Another newbie looking for stone advice....

[ChaseBB]

hi there - what do you guys think of the following stones?

#1
wt: 2.00
color: G
clarity: VS2
D: 61%
T: 54%
Crown: 34.5''
Pavillion: 40.8''
Culet: none
Fluor: none
HCA: 1.2 - within TIC range
Light Return: EX
Fire: EX
Scintillation: EX
Spread: VG

#2:
wt: 2.00
color: F
clarity: SI1
D: 59.7%
T: 59%
Crown: 32.5''
Pavillion: 40.8''
Culet: none
Fluor: none
HCA: 1.2 - within TIC range
Light Return: VG
Fire: EX
Scintillation: EX
Spread: EX

Thanks!

 

[Gypsy]

Who did the certs for them?

 

[ChaseBB]

Oops! Sorry about that - they''re both GIA; I put the info in the cut advisor tool (HCA) off of PS. Thanks!

 

[Dancing Fire]

just going by the #''s.

i''ll take #1

 

[ChaseBB]

Something else I''m curious about - and I hope it''s okay to ask in this forum, but is Whiteflash a reputable online source? Has anyone had any issues I should be aware of? How do they compare to say, Blue Nile?

Thanks and I apologize if this isn''t the appropriate place or type of question for this forum.

 

[Gypsy]

Many people have bought from them and written about the experience... do a search for the reviews.

 

[ChaseBB]

Thanks Dancing Fire, I appreciate it - which numbers are better in #1 vs #2?

 

[ChaseBB]

Thanks Gypsy - I''ll check them out

 

[diamondseeker2006]

#1 is better. Is this an in-house stone at WF? If so, you can see the IdealScope, certificate, etc. If it is not an in-house stone, I am not sure that the trade-in policy applies. Be sure to check on that.

 

[ChaseBB]

Yes - it''s an in house stone from Whiteflash; here is the link to stone listed as #1:

http://www.whiteflash.com/diamonds/diamond_details.aspx?idno=2416662

I wouldn''t be trading in a diamond, I would more likely be returning a diamond I just purchased from another jeweler that doesn''t appear to be cut as well as this one.

 

[ChaseBB]

ok, i found another diamond that i''d love to get your thoughts on - also at Whiteflash and is AGS certified:

wt: 1.751
color: E
clarity: VS2
Depth: 60.7%
Table: 55.7%
Crown: 35''
Pavillion: 40.8''
Culet: .3%
Fluor: negligible
Polish: EX
Symmetry: EX
HCA: 1.4 - within TIC range
Light Return: EX
Fire: EX
Scintillation: EX
Spread VG

http://www.whiteflash.com/round_ideal_cut/Round-Ideal-Cut-cut-diamond-2416694.htm#

anyone?