Proposal Ring - Part 2

[jerwin1980]

2k for the your diamond spec is possible.. but with side diamond i doubt so.. so mayb you should consider going without side diamonds or increase your budget

yea your right..i once bought when sale a 0.40 carat diamond with decent specs plus normal setting already set me back around 2k+

 

[pastel]

2k for the your diamond spec is possible.. but with side diamond i doubt so.. so mayb you should consider going without side diamonds or increase your budget

Hi I just gt a deal from meyson.. I ask for Gia cert diamond and they told me one is 0.39 f color and should be under clarity vs.. And also change to with 3 side diamond at each side setting.. He quote me 1659.. Is it ok deal?

 

[kingoflame]

Hi I just gt a deal from meyson.. I ask for Gia cert diamond and they told me one is 0.39 f color and should be under clarity vs.. And also change to with 3 side diamond at each side setting.. He quote me 1659.. Is it ok deal?

you can't be too sure if its a good deal until you see the diamond physically. (with scopes)

 

[final1]

remember: you pay for what you get.

you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

 

[pastel]

you can't be too sure if its a good deal until you see the diamond physically. (with scopes)

Hi for now I only know is hearts and arrow range.. What do I have to look out for? I don't know how to see :x

 

[Carnage]

Hi for now I only know is hearts and arrow range.. What do I have to look out for? I don't know how to see :x

Look for the H&A and HCA score.

 

[pastel]

Look for the H&A and HCA score.

Ok is see the cert or ask the shop assistant? Under which rAnge then is ok? Pls advise as I might be getting this Sunday! Thanks

 

[Carnage]

Look under the scopes.

The pictures posted in this thread are views of the diamond under different scopes.

Of course if you don't know what you are looking for then it's quite silly already.

HCA score can be calculated. Go google for the formula or the webpage calculator. Anything above 2.0 is bad.

 

[delson_tan]

HCA score can be calculated. Go google for the formula or the webpage calculator. Anything above 2.0 is bad.

I think if he's choosing something other than round diamonds, the HCA score won't apply.

Last time I tried to use the HCA to calculate the cushion I bought.

 

[poiiop]

Look under the scopes.

The pictures posted in this thread are views of the diamond under different scopes.

Of course if you don't know what you are looking for then it's quite silly already.

HCA score can be calculated. Go google for the formula or the webpage calculator. Anything above 2.0 is bad.

I learnt from Casey (JannPaul) that all 8 H&A they house have a HCA score of 1.3 and lower.

 

[jhchoo85]

Ok is see the cert or ask the shop assistant? Under which rAnge then is ok? Pls advise as I might be getting this Sunday! Thanks

The HCA score can be calculated here Holloway Cut Advisor | HCA Tool | PriceScope
But you should also use the different scopes (aset, ideal, hearts and arrows) to see the diamond too.

 

[jhchoo85]

Hi for now I only know is hearts and arrow range.. What do I have to look out for? I don't know how to see :x

This might help

The best is use the HCA calculator. Doesn't mean your 0.9ct looks bigger than a 1.0ct = better factors.

This could mean two things, either the 0.9ct is too shallow or the 1.0ct is too deep. Both are bad diamonds that will not reflect the bling bling you see.

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..

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

 

[xiaohuiis]

I recall going to normal jewellery shops out there while sourcing for my diamond and I did quite a lot of homework before hand..

Went down, ask for scope to view the hearts and arrow hoping to spot wad I saw from my homework online... BUT in the end i got quite a shock as under the scope I practically CANT SEE WHERE ARE THE ARROWS AND HEARTS !!

I thot it was becoz I duno how to use or see the scope properly until I went to JP.. POOF~~ 1 glance thru the scope i can see all the beautiful hearts and arrows placed nicely as wad I saw online ^^

So u might be able to see all the hearts and arrows nicely as per attached below..

 

[Carnage]

Yes my ring is ready for collection! At long last.

More than 4 months of searching.

 

[yvette]

hello

has JannPaul explain to anyone on mini solasfera?

like the cut and sparkle everything is it the same as normal ones?? what about color and clarity?

 

[final1]

Whats a mini solasfera? A solasfera is a solasfera...
or u just mean a smaller carat size solasfera? Say less than 0.3 carat?

 

[final1]

I'll write my thoughts/mini-review of JannPaul later on.
For now, suffice to say that I went down to collect the ring I ordered today. 1.08 carats, G color, VS1 Solasfera. Solitaire setting.
My girl loves it, of course.

For the fun of it, we took a look at a Brilliant Lady that they had in stock. 0.92 carats, D color, VVS2. Beautiful rock (though personally I prefer the cut of a Solasfera). I would say that whoever is in the market for a diamond that is in the 'above-average carat size range' for a proposal ring would do well to take a look at the Brilliant Lady just for consideration.

 

[PPkiller]

I'll write my thoughts/mini-review of JannPaul later on.
For now, suffice to say that I went down to collect the ring I ordered today. 1.08 carats, G color, VS1 Solasfera. Solitaire setting.
My girl loves it, of course.

For the fun of it, we took a look at a Brilliant Lady that they had in stock. 0.92 carats, D color, VVS2. Beautiful rock (though personally I prefer the cut of a Solasfera). I would say that whoever is in the market for a diamond that is in the 'above-average carat size range' for a proposal ring would do well to take a look at the Brilliant Lady just for consideration.

Can disclose the first 2 number$$ of ur ring?

 

[yvette]

Whats a mini solasfera? A solasfera is a solasfera...
or u just mean a smaller carat size solasfera? Say less than 0.3 carat?

yes.... 0.01/0.03/0.05 size.

 

[yvette]

erm... i am a bit displeased with JP.
but shall comment on that later on.....