Thanks so much ame. I have talked to them and they will search the diamonds falls in those range. Yay... I am so happy.
How to find a perfect GIA diamond? Help needed
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Wow kimpossible...I set the same 4 rules for myself although GHI were my color ranges. Great advice!
The proportions are great, angularly, I don't LOVE the girdle thickness, because it takes a tiny bit from the diameter, but it should perform very well.
Pricewise, that's a little high assuming that's the price in USD. In the US, that diamond would run you between $4,000 and $4,500, perhaps for a branded stone, a little higher. If they're charging you that price including the costs to bring it in, that would be more reasonable. However, you being overseas, that's where you're kind of stuck. Goods like this cost more overseas so it's kind of hard to compare the prices and say what's fair and what's not.
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I think clarity and color are the most important thing to start with. Only then think about the size-prize related numbers. It's better to have smaller stone, but with better clarity and preferred color. It is also wise in terms of investment. Also, check for fluorescence under UV. I personally don't like it, and it may be a sign the stone is synthetic.
That statement is completely inaccurate. A diamond containing fluorescence does not indicate a stone is synthetic. Fluorescence in diamonds is a naturally occurring trait, and for many people, it is something they seek out. It also allows people to buy a slightly larger stone than they might otherwise be able to because they can go down a color grade or two without experiencing the additional warmth that sometimes occurs due to the fluorescence offsetting the appearance of that warmth.
To explain why your specific point about synthetics is not accurate: actual synthetics are not diamonds in chemical composition, and they typically don't fluoresce, but a lab grown diamond which is actually a real diamond, can. There are specific lab grown diamonds that will show fluorescence, but those will test as such because their thermoconductivity is different, and a diamond tester can usually identify that, and those stones are indicated as lab-created on the grading report, and the color they fluoresce will vary based on the way they're made.
And also, diamonds are not a sound investment, high color and clarity or not. Diamonds and most gemstones don't retain their value and won't typically sell for even close to what was paid on the secondary market unless there's some sort of provenance, i.e. a celebrity with a story owned it, royalty, etc. While all traits are figured carefully to sale a value, the cut quality and sometimes even size typically outranks color or clarity when valuation is set for resale, as a poorly cut D FL will not fetch as much as a well cut D FL will.
To explain why your specific point about synthetics is not accurate: actual synthetics are not diamonds in chemical composition, and they typically don't fluoresce, but a lab grown diamond which is actually a real diamond, can. There are specific lab grown diamonds that will show fluorescence, but those will test as such because their thermoconductivity is different, and a diamond tester can usually identify that, and those stones are indicated as lab-created on the grading report, and the color they fluoresce will vary based on the way they're made.
And also, diamonds are not a sound investment, high color and clarity or not. Diamonds and most gemstones don't retain their value and won't typically sell for even close to what was paid on the secondary market unless there's some sort of provenance, i.e. a celebrity with a story owned it, royalty, etc. While all traits are figured carefully to sale a value, the cut quality and sometimes even size typically outranks color or clarity when valuation is set for resale, as a poorly cut D FL will not fetch as much as a well cut D FL will.