Post by marquise noob » July 2nd, 2009, 12:32 pm
So I think it comes down to these two diamonds and I would love to hear your opinions on what you think as far as brilliance and visual performance goes. Besides the obvious difference in L/W (1.72 vs 1.92) and color (D vs G), I''m debating b/w the two stones below and am not sure which one to go with. They''re both beautiful marquise and bowtie is minimal on both. They''re both eye clean as far as inclusions go. Both have 8 main pav facets and are equally brilliant. But which one''s better?

Stone #1:
Carat: 1.72
Color: D
Clarity: Si1
Depth: Sarin 62.4% GIA 62.3%
Table: Sarin 53.6% GIA 55%
Polish: VG
Sym: VG
Fluro: Faint
Measurements: 11.55 x 6.50 x 4.05 mm
L/W: 1.78
Pav Depth: 43.9%
Pav Angle: 46 (33.9-41)
Crown Height: 14.6%
Crown Angle: 34.5 (33.9-34.9)
Girdle: 1.75%-3.77%


Stone #2:
Carat: 1.59
Color: G
Clarity: Si1
Depth: Sarin 62.6% GIA 62.5%
Table: Sarin 55.4% GIA 55%
Polish: EX
Sym: VG
Fluro: None
Measurements: 11.93 x 6.13 x 3.83 mm
L/W: 1.95
Pav Depth: 44.1%
Pav Angle: 43.2 (34.8-41.1)
Crown Height: 15.2%
Crown Angle: 33.4 (25.9-35.8)
Girdle: 0.14-0.42mm (1.53-4.73%)

Stone #1:

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