Advice: Deciding between two H & A

[masishadow]

I''ve almost hit the purchase butt and I''m trying to decide between two H & A from whiteflash.com. Between these two, I had decided on the .77 instead of the .70, giving up one grade of clarity from a VS1 to a VS2, until I noticed that the Hearts on the .77 were not symmetrical. Some hearts seem a little curved on edges and as they headed towards the center of the stone, they bent inwards slightly. I didn''t even notice it upon many inspections of the image. Will that affect that stone at all from a brilliance/fire perspective, or is it just miniscule and I just just go with the larger, similarly priced stone? Everything is the same, (proportions are similar,) except for the clarity and size of the stone.

.773, F, VS2 (Preferred)

http://www.whiteflash.com/diamonds/certificate.aspx?idno=2175865&file_name=5

.70, F, VS1

http://www.whiteflash.com/diamonds/certificate.aspx?idno=2228577&file_name=5

Thanks so much,
Zach

 

[yssie]

The deviation you're seeing is most likely just the photo taken from a slight angle - it's hard for even the pros to get the diamond dead-on every single time.


If you're really concerned ask them to retake the pic

I wouldn't hesitate to call them both H&As.

 

[stone-cold11]

That is probably due to image set up when the hearts is being taken for the stone, request for that image to be retaken.

 

[Lorelei]

Hi Zach

This can happen as a result of taking the image, in this case I think asking for a retake is justified.