I'm getting ready to make a purchase on a diamond for an engagement ring and I'm having a hard time deciding between two diamonds that are about $50 apart.
One of them has a smaller table than I'm used to seeing when I've been looking and I don't know enough about diamonds to know how that would affect the diamond's appearance. I've noticed that the table on the .73 almost looks like a perfect square while the .74 kind of curves in on the lines. Is that normal?
Even though the .74 is an I and the other is an H, my personal non-professional opinion is that it's a better cut, or at least appears to be when looking at it. My only fear is the smaller table might make it look smaller.
Any opinions or advice would be greatly appreciated!
Diamond #1

0.74 Carat
Color - I
Clarity - VVS2
Cut/Polish/Symmetry - Excellent
Clarity Characteristics - Needle, Feather, Internal Grading
Depth % 62.5
Table % 54
Crown Angle 34.5
Pavillion Angle 41
L/W/D (mm): 5.82*5.80*3.63
Diamond #2

0.73 Carat
Color - H
Clarity - SI1
Cut/Polish/Symmetry - Excellent
Clarity Characteristics - Cloud
Depth % 62.3
Table % 58
Crown Angle 35.0
Pavillion Angle 41.0
L/W/D (mm): 5.73*5.76*3.58
One of them has a smaller table than I'm used to seeing when I've been looking and I don't know enough about diamonds to know how that would affect the diamond's appearance. I've noticed that the table on the .73 almost looks like a perfect square while the .74 kind of curves in on the lines. Is that normal?
Even though the .74 is an I and the other is an H, my personal non-professional opinion is that it's a better cut, or at least appears to be when looking at it. My only fear is the smaller table might make it look smaller.
Any opinions or advice would be greatly appreciated!
Diamond #1

0.74 Carat
Color - I
Clarity - VVS2
Cut/Polish/Symmetry - Excellent
Clarity Characteristics - Needle, Feather, Internal Grading
Depth % 62.5
Table % 54
Crown Angle 34.5
Pavillion Angle 41
L/W/D (mm): 5.82*5.80*3.63
Diamond #2

0.73 Carat
Color - H
Clarity - SI1
Cut/Polish/Symmetry - Excellent
Clarity Characteristics - Cloud
Depth % 62.3
Table % 58
Crown Angle 35.0
Pavillion Angle 41.0
L/W/D (mm): 5.73*5.76*3.58