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P: 6/30/2008 1:26:30 PM
kttboy8 Rough Rock Total Posts: 1 Last Post: 6/30/2008 Member Since: 6/30/2008	Hey guys, This past weekend I went to go shopping for a round diamond, and I was wondering if I could get some help from you guys. I will really appreciate your opinions and advice on this. So I need help choosing between these two diamonds since these were the only one's in my budget that they had. Diamond #1 Round GIA report Measurements: 7.63 - 7.74 x 4.45 mm Carat Weight: 1.57 Color Grade: K Clarity Grade: VS2 Cut Grade: Good Proportions: Depth: 57.9 % Table: 59 % Crown Angle: 30.5ТА Crown Height: 12.5 % Pavilion Angle: 40.6ТА Pavilion Depth: 43 % Star length: 45 % Lower Half: 80 % Girdle: Very Thin to Medium, Faceted Culet: Very Small Finish: Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Very Good Fluorescence: Faint This Diamond was my favorite. I was worry about the color but when the sales rep compared it with a similar size and color of "I' it was almost the same. She even said maybe the GIA made a mistake on grading this diamond. She is some sort of GIA graduate and said would colored it a "J". Diamond #2 Measurements: 7.34 - 7.39 x 4.49 mm Carat Weight: 1.52 Color Grade: I Clarity Grade: SI2 Cut Grade: Excellent Proportions: Depth: 61.0 % Table: 59 % Crown Angle: 35.5ТА Crown Height: 14.5 % Pavilion Angle: 40.6ТА Pavilion Depth: 43 % Star length: 55 % Lower Half: 80 % Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick, Faceted Culet: None Finish: Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Very Good Fluorescence: None This was another good Diamond but there was some white spot in the middle that I was disappointed. But the measurements looks good, I think. When I saw both diamonds I liked diamond #1 probable because it looked way bigger almost to a 1 3/4ct because she brought it out one with that size. So I thought I was getting a bargain and they are both the same price at around 8700. What do you guys think? I will really appreciate you guys opinion. Thanks.
Posted: 6/30/2008 1:26:30 PM

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P: 6/30/2008 2:06:28 PM
dreamer_dachsie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,532 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 12/16/2007	Well, the first diamond gets this score on the HCA: Diamond 1 Light Return: Good Fire: Excellent Scintillation: Excellent Spread or diameter for weight: Excellent Total Visual Performance 2.1 - Very Good - Worth buying if the price is right The second diamond gets this score on the HCA: Diamond 2 Light Return: Very Good Fire: Excellent Scintillation: Very Good Spread or diameter for weight: Very Good Total Visual Performance 1.7 - Excellent within TIC range So it looks like diamond 2 is a better performer, which makes sense given its better cut grade, but I would not be happy at all with a stone with visible inclusions. The first stone is okay IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT... but I am not sure it is right! If I were you I wouldn't get either and would go for this one instead. GOG has great customer service, sells stones with killer optics, this one is the same size as diamond number 1 but with much better numbers AND it is almost $1000 less expensive if you use bank wire! Check if it's eye clean. I also dig this and this, but they are a little smaller than the ones you are considering, though they are also less expensive and will be gorgeous!! * Dreamer *
Posted: 6/30/2008 2:06:28 PM

P: 6/30/2008 2:32:26 PM
Lorelei Ideal Rock Total Posts: 34,212 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 4/30/2005	Welcome! I would personally pass on the first diamond, it has a shallow crown angle and also a very thin area of the girdle, so it is possible the diamond could be more prone to chipping. If you really want this one, then I would suggest you get a independant appraiser to check the diamond out for this reason. I prefer the proportions of the second diamond, but as you say you can see a visible inclusion, I would again suggest looking for more stones, you could make it a little easier perhaps by looking at AGS0 and GIA Excellent cut grade, then evaluating each diamond from there. That is a beautiful diamond DD posted, would buying online be an option for you? Nothing is more sacred as the bond between horse and rider...no other creature can ever become so emotionally close to a human as a horse. When a horse dies, the memory lives on because an enormous part of his owner's heart, soul, very existence dies also...but that can never be laid to rest, it is not meant to be... - Stephanie M Thorn
Posted: 6/30/2008 2:32:26 PM

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