- Rose gold, channel set, round diamonds on the sides.
- [Cheska] I got it clean. - It looks clean.
- I felt the pressure.
- There is a small inclusion in the center,
there's also one, I'll call it around 3 o'clock.
- You said you bought it at a mall, right?
So... - [Cheska] Yeah,
I got it at a mall.
- You know they bump it up there.
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- Hi, I'm Peter.
I am with INTA Gems & Diamonds, I'm an appraiser,
and I have been in the business for over 30 years.
- Hi, my name is Lisa.
I'm a diamond appraiser,
and I'm here on BuzzFeed to try to guess
what the value of the diamond engagement ring is.
(upbeat music)
- I'm Cheska, and I'm here
to get my engagement ring appraised.
- That's a pretty cool looking box.
- [Cheska] It's from Doctor Who, it's a TV show.
- Oh my gosh!
Will you be my Companion?
Oh my goodness.
- First I'm looking to see the metal type,
I'm kind of feeling the weight of it as well.
- Oh, rose gold, channel set,
round diamonds on the sides.
- It looks like it's gold-white, or rose gold.
So I'm looking at my loupe right here,
and seeing that it's 14-K.
- 14-K zero. - [Cheska] K.
- And I see that there is a center diamond right there.
And I'm gonna look at it real quick.
I can also use a millimeter gauge,
but to me it looks maybe around four, five millimeters.
You're looking at about,
yeah about four millimeters right there.
- This also looks about, maybe half a karat?
- So karat is weight, instead of size?
- Exactly.
- Under this lighting condition,
we're also looking to see
if it is going to be how white the stone is.
Color starts off at D, and goes down to Z.
A Z color diamond would be a more yellow,
more brown color. - Okay.
- And a D color diamond would be more white.
- [Cheska] I got it clean. - It looks clean.
- I felt the pressure.
It's like somebody going into my house,
and then I have a messy house I gotta clean.
- The color's really high.
So, I'm gonna actually give it a really good rating.
I'm gonna just say it's gonna be an E color,
which is - Okay.
- D and then E.
- I'm Asian, I like good grades.
- It's a really good grade.
- You said you bought it at a mall, right?
So... - [Cheska] Yeah,
I got it at a mall.
- You know they bump it up there.
- I know, but I think he got a good deal.
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- [Peter] Your ring is between $3500 to $5000.
- [Lisa] I'm gonna say about 2500.
- That sounds like a lot.
I don't think he paid that much.
- So you got a really good deal.
- When I asked him recently,
he was like, "I don't know, probably like $800",
but I think he probably paid around 1500.
- That's great.
- That was a very good deal,
you got a very good deal. - Yeah, thank you.
I like the box more,
no, I'm kidding, don't put that in there.
(laughs)
- [Peter] Do you like your engagement ring when you got it?
- Yeah, yeah I liked it.
I just like that he proposed.
The ring is attached to a nice guy.
So I was like, cool.
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- Hi Lisa, my name is Julie, nice to meet you.
- Hi Julie, nice to meet you.
- I have a ring for you to appraise,
I've never got it appraised before.
This is a ring that my husband proposed to me with.
- I'm happy to be here and take a look at your ring.
- That's so beautiful, I love your nails too.
- Oh, thank you. (giggles)
- Oh gosh.
- Off the bat I can tell,
and looking at this right now,
it looks like it's a beautiful halo ring,
with a large diamond in the center.
- Nice classic halo setting.
And we got, oh it's eternity,
so the diamonds go all the way around.
I really like that.
- I haven't cleaned it in like five years, so.
- It looks beautiful.
So I am taking a look,
and I see that there's a small inclusion in the center,
there's also one, I'll call it around 3 o'clock.
- This had to be custom made for you,
- Mmm hmm. - 'cause it's eternity.
Let's see, it's a round diamond,
and it's white, and it's bright.
- I am also gonna give this a SI, about an SI-2 rating,
because the inclusion's right in the center,
and there's one off to the side.
- What do inclusion's mean?
- Inclusion means it's like a flaw.
Of course, if you have less inclusions,
the better the stone.
And it's totally normal, everything has,
natural stone's generally have inclusions on it.
- Very little inclusions.
So I'm just gonna say, what is this about karat 10,
karat and a quarter maybe?
- I'm not sure.
- I'll show this, Julie.
But it has, it was about eight, almost eight millimeters,
so about 7.9, which is about eight millimeters
in terms of the size.
An eight millimeter diamond right here,
is going to be, I'll show you, around two karats.
So eight millimeters is two karats.
- The diamonds around it make it look really big,
and that's what we like, right?
So at 125, let's see...
- So what I'm doing is I'm writing down
the price of what I'd, what the center stone
would approximately be. - Mmm hmm.
- And also the value of the ring.
(dramatic music)
It's a beautiful diamond ring,
I'm putting it at about $12000.
- [Lisa] Probably would've paid about 6000 for this.
- Oh good Lord, I know he did not pay $12000 for the ring.
- And he got a really good,
I think he did pretty well. - Yeah.
I think I anticipated maybe around $5000 at most,
even that sounded like
a bizarrely expensive, hefty price tag.
- No, it looks really good on you, too.
- Oh, thank you.
- No, I love it.
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- Hi Lisa. - Hi.
- I'm Betsy.
- Hi Betsy, nice to meet you.
- So I kind of have a little bit of a unique ring here.
The diamond that you see
was actually my husband's grandmother's diamond,
and that ring, - Awww.
- that diamond was passed down to her from her aunt.
So I'm not exactly sure how old the diamond is,
but it's pretty old.
- It was a family diamond.
- Yes, it's a family heirloom.
And then the emeralds that you see are my mother's.
- That's beautiful.
- So, we actually used stones from our families,
and designed the ring together.
- So it has a lot of sentimental meaning.
- Really, a lot of sentimental.
- Which makes things, a lot of things, priceless.
I'm gonna take a look and see
what the material value is for you.
- Cool. - So I do see,
first hand, that it's a round diamond.
- Mmm hmm. - And I see
the two emeralds on the side, it looks like its yellow-gold.
As you said, it's an older diamond,
and I can see that as well.
This diamond has, what we call, a very large culet,
which is kind of like a hole
at the bottom of the diamond.
It's not a bad thing, it's just kind of common
for a older diamond to have a culet.
- Looks pretty white and shiny.
It's clean.
- And this time it also has
some clarity imperfections in it as well,
but that is normal.
It is round, and a little bit out of shape,
but it looks pretty clean.
- It's an old European cut, so yeah,
I can tell it's really old.
- So I'm also do, is I'm gonna take a quick
millimeter measurement right here, Betsy.
And you can see right now it's about five millimeters,
a five millimeter diamond is going to be around 46 points.
- Mmm hmmm. - So about
a half a karat diamond.
- Yeah, yeah, that sounds about accurate.
- Three quarters of a karat, maybe?
Maybe three quarters of a karat, let's see.
And then, I would say it's about maybe a J color.
- And then the color of the diamond looks pretty good,
I see a little bit of color to it,
but also the yellow-gold
might be giving it a little bit of color.
I'm gonna give it an H color,
which is kind of a moderate, good color.
(dramatic music)
I would estimate that this,
your diamond ring, about $4500.
- [Lisa] I would say this is about 1500.
- [Betsy] Wow! - [Peter] Yeah.
- No way! - [Peter] Yes.
- I do know how much my husband spent on it.
- Okay. - I never knew
exactly how much it would be worth.
And he spent $580 on it.
- He got a great deal.
- Yeah. - Really, really good.
- Yeah, get those family stones.
(laughs)
- Thank you. - I love the setting,
it's really nice and sweet, yeah.
- Love wearing it everyday. (laughs)
- Yeah, keep it, keep it.
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