| How Much Is
A 1Ct VS1, G?
This may seem like a reasonably easy question
for someone in the jewelry industry to answer but it’s actually
quite difficult if the quote is to be accurate. In fact, an accurate
answer cannot be derived due to lack of information. Probability
comes into play when we don’t have the information needed
to make an informed decision. When we don’t have enough data,
all we are left with are "reasonable guesses." Here
are just some of the things we don’t know: For starters,
what type of 1ct are we talking about; a shy, full, heavy or true?
What type of VS1 are we talking about; a hard, lab, bonded, paperless,
partial or split? What type of G; G1, G2, G3, G4 or G5? How well
proportioned is it; Class I, Class II, Class III, Class IV, Ideal,
Signature, Hearts and Arrows, Eight Star, High Definition or Kaplan?
(If they use one of these titles to advertise the diamond is well-proportioned,
what are the specifics in angles, percentages and ratios of that
brand?) Once you know the specifics (proportions), do they give
you enough measurements to determine if the crown angles and pavilion
angles are universal or if the diamond is warped? Please don’t
forget about fluorescence. Is the diamond fluorescent? If it is,
is it strong, medium or faint fluorescence? Was the diamond annealed,
fracture filled, bleached, assembled or laser drilled? What equipment
was used to measure the diamond? Was the equipment calibrated before
it was used? Does the paperwork that comes with the diamond really
match the stone? Where did the diamond come from? Is it a blood
diamond? Is it a secondary market diamond? Finally, once you ask
every last detail, how can you know what you’ve been told
is factual?
Time for a joke. There are three men on a train--an
economist, a logician and a mathematician. They have just crossed
the border
into Scotland and they see a brown cow standing in a field. The
cow is standing parallel to the train.
The economist says, "Look.
The cows in Scotland are brown."
The logician says, "No. There are cows in Scotland, of which
one at least is brown."
The mathematician says, "No. There is at least one cow in
Scotland, of which one side appears to be brown."
How much
is a 1ct, VS1, G? If you were to ask the economist, he might give
you more than one answer. If you were to ask the logician,
he would be smart enough to ask what type of 1ct, VS1, G you were
talking about. And finally, if you were to ask the mathematician,
he would say, "Did you forget about one thing? How much profit
does the seller want to make?
by Fred Cuellar,
author of the best-selling book "How to Buy a Diamond." More questions? Ask
the Diamond Guy®
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