1 Carat Princess, which ASET is best?

[tjames]

Hello,

I was pretty sure that I had my mind made up on which diamond I was going to select so I pulled the ASET image from James Allen for it as well as 2 others. Turns out that the one I originally thought was the one, maybe isn't quite it. I've been comparing these ASET images to ideal cuts and I can see that there is a lot more green in the ones I have. I just don't know if these still look good or not so I'm hoping for someone else to give an opinion.

Diamond 1:
http://www.jamesallen.com/#!/loose-diamonds/Princess-cut/1.00-carat-F-color-SI1-clarity-sku-186900


Diamond 2:
http://www.jamesallen.com/#!/loose-diamonds/Princess-cut/1.00-carat-H-color-VVS1-clarity-sku-190799


Diamond 3:
http://www.jamesallen.com/#!/loose-diamonds/Princess-cut/1.01-carat-G-color-VVS2-clarity-sku-202473


All of the diamonds are similar in price, around 5K and confirmed to be eye clean.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[JulieN]

ASET on the third one is pretty good, nice small table, would love to see the link though. Ask their Chat if they have a working link.

 

[tjames]

Here is the link for the third one:
http://www.jamesallen.com/#!/loose-diamonds/Princess-cut/1.01-carat-G-color-VVS2-clarity-sku-202473

 

[JulieN]

#3 stone in the video way too tilted to really see much, but it seems nice. 1 ct Ex/Ex with medium girdle is somewhat rare.

Did JA gemologist have a favorite?

 

[TitanCi]

^agreed. EX/EX is tough to come by at times, 1.0 ct too.

ASET #3 looks best, more red. Princesses at the 1.0 ct or 1.50 ct mark scare me though, cuz if during the setting process a corner chips... well then it's no longer the full carat or 1.50 carat or whatever.

But, ASET 3 is best.

 

[tjames]

Yes the JA gemologist ranked them Diamond 3 first, Diamond 1 a close second.

They are all eye clean, white face-up, making each of the three diamonds a wonderful choice in their own right.

I was originally leaning towards Diamond 1 as it was a F colour and although an SI1, the inclusion could most likely be hidden by a prong as it is towards the corner.

Based on my novice opinion, I think that the ASET for Diamond 3 does look pretty good as it is a lot more red.

 

[jstarfireb]

Third ASET is clearly best!

 

[diamonds-are-friends]

3rd is clearly the one with most potential. However, all 3 are lacking. Why compromise on choosing something out of these 3 which aren't great?

 

[tjames]

So I did some more searching and have found this diamond. It is an AGS Ideal Cut 1 carat G SI2. Even though there are some inclusions, I am told that the diamond faces up eye clean as the inclusions blend well into the diamond. What do you think?

http://www.jamesallen.com/#!/loose-diamonds/princess-cut/1.01-carat-g-color-si2-clarity-sku-213053