Another 2 Ovals to Compare

[jkchan]

Here''s two other OVALS that I have found. Can anyone out there tell me which one is better from the stats given by GIA?

Carat: 3.01 Carat: 3.01
Color: G Color: G
Clarity: VS2 Clarity: VS2
Cut: VG Cut: Good
Depth: 67.6 Depth: 66.0
Table: 56.0 Table: 54.0
Girdle: Very Thin, Faceted Girdle: Med to Thick, Faceted
Polish: VG Polish: G
Symmetry: G Symmetry: G
Floures: Faint Floures: None
Meas: 10.85 x 7.74 x5.23 mm Meas: 11.06 x 7.98 5.34 mm

There doesn''t seem to be much of a difference between the two and I know I''ll have to look at them. But I wanted to check with you experts out there.

THX!!!!

 

[Slykat12]

Gee whiz,
I am not a diamond cut expert at all but if you want a good cut it seems you should be following some sort of guidelines to find a good cut and not simply rely on a salesperson or website claiming the cut is good.

Are you using Atlas's fancy chart to help weed out stones? It appears a well cut Oval should have a depth around 59-63, thus your choices are too deep. I did a search using your preferences and came up with several nice Ovals in the 2.5 carat-3.25 range all from 32k-52 k. Go ahead take a look.

I would love to have your budget!

 

[jkchan]

Thanks very much for your input. I have tried to check out Dave Atlas'' site but don''t have all the parameters for a grading on these two stones.

 

[moremoremore]

Love the avatar kimberly!!

As for the stones, YUM!

There really is absolutely no way to even guess which is better than the other...they both sound delicious on paper...I would definitely cough up the shipping fee (LOL... Yeah, like you''re worried about $35.00 buying a 3.0 oval

) to see each stone...there would be no way to tell from the numbers and you could be missing out on a beautiful stone...

 

[moremoremore]

Surely more expensive...but oh my!

http://www.exceldiamonds.com/diamond/1216.html

Surely less

http://www.exceldiamonds.com/diamond/1214.html

But you can pretty much be sure they are both beauties coming from superbcert!

 

[Slykat12]

Hmmm your response confuses me????? If I was buying a 40k stone I would look for stones on ps with all 1a parameters. You can get crown depth with a sarin. Get pics of the shape and an ideascope pic too. Of course that''s just me. I need guidelines when spending huge amounts of cash. I still think those stones are tooooo deeeepppp.

 

[moremoremore]

LOL...sorry! Kimberly, the chart is a guide and there is absolutely no guarantee that a 1A will be a better or prettier stone than a lower grade... with fancies, it's all in the eyes! I'd rather have the prettier stone that gives me a little of everything that I'm looking for than a set of numbers! Dig?

An example is that second superbcert oval..its got a depth in the 66+ range but I bet it's KILLER...just like the rest of their stones! The other stone has a 58 depth which is probably also killer!

I'm into the sarin! Not saying not to get one. But you can't tell much from depth and table alone...a teensy bit deep according to the chart isn't a reason to not call in a stone to see it and have it run!

 

[Slykat12]

I hear what you are saying- but as I said I prefer to use guidelines. A depth of 66 is not a teensy bit deep. It is really deep. But as JK allready bought the stone that''s to late now.

 

[moremoremore]

I understand..I was giving *my* opinion as well!

And yes, I saw this morning that she bought...I bet it's a huge beauty!

p.s. just wanted to add that depth doesn't nec mean the stone will look smaller than some other stones of lesser depths...those tricky suckers can hide depth in a lot of places!

 

[Slykat12]

A 3 carat fancy regardless of depth will look huge! And where I come from a house down payment. Lucky lucky lucky.