Undecided Part Deux!!

[Cloud00]

Hi!

A few months back I wrote on Rockytalk about being undecided between quality and quantity on a budget. My boyfriend now proposed and I really really like my ring, a simple diamond solitaire!! However, I'm kind of thinking I wanting it a little bigger. But I don't know if it is worth the change. It is still under the 60 day return policy.

These are the characteristics of my diamond:
Carat weight: 0.81
Cut: Excellent
Color: G
Clarity: VS1
Certificate: GIA
Depth: 61.8%
Table: 57.0%
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle:
Culet: None
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 5.96*5.99*3.70
Crown Angle: 34.5
Crown %: 15.00
Pavilion Angle: 41.0

It scored a 1.9 on the HCA.

But here is the new rock I am drooling about:
Shape: Round
Carat Weight: 0.92
Cut: Excellent
Color: H
Clarity: VS2
Certificate: GIA
Depth: 61.8%
Table: 55.0%
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle:
Culet: None
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 6.22*6.24*3.85
Crown: 34.5
Angle: 40.6
HCA score: 0.8

What do you guys think??

Thanks so much!

 

[Gypsy]

Get an IS if the vendor is James Allen.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Assuming the idealscope image is good, yes, I would make the switch.

 

[motownmama]

same

 

[Christina...]

agree with the ladies.

 

[Cloud00]

Thank you ladies! I wasn't sure if I was just being greedy wanting a slightly bigger diamond. But then I ran it through the HCA tool, and the result is much better! There is a $395 dollar difference. Is it worth it?

 

[Gypsy]

Thank you ladies! I wasn't sure if I was just being greedy wanting a slightly bigger diamond. But then I ran it through the HCA tool, and the result is much better! There is a $395 dollar difference. Is it worth it?

As long as the same setting works for it. I wouldn't pay more AND need a new setting for that jump in size. But just that much is acceptable to me.

 

[Christina...]

It would be worth it to me, the size difference isn't going to be huge, but your cost isn't either. .01mm is the same width as a sheet of copy paper, so your talking about 2.5 sheets of diameter...visible, but not huge. I'd get the idealscope and see what you think then.

 

[Cloud00]

Will I be able to see a difference in sparkle between a score of 1.9 and 0.8 HCA? The 1.9 score received an excellent on light return but very good on fire. The 0.8 got excellent on both.