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P: 7/13/2006 6:05:22 PM
SureShoe Rough Rock Total Posts: 16 Last Post: 7/26/2006 Member Since: 7/12/2006	I think I have narrowed my selection down to what I think are a few quality picks. This may sound tacky, but I want to make sure if my fiance holds her ring beside another ring, that hers is equally impressive - if not moreso. This made me wonder if I should go for a F color instead of the G or H I was planning. Basically, I would hate for her to ever think she had a lower quality stone. So, I'm leaning toward F. But, I don't have any way to hold an F ideal beside an H ideal. Do you think I'd see a difference? Based on everyone's input here, I'm trying to be ultra-strict on gettin a superior cut. On diamonds in a B&M, I could tell a big difference in color (but these were poorly cut I believe). How much color can a good cut overcome? Here are my picks, all in the rough price range: (all are from James Allen if you feel saucy and want to look at the image) OK! Looking for some final input :) Smaller, but with F color. Item Number: 866254 Price $5880 Shape: Round Carat weight: 1.02 Inclusions appear on the edges, I couldn't find them Cut: Ideal Color: F Clarity: SI1 Certificate: GIA Depth: 61.4% Table: 55% Polish: Excellent - Ideal Symmetry: Excellent - Ideal Girdle: THN-SLTK Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 6.476.513.98 Crown Angle: 34.5° Crown %: 15 Pavillion Angle: 40.8° Pavillion %: 43 HCA: 1.2 Light Return Excellent Fire Excellent Scintillation Excellent Spread Very Good This is a little bigger, and virtually same price - but G instead of F Item Number: 866253 Price: $5930 Inclusions on top edge, I can barely find them. Shape: Round Carat weight: 1.10 Cut: Ideal Color: G Clarity: SI1 Certificate: GIA Depth: 61.4% Table: 57% Polish: Excellent - Ideal Symmetry: Excellent - Ideal Girdle: Medium to slightly t Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 6.616.644.07 Crown Angle: 35.0° Crown %: 15 Pavillion Angle: 40.8° Pavillion %: 43 HCA: 1.6 Light Return Excellent Fire Excellent Scintillation Excellent Spread Very Good This is F, but there is no picture. Maybe I should avoid this all-together? Item Number: 864852 No image online, the report indicates inclusion on edge and what looks to be a faint one in the middle. Price: $6300 Shape: Round Carat weight: 1.12 Cut: Ideal Color: F Clarity: SI1 Certificate: GIA Depth: 60.5% Table: 57% Polish: Excellent - Ideal Symmetry: Excellent - Ideal Girdle: TN-M F Culet: None Fluorescence: Faint Measurements: 6.736.754.08 HCA: 1.2 60.5% depth, 57% table, 34.5° crown angle, 40.8° pavilion angle Light Return Excellent Fire Excellent Scintillation Excellent Spread Very Good This is larger, but an H instead of F Item Number: 864853 One inclusion on edge Price: $6080 Shape: Round Carat weight: 1.15 Cut: Ideal Color: H Clarity: SI1 Certificate: GIA Depth: 60.7% Table: 57% Polish: Excellent - Ideal Symmetry: Excellent - Ideal Girdle: TN-M F Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 6.776.804.12 Crown: 34.5 PAv: 40.8
Posted: 7/13/2006 6:05:22 PM

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P: 7/13/2006 6:12:28 PM
JulieN Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,145 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 7/25/2005	Just want to drop one more in the bucket: http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/a-cut-above-h-a-cut-diamond-2436439.htm Looks pretty clean, although will need a confirmation from WF. Get IS images for the JA in house stones (whichever one they won't charge you.)
Posted: 7/13/2006 6:12:28 PM

P: 7/13/2006 6:18:22 PM
Sundial Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,590 Last Post: 7/14/2009 Member Since: 3/14/2005	I would go down to H in color and get a bigger stone. My three stone ring has an ideal cut F center stone and I have ideal cut H diamond stud earrings that are the same size and I can't tell ANY difference between them.
Posted: 7/13/2006 6:18:22 PM

P: 7/13/2006 8:34:45 PM
turtledazzle Cut Rock Total Posts: 386 Last Post: 7/16/2009 Member Since: 5/1/2006	As far as color goes, I agree with Sundial. Sure, smack-dab next to each other I maybe saw a little more "warmth" in an H versus an F -- but my stone is an H and it looks quite white to me. As I said in an earlier thread, I determined that H was my lower limit (saw a bit of yellow in I's) -- but your lower limit may be different. Some people are very color sensitive. Ask JA about the eye-cleaness of the in-house stones, and then get IS images for the remaining candidates. For the diamond without a pic, presumably it is a "virtual stone". JA could call it in (takes 1-2 days) and run all the necessary tests for you if you want them to do that. I think I was told that these tests (IS, magnified pic, etc.) would be $25, but that fee would be waived if a purchase was made (since I purchased from them, I paid no fee so I may not be remembering all of the details exactly). Just call them up and ask (or email -- Jennifer was very prompt in returning my email messages).
Posted: 7/13/2006 8:34:45 PM

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