Price Difference?

[betty123]

Hi there,

I have two different diamonds from James Allen with very similar specs, with one being ideal cut vs excellent cut. Why is the ideal cut cheaper? Any insights would be very helpful. Thank you!

Ideal cut: http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-dia...arat-h-color-vs2-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-426966
Excellent cut: http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-dia...-h-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-358830

- Betty

 

[GemmaD]

Hi Betty,

There is a difference as one diamond have AGS Lab grading and the other have GIA lab grading.
AGS grades top cut diamonds as Ideal and Gia uses Excellent.
As for the price difference it is really about how the actual diamond look vs how the certificate looks

Hope I helped you
Amir

 

[betty123]

Hi Amir,

Thanks so much for replying! I'm still really confused...

So despite having better cut (AGS graded) and pretty much same specs in other department than the more expensive one, it may not look as good in person?

Doesn't better cut usually translate to a better looking diamond in person?

-Betty

 

[avenger386]

Two different labs are grading those diamonds.

With one lab, the best cut grade they give is "ideal"
With the other lab, the best cut grade they give is "excellent"

So more or less, in this case neither "ideal" cut is neither better nor worse than "excellent" since they are using different grading scales.