carat is the total weight of the ring. I agree with Swanky, that is really a bargain if true. When df and I were speaking with our jeweler we looked at a stone that was a perfect 3.02 round brilliant and it was 47k.
I don't know about unbranded stones (and I've seen some absolutely gorgeous ones).....but the replacement cost now for my I color Round Brilliant 3.17ct Hearts on Fire is at $80K according to my jeweler who has been in the business for almost 50 years.
When he gave me this info I also asked about my smaller Lazare Kaplan which is 1.44ct and is an E/F color ( long story as to why it's a split color)
My Kaplan diamond has not changed in price/value for several years due to it's weight being under a carat and a half, he told me.
Perhaps, then, the somewhat large stones ( over 2 carats) are going up more? We did not go into details as I was just gathering value/price information for my insurance.
It might stand to reason as the weight goes up, the rareness increases
It's a great/not so great situation. I'm delighted that my HOF is increasing in value, but, so are my insurance premiums
$80K for an I colored diamond??!?!?! Are you serious?! I don't know what the clarity is but unless it's flawless with an excellent cut, $80K is ridiculous. Even if it is of perfect cut and clarity, that price is just insane. 98% of the diamonds I've seen in the G-I colored range, were much much less than that, and that was with an excellent cut, pretty good clarity and facing up perfectly white. For example, I saw an H colored, 3.24ct H&A, VS1 diamond and it was just shy of $61K.
Maybe you should get your diamond appraised somewhere else to be sure because something doesn't sound right with that number.
she's engaged to that guy that was on i love new york! the attorney guy... i can't remember his name!!!
