Proposal Ring - Part 2
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I not so sure yet. I did email JP and ask for it. They replied said can meet my budget. That is why i am curious whether is it really possible.
If buying online, surely i can get something from the above spec, even with triple excellent.
If buying online, surely i can get something from the above spec, even with triple excellent.
yes its possible, mine 0.38 which is quite close to 0.4, E VS1 solasfera is not more than $2k. so mayb u go for G VS2 might get a bigger size. so diamond ard $2k + solitaire setting can meet your budget.
Hi...
Can anyone tell me for the HCA, lower the better?
I tried to put some number in here pricescope.com/tools/hca and it give me
Factor Grade
Light Return Excellent
Fire Excellent
Scintillation Excellent
Spread Very Good
Total Visual Performance 1.1 - Excellent
within TIC range
Even though HCA grades cut more effectively than systems like the AGS, it does not yet factor in symmetry and minor facets. Having found a diamond that scores well, you should employ an expert appraiser to examine the stone. If you decide not to, then at least compare the diamond to others and/or view it through an ideal-scope.
A score below 2 (Excellent) means you have eliminated known poor performers (more than 95% of all diamonds). Your own personal preference may be for a diamond with an HCA score of 1.5 more rather than one with a lower score of say 0.5.
Many diamonds with excellent scores may not be traditional 'ideal cuts' but we believe their value will rise once the GIA establishes its cut standard.
This system is being continually fine-tuned and results may change without notice.
anyone can advice?
Can anyone tell me for the HCA, lower the better?
I tried to put some number in here pricescope.com/tools/hca and it give me
Factor Grade
Light Return Excellent
Fire Excellent
Scintillation Excellent
Spread Very Good
Total Visual Performance 1.1 - Excellent
within TIC range
Even though HCA grades cut more effectively than systems like the AGS, it does not yet factor in symmetry and minor facets. Having found a diamond that scores well, you should employ an expert appraiser to examine the stone. If you decide not to, then at least compare the diamond to others and/or view it through an ideal-scope.
A score below 2 (Excellent) means you have eliminated known poor performers (more than 95% of all diamonds). Your own personal preference may be for a diamond with an HCA score of 1.5 more rather than one with a lower score of say 0.5.
Many diamonds with excellent scores may not be traditional 'ideal cuts' but we believe their value will rise once the GIA establishes its cut standard.
This system is being continually fine-tuned and results may change without notice.
anyone can advice?
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http://www.aboutdiamondcuts.com/buying-diamonds.html
An Ideal Cut diamond, as it is called, is a round brilliant diamond that has been cut to a specific set of proportions determined in the early part of the 20 th century. These proportions were calculated to create the best possible balance of brilliance and light dispersion.
There is not an industry agreement on what constitutes an Ideal Cut round brilliant cut diamond. Every grading laboratory has a different definition for its top cut grades. There is on going research by various organizations, including the GIA, to determine which specifications produce the best brilliance, dispersion, and scintillation.
The Ideal Cut lost favor over the years, because the resulting diamond appears smaller than a standard cut diamond of the same carat weight, yet costs more. Then, new technology – development of the Firescope – allowed people to look at the diamond through a “scope” device and see how the perfect symmetry of the cut created a circular pattern of hearts. Interest in the Ideal Cut revived.
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The HCA calculator is just the first step in buying a diamond.. The best is still to use the other scopes. Like what zakkieez has posted before, a diamond can have a very good HCA score but still have light leakages and unsymmetrical hearts and arrows. To know what you're really buying, you should use the HCA calculator AND the other scopes..
zakkieez said:i highly agree on the good service too...
after buying from JP i went walking around too...once in awhile at orchard i see the GSS sales diamond..on the spot i can see the diamonds..like quite dark..no brilliance... nothing like what i saw from JP which were so shiny..
one day i was around the area and popped by to ask Jann.. about why are the diamonds so under promotion so dark..
he explained that those diamonds were most probably Very good cutting only..
i gotten their contact from here and feel that i ought to repay back some nice information that i think is on many's mind... they gotten me interested in diamonds... much more than my gf is..
the first question that comes to my mind was what is so different between the triple excellent diamonds that can score well in hca vs JP's super ideal
so i requested for an assessment on triple excellent gia or triple ideal 0 ags diamond that most stores sell.... this is the info JP compiled....
still falls under 1.4 but very good scintillation
see the white leakage
see the white leakage
not symmetrical at all
Bump for you
The HCA does not take into account all the facets in a diamond.
Bump for you
The HCA does not take into account all the facets in a diamond.
Thanks for your information.
I think i get what you mean!
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Just got one from JP also, 0.51, VS1, G color
bro, can pm me how much you bought?
thanks!
Just went down today to JP! Choose a Solasfera 0.38 G VS1 with solitaire ring... Able to ready before Christmas day! Within my budget $2.5k
Hmm has the price of diamond shootup?
I bought mine fr bluenile ard apr11
0.41c E VVS2 triple ex..hca0.8 ard sgd1.7+
Hi...I think the price of diamond increase... but mine is different from what bluenile is selling...bluenile only sell normal cut diamond with 57 facets triple excellent. Mine is Solasfera with 91 facets and 10 H/A!
For those that bought Solasfera diamond will know what i am talking about.
Solasfera diamond cut such a way that always with zero light leakage...
cheers!!!!
Going to copy people's design and get JP to quote for me.
For wedding bands, I think it's best to customise.
actually i also surprise with the reputation of JP. Price is higher than online jewelry store but taking into the consideration of after sales service... i think worth to pay few hundred more.
Wedding band you can consider to google through web and pass them the design. Some people out there also like Love & Co. Have not visit them yet...
Just place deposit for my proposal ring last Saturday with JP. Hopefully they able to ready on the date i requested.
I tried to ask them for discount. But he said is fixed price.
Cash payment will get 2% discount.
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