Hi,
We do run across some very high clarity Asscher- or square Emerald Cut- diamonds in lower color ranges.
Wiating for an IF might mean a long wait- or not.
Then finding an IF- if the cut is not there- it's really not a great stone to own!

We have a 1.04

ITEM #: R1854
 Diamond Ring

  WEIGHT: 1.04ct
  SHAPE: Asscher Cut
  COLOR: K
  CLARITY: VS1
  MEASUREMENTS: 5.64 x 5.64 x 3.71 mm
  TOTAL DEPTH: 65.8%
  TABLE SIZE: 65%
  POLISH: VG
  SYMMETRY: G
  FLUORESCENCE: NONE
  GIA REPORT #: 15717680

It's being set now....

We've also got a 1.67 K/VVS1- the higher clarity stones of warmer colors certainly exist!

My halo ring is a 1.58 L/VVS1 Asscher, and it's truly lovely!  So they're out there.

--Robin

A big welcome to CDI diamondkrazy - lovely to have you here!   

welcome to cdi!  i think warmer color high clarity diamonds are out there...  just have to wait for the right one...

I have a 1.77ct. I color IF asscher. They are out there!

I believe that most diamonds with color much lower than K are not considered diamond grade, and therefore don't make it onto the market. They are instead used for industrial purposes.

What Nola is doing is repeating a disingenuous statement made by many a shifty seller.
A shopper asks for a 2 carat diamond- the response, "Oh those start at $25,000 for  an HVS2"
Shopper- "But I only have $10,000 to spend- what about K color"

Store- "Oh, those are junky diamonds"

It truly a shame that people repeat these untruthful statements......
Thankfully, when it's done here, we can do something about it.

Hi Nola and welcome.
When I first joined CDI I did exactly the same and posted on an outdated thread. Don`t worry about it and it`s always nice to have subjects resurrected now and again and to take what people believe to be diamond facts and then show people they aren`t facts at all, they are just statements We do it in a nice way of course. It`s what we do well !
So grab a chair, sit down, relax and join in. I`m sure you`ve browsed other threads too and you`ll have seen many people`s diamond dreams come true here on CDI. If it weren`t for blowing what many people presume to be hard and fast rules about diamonds out of the water then many of those dreams could not have come true.
Lots of folks believe lots of things because they`re told they`re facts. Not so.
Take the belief that hearts and arrows is the only cut to own, take the belief that anything less than VVS clarity isn`t worth having, take the belief that anything less than a K colour isn`t beautiful and we`ll prove it wrong and in doing so we`ll open up people`s minds.
Here at CDI we`re lucky to have David who runs a small family business and who picks every single diamond himself. He looks through parcels and parcels of stones, something which larger companies either can`t or won`t do and by doing this David`s able to find us those hidden gems ( pardon the pun ) and the diamonds which might break all the rules on paper but which once bought and set, show the supposed rules to be rubbish.
Of course David doesn`t do it all alone, there`s a lot of swapping ideas amongst us, people have some wonderful visions and we all love seeing each other`s dreams come true. We all learn a lot too and none of us are ever tired of learning more or sharing what we`ve learned with others.
Set a brownish pinkish diamond in pink gold and she`ll sing like a candyfloss, take a warmer coloured diamond and set her in a white gold halo and she`ll resemble snow white, take an I1 and put her into a ring and be blowed you can barely see the inclusion. Diamonds are like people, many of us have what other folks consider to be flaws but dammit most of us are still beautiful.
Without bending what a lot of companies say are diamond facts and proving they are just diamond statements, many people would never afford their dreams. Afterall when you`re wearing a piece of jewellery people exclaim WOW at what they see and yet on paper the piece they say WOW at, might break every fact they think they know.
I took a ring to a local jeweller to be sized and the centre stone is an L colour. When I went to collect it the jeweller told me he thought the ring was stunning , especially the centre stone which is an L coloured heart shape. When I told him it was an L he refused to believe it. If I`ve learned nothing else on here, the one thing I have learned is to trust my own judgement and my own eyes. Folks have nothing to lose, keep an open mind, judge by what you see on here, not by what you`ve been told and always be prepared to learn more and at times be proven wrong. If we`re all honest, before we joined CDI I bet each and every one of us had preconceived ideas of what we thought was " good " diamond. I for one am happy to say I had it wrong and I`ve since learned otherwise. So enjoy and don`t be afraid of asking questions or helping us to help you to look beyond the boundaries.
Lynne

Ok, I *did* consider greating a new topic thread, since this one is old--*but* since it is the exact same subject, I thought it might be better to post here, so those in the future can find the same questions under the same topic in the same thread LOL--ease of use.

So--all of you ladies, and gentlemen--who have *low color* high clarity stones, I'd like to hear your opinions & see your rocks.

For whatever reason (inborn genetic defect, psychiatric anomoly, or just plain genius who knows)---I just seem to be drawn to the "lower" colors.
 
Maybe it *does* have something to do with the extreme cost difference between say a D/VS stone versus a J/IF stone, but not as much as I had originally thought.

Seems every time I view a stone I *feel* is prettier than another, it is the one with a lower color. Sometimes the colorless feel more flat or cold, I don't know.
Maybe it's because I am seeing 99% of the stones online & not in person, so I will be vieweing a few stone in real life probably in the next couple of weeks.
But not before I have some more reading under my belt.

I have viewed many of the photos here, not all list the color. So I am asking for some more info here on this thread, pics with color listed, & clarity too.

Also, I want ruby in my setting, & it will be platinum or WG-more a deco type of style, so am curious how those colors will play off a 'lower' color diamond--say J thru L.

My ER from David is a L color VS1 asscher.  I love it.  It is not noticeably yellow to me at all, even though it is surrounded by a high color diamond halo.  I only really notice the tint in very bright sunlight and even then, I don't mind it.  I am also drawn to the lower color range, you sure do get more stone for your dollar!

I have an M in a platinum bezel that is set in 18k rose gold from DBL.  I could not love this stone any more than I do.  I used to have an H that was just over a carat, but this one knocks my socks off.  I find that I'm a firm J, K, L, M, N gal.  I prefer ivory to white.  I love love love though that the M diamond is framed by high colored stones!  (I'd have to look-shame on me-but I think they're E-F colored.)

Mine is not high clarity.  I lucked out and got a lower clarity stone that has no visible inclusions with the naked eye-none that I can see at all!  It's perfectly wonderful and I adore it!  I've never gotten a great photo but here's something.  I have to build a light box or something.