jaycruz|1458320158|4007455 said:Thanks DiamondSeeker2006, I thought the first diamond might be considered slightly better, mainly because the 8 pointed star formation created by the "green lines" was not as obvious as it is in the second, i.e the green bands are quite a bit thicker in the second diamond. Further the 8 "white tips" connected to the end of points of the green bands were also slightly larger in the second diamond as well, assuming slightly more leakage?
Actual diamond pictures with their respective numbers.
First diamond numbers are 60.9%, 57%, 34, 40.6 with 0.7HCA
Second diamond numbers are 62.4%, 56%, 35, 40.8 with 1.6HCA
CareBear|1458323407|4007484 said:If you only want an opinion regarding the ASETs, I think #1 is slightly better, but probably not so much better that you'll be able to tell looking at the stones naked. However, if you want help in deciding which stone to choose there really isn't enough information here. For example, even though stone #1 has better spread because it is shallower, stone #2 might have the bigger diameter or higher color, for the same price.
jaycruz|1458327258|4007508 said:CareBear|1458323407|4007484 said:If you only want an opinion regarding the ASETs, I think #1 is slightly better, but probably not so much better that you'll be able to tell looking at the stones naked. However, if you want help in deciding which stone to choose there really isn't enough information here. For example, even though stone #1 has better spread because it is shallower, stone #2 might have the bigger diameter or higher color, for the same price.
Thanks CareBear,
The two diamonds in question have the same color, within 0.02 carat of each other, at a little over 1 carat each. First diamond is ever slightly larger by 0.05mm and is VVS1 as opposed to VVS2 for second. Second diamond costs slightly more by $300.
I am trying to read ASETs and see if I'm doing them correctly, as it's definitely less a science than pure numbers.
Of course beauty is subjective in the eye of the beholder, but trying to get as much objective information as possible for diamonds as one is unable to directly compare online diamonds directly against each other in real world environments.