My GF now has her mind SET on a 1.50 stone. Fine. But I dont think I can afford a 1.50 H&A. Is there really that big of a difference between a regular ideal cut and an H&A as far as overall brilliance?
Some of you may know, I was going to look at a Solasfera, but I wouldn''t be able to afford any Solas. over 1 carat--- and she wants 1.50,Period. She said she would sacrifice a little on cut/color/clarity for that size (but not too much of course). Excluding color and clarity for now, how much would regular ideal and H&A differ on overall brilliance? If I can escape the price premium of H&A''s for something that will perform very, very similar- I''m all for that.
Anyone with opinions would help
Some of you may know, I was going to look at a Solasfera, but I wouldn''t be able to afford any Solas. over 1 carat--- and she wants 1.50,Period. She said she would sacrifice a little on cut/color/clarity for that size (but not too much of course). Excluding color and clarity for now, how much would regular ideal and H&A differ on overall brilliance? If I can escape the price premium of H&A''s for something that will perform very, very similar- I''m all for that.
Anyone with opinions would help