Comments on: If You’re Knowledgable About Diamond Quality and Value, Please Help? http://howtowinyourdreamwedding.com/archives/2009/09/fashion-accessories/if-youre-knowledgable-about-diamond-quality-and-value-please-help/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:33:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Randi L http://howtowinyourdreamwedding.com/archives/2009/09/fashion-accessories/if-youre-knowledgable-about-diamond-quality-and-value-please-help/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Randi L Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:23:15 +0000 http://howtowinyourdreamwedding.com/?p=110#comment-549 Well, the price is about right.. a retail jeweler couldn't honestly sell what you are describing for any more then that. That said, you also didn't score any great bargain. The retail selling price on something like that wouldn't be more then maybe $2500.... the diamonds are of very poor quality, in both color and clarity. You didn't give any specs on the emeralds, but if they're like most other emeralds out there in the mass jewelry market, they aren't very high quality either. I hope, if you decide to go through with it, that the seller will allow you to take it for your own independent appraisal, so that you can return it if/when the quality and value turns out to be substantially less then what you were told it is. If you have a picture of the actual ring you are considering purchasing, maybe we could give you a better idea? And, just so everyone knows, genuine 14k white gold does not rust. No color of 10, 14, or 18 kt gold will rust.... Well, the price is about right.. a retail jeweler couldn’t honestly sell what you are describing for any more then that. That said, you also didn’t score any great bargain. The retail selling price on something like that wouldn’t be more then maybe $2500…. the diamonds are of very poor quality, in both color and clarity. You didn’t give any specs on the emeralds, but if they’re like most other emeralds out there in the mass jewelry market, they aren’t very high quality either. I hope, if you decide to go through with it, that the seller will allow you to take it for your own independent appraisal, so that you can return it if/when the quality and value turns out to be substantially less then what you were told it is.
If you have a picture of the actual ring you are considering purchasing, maybe we could give you a better idea?
And, just so everyone knows, genuine 14k white gold does not rust. No color of 10, 14, or 18 kt gold will rust….

]]> By: Chris B http://howtowinyourdreamwedding.com/archives/2009/09/fashion-accessories/if-youre-knowledgable-about-diamond-quality-and-value-please-help/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Chris B Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:52:12 +0000 http://howtowinyourdreamwedding.com/?p=110#comment-548 Believe it or not, Amazon has a diamond guide with all the colors and clarities listed. Get on the site and go to jewelry, then to diamond engagement/wedding rings. From there click on the link that will take you to those listings. The only stone worth anything on your dream ring is the center stone. The rest are virtually worthless. If I remember correctly, "J" is a borderline negative value in the color category. A 1.55 ct stone should be much higher than that to command that price. I don't know how much the setting itself weighs but that can also sway price. Check out Amazon...it's worth the five minutes you'll spend there and check out their prices too. Good luck! Believe it or not, Amazon has a diamond guide with all the colors and clarities listed. Get on the site and go to jewelry, then to diamond engagement/wedding rings. From there click on the link that will take you to those listings. The only stone worth anything on your dream ring is the center stone. The rest are virtually worthless. If I remember correctly, “J” is a borderline negative value in the color category. A 1.55 ct stone should be much higher than that to command that price. I don’t know how much the setting itself weighs but that can also sway price. Check out Amazon…it’s worth the five minutes you’ll spend there and check out their prices too. Good luck!

]]> By: GottaLuvJuicyCouture http://howtowinyourdreamwedding.com/archives/2009/09/fashion-accessories/if-youre-knowledgable-about-diamond-quality-and-value-please-help/comment-page-1/#comment-547 GottaLuvJuicyCouture Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:36:48 +0000 http://howtowinyourdreamwedding.com/?p=110#comment-547 well..you got the diamond for a EXTREMELY GOOD price, but the clarity is not so good. the I stands for imperfect. but the color of the center stone is good. the 2 stones on the side are pretty sucky, but the middle is all that matters. as for the setting, 14k white gold is good and hard, but it might start to rust, so 18k would have been better. but overall, it was a pretty good deal, but the center diamond is probably a little below average, and the diamonds on the sides are below average. what kind of cut is the diamond? is it princess, round, brilliant etc..? that matters too, because if you have a brilliant cut, it'll sparkle more than the rest of the cuts, because brilliant is the best cut. also the depths of the diamond and the table count too. if the table is too large, then the diamond wont sparkle as much. advice: i'd buy the diamond. sounds like a pretty fair deal to me. PS: have you seen the real thing, and does it sparkle a lot? well..you got the diamond for a EXTREMELY GOOD price, but the clarity is not so good. the I stands for imperfect. but the color of the center stone is good. the 2 stones on the side are pretty sucky, but the middle is all that matters. as for the setting, 14k white gold is good and hard, but it might start to rust, so 18k would have been better. but overall, it was a pretty good deal, but the center diamond is probably a little below average, and the diamonds on the sides are below average. what kind of cut is the diamond? is it princess, round, brilliant etc..? that matters too, because if you have a brilliant cut, it’ll sparkle more than the rest of the cuts, because brilliant is the best cut. also the depths of the diamond and the table count too. if the table is too large, then the diamond wont sparkle as much.

advice: i’d buy the diamond. sounds like a pretty fair deal to me.
PS: have you seen the real thing, and does it sparkle a lot?

]]> By: CutieCouture http://howtowinyourdreamwedding.com/archives/2009/09/fashion-accessories/if-youre-knowledgable-about-diamond-quality-and-value-please-help/comment-page-1/#comment-546 CutieCouture Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:41:53 +0000 http://howtowinyourdreamwedding.com/?p=110#comment-546 r u sure its real? go to a mirror and try to scratch it if there is like a big scratch mark then its real if not they u got scammed r u sure its real? go to a mirror and try to scratch it if there is like a big scratch mark then its real if not they u got scammed

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