Buying a Diamond with a Lot of Colour...

[Deactivated] on 27/10/2019 - 20:09
Last edited 28/10/2019 - 13:17

'R' on the colour scale.

Yay or Nay? I do realise that most people prefer colorless diamonds and that yellowish ones are less favourably looked upon. But they are also way cheaper.Is an 'R' colour too much? Where would an ozbargainer draw the line? Asking as my wife is a true ozbargainer and I'm not. Her favourite flower is also the daisy and she likes warmth, both in people and in jewelry.

Would seeing the ring change your mind: vid ?

Poll:
Would you wear it?

Cheers,
JJB

Edit : It is a vintage Edwardian ring ( circa 1901). The diamonds were cut by hand which, imo, adds to its beauty. I could replace it with a fancy yellow diamond or a near-colorless white one but there's no guarantee that they won't damage the setting in the process.

Poll Options

  • 24
    Yes! I would wear this ring.😍
  • 9
    Nope! What would my girlfriends say?! 😱
  • 3
    Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.🐣
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Comments

  • Hybroid on 27/10/2019 - 20:15

    It's entirely subjective. If the person is in the mindset they want a diamond in the first place, then unlikely to be happy with a non-clear one as yellow tinge looks 'cheap'. Alternatively, there will be some that prefer some colour hue and don't mind. Ask the person it's for.

  • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2019 - 20:16
    +3

    Firstly, diamond are stupid.

    Low grade diamonds? That's like defective stupid product.

    • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2019 - 20:20
      +1

      Should probably have mentioned that it is a vintage ring and that my wife likes warm stones. Her E diamond engagement ring was set in yellow gold to "give it some warmth." The common daisy is also her favourite flower.

      • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2019 - 20:21
        +3

        Then she will like it.

        Completely a matter of personal taste.

      • Supernanny on 28/10/2019 - 09:46

        That central stone looks like it’s high karat or is it carat? Anyway buying vintage is a good idea because you’re not paying the premium put on high street jewellery which I seem to remember has a tax component.
        For what it’s worth I love it. I think the use of the yellower stone as the centre of the flower is clever.

        • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 09:51

          It's 'carat' and not really, it's only 0.6 carat. The diameter of the ring is 10mm. My wife has small hands which makes everything look bigger.

    • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 22:26

      Do you prefer this version of the ring ? All the stones are E , IF, super ideal cut or above. Don't you think perfection looks cold and boring?

      • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 23:04
        +1

        Don't you think perfection looks cold and boring?

        I think all diamonds look cold and boring… and over priced.

        • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 23:14

          Then you'll be happy to know that these were grown in one of the labs I used to work for and that they're not diamonds:)

          • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 23:18

            @[Deactivated]: Sorry, still don't see the value of synthetic diamonds.

            They use the stuff for some grinding applications but apart from that, it's a manipulated supply with artificial products thrown into the mix.

            I prefer wasting my money on free range beard oil.

            • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 23:27
              +1

              @[Deactivated]: Not synthetic diamonds.They are silicon carbides.My interest was more scientific in nature : can we recreate what amounts to alien materials in a lab on earth?

              Analysis of silicon carbide grains found in the Murchison meteorite has revealed anomalous isotopic ratios of carbon and silicon, indicating an origin from outside the solar system. 99% of these silicon carbide grains originate around carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch stars. Silicon carbide is commonly found around these stars, as deduced from their infrared spectra.

              I've moved on to more theoretical stuff now that has next-to-no application in real life. That little interlude in my research was a fun distraction.

              • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 23:30

                @[Deactivated]: I tried a kebab in pizza form.

                I have lived a good life.

                • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 23:34

                  @[Deactivated]: You sure have and I will be forever envious of that kebab in a pizza (kebza?) with no sag in the middle.

                  • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 23:51

                    @[Deactivated]: No sag in the middle.

                    I am forever in awe of modern science.

      • Supernanny on 29/10/2019 - 09:22

        This one is stunning and flashy but the other has more character.

  • tsunamisurfer on 27/10/2019 - 20:23
    -2

    I let my woman buy an E VVS1 from Blue Nile.

    I looked at it and thought what a waste of good money.

    I shut my mouth because it made her happy.

    I would prefer that she bought a R colour with SI2. After a while the value of that diamond is long forgotten.

    • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2019 - 20:41
      +1

      I proposed with an E, IF diamond that my grandpa gave me that looked so perfect that both my now-wife and I assumed it was glass. She still said "yes" :) The look on the jeweller's face when she said she wanted it set in a yellow gold bezel to give it some warmth was priceless.🤣

      Edit: Why are you getting negged?

      • Kangal on 27/10/2019 - 20:45

        A true OzBargainer uses Glass.
        It looks more shiny, therefore, it has higher performance for the job. Plus it costs x1000 times less.

        • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2019 - 21:13
          -1

          Did you know that the Romans believed that the vein in the ring finger on the left hand ran directly to the heart? Because of this belief, they called that vein the "vena amoris" or the "vein of love" . Would you risk cutting her vein of love with a glass ring? Why would you when the shiniest material on earth is actually aluminium and not glass?

          Here's for when you meet that special someone.

          • Kangal on 27/10/2019 - 23:31

            @[Deactivated]: So, you get an Aluminium Ring with a Glass Stone ; )
            Not sure I would debate the cutting ability of glass compared to diamonds, heh.

      • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2019 - 20:45
        +1

        Choose one.

        I let my woman buy an E VVS1 from Blue Nile.

        Gender insensitive

        I looked at it and thought what a waste of good money

        Financially sub par decision.

        I shut my mouth because it made her happy.

        Setting a bad precedent.

        I would prefer that she bought a R colour with SI2. After a while the value of that diamond is long forgotten.

        Being a cheapskate.

        • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2019 - 20:54

          He/she/they just can't win.

    • robbyjones on 27/10/2019 - 21:36
      -2

      You "let" her? What a catch you are!

    • HardlyCharly on 28/10/2019 - 18:27
      -1

      'let my woman'

      Well, I hope she won't be for long and you have the opportunity to shut your mouth permanently. Would probably reduce pollution.

  • Numlock on 27/10/2019 - 21:47
    -1

    I have a D diamond. Looks like every other diamond lol

    • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 10:24

      I agree. Anything from D to H will look the same to an untrained eye. Even more so when it is in a setting. This is why diamonds are graded out of setting and upside down as the bottom part shows more colour than than the face.

      • Numlock on 28/10/2019 - 14:09

        omg did not know that. I always look at the face. Thanks a lot!

        • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 14:15

          So many jokes I could make but instead I'm going to post something helpful :)

  • Skramit on 27/10/2019 - 22:42

    She likes sunflowers.

    Ring looks like a sunflower.

    She likes this ring.

    • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2019 - 22:46

      Wrong wife. This one likes daisies… I've never heard of anyone mistaking a daisy for a sunflower before. 😂

  • brendanm on 27/10/2019 - 23:19

    Diamonds are a sham, they have no inherent value apart from an induced sense of rarity. If she likes the yellow, get yellow. Diamonds are the Bitcoin of days past.

    • HardlyCharly on 28/10/2019 - 18:30
      -1

      Oh, so there are vast amounts or revolutionary technologies and development tied to them with incredible amounts of potential? Interesting.

      • brendanm on 28/10/2019 - 19:55

        Lol, despite the technology, Bitcoin is literally nothing, it is purely a speculation gamble. I can start up an altcoin, idiots will buy it for some reason even though it has no inherent value.

  • sparkles on 27/10/2019 - 23:43

    The middle diamond looks more coloured because it is set alongside whiter looking stones. From the video it's hard to tell if it has a lot of sparkle.

    The setting is very pretty. I like it.

    • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2019 - 23:44

      It has heaps of sparkles. The surrounding diamonds are F. I like it too :)

  • Archi on 28/10/2019 - 09:24

    a lot of thing affect the price of the diamond.. any combination of the 4Cs can vary… i bought the diamond from a wholesaler and designed the ring myself.
    the diamond itself was

    1 carat
    princess cut
    D in colour
    i included

    you cant see the inclusions with the naked eye unless you look at it with a loupe.

    colour is important as you can see it with the eye

    diamond cut with the right proportions will give it the maximum amount of "sparkle"

    if she likes the warm colour then get a canary yellow sapphire.. much cheaper and brilliant in colour

    • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 09:47
      +1

      I can't stand yellow sapphires. They have this weird unctiousity to them.

      I could replace the centre stone with a fancy yellow diamond like so or even a lab created one, which would be about 40% cheaper. But wouldn't that negate the whole point of getting a vintage ring?The diamonds in this ring were all cut by hand by a master jeweller around the time that Edward VII was king. I quite like that thought for some reason:)

      • Archi on 28/10/2019 - 09:54

        story is very important like most things. I like it, the story helps build the impression the ring gives.

        • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 09:58

          There's even a very slight chance that it could have been worn by Alice keppel, the king's mistress…

          • Archi on 28/10/2019 - 10:00

            @[Deactivated]: I would just stick with the story and try and build it even try and find small bits of evidence that may or may not prove this.

            story is what make the stones valuable.

  • Seraphin7 on 28/10/2019 - 09:45

    If you want the "daisy" look, go for a genuinely yellow stone … maybe a garnet? It will be more of the look you are going for and without the price tag. The video you've posted looks neither here, nor there … not a high end diamond, but not a yellow coloured dress ring either.

    • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 10:04

      Garnets are only a 7.5, at the most, on the moh scale. They are not suitable for daily wear, at least not by my wife.

      Like I said, I could replace it with a fancy yellow diamond but…

  • Pumpkin_rrr on 28/10/2019 - 10:09

    I love sunflower too.
    Would pick an amber stone over yellow diamond.

    • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 10:14

      Daisies and sunflowers are not the same. There are orange/amber diamonds too.

      P.s : This is what daisies look like whereas sunflowers have yellow petals:)

  • goldkitkat on 28/10/2019 - 10:29
    +1

    I think it's unique, and very much like a daisy. I would wear it.

  • nfr on 28/10/2019 - 10:36
    +2

    You said your wife likes it, so just buy it.

  • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 10:42

    Yellow topaz?

  • ibelynn on 28/10/2019 - 11:11
    +2

    If she likes a daisy, then this is it.
    The middle diamond looks like a light cognac coloured diamond,
    I chose for myself, a deep cognac colour diamond for the middle stone, surrounded by white diamonds.
    So many women comment on it. Lets face it, it is us the women that likes and wears the ring, if she likes it, that is all you have to worry about.
    What do men know …lol

  • dcep on 28/10/2019 - 12:41

    do a test, get the R and also get one below - Ask her to pick one

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32986621648.html?

  • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 19:35

    I wonder if anyone knows what these are :)

    • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 21:40

      very sparkley … need to wear sunglasses at night 👓🌃

      • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 21:44

        They are vintage cuts. The round one is called an Old European Cut (OEC) and the squarish one is called an Old Miner's Cut ( OMC) . The colour is 'champagne' but I can't tell if they are diamonds or a moissanites. Pretty cool , heh?

        • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 21:51

          Striking cuts and colour … and I'm a purist so even I'm surprised!

          • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2019 - 22:07

            @[Deactivated]: The OECs also come in near-colorless. These are rated G in colour but because they have larger facets than modern cuts , they are reflecting their surroundings instead of just reflecting light rays. Also they are a total of 10 carats :)

  • yellowfever on 28/10/2019 - 22:12

    You'd want a good cut diamond to allow more glimmering sparkles. You can have a top grade colour but if the cut is no good then it won't glitter as well in her face.
    They always rotate the hand to see the glimmer, whereas looking at colour directly it is less noticable.
    Look for cut grade over colour.

  • HelloGorgeous on 31/10/2019 - 13:35
    +1

    Majority of old cut/ old mine diamonds are more 'yellow' and asymmetrical but imo their imperfections are part of the beauty and needless to compare them to modern colourless brilliant cut diamonds. The setting is lovely as well and I wouldnt want to risk potentially damaging it.

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