First of all, I love you people. Thanks to your knowledge and fanaticism I learned more here in a week than I have in a month reading books and manuals. So thanks for that.
Now, please help me with my final decision, which seems to me to rest on very minor but possibly significant differences in the cut of two diamonds.
Here is the basic info for Diamonds 1 & 2, the final two in my search.
Depth Table Crown Angle Crown % Pavilion Angle Pavilion % Price
#1 1.54 H SI1 60.6 55 34.9 15.5 40.7 42.9 11,300
#2 1.55 H VS2 61.3 56 33.7 14.8 41.2 43.6 11,100
I don''t know whether it is significant to also mention that Diamond #1 is a Hearts & Arrows cut, and is eye-clean according to virtually any definition of the term. It may also be significant that I have seen Diamond 2 (and thought it was beautiful) but will have to order #1 online to view it.
So in a nutshell, since the price is basically a wash, the question is whether the VS2 clarity of #2 outweighs the cut superiority of #1.
I''ve kind of run into the limits of my knowledge and the distinction between the two stones seems hypertechnical at this point. That''s why I''m turning to your expertise. I want to make my decision monday, so if you can help me, please do.
Thanks for any help you can give, and thanks for all the intelligent discussion going on here. IT WAS A HUGE HELP.
Now, please help me with my final decision, which seems to me to rest on very minor but possibly significant differences in the cut of two diamonds.
Here is the basic info for Diamonds 1 & 2, the final two in my search.
Depth Table Crown Angle Crown % Pavilion Angle Pavilion % Price
#1 1.54 H SI1 60.6 55 34.9 15.5 40.7 42.9 11,300
#2 1.55 H VS2 61.3 56 33.7 14.8 41.2 43.6 11,100
I don''t know whether it is significant to also mention that Diamond #1 is a Hearts & Arrows cut, and is eye-clean according to virtually any definition of the term. It may also be significant that I have seen Diamond 2 (and thought it was beautiful) but will have to order #1 online to view it.
So in a nutshell, since the price is basically a wash, the question is whether the VS2 clarity of #2 outweighs the cut superiority of #1.
I''ve kind of run into the limits of my knowledge and the distinction between the two stones seems hypertechnical at this point. That''s why I''m turning to your expertise. I want to make my decision monday, so if you can help me, please do.
Thanks for any help you can give, and thanks for all the intelligent discussion going on here. IT WAS A HUGE HELP.