My situation is this, I'm getting a diamond at cost through a jeweller friend.
DF proposed with a 1.30 solitaire, SI2 G Ideal cut. I loved it until I was able to see a huge inclusion poking out from the prong. It was EGL USA certified.
I have always been self conscious of my hands, and thought the 1.30 was big enough to look the way a 1 carat looks on people with smaller hands.
I couldn't handle the stone, so it was returned, and my semi-mount has been mounted with a 1 carat cubic just so I had something in the mean time and could wear my ring. Haven't necessarily minded the one carat, but was weird to go from my 1.3 to the 1.
My friend who has a 1.20 carat center in her 3 stone commented that I don't want a one carat because that's too small.
It's also important to note that I don't care about it being GIA necessarily, just looking good... Eye clean... Near colorless, very good - excellent cut.
1.04 ct GIA G VS2 "Lazare" Ideal cut diamond
1.30 ct EGL International VS1 E color, hearts and arrows.
Both for the same price.
I know that the EGL international stones aren't accurate but truthfully I would be happy with a 1.30 SI1 H color, so that gives the stone a lot of room for error.
What do you think I should do? My mother also went around telling everyone that I had a 1.30 carat diamond........
The attached pic is with the original 1.30. I will take a pic of the 1.00 cubic on my hand and submit it after.
DF proposed with a 1.30 solitaire, SI2 G Ideal cut. I loved it until I was able to see a huge inclusion poking out from the prong. It was EGL USA certified.
I have always been self conscious of my hands, and thought the 1.30 was big enough to look the way a 1 carat looks on people with smaller hands.
I couldn't handle the stone, so it was returned, and my semi-mount has been mounted with a 1 carat cubic just so I had something in the mean time and could wear my ring. Haven't necessarily minded the one carat, but was weird to go from my 1.3 to the 1.
My friend who has a 1.20 carat center in her 3 stone commented that I don't want a one carat because that's too small.
It's also important to note that I don't care about it being GIA necessarily, just looking good... Eye clean... Near colorless, very good - excellent cut.
1.04 ct GIA G VS2 "Lazare" Ideal cut diamond
1.30 ct EGL International VS1 E color, hearts and arrows.
Both for the same price.
I know that the EGL international stones aren't accurate but truthfully I would be happy with a 1.30 SI1 H color, so that gives the stone a lot of room for error.
What do you think I should do? My mother also went around telling everyone that I had a 1.30 carat diamond........
The attached pic is with the original 1.30. I will take a pic of the 1.00 cubic on my hand and submit it after.