3 stones....which is the best?

[luisleal13]

Hello everyone!

I am from Mexico and plan to buy a diamond via Internet.....I already made a research and after looking at a lot of stones, I narrowed my selection to 3, but I cannot decide which one to choose.....hope you can help me with your comments and help me decide which is the best....the price on the three is almost the same, it is not relevant.

Stone 1:
Cut - Ideal
Color - E
Clarity - SI1
Carat - 0.81
Depth - 61.7%
Table - 55.3%
Crown - 33.9%
Pavillion - 40.8%
Polish: Ideal
Symmetry: Ideal
Fluorecence: Negligible
Culet: Very Small
HCA - 1.0

Stone 2:
Cut - Ideal
Color - D
Clarity - SI1
Carat - 0.78
Depth - 61.3%
Table - 56.4%
Crown - 34.9%
Pavillion - 40.8%
Polish: Ideal
Symmetry: Ideal
Fluorecence: Negligible
Culet: Very Small
HCA - 1.5

Stone 3:
Cut - Ideal
Color - E
Clarity - SI1
Carat - 0.75
Depth - 60.6%
Table - 56.3%
Crown - 34.2%
Pavillion - 40.6%
Polish: Ideal
Symmetry: Ideal
Fluorecence: Negligible
Culet: Pointed
HCA - 0.6

Also: Which is less worse on a diamond......a cloud or a feather????

Thanks for all your help!

Sincerely,
Luis

 

[Kaili]

I believe a feather is worse because it is actually a break in the stone.
I am not an expert, though.

 

[fisiogrl]

I would personally shy away from the price premium of a D colour stone -leaving number 1 and 3. they both look similar - are they from the same vendor? Could they advise you?

 

[luisleal13]

thanks for your comments Kaili and Fisiogrl........the 3 stones are from the same vendor and the premium on the D is actually not that much......i haven´t asked for advice to the vendor.....I´ll take that into account Fisiogrl.

Considering the HCA scores.....do you think I should base my decision on that considering the 3 stones are almost the same?

Thanks once again for replying me

 

[strmrdr]

number 1 cut wise, do you have ideal-scope images?

A cloud vs feather, unless the feather breaks the surface there isnt a huge difference both can be eye visible or both can be not visible in an si1.
Ask the vendor to look at them and let you know if they are eyeclean.

 

[luisleal13]

Thanks for your reply strmrdr.......i have some pictures but i find it somehow difficult to post them here.....i tried but it was very complicated =S

Thanks a lot for your comments.

 

[Paul-Antwerp]

I have to disagree with Storm, as I would go for number 3. With its slightly lower depth, I gather that there will be almost no difference in diameter with the 0.81, and cut-wise, it is a very difficult choice between 1 and 3. In such a narrow choice, much depends on the consistency across all the facets, and that info is not available.

Live long,