Hi,
I am looking at the following stones as a present for my elderly mother's birthday and would really appreciate some help on selection please. I have a budget of around £9k (UK pounds) and all fit within just about. Three of the stones are from a reputable on-line dealer and come back "eye-clean" apparently. Certainly you can see a few inclusions on the magnified photographs but normal viewing I suspect they are fine. The HCA range is 2.6 down to 0.6 and colour D through F. I also have the gemologists and light performance reports coming for three out of four of the stones. The 4th, from a bricks and mortar vendor in the UK would just be via my untrained eye!
Looking at the certs and inclusion types, are there any of these I should definitely avoid please? Also what about the stone that comes in around 2.6 HCA?
Are clouds an issue here?
http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?pagename=GST%2FDispatcher&childpagename=GIA%2FPage%2FReportCheck&c=Page&cid=1355954554547&reportno=6172112041
The one below looks very clean but has the HCA of 2.6 and are those "twinning wisps" a problem?
http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?pagename=GST%2FDispatcher&childpagename=GIA%2FPage%2FReportCheck&c=Page&cid=1355954554547&reportno=2177747328
This one looks a bit "lumpy" but is reported as "eye clean" and 1.6 on the HCA scale:
http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?pagename=GST%2FDispatcher&childpagename=GIA%2FPage%2FReportCheck&c=Page&cid=1355954554547&reportno=5131637603
This last one is the stone from the UK high-street store - 0.6 HCA and also looks clean - I've seen this one and it looks nice but then I have no real experience to compare:
http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?reportno=5176936178&childpagename=GIA%2FPage%2FReportCheck&pagename=GIA%2FDispatcher&c=Page&cid=1355954554547
Any guidance much appreciated please! All are SI1 and within around £350 of each other price wise.
Thanks
Dave
I am looking at the following stones as a present for my elderly mother's birthday and would really appreciate some help on selection please. I have a budget of around £9k (UK pounds) and all fit within just about. Three of the stones are from a reputable on-line dealer and come back "eye-clean" apparently. Certainly you can see a few inclusions on the magnified photographs but normal viewing I suspect they are fine. The HCA range is 2.6 down to 0.6 and colour D through F. I also have the gemologists and light performance reports coming for three out of four of the stones. The 4th, from a bricks and mortar vendor in the UK would just be via my untrained eye!
Looking at the certs and inclusion types, are there any of these I should definitely avoid please? Also what about the stone that comes in around 2.6 HCA?
Are clouds an issue here?
http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?pagename=GST%2FDispatcher&childpagename=GIA%2FPage%2FReportCheck&c=Page&cid=1355954554547&reportno=6172112041
The one below looks very clean but has the HCA of 2.6 and are those "twinning wisps" a problem?
http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?pagename=GST%2FDispatcher&childpagename=GIA%2FPage%2FReportCheck&c=Page&cid=1355954554547&reportno=2177747328
This one looks a bit "lumpy" but is reported as "eye clean" and 1.6 on the HCA scale:
http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?pagename=GST%2FDispatcher&childpagename=GIA%2FPage%2FReportCheck&c=Page&cid=1355954554547&reportno=5131637603
This last one is the stone from the UK high-street store - 0.6 HCA and also looks clean - I've seen this one and it looks nice but then I have no real experience to compare:
http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?reportno=5176936178&childpagename=GIA%2FPage%2FReportCheck&pagename=GIA%2FDispatcher&c=Page&cid=1355954554547
Any guidance much appreciated please! All are SI1 and within around £350 of each other price wise.
Thanks
Dave