HI Everyone!

I wanted to pass along an experience I had yesterday.
I friend of mine who sells some big stones ( to who, and how, I don' know and don't want to know)

Anyway, he pulls out this 10 carat round and asks me what I think.
I'm looking at a loose diamond- he's holding the paper it came out of, which has a label put there by a non GIA lab. The label has all the pertanent info off the report.

I see it as an I1- not an SI3 by the way, solid I1.

Still, the imperfections are not black, and the appearance to the eye is good.

I'm thinking L color- but I can see right off it's strong blue florescence. Maybe it's a K.

Helping the look is the fact that the make ( cut) is actually very nice.

After I examined the diamond, he showed me the grade issued by the non GIA lab....you ready for this?

If it wasn't bad enough that they called it an I/SI2- they also noted that the diamond had NO fluorescence!

This "cert" came from a lab outside the US- well known for sure.

The diamond would have a price of about $90,000- in fact, probably a fair price today.

How much is a nicely cut I/SI2 ( as graded by GIA) 10 carat worth today?
If it is an eye clean SI2, I'd say between $200 large and a quarter of a mill.


I actually considered buying that sucker- but if we did, I'd throw away the "cert"- no actually, I'm low on bird cage liners...heheheh

The choice for me would have been, GIA or no paper at all.

I think the reason these "certs" exist is sellers lack of faith in the buyer's desire to buy a diamond termed "imperfect" for close to 100K.

Would you pay $90 k for an L/I1 with GIA report? ( we're talking about our little dream worlds here- you've got gazillion$, your husband looks like A-Rod{or IS A-Rod}, you live in a mansion, etc...)

I'd say no too... Assuming A-Rod was my man, and I was a millionaire? I'd probably just ask you David to find me a 10 carat D IF..

Yeah, and you really must also have tiny little 5 CT pendants dangling from each of your kitties' collars too, of course, Sam.  GIA D IF for each of those, of course.  Maybe even tasteful ear studs for the kitties too.

Actually, you know what?  Even if cost were no object, I don't think I would want a diamond that huge, is that crazy?  Although I'd never have predicted I'd want the sizes I AM wanting now, so that could always change.  I think the HOLY S$(T ring and ChiChi are my dream rings right now, size wise and otherwise.  In fact, I think I'd take either of those any day over a D IF, I just am loving the fancy colors so much.  A PINK or BLUE would be a a must, of course,in addition.  I think I'd have to have one in each shape too, hmmm.  It would get bad; I'd probably turn into  Liz Taylor II, with a fancy color focus.

I wouldn't, but more because of the L color than the I1.  If it was truly eye clean, I think that even with all the cash in the world I would still prefer the lower clarity (come on, most millionaires stay that way because they cut corners somewhere!), but I would definitely be looking in the D-E-F range!!  And at that price I would only buy it with the GIA report. 

Unfortunately, never gonna be my issue!

  I can see where you get your spunk, GIAGirl, LOL!

OMG!  That one would be a little tougher to pull off...hmmmmmm....  Howdy neighbor, I'm having a little trouble that my doughnut pillow just isn't taking care of, mind if I borrow your Prep H?  Just don't think that would cut it.   

ETA:  GOOD LORD, 20 carat EC tennis bracelet!??!  Does it fill up the entire box?

Yes, while the stars all sport their boulders, I do notice a few (like you said, Posh) sport a warmer diamond...

David, that is EXACTLY MY DREAM WORLD!!  Funny, in my "A-Rod as husband" dream world, diamonds don't really enter the bedroom picture!