andlours1
Rough_Rock
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Hey everyone,
I want to start off by saying this forum and PriceScope have been incredibly helpful. They’ve prevented me from buying a few dud diamonds and have given me a nice beginner's grasp of how to select a diamond. Thank you for all the great information!
I’m an engineer by trade and have a tendency to over analyze just about everything (probably how I stumbled upon this website in the first place). I’m looking to purchase a diamond that’s over 2.0 carats, wanting to keep the cost of the stone under $17k. My criteria are as follows:
- > 2.0 carats
- Eye-clean
- GIA or AGS certified
- HCA score of < 2.0
- Willing to go down to J color
- Yellow gold shank with platinum prongs
- think fluorescent diamonds are kind of cool
I’ve found the three options below and am curious as to what you all think about them? I know they’re shallower cuts, but they all have solid HCA scores. Does any one of them stand out as better than the others? Am I crazy and they’re all junk and I should consider something different?
Thank you in advanced for all your help. Hopefully you can help this indecisive engineer become a little bit more decisive in the coming days.
www.bluenile.com
www.bluenile.com
www.bluenile.com
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I want to start off by saying this forum and PriceScope have been incredibly helpful. They’ve prevented me from buying a few dud diamonds and have given me a nice beginner's grasp of how to select a diamond. Thank you for all the great information!
I’m an engineer by trade and have a tendency to over analyze just about everything (probably how I stumbled upon this website in the first place). I’m looking to purchase a diamond that’s over 2.0 carats, wanting to keep the cost of the stone under $17k. My criteria are as follows:
- > 2.0 carats
- Eye-clean
- GIA or AGS certified
- HCA score of < 2.0
- Willing to go down to J color
- Yellow gold shank with platinum prongs
- think fluorescent diamonds are kind of cool
I’ve found the three options below and am curious as to what you all think about them? I know they’re shallower cuts, but they all have solid HCA scores. Does any one of them stand out as better than the others? Am I crazy and they’re all junk and I should consider something different?
Thank you in advanced for all your help. Hopefully you can help this indecisive engineer become a little bit more decisive in the coming days.
![www.bluenile.com](https://ion.bluenile.com/sgmdirect/photoID/33164620/Diamond/20370579/nl/Diamond-round-2.64-Carat_4_first_.jpg)
2.64 Carat J-VS1 Excellent Cut Round Diamond
This 2.64 carat round diamond J color vs1 clarity has Excellent proportions and a diamond grading report from GIA
![www.bluenile.com](https://ion.bluenile.com/sgmdirect/photoID/31222328/Diamond/19222196/nl/Diamond-round-2.39-Carat_4_first_.jpg)
2.39 Carat J-VVS1 Excellent Cut Round Diamond
This 2.39 carat round diamond J color vvs1 clarity has Excellent proportions and a diamond grading report from GIA
![www.bluenile.com](https://ion.bluenile.com/sgmdirect/photoID/24430661/Diamond/20220749/nl/Diamond-round-2.21-Carat_4_first_.jpg)
2.21 Carat J-IF Excellent Cut Round Diamond
This 2.21 carat round diamond J color if clarity has Excellent proportions and a diamond grading report from GIA
![IMG_0299.png IMG_0299.png](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/917/917797-69a31dd14324142ab22eff75d4fb5d20.jpg)
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![IMG_0297.png IMG_0297.png](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/917/917795-f82d9b5c283be2b43f4a84c40f7d3308.jpg)