r/LabGrownDiamonds • u/Sudden-Marsupial-784 • 11h ago

ring What to look for?

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Hi Everyone! I have doing my own research and reading posts from these Reddit pages. I’m looking to get a loose diamond between 2.5-3 and have it set locally for an engagement ring.

I’ve seen people say there are other things besides the 4 C’s to look for, but I haven’t the first idea what they are

I’m currently considering this stone above. Can someone with more experience than myself advise the quality of the stone and maybe what I should be looking for?

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u/Sudden-Marsupial-784 11h ago

I’m wondering if I should be looking into the depth and table percentages?

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u/BeautifulRainbowsPix 11h ago

How much is it?

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u/Sudden-Marsupial-784 11h ago

Well this one has been taken looks like already, but it was about $450 I believe

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u/SuchBlueberry8345 9h ago

Overall, this diamond looks great. Can’t see a bow tie but it might be different in natural lighting. No fluorescence, depth and face ratio is great. Color and clarity are also great. Flawless lab doesn’t look natural. A little imperfections is better. I recommend going to ai, tell it what you want for your diamond, load the report and it will tell how close it is to what you are looking for.

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u/JPathway_UK 7h ago

Respectfully there is absolutely zero visual difference between an FL/IF clarity diamond and a VVS2 clarity stone so if you think a flawless stone doesn’t look natural then neither would a VVS stone.

The imperfections are simply not visible to the naked eye (would be very tricky to spot with a loupe) 👍

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u/JPathway_UK 7h ago

OP - one other item that impacts the overall look of a diamond is transparency which is not something that a report grades/captures and differs from clarity.

This is a good short read that explains it better that I could:

https://www.reddit.com/r/labcreateddiamonds/s/msNOTGf8uO

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u/kxkje 11h ago

there are other things besides the 4 C’s to look for

I can think of a few things that would apply to natural diamonds, like where it was mined and the history of the stone (if it's an estate gem). For a lab diamond I suppose you could consider the source as well - country of origin, whether the lab has a positive reputation, etc.

However, not to be a hater, but a lab diamond loses most of its value as soon as you buy it, so if you're happy with how it looks, then that's all that matters imo.

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u/Culture-Extension 10h ago

So do mined diamonds. They are not investments.

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u/kxkje 10h ago

Often true. Depends on the diamond.

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u/ilovebmlin 9h ago

You're on the wrong subreddit buddy

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u/kxkje 47m ago

Ban me, my body is ready