Can soeone help me pick between these 2 diamonds

spursguy123 · Aug 3, 2012

Hi I have been a lurker here and I am about to pull the trigger on buying a diamond from James Allen. Can someone help me chose between these 2? Which with have the most fire?

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/E-VS1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1362911.asp

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/E-VS1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1418770.asp

Thank you in advance

Chris

UberClaire · Aug 3, 2012

The 0.5 scores better on the HCA (1.7) than the 0.52 (2.7). It's usually recommended to look at stones with HCA of under 2, although stones rated between 2 and 3 should not automatically be eliminated, from what I understand. However both of these stones were graded by AGS to have ideal light performance, so I don't think that is a concern.

Not to question your preferences, but is there a reason that you are choosing to go so high in color and clarity? I don't know if size is a concern, but you could easily drop both color and clarity and get a bigger stone. Otherwise I think these are both beautiful choices!

spursguy123 · Aug 3, 2012

Thank you for your reply. Well My gf has a small hand and is very petite and I just feel this size would fit her the best. Biggest I want to go probably go is .60.