Hello everyone,  I'm looking for some advice from some colored diamond veterans out there.  I recently purchased an uncerted loose diamond which is small and inexpensive but has a really great color.  It was sold to me as orange but when I sent it to IGI (no GIA in my area) it came back as orange red.  I don't think they got it right because I can't see anyone selling an orange red as an orange (although I can see both colors in it).  But my question is: do I send it away to GIA to satisfy my curiosity or do I take my husband's advice and "set it and forget it"?  Is it really worth the extra money to get a GIA cert if I am just going to keep it?  Thoughts anyone?

OK Thanks.  I just used "cert" because it was shorter to type and I didn't appreciate the significance.  No offense meant.

Hi Zoey,
Welcome- as far as the word "cert"....join the club.
So many people use the word, nothing at all to feel bad about.


I'd agree with your husband.
It's likely that if the diamond warranted sending to GIA, the seller would have done that.
How large is it? ( what's the carat weight?)

Cool!

It's important to note that red  is the rarest of colors in diamonds- but that's pure red.
There's tons of browns that have reddish undertones......but the brown would make the value quite low.

Oh yes, Zoey, we MUST have pictures! Being the good little we are here...

Sounds very unique and lovely!

One more time ....

Looks like a really cool stone zoey14!
Wear it in great health!

I'm thinking of setting it as a pendant in a heart-shaped bezel with small white diamonds all around. 

The whole "is it orangish red or reddish orange" is still driving me crazy though.  My husband has threatened to flush it if I don't stop obsessing.  Perhaps he needs to refocus my attention by buying me another diamond.  Something really really big maybe?  I'll go ask.

Oh wow, I am in love, and I think your line "it has a fat bottom like me" is one of the funniest uttered on CDI. That color is really nice,
I wonder, how would it look in a light yellow halo?

Wow, that is really red! Am I wrong that if the main color is red it would be worth a fortune? 

Of course, I would imagine the original seller would have already looked into that.  Without saying who, did you buy it from a diamond dealer, or from a private party?  Did they say anything about it being color-treated?  Anyway, it is beautiful!  Enjoy!!

It's a lovely stone, regardless of what a report would say about it. Looking forward to seeing it set. Just one thought though - if it was red and that sent the value upwards, how would that sit with your household insurance policy? Maybe worth checking?

I personally wouldn't bother with the report, but if you're gonna wonder every time you wear it, maybe it's worth it for that alone? I hope you have fun picking out a gorgeous setting and come back with pics for all us  s here!

Jen

Hi zoey - I can't see the pics but I will check back.  Sorry to hear that your jeweller messed this up for you.     Just so you know, GIA only grades loose stones so you would need to have it unmounted first.

Is there no way the jeweller could modify this for you?  I know we're only seeing one pic but that design looks as if the halo section could be removed and perhaps a diamond studded bale adding.