it's an I colour and sparkles like crazy...there's pictures floating around this forum!
Tiffany DBTY decision please help!!!
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it's an I colour and sparkles like crazy...there's pictures floating around this forum!
Sure thing. If/when you get more options, please let me know in here or in a PM and Ill give you some input. If you prefer either of these, that's fine. Cut is king, and since you went through the trouble to get the data on those stones, I can tell you're interested in getting the best cut quality you can in their inventory.
These two are just that poorly cut. Tiffany is really not known for cut quality. And if you're paying that much money, get the best they have.
Keep looking through their inventory, see what else they can find for you in the budget/size range and we can keep sorting for one with better cut quality.
Cheat Sheet:
limit the selection of round brilliant cut diamonds which they offer to me so that all of the diamonds are within the following range of proportions:
Total depth between 59 61.8%
Table diameter between 53 57%--Ideally 55-57.
Crown angle between 34.3 34.9 degrees
Pavilion angle between 40.6 40.9 degrees
Girdle thickness between thin to medium, faceted (bruted isn't bad, but faceted would be better)
Culet size: none
When you're dealing with a table of 53-54, you want the depth to be in the 59-60 range, not the 61-62 range. I harp on the 55 because it's RIGHT in the middle of the range, and sometimes a 56. The middle of the range is PERFECT, and is always talked about as the perfect table number.
The angles mentioned in degrees are a range, obviously you're going to have interplay, so there's not a specific ratio there. You have to see what the numbers on each stone are. There really is a bigger range of angles than that but ideally those would be great to hit.
Girdle: Bruted isn't horrible, my current stone is bruted. I LIKE Faceted better, but bruted isn't a horrible thing.
Sweet spot is a 55% table, with a depth of around 59.5-60%, with a crown angle of 34.5 degrees and a pavilion of 40.7-40.8 degrees.
limit the selection of round brilliant cut diamonds which they offer to me so that all of the diamonds are within the following range of proportions:
Total depth between 59 61.8%
Table diameter between 53 57%--Ideally 55-57.
Crown angle between 34.3 34.9 degrees
Pavilion angle between 40.6 40.9 degrees
Girdle thickness between thin to medium, faceted (bruted isn't bad, but faceted would be better)
Culet size: none
When you're dealing with a table of 53-54, you want the depth to be in the 59-60 range, not the 61-62 range. I harp on the 55 because it's RIGHT in the middle of the range, and sometimes a 56. The middle of the range is PERFECT, and is always talked about as the perfect table number.
The angles mentioned in degrees are a range, obviously you're going to have interplay, so there's not a specific ratio there. You have to see what the numbers on each stone are. There really is a bigger range of angles than that but ideally those would be great to hit.
Girdle: Bruted isn't horrible, my current stone is bruted. I LIKE Faceted better, but bruted isn't a horrible thing.
Sweet spot is a 55% table, with a depth of around 59.5-60%, with a crown angle of 34.5 degrees and a pavilion of 40.7-40.8 degrees.
If the brand isn't important you can have one made elsewhere and we can select a diamond that will be much better cut.
There's no cheat sheet for fancies. Those are a whole different animal and you need to see those.
I don't usually recommend Blue Nile because they don't have images of the actual stones shown on their website. That is a vital part of buying online, so you can see the plot, and not rely on paper. For a DBTY style I usually recommend Brian Gavin because they do a great bezel, it looks identical or near identical to Tiffany. It's non-returnable though bec it would be considered custom. So keep that in mind. But the diamond would be spectacular.
You can do all of it online. Don't have to call them.
But none of them come with the diamond, you select that yourself. These are JUST the necklace part:
They offer a couple options. This is the Barbara style:
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/engagement-rings/the-barbara-pendant-platinum-5352p
And then there's the fixed version which is like the Tiffany one:
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamond-pendants/fixed-bezel-pendant-platinum-5353p
They also have the bead chain version.
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/d...endant-with-bead-chain-14k-white-gold-5431w14
STONES:
These would be nice:
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/d.../0.410-i-vs1-round-diamond-ags-c-104072753084
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/d.../0.407-i-vs2-round-diamond-ags-c-104074743005
Also worth considering:
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/d.../0.402-h-vs2-round-diamond-ags-c-104070421120
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/d.../0.407-h-vs2-round-diamond-ags-c-104073855067
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/d.../0.413-h-vs1-round-diamond-ags-c-104070937003
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/d.../0.423-i-vs1-round-diamond-ags-c-104073670091
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/d.../0.407-i-vs2-round-diamond-ags-c-104074743005
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/d.../0.417-h-vs1-round-diamond-ags-c-104073859016
If you're happier with Tiffany, keep looking for another one that is better cut. If not, you can keep looking with BGD.
