How do you feel about K-M Graded Diamonds?

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#62
Those are some amazing rings! That 4 carat is unbelievable!! But my budget is probably only half that... Thanks, ladies so much for these great sites! I have received some amazing help on this forum!
 
#64
lilmountaingirl said:
It is possible i'm misunderstanding the grading. I can't remember the % but i go back Monday, so what advice can you give me to look at for the %? Y-Z is a good suggestion, too, if i can find one. M is the lowest i have been able to find locally...
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My personal preference is on the low 60ish. I have no idea what the "ideal" range is in these cuts. There are other factors that all need to come together. As Ame said, an ASET wil help determine light return. There are some gorgeous stones with fat bellies but I prefer weight up top. DBL is another that carries low colours.
 
#66
Here are some pics of my solitaire: it's an L/M. It has a beautiful warmth to it, but never shows up yellow at all.

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I personally LOVE lower-colored diamonds! Good luck in your search!
 
#67
ame said:
And she may but that has nothing to do with what the OP will see with her own eyes, and there's very few people on this earth that will be able to distinguish between a VVS and a VS clarity without a loupe. That also has nothing to do with fire or brightness in those ranges and everything to do with how ideally the rough was cut.
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I'm personally not into very high clarity grades because I can't see the differences. I even have one I1 stone that looks beautiful to me (and everyone else admires it also, including jewellers). I have a range--I have a VVS (it may even be IF stone) --a very small one--and a lot of VS2s and SI1s and I don't see a thing. But there are people who see better than others. My son can see inclusions with his bare eyes that I can't see even with a loupe. However what I was saying is that it doesn't really matter if you can see inclusions or not if you think you can and are uncomfortable looking for them and suspecting specks are inclusions and if someone is like this, they are like this and you can't argue them out of it.

I agree that cut matters a great deal. I guess though, I spent a lot of time over Pricescope formerly where the party line was that cut is the only thing that matters at all. It got annoying after awhile and not only that, but I got the strong impression that a paper grade mattered more to them than what they saw with their eyes and that they needed all kinds of idealscope and other images before they would even consider that diamond might be beautiful. I own some diamonds that are certainly extremely well cut (I own some AGS000 stones) but I have had trouble, honestly, seeing that they sparkle any more than some GIA 'very goods' that I have seen. And when I decided to start ignoring pricescope and to buy some diamonds at my local pawn shop, I found some honest to goodness sparklers. Incldsing my I1 marquise, which sparkles so much that no one notices the inclusion, and that one is EGL graded and has no cut grade at all.
 
#68
black jade said:
I'm personally not into very high clarity grades because I can't see the differences. I even have one I1 stone that looks beautiful to me (and everyone else admires it also, including jewellers). I have a range--I have a VVS (it may even be IF stone) --a very small one--and a lot of VS2s and SI1s and I don't see a thing. But there are people who see better than others. My son can see inclusions with his bare eyes that I can't see even with a loupe. However what I was saying is that it doesn't really matter if you can see inclusions or not if you think you can and are uncomfortable looking for them and suspecting specks are inclusions and if someone is like this, they are like this and you can't argue them out of it.

I agree that cut matters a great deal. I guess though, I spent a lot of time over Pricescope formerly where the party line was that cut is the only thing that matters at all. It got annoying after awhile and not only that, but I got the strong impression that a paper grade mattered more to them than what they saw with their eyes and that they needed all kinds of idealscope and other images before they would even consider that diamond might be beautiful. I own some diamonds that are certainly extremely well cut (I own some AGS000 stones) but I have had trouble, honestly, seeing that they sparkle any more than some GIA 'very goods' that I have seen. And when I decided to start ignoring pricescope and to buy some diamonds at my local pawn shop, I found some honest to goodness sparklers. Incldsing my I1 marquise, which sparkles so much that no one notices the inclusion, and that one is EGL graded and has no cut grade at all.
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I agree totally. The OP should trust what she sees with her eyes and makes her heart jump. Like you I used to be big over at PS when looking for an upgrade. I posted a possible stone and everyone was like OH GOD NO..it's an EGL! It's a 60:60. Curse the darn thing!!! Whatever. I bought it anyway..lol. Afterward I posted pictures and people (meaning not the crazy PS cert worshipers) were like "oh my gosh, thank goodness you didn't listen". The lesson to be learned is that the certs don't say everything, and they certaintly won't tell you what appeals to you. I would have hated an ideal stone (in my ering) because as I have recently learned, I probably love my stone so much because of all the white light it does through off. I'm a photographer, I like my light :-) Ideal stones are pretty for sure, but this bright stone was "ideal" for me".
So OP, go with what makes your heart jump!
 
#69
I don't own a lower color diamond yet but If I ever do invest in a 3.5plus carat, I am thinking about a L/M not only because it is more affordable, but because I plan to put it in a yellor or rose gold solitaire setting and a lower color diamond would be lovely.
 
#71
I think I picked one! I love it! The stone is just floating in the setting in this pic, not 100% sure I will set it this way, but I love the center stone. We'll see if I can commit!
 

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^^Trying to post a larger pic. I don't like this one because it doesn't show the color as well, and my fingers are swollen and look like little sausages, but I hope you can see it better.
 

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