Anniversary Earrings for Wife - PLEASE HELP!

[wistletown]

Hi,

Pricescope helped me pick out a diamond for her engagement ring. Please help me make this happen so my wife can get earrings in time for our one year anniversary. The more I research the more confuse I get. I need some objectivity.

These are all GIA certified and have no florescence. There’s a price range from $3685 - $5197. Please take into consideration that each diamond will be around .75 carats. In general, is there less color sensitivity for diamonds for earrings then say for a ring? An I-color engagement ring would not look very white to the eye. I would like to get the most bang (size, brilliance, color, etc.) for the buck. ALSO, can I get anything better than what I’ve found for the price. I would like to pay with credit card.

Here are some choices; which one would you go for and why? Which one to scratch off the list?

#1 Total Price: $3,685
Carat: .73
Cut: Ideal
Color: I
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 60.7
Table %: 57
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Very Good
Girdle: Thin to Medium
Measurements: 5.87 X 5.83 X 3.55
Carat: .73
Cut: Ideal
Color: I
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 61.3
Table %: 56
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium
Measurements: 5.82 X 5.79 X 3.56

#2 Total Price: $4,064
Carat: .73
Cut: Very Good
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 62.1
Table %: 57
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick
Measurements: 5.73 X 5.77 X 3.57
Carat: .74
Cut: Very Good
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 62.9
Table %: 56
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Very Good
Girdle: Medium to Thick
Measurements: 5.70 X 5.75 X 3.60

#3 Total Price: $4,371
Carat: .73
Cut: Ideal
Color: H
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 61
Table %: 59
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Very Good
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick
Measurements: 5.83 X 5.81 X 3.55
Carat: .72
Cut: Ideal
Color: H
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 60.6
Table %: 59
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick
Measurements: 5.81 X 5.77 X 3.51

#4 Total Price: $4,395
Carat: .73
Cut: Signature Ideal
Color: I
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 61.5
Table %: 56
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Thin to Medium
Measurements: 5.81 X 5.79 X 3.57
Carat: .72
Cut: Signature Ideal
Color: I
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 61.8
Table %: 55
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Thin to Medium
Measurements: 5.82 X 5.77 X 3.58

#5 Total Price: $4,369
Carat: .81
Cut: Ideal
Color: I
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 61.8
Table %: 55
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Thin to Medium
Measurements: 5.99 X 6.01 X 3.71
Carat: .81
Cut: Ideal
Color: H
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 62
Table %: 56
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick
Measurements: 6.01 X 5.99 X 3.72

#6 Total Price: $5,197
Carat: .79
Cut: Ideal
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 62.4
Table %: 55
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick
Measurements: 5.90 X 5.93 X 3.69
Carat: .79
Cut: Ideal
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 62.2
Table %: 55
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick
Measurements: 5.89 X 5.95 X 3.68

Wow, that took over an hour to type out!!! Thanks for all your help in advance.

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[stone-cold11]

will need the crown and pavilion angles to judge the cut of the stone.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Well-cut I stones will look white when set into earrings. H/I color stones are perfect for earrings. Mine are F and the color seems a bit overkill. I could have saved $ and/or purchased larger stones had I gone down to an I.

 

[wistletown]

Hi,

Here are stats with the angles and some minor corrections (refer to this post):

Hi,

Pricescope helped me pick out a diamond for her engagement ring. Please help me make this happen so my wife can get earrings in time for our one year anniversary. The more I research the more confuse I get. I need some objectivity.

These are all GIA certified and have no florescence. There’s a price range from $3685 - $5197. Please take into consideration that each diamond will be around .75 carats. In general, is there less color sensitivity for diamonds for earrings then say for a ring? An I-color engagement ring would not look very white to the eye. I would like to get the most bang (size, brilliance, color, etc.) for the buck. ALSO, can I get anything better than what I’ve found for the price. I would like to pay with credit card.

Here are some choices; which one would you go for and why? Which one to scratch off the list?

#1 Total Price: $3,685
Carat: .73
Cut: Ideal
Color: I
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 60.7
Table %: 57
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Very Good
Girdle: Thin to Medium
Measurements: 5.87 X 5.83 X 3.55
Crown Angle: 34.5%
Pavilion Angle: 40.8%
Carat: .73
Cut: Ideal
Color: I
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 61.3
Table %: 56
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium
Measurements: 5.82 X 5.79 X 3.56
Crown Angle: 34.5%
Pavilion Angle: 40.6%

#2 Total Price: $4,064
Carat: .73
Cut: Very Good
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 62.1
Table %: 57
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick
Measurements: 5.73 X 5.77 X 3.57
Crown Angle: 35%
Pavilion Angle: 40.6%
Carat: .74
Cut: Very Good
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 62.9
Table %: 56
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Very Good
Girdle: Medium to Thick
Measurements: 5.70 X 5.75 X 3.60
Crown Angle: 35.5%
Pavilion Angle: 40.8%

#3 Total Price: $4,081
Carat: .74
Cut: Very Good
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 62.9
Table %: 576
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Very Good
Girdle: Medium to Thick
Measurements: 5.70 X 5.75 X 3.60
Crown Angle: 35.5%
Pavilion Angle: 40.8%
Carat: .73
Cut: Very Good
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 61.7
Table %: 57
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Very Good
Girdle: Medium to Thick
Measurements: 5.76 X 5.72 X 3.54
Crown Angle: 34.5%
Pavilion Angle: 40.6%


#4 Total Price: $4,371
Carat: .73
Cut: Ideal
Color: H
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 61
Table %: 59
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Very Good
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick
Measurements: 5.83 X 5.81 X 3.55
Crown Angle: 34.5%
Pavilion Angle: 41.2%

Carat: .72
Cut: Ideal
Color: H
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 60.6
Table %: 59
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick
Measurements: 5.81 X 5.77 X 3.51
Crown Angle: 34%
Pavilion Angle: 41%


#5 Total Price: $4,395
Carat: .73
Cut: Signature Ideal
Color: I
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 61.5
Table %: 56
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Thin to Medium
Measurements: 5.81 X 5.79 X 3.57
Crown Angle: 34.5%
Pavilion Angle: 40.8%

Carat: .72
Cut: Signature Ideal
Color: I
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 61.8
Table %: 55
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Thin to Medium
Measurements: 5.82 X 5.77 X 3.58
Crown Angle: 34.5%
Pavilion Angle: 41%


#6 Total Price: $4,690
Carat: .81
Cut: Ideal
Color: I
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 61.8
Table %: 55
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Thin to Medium
Measurements: 5.99 X 6.01 X 3.71
Crown Angle: 34.5%
Pavilion Angle: 40.8%

Carat: .81
Cut: Ideal
Color: H
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 62
Table %: 56
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick
Measurements: 6.01 X 5.99 X 3.72
Crown Angle: 35%
Pavilion Angle: 40.8%


#7 Total Price: $5,197
Carat: .79
Cut: Ideal
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 62.4
Table %: 55
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick
Measurements: 5.90 X 5.93 X 3.69
Crown Angle: 35%
Pavilion Angle: 40.8%

Carat: .79
Cut: Ideal
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 62.2
Table %: 55
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick
Measurements: 5.89 X 5.95 X 3.68
Crown Angle: 34.5%
Pavilion Angle: 41%

Wow, that took over an hour to type out!!! Thanks for all your help in advance.

~wistletown

 

[wistletown]

Hey MC,

Do you think H/I, SI1 is still white enough and clear enough for earrings? It''s around .75%, it''ll be hard to see any clouds right? Sometimes, she''s a picky girl.

 

[stone-cold11]

Set 1, 5, 6, 7 looks safe from the numbers.

Prefer #1.

 

[wistletown]

Thanks for your help. I see you used the Cut Advisor tool. The closer the numbers are to zero the better?

I, SI -> Will this look yellow and cloudy to the eye like it would for an engagement ring diamond? I would like to set it in platinum. Would setting it in white gold make it appear whiter?

 

[stone-cold11]

On the HCA, score below a 2 is worth considering. For a earring, you can go into shallower pavilion proportion.

I/SI1 should be fine if well cut and eye-clean.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 8/20/2009 3:08:38 PM
Author: wistletown
Thanks for your help. I see you used the Cut Advisor tool. The closer the numbers are to zero the better?

I, SI -> Will this look yellow and cloudy to the eye like it would for an engagement ring diamond? I would like to set it in platinum. Would setting it in white gold make it appear whiter?

No, the aim is to score below 2 as a first round elimination tool, a lower score isn''t better than a higher one.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 8/20/2009 2:35:04 PM
Author: wistletown
Hey MC,

Do you think H/I, SI1 is still white enough and clear enough for earrings? It''s around .75%, it''ll be hard to see any clouds right? Sometimes, she''s a picky girl.

Yes, I think well-cut H/I will be white enough. . .if you''re concerned, possibly go for a G or H. What is her eng. ring?

 

[wistletown]

For chubby (but not droopy) earlobes, what is better? 4-prong basket or 3-prong martini?

 

[Ellen]

Date: 8/21/2009 10:13:55 AM
Author: wistletown
For chubby (but not droopy) earlobes, what is better? 4-prong basket or 3-prong martini?

Many on here prefer the martini style, but if you do a search, you''ll get lots of differing opinions.

I have 3 prong martini''s, and I find they sit so well on my lobe. I don''t like to wear them tight/really pushed in, and they still don''t droop, which my previous 4 prong baskets did.

 

[Phoenix]

Awww, you''re a sweet hubby. Your wife is a lucky gal.

H/I colour are plenty white for earrings. I have J colour 2.3ct each earrings and they face up very white.

 

[tyty333]

Date: 8/21/2009 10:23:58 AM
Author: Ellen

Date: 8/21/2009 10:13:55 AM
Author: wistletown
For chubby (but not droopy) earlobes, what is better? 4-prong basket or 3-prong martini?

Many on here prefer the martini style, but if you do a search, you''ll get lots of differing opinions.

I have 3 prong martini''s, and I find they sit so well on my lobe. I don''t like to wear them tight/really pushed in, and they still don''t droop, which my previous 4 prong baskets did.

I can tell you that my 4 prong baskets droop! I hate it! Sometimes I have them on so tight they are pulling the backs
through my earring hole (not good). I would go for the martinis. Can go wrong with a good martini right???