Hello,
I don't know anything about choosing a stone, but I've been trying to learn as much as I can.
Please see the below information and let me know if you think this would be a good purchase. The stone will be set in a bezel setting in yellow gold, if that makes a difference.
The table %, depth %, crown angle, and pavilion angle look outside of the recommended ranges, but the HCA score on this stone is 1.4 and it is triple excellent according to GIA. Is it possible that the rounding of the numbers is causing a higher than actual HCA score?
Shape: Round Brilliant
Dimensions: 6.29 x 6.31 x 3.79 mm
Size: .92 carat
Color: I
Clarity: VVS2
Cut: Excellent
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: None
Clarity Characteristics: Needle, Internal Graining
Table %: 60%
Depth %" 60.1%
Crown angle: 33.0
Pavilion angle: 41.0
Girdle: medium - slightly thick (faceted) 3.5%
I've been searching for a while and initially was after a .75ct but decided that something closer to 1ct will be more appropriate. I would like a pretty clean diamond, and figured that I color would be fine in yellow gold. E-buying without an image, so VVS2 seemed safe.
I was following guidelines to try to be within depth % of 60.6-62.2, table % of 53-57, crown angle of 34-35 and pavilion angle of 40.6-41, but came across this diamond with a HCA score of 1.4, and thought it might be a good value due to it's size/ct ratio. It is about $4,300.
Thanks for reading my long post and I really appreciate any advice anyone can give. There are so many aspects of stone shopping and I find them very fascinating!
I don't know anything about choosing a stone, but I've been trying to learn as much as I can.
Please see the below information and let me know if you think this would be a good purchase. The stone will be set in a bezel setting in yellow gold, if that makes a difference.
The table %, depth %, crown angle, and pavilion angle look outside of the recommended ranges, but the HCA score on this stone is 1.4 and it is triple excellent according to GIA. Is it possible that the rounding of the numbers is causing a higher than actual HCA score?
Shape: Round Brilliant
Dimensions: 6.29 x 6.31 x 3.79 mm
Size: .92 carat
Color: I
Clarity: VVS2
Cut: Excellent
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: None
Clarity Characteristics: Needle, Internal Graining
Table %: 60%
Depth %" 60.1%
Crown angle: 33.0
Pavilion angle: 41.0
Girdle: medium - slightly thick (faceted) 3.5%
I've been searching for a while and initially was after a .75ct but decided that something closer to 1ct will be more appropriate. I would like a pretty clean diamond, and figured that I color would be fine in yellow gold. E-buying without an image, so VVS2 seemed safe.
I was following guidelines to try to be within depth % of 60.6-62.2, table % of 53-57, crown angle of 34-35 and pavilion angle of 40.6-41, but came across this diamond with a HCA score of 1.4, and thought it might be a good value due to it's size/ct ratio. It is about $4,300.
Thanks for reading my long post and I really appreciate any advice anyone can give. There are so many aspects of stone shopping and I find them very fascinating!