ACA Diamonds Comparison

[kelvin.tan]

What do you think of these 3 diamonds? I''m thinking of going for the 0.727.

http://www.whiteflash.com/diamonds/Compare_Diamonds.aspx?idnos=1148591,1445156,1255832

They have been on sale online for a few months - wondering why there''s no take up? Is the price too steep, cut not up to standard, or just not good value for money?

Thanks.

 

[stone-cold11]

I am guessing too high color and clarity, niche market, for most PSers who prefer cut and size and sacrifice color and clarity.

No special preference for me on these 3, personal preference between color and clarity.

 

[neatfreak]

They all look great. As for why they have been there, who knows. WF always have stones that get snatched up quickly and some that get snatched up later. But there isn't anything wrong with the ones you are looking at. As SC said, high color/clarity stones are often out of people's price ranges, especially in that carat size. Many people would prefer to spend that money on a bigger stone with a lower color/clarity.

 

[Ellen]

As already stated, they''re all fine. I''m curious why you prefer the E?

If it were me, I''d go for the D. It''s a hair bigger, a hair less, and, it gives her real bragging rights.

 

[stone-cold11]

Date: 12/16/2008 6:13:20 PM
Author: Ellen
As already stated, they''re all fine. I''m curious why you prefer the E?

If it were me, I''d go for the D. It''s a hair bigger, a hair less, and, it gives her real bragging rights.

Agreed. D will have bragging rights but a VS1 is just so so, not a top grade.

 

[fizix]

I was looking at that D 0.74 a few weeks ago and thought it was a very
fine stone...I only wish I had the budget for it!

 

[vvs2]

As I get deeper into the minutiae of the e-ring selection, I have to ask a (hopefully) simple question: Is there such a thing as a "bad" ACA diamond?

I can understand slightly less ideal, but are there any that would really make you think, "ugh."?

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 12/16/2008 10:05:45 PM
Author: vvs2
As I get deeper into the minutiae of the e-ring selection, I have to ask a (hopefully) simple question: Is there such a thing as a ''bad'' ACA diamond?


I can understand slightly less ideal, but are there any that would really make you think, ''ugh.''?

No. And not even any that are really slightly less than ideal. ACA diamonds are very strictly controlled for cut quality.

 

[marcy]

They are all lovely but I''d go for the D.

 

[Kelli]

I''d go for the D, but only because it''s the biggest. You don;t need to worry about cut quality of ACAs, they''re all going to be beautiful. Personally, I''d never pay for a diamond of that high color and clarity, because the excellence in cut will make an H or I look bright white and sparkly anyway. I know a lot of pricescopers feel the same way, and I would think that a lot of WF''s business comes from PS. Maybe that''s why they''ve been available for a while. If color and clarity mean a lot to you though, then go for it! It won''t be easy to find a cut as good without paying an enormous premium.