3 Diamonds to choose - which one? (Advise needed!)

[omegga]

I am down to three stones for a 5.5 sized white gold setting, all around 1.2 Carat, all Color H (with a preference for medium blue fluorescence), all Ideal Cut, all between 9500 and 9900$, so I really need your expert input in the little but significant differences in the details, every stone has its advantage and disadvantage as I listed below, please help me to choose the right one!
(I listed Price and Size as criteria, but since we are talking about minor differences those should not be the main criteria to judge from)

1.23 Carat / VS1 / H / 9,535$
+ Has a fantastic HCA score of 1.1, cheapest
- only one with VS1 , color H without medium blue Fluorescence
http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-cert-viewer?cert_pid=LD02595225&cert_num=1

1.2 Carat / VVS2 / H / 9,691$
+ VVS2, HCA score of 1.4, Table 57%
- color H without medium blue Fluorescence, smallest
http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-cert-viewer?cert_pid=LD02706542&cert_num=1

1.26 Carat / VVS2 / H / 9,890$
+ VVS2, Color H + Medium Blue Fluorescence, Table 57%, biggest
- HCA score 1.9 (lowest of the three), Gridle of 4%, most expensive
http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-cert-viewer?cert_pid=LD02604335&cert_num=1

Thanks everyone in this forum for your help!!

Cheers

 

[Gypsy]

I'd get the cheapest as it's still VS1. I wouldn't spend money on VVS in a round brilliant. And, incidentally I'd prefer a G colored VS2 with a good HCA score over all of these.

 

[omegga]

I'd get the cheapest as it's still VS1. I wouldn't spend money on VVS in a round brilliant. And, incidentally I'd prefer a G colored VS2 with a good HCA score over all of these.

Ah, really? Because i got the impression, after reading this over and over again, that between F G and H the visual difference is tiny to not existence and that a well cut H stone might perform just as good as a G one + it appeared to me that the Medium Blue Fluorescence would give the stone an additional "crisp" which would render the G or H color question irrelevant

 

[dangr]

Preface: I'm in the same boat as you and am not an expert, but ... I would go with the first stone for the same reasons Gypsy expressed. I've seen many stones in stores and various clarity grades and I bet you will have a difficult time spotting the inclusions in that VS1 stone even with a loop. Why go higher in clarify (the other two stones) and pay extra for something you cannot see, especially at the sacrifice of something you can see (size).

 

[JulieN]

What Gypsy means is that she'd rather have a combo of G VS2 than H VS1. They are about the same price.

 

[omegga]

alrighty, I always thought there wouldnt be any visual difference between a G and an H stone, now just to get an idea, i've picked out the following 2 G diamonds, would you guys really prefer these (which one) before the three H ones posted above?

1.18 Carat / G / VS1 / 0.9 HCA score / 9,307$
Fluorecence Medium Blue, only thing i noticed about this one is the twinning wisp inclusion (but since its rated VS1 this should not be visible, right?)
http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-cert-viewer?cert_pid=LD02447299&cert_num=1

1.2 Carat / G / VS2 / 0.9 HCA score / 9561$
4% Gridle
http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-cert-viewer?cert_pid=LD02602621&cert_num=1

 

[Gypsy]

There is a TINY difference between G and H to the naked eye when set and on the hand. But there isn't ANY difference between VVS and VS when set and on the hand when eyeclean.

I'd take that G VS1. No twinning wisps even at SI2 can be eyeclean, so in VS1 you are gonna have trouble spotting them even with a loupe. I like Blue Fluorescence and it's cheaper. Score!


Oh, and please note (for lurkers) any score on the HCA under 2 is equal. Lower score is not better under 2.

 

[omegga]

perfect, that's the one i was settling in my mind as well, only thing i wasnt sure about are the twinning wisps because they look massive on the GIA paper, where by the other inclusion look small in comparison. Also it is the "smallest" of the 5 stones by 0.2mm, although i guess that wont be a visible difference.. so go for that one, yeah?