Thanks in advance for help. I have a budget of about 27k - 30k and am looking to get a good quality combination for a solitaire engagement ring. With that said, I was hoping to see if you may be able to steer me in the right direction.
Personally, I like the look of an Emerald but I believe my gf prefers the sparkle of a cushion/round. I was thinking I could merge the best of both and go for the sparkle & broad flashes from an AVC. I haven't seen a AVR but I would think if I was going for a round I would want the most sparkle in a H&A cut because the reason why rounds are iconic.
Anyways,I am looking at AVC because of the quality of the cut. I am open to other cuts but don't know if I can discern as nice of a cut in a non-branded stone. I would like to get a near colorless F-H but am concerned H would start showing warmth. I ideally would like to have a spread of 8 - 8.25 to match her hand proportions (long and slender) but i think that would put me up in the 2.7ct range which is probably unrealistic at this budget. I want an eye-clean so I was looking at a VS2 or better.
I guess my question is should I go for less color or greater ct weight? Will I be able to see a color difference from a G to H? t seems as though these AVC's appear larger than competing cuts. To make it easier, what I am really asking is what combination of color/ct/clarity should I go for in my price range. Cut is most important to me so I don't want to compromise on that aspect. Thanks for the help.
Personally, I like the look of an Emerald but I believe my gf prefers the sparkle of a cushion/round. I was thinking I could merge the best of both and go for the sparkle & broad flashes from an AVC. I haven't seen a AVR but I would think if I was going for a round I would want the most sparkle in a H&A cut because the reason why rounds are iconic.
Anyways,I am looking at AVC because of the quality of the cut. I am open to other cuts but don't know if I can discern as nice of a cut in a non-branded stone. I would like to get a near colorless F-H but am concerned H would start showing warmth. I ideally would like to have a spread of 8 - 8.25 to match her hand proportions (long and slender) but i think that would put me up in the 2.7ct range which is probably unrealistic at this budget. I want an eye-clean so I was looking at a VS2 or better.
I guess my question is should I go for less color or greater ct weight? Will I be able to see a color difference from a G to H? t seems as though these AVC's appear larger than competing cuts. To make it easier, what I am really asking is what combination of color/ct/clarity should I go for in my price range. Cut is most important to me so I don't want to compromise on that aspect. Thanks for the help.