Blue Nile, James Allen? Fitting into budget... I need help!

[SalanG]

Still waiting on my images BUT I thought it would be good to look around the internet for IS images I thought would result in an excellent diamond, how did I do? Is this what I should be expecting mine to look like? All mine scored under 2 in HCA.

 

[Mrs W]

Date: 8/4/2009 11:50:30 PM
Author: SalanG
Still waiting on my images BUT I thought it would be good to look around the internet for IS images I thought would result in an excellent diamond, how did I do? Is this what I should be expecting mine to look like? All mine scored under 2 in HCA.

If they score under 2 on the HCA then they have a really good chance of looking like the IS images you posted. If you do have an image that looks like those snatch it bc its a good diamond...

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 8/5/2009 4:01:00 AM
Author: Mrs W

Date: 8/4/2009 11:50:30 PM
Author: SalanG
Still waiting on my images BUT I thought it would be good to look around the internet for IS images I thought would result in an excellent diamond, how did I do? Is this what I should be expecting mine to look like? All mine scored under 2 in HCA.

If they score under 2 on the HCA then they have a really good chance of looking like the IS images you posted. If you do have an image that looks like those snatch it bc its a good diamond...

Ditto

 

[stone-cold11]

Date: 8/4/2009 11:50:30 PM
Author: SalanG
Still waiting on my images BUT I thought it would be good to look around the internet for IS images I thought would result in an excellent diamond, how did I do? Is this what I should be expecting mine to look like? All mine scored under 2 in HCA.

Yap, these 2 IS look good to me.

 

[SalanG]

So is there no difference between the 3?

 

[stone-cold11]

Yap, not much difference. The 2 lower images are slightly tilted with they are take, resulting in the off symm image but no light leakage in any of the 3 stones.

 

[SalanG]

How would you rank them? Is the light leakage the pink or white?

 

[stone-cold11]

pink is partial leakage.

Personal pref, #1 as I prefer that kind of patterning, not because of the light return.

 

[Lorelei]

They are all great diamonds but #1 seems to have the best optical symmetry so that is the one I would choose.

 

[SalanG]

1 - .84 h vs2
2 - .83 g si1
3 - .93 I si1

do your opinions change as to what you would choose?

 

[stone-cold11]

Nope, depends on your preference and budget.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 8/5/2009 9:14:24 AM
Author: SalanG
1 - .84 h vs2
2 - .83 g si1
3 - .93 I si1

do your opinions change as to what you would choose?

No they are all excellent diamonds, for me however I still prefer the first - but to put this into perspective they are all great diamonds and even though the image is perhaps slightly better of the first diamond, they should all be great looking diamonds in reality. Bear in mind that we are discussing something which is about the size of a pencil eraser, if you want to go for the larger one then you can easily do so without any visual sacrifice.

 

[SalanG]

Would a slight florescense change your opinion?

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 8/5/2009 9:48:06 AM
Author: SalanG
Would a slight florescense change your opinion?

Not at all, you probably would never notice it although if you look for it in some lights you might notice it slightly, I can with mine but it is faint.

 

[stone-cold11]

Nope, almost impossible to see under any situation.

 

[simonwiser]

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[SalanG]

I am leaning towards either 1 or 3. Should I worry about the color difference from g-i, should I consider maybe going with slightly smaller and an f?

 

[stone-cold11]

Simon, it is against forum rules for vendor to promote themselves.

 

[stone-cold11]

Date: 8/5/2009 10:28:03 AM
Author: SalanG
I am leaning towards either 1 or 3. Should I worry about the color difference from g-i, should I consider maybe going with slightly smaller and an f?

Have you seen these colors personally on ideal cut stones, reliably graded by GIA/AGS? Some color sensitive people may be able to see the color difference but not others.

EDT:
Here is a video by GOG on the color of the stones, the variation is very slight. Just as a reference as actual color seen by you is dependent on your monitor.

http://vimeo.com/3288695

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 8/5/2009 10:28:03 AM
Author: SalanG
I am leaning towards either 1 or 3. Should I worry about the color difference from g-i, should I consider maybe going with slightly smaller and an f?

An I colour is where the layman can begin to discern a slight touch of warmth from the side in some cases however a reliably graded I colour is still very white for many, if you are not sure maybe look at some H colour which is a sweet spot some find to be a good balance. If you are still unsure view some in person such as AGS0 Peerless from Jareds of similar size and colour, or Hearts on Fire to get an idea of your preferences.

 

[phoenixgirl]

I vote #3. I think your girlfriend will think 0.93 is a lot closer to one carat than 0.84, which "sounds" more like "just a little bigger than 3/4 ct." All three stones are lovely, but I wouldn''t drop down almost 1/10 carat for the one grade bump up in color and clarity of the 0.84.

 

[SalanG]

3 worries me because it is very pink in the upper left. 1 has a nice deep red,... Not sure how much difference it makes

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 8/5/2009 1:19:43 PM
Author: SalanG
3 worries me because it is very pink in the upper left. 1 has a nice deep red,... Not sure how much difference it makes

It is just lighting, it won''t make any difference to the beauty of the diamond.