another guy looking for diamond advice (princess cut)

[deetee24]

Over the past couple years my girlfriend has gone from "I'm not telling you what I want because I want you to choose, and I want it to be a surprise, and I want it to be romantic blah blah blah" to full on "I wish I was engaged. When are you gonna propose?"

I have been doing lots of research over the last few months. At first I was set with buying an engagement ring from James Allen, but now I am heavily leaning towards Whiteflash. I like that Whiteflash provides more images upfront, and the forum seems to like them a lot.

I'm looking for a princess cut (I've learned that ASET images are very important for this cut), around 0.9-1.1 ct range. I'd like to stay under $4000-4500 (even less would be better!). My highest priority is cut, so I've been looking through Whiteflash's ACA princess diamonds. She wants a really sparkly diamond above all else. Color: at least J. Clarity: at least SI1.

My main question is, for these ACA princess diamonds, what else should I be looking for? Should I just buy the least costly one after inputting my search parameters? What should I look for in the ASET images? Thanks for your help!

Here are a few I've been looking at:

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3035399.htm

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3025631.htm

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3097219.htm

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3081031.htm

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2995574.htm

 

[JulieN]

The I SI1 is not eye clean. The H VS1 is a little bit small for a .9

 

[deetee24]

Thanks for the reply! For the other 3 diamonds, is there anything to note that would set each apart from each other? Or would it be about personal preference and price at this point? Thanks again for the help!

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3035399.htm

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3097219.htm

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2995574.htm

 

[JulieN]

I like the cut of the I, also I like the higher color.

 

[Diamond_Hawk]

What should I look for in the ASET images? Thanks for your help!

Fancies will have less intense-brightness than rounds. Look for those with a majority of red, and most of the rest green. Minimize black, as that’s leakage of light out of the bottom of the diamond. A modest amount of evenly distributed blue is desirable for contrast. You can cross-check the actual-images with the computer-made ASETs on their grading reports for two looks at each.

The 0.905 is a bit different than the others because it has more pavilion facets. Not better or worse, just a slightly different flavor.

 

[Gypsy]

How to read an ASET made easy:

http://www.highperformancediamonds.com/index.php?page=education-performance