Can I please get some opinions on this diamond before I purchase? VS1 E Oval 1 carat

[Nicm]

I'm a little concerned about the extremely thick girdle. Also about the light return as I am ordering online and don't really have a clue what I'm doing! Oh and the 65% table.

Thanks in advance!

1.01 Carat oval diamond

1.01 Carat oval diamond

www.jamesallen.com

 

[mwilliamanderson]

I don’t know much about choosing ovals so hopefully someone else will comment but I do know what my eye likes...that stone has very lively bow tie shaped area and the rest of the stone looks dead. I would keep looking.

 

[lovedogs]

I see a lot of mushy parts, so I personally don't like it.

 

[lovedogs]

Going to preempt this by saying I'm not an oval expert like @tyty333 and others, but here are some that caught my eye. I don't know your budget, so apologies if these aren't within that range. I personally prefer stones that have almost an "h&a" flavor compared to more traditionally cut ovals because it tends to minimize the bowtie effect, and the bowties drive me nuts.

1.03 Carat oval diamond

This oval cut 1.03 carat D color si1 clarity has a diamond grading report from GIA

www.jamesallen.com

**not sure if this is eye clean, so you would need to make sure

1.02 Carat oval diamond

1.02 Carat oval diamond

www.jamesallen.com

1.01 Carat oval diamond

1.01 Carat oval diamond

www.jamesallen.com

**seems eye clean, but worth looking at the clarity plot carefully to make sure

Now I"m going to suggest 2 "weirder" stones that I personally love but are likely not going to be everyone's preference.

This is similar to a moval (oval + marquise), which is why I love it.

1.03 Carat oval diamond

This oval cut 1.03 carat F color vvs2 clarity has a diamond grading report from GIA

www.jamesallen.com

This next one is faceted differently in the middle. I forget the name of this style of oval but have always liked them. EDIT. I think it's a 4-main.

1.06 Carat oval diamond

1.06 Carat oval diamond

www.jamesallen.com

 

[Nicm]

Thanks @mwilliamanderson, I see what you mean.
Thanks @lovedogs this is so kind of you and so helpful! Looking at the stones you have chosen I can really see what @mwilliamanderson means by dead in my choice. I can also see that your choices seem to have smaller tables and higher crowns than what I had chosen.
For the stone itself I can spend $6000-7000CAD or $4500-5200USD. I've been maybe been focusing too much on getting a stone that appears larger. I am replacing a lost 0.96 D SI1 7.44 x 5.60 x 3.50mm engagement ring and was hoping for a bit of an upgrade on size/clarity.

 

[lovedogs]

Thanks @mwilliamanderson, I see what you mean.
Thanks @lovedogs this is so kind of you and so helpful! Looking at the stones you have chosen I can really see what @mwilliamanderson means by dead in my choice. I can also see that your choices seem to have smaller tables and higher crowns than what I had chosen.
For the stone itself I can spend $6000-7000CAD or $4500-5200USD. I've been maybe been focusing too much on getting a stone that appears larger. I am replacing a lost 0.96 D SI1 7.44 x 5.60 x 3.50mm engagement ring and was hoping for a bit of an upgrade on size/clarity.

Totally understanding wanting a bigger stone! I think as long as it is eye clean you should be fine, but not everyone feels that way. IMHO cut is king, and a stone that has more "mush" but is bigger won't have the livey-ness (is that a word? probably not) or fire that you would get with one that is the same size as your original but has a great cut. So for me, I would personally focus on getting a great performing stone that is no smaller than your original.

 

[Nicm]

Totally understanding wanting a bigger stone! I think as long as it is eye clean you should be fine, but not everyone feels that way. IMHO cut is king, and a stone that has more "mush" but is bigger won't have the livey-ness (is that a word? probably not) or fire that you would get with one that is the same size as your original but has a great cut. So for me, I would personally focus on getting a great performing stone that is no smaller than your original.

If it's not a word, it should be! Great advice, thank you <3