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Advice on HCA, narrowing down diamond, ordering a setting

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Rough_Rock
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Hey guys,

Quick question, I have this diamond https://enchanteddiamonds.com/diamonds/view/R206-BPBT4S and looking at ideal it appears to be good or very good I believe. It's a pretty diamond! Well its the only one I've found with ideal and aset. So I decided to use HCA to narrow down my other results. This one came back a 3.6. Now I have others that received a better score, should I narrow down to those or is it possible for a high HCA score to be a "better", I guess so to speak, diamond? Here are some others I am referring to, all J, VS1 or VS2, Ideal:

1.) HCA 2.6: https://enchanteddiamonds.com/diamonds/view/R222-G2TGBW

2.) HCA 0.9: https://enchanteddiamonds.com/diamonds/view/R222-G2TGBW

3.) HCA 1.3: http://www.bluenile.com/build-your-own-ring/diamond-details/LD05843329

4.) HCA 3.6 (the same as one posted in first paragraph): https://enchanteddiamonds.com/diamonds/view/R206-BPBT4S

All that being said, 3 is a little more than I want to spend. I am 1000 times more critical in my diamond search and criteria than she is, in fact I've been making her critical (should keep my mouth shut). She said if it came down to it get a 2.1 or 2.2 over a 2. So I am positive of these 4 she would be blown away by them all and couldn't tell a difference if she tried, I just wanted to come for a tad more settling guidance.

Last quick question, if blue nile won't sell me a setting can someone suggest a good place to have this one made, I know this is EXACTLY the style she wants, the thin 1.7mm is important haha!

http://www.bluenile.com/build-your-own-ring/petite-micropave-diamond-ring-platinum_48630

Okay, thats all, sorry if it was alot :doh:
 
Re: Advice on HCA, narrowing down diamond, ordering a settin

Bump please :)
 
Re: Advice on HCA, narrowing down diamond, ordering a settin

The first 2 you posted are identical.

The last one has Strong fluor, I would check with the vendor to make sure that isn't an issue.

I know james allen has a similar setting, not sure if they sell it separately. The setting is pretty easy though, I'm sure alot of vendors have something similar.
 
Re: Advice on HCA, narrowing down diamond, ordering a settin

telephone89 said:
The first 2 you posted are identical.

The last one has Strong fluor, I would check with the vendor to make sure that isn't an issue.

I know james allen has a similar setting, not sure if they sell it separately. The setting is pretty easy though, I'm sure alot of vendors have something similar.

Whoops! I doubled the link I need to post the other.

And I heard some things about strong fluorescence, what negatives can this possibly cause?
 
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