radiance did quote a diamond for me... pricing around 7k+ for 0.51 carat E VS1.... but when i saw the gia report, i found fluorescence in it.... ask her to serach for few more which matched against my criteria....

Yes, fluorescence is a turn-down. Is that the diamond that you shared the GIA number here before?

a new diamond... didn't share b4....

she mentioned that some ladies like fluorescence as it make it looks blueish under certain light condition.. it like having two color stone....

It will only look bluish under UV ray. At least that's what I read online.

What is the pavilion angle and the crown angle of the diamond she offer you?

didnt bother to look at those figures after i saw the fluorescence....

straight reject...

Aiyah, help me see see mah. So that I know what is the price range like

Fluorescence on a diamond is not necessarily bad. As long as the stone does not appear hazy/murky/milky/smoky under normal lighting then should be fine. Fluorescent diamonds are priced lower depending on the type of fluorescence. Of course, as with girdle thickness, avoid the extremity.

You should consider if the diamond has faint or medium fluorescence.

if she come back with a quote, i'll let u know thier pricing and the cutting details...

with fluorescence, the price is very similar to the price of the 0.52 carat stone without fluorescence that i was quoted by another jeweler.... if its much lesser than its diff story...

You mentioned that the 0.52 carat diamond has a HCA score of 3.2. Perhaps the one with fluorescence is much better but at a similar cost.

Finally found my perfect stone... 😍

GIA

7.6k inclusive of GST... Time to design the setting... 🤔

Bro, you sure this is the one?

This is a slightly shallow cut diamond. Its crown is a bit small and its table is large. Most of the light entering the stone will leak through the table and crown, which will form a "ring of death" under the ASET scope. That's why its HCA light return grade is very good instead of excellent.

See below:



This diamond is a 0.73 E VS2 which I previously viewed at JannPaul. The salesperson told me upfront that it is a shallow cut. Note the white ring of death.

I think for me, it's the best buck tat I can get.... Give n take I supposed... Extra cost came up which limited Mt budget for it... 😑

The previous 0.52 carat diamond 7.7k is excluded GST...

Custom ring setting n small diamonds on it.... Hopefully within the revised budget😉

Cool bro. Congrats on your purchase!

Thx bro... Now headache on the design...

You prefer simple design or vintage design? Perhaps this will help?

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4159205

This post has been edited by bb100: Mar 18 2017, 07:45 PM

This is juz too complex for me... Looking at some of jann paul design for inspiration...

Browse the photos on their Facebook page. Got a lot there.

yup.... saw eumayco also got nice design....

planning to merged jann paul n eumayco design together....

n wedding band to match the diamond ring as well....

Macam big project there!

Good luck bro.

bb100 is correct. This diamond is shallow, but let's see the positive side of things since you already confirmed on this. It is pretty big on the table surface, making this diamond looks quite big from top down view, also, given the diamond is E VS1, it should look pretty colourless and eye-clean.

Congrats on your purchase!