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P: 10/7/2008 7:29:19 PM
MonkeyMike Rough Rock Total Posts: 12 Last Post: 8/6/2009 Member Since: 8/21/2008	I've got two stones on 24 hr hold right now. One at GOG, and one at WF. Opinions on both would be appreciated. The budget for my center stone is $6,000. I could probably squeeze a bit more but I would like to keep it at that budget. GOG: 1.06ct I/VS2 GOG Stone WF: 1.15ct I/SI1 WF Stone (hmmm, for some reason, this one shows available... they told me it was on hold) The GOG is $200 cheaper, so they are essentially the same price. I'm leaning toward the VS2, probably because of the "mind clean" issue... but I'm sure I can be swayed Thanks in advance ~mike ________________________ << This Space Intentionally Left Blank >>
Posted: 10/7/2008 7:29:19 PM

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P: 10/7/2008 7:47:04 PM
Stone-cold11 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,889 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 9/9/2008	I am guessing since you ask WF to reserve for you, you have ask them to check if it is eye-clean? Size wise I would say they are not easy to tell apart. Both are beautiful stones so going either way is ok with me. Just depends on my priorities I guess, like for you it is mind-clean or to save a few bucks, then I would go GOG. If I want a bigger stone for essentially the same Amount of $$ I would go for the WF stone. :p
Posted: 10/7/2008 7:47:04 PM

P: 10/7/2008 7:50:18 PM
neatfreak Ideal Rock Total Posts: 13,456 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/17/2007	Really, they both look great. If you are already questioning the "mind clean" thing though, I'd go with the VS2. The size difference is really minimal.
Posted: 10/7/2008 7:50:18 PM

P: 10/7/2008 7:52:25 PM
AprilBaby Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,256 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 7/17/2008	I would take the bigger one "Time is not what you think. Dying? Not the end of everything. We think it is. But what happens on earth is only the beginning." -Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Posted: 10/7/2008 7:52:25 PM

P: 10/7/2008 7:54:14 PM
MonkeyMike Rough Rock Total Posts: 12 Last Post: 8/6/2009 Member Since: 8/21/2008	Date: 10/7/2008 7:47:04 PM Author: Stone-cold11 I am guessing since you ask WF to reserve for you, you have ask them to check if it is eye-clean? Size wise I would say they are not easy to tell apart. Both are beautiful stones so going either way is ok with me. Just depends on my priorities I guess, like for you it is mind-clean or to save a few bucks, then I would go GOG. If I want a bigger stone for essentially the same Amount of $$ I would go for the WF stone. :p Yeah, James did say that it was eye clean. I do know that in the 40X you can see the inclusions off the table, but the cloud in the table is hard to see. If I talk to him tomorrow, I will ask again, just to be sure. The one thing against the GOG stone is the table is a bit small. Both are rated at 1.4 on the HCA, but the WF stone is E/E/E/VG and the GOG stone is E/E/VG/VG. ~mike ________________________ << This Space Intentionally Left Blank >>
Posted: 10/7/2008 7:54:14 PM

P: 10/7/2008 8:11:53 PM
Stone-cold11 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,889 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 9/9/2008	That said, I would probably go for the WF stone then.
Posted: 10/7/2008 8:11:53 PM

P: 10/8/2008 1:51:45 AM
Dancing Fire Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,221 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 4/3/2004	Date: 10/7/2008 7:54:14 PM Author: MonkeyMike Date: 10/7/2008 7:47:04 PM Author: Stone-cold11 I am guessing since you ask WF to reserve for you, you have ask them to check if it is eye-clean? Size wise I would say they are not easy to tell apart. Both are beautiful stones so going either way is ok with me. Just depends on my priorities I guess, like for you it is mind-clean or to save a few bucks, then I would go GOG. If I want a bigger stone for essentially the same Amount of $$ I would go for the WF stone. :p Yeah, James did say that it was eye clean. I do know that in the 40X you can see the inclusions off the table, but the cloud in the table is hard to see. If I talk to him tomorrow, I will ask again, just to be sure. The one thing against the GOG stone is the table is a bit small. Both are rated at 1.4 on the HCA, but the WF stone is E/E/E/VG and the GOG stone is E/E/VG/VG. ~mike what do you mean ? both of them are 56% table. it is always harder to find a "mind clean" stone than a eye clean stone.
Posted: 10/8/2008 1:51:45 AM

P: 10/8/2008 6:58:21 AM
MonkeyMike Rough Rock Total Posts: 12 Last Post: 8/6/2009 Member Since: 8/21/2008	Date: 10/8/2008 1:51:45 AM Author: Dancing Fire Date: 10/7/2008 7:54:14 PM Author: MonkeyMike Date: 10/7/2008 7:47:04 PM Author: Stone-cold11 I am guessing since you ask WF to reserve for you, you have ask them to check if it is eye-clean? Size wise I would say they are not easy to tell apart. Both are beautiful stones so going either way is ok with me. Just depends on my priorities I guess, like for you it is mind-clean or to save a few bucks, then I would go GOG. If I want a bigger stone for essentially the same Amount of $$ I would go for the WF stone. :p Yeah, James did say that it was eye clean. I do know that in the 40X you can see the inclusions off the table, but the cloud in the table is hard to see. If I talk to him tomorrow, I will ask again, just to be sure. The one thing against the GOG stone is the table is a bit small. Both are rated at 1.4 on the HCA, but the WF stone is E/E/E/VG and the GOG stone is E/E/VG/VG. ~mike what do you mean ? both of them are 56% table. The megascope report for the GOG stone shows 54.7% for the table. ~mike ________________________ << This Space Intentionally Left Blank >>
Posted: 10/8/2008 6:58:21 AM

P: 10/8/2008 7:27:37 AM
Stone-cold11 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,889 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 9/9/2008	Date: 10/8/2008 6:58:21 AM Author: MonkeyMike Date: 10/8/2008 1:51:45 AM The megascope report for the GOG stone shows 54.7% for the table. ~mike I would be more incline to belive a table size of 56% as that is also the reported dimension by the Helium scan.
Posted: 10/8/2008 7:27:37 AM

P: 10/8/2008 9:24:42 AM
girlie-girl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 819 Last Post: 6/5/2009 Member Since: 5/29/2008	I'm totally a mind clean person. That cloud on the SI1 would drive me nutso, even if I couldn't see it with my naked eyes. LOL For that reason alone I'd pick the GOG stone. If things like that don't bother you, then I don't think you could go wrong w/either of these diamonds. Good luck!
Posted: 10/8/2008 9:24:42 AM

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