Date: 8/4/2005 11:33:41 AM
Author: JD_MD
A tenth of a millimeter is definitely visible between a .90 vs. 1.01, but so is the differnce between a 1.27 and a 1.37 or a 1.56 and a 1.66. The question is, what''s the goal?
If you want larger size for the same price, you can always go with with a lower color and/or clarity. If you don''t mind paying $1500 more for the same color/clarity...go with the larger stone.
One of the best pieces of advice I ever got from a vendor was the ''two room test''. My girlfriend and I were comparing 2 diamonds that were one color grade and 0.15 carats apart (2.27 and 2.42). When they were next to each other, we both swore we could tell the size and color difference if we looked closely at both stones. Once he randomly took each of the stones and placed each one in a separate room and had us look at them individually, neither of us had a clue which one was which.
My point is...once the stones are apart from each other, you won''t even notice. Go with the one that catches your eye.