11 replies to this topic

[jan]

3 ct round is a big rock on anyone. It is really a matter of personal taste though. We sold a 3.5 ct. recently and her ring size was a 3 1/2.


Jan

[betterthandiamond]

>>Is it worth it for me to trade up 2.16c round for 3c round?

>>Would people really think it's tacky to wear big stone?

I noticed that your posts only refer to the size of the diamond- what about the cut and color? In my opinion, its incredibly tacky for people to go wearing 3ct diamonds that are poorly cut, yellowish and ugly....I can think of one friend who kept running around showing off her 3ct diamond...it was a horrible looking diamond, and she would have better spent the money on a 1ct. D/E/F H&A round than her poorly cut, highly included, J color 3ct. Her friends were joking behind her back about her 'costco' diamond, because costco tends to sell large, ugly diamonds for pretty cheap.

So, my opinion - focus on the diamonds beauty first, primarily driven by cut and color, then on other issue like the size. Anyone can buy an I1 3ct J color diamond, but no one will be impressed :-)

go for the most beautiful diamond you can comfortably buy, which in all likelihood is not the biggest you could buy.

Anyway, thats just my opinion, but hope that is helpful!

Best regards,
Less

[barry]

I agree with Less.

Of all the "C's", "Cut" is the most
important!

A beautifully cut diamond will throw off more 'light',
look "bigger" than its actual carat weight, and most importantly tend to
"mask" inclusions in SI-1 and SI-2
clarity grades.
In addition, a beautifully cut diamond
because of it's maximum light output
will 'present' and 'face-up' "whiter" than its actual graded color.

Because of these factors, you could easily go for a beautifully cut
diamond in a SI-grade and get a bigger stone for you money without in the least
sacrificing 'appearence'.

[jan]

I prefer the GIA or AGS lab reports for stringency in color and clarity grading.


Jan