Hello Friends!
I am in the process of buying a stone for a solitaire ring. I have educated myself a little on how the dimensions all work together but honestly am such a newbie. My wish list is a bit ambiguous – am looking for round brilliant ~2 carat, and I am not biased either way for fire vs. brilliance. I have a few options the jeweler has offered to bring for me to look at. Do any of these sound like they have good dimensions? I love reading the threads where someone describes why the cut doesn’t work well, so please if these aren’t great, tell me why so I can help learn . Because of where I live, these are brought in for me to see only if I think they are a possibility, so I prefer to select wisely.
Stone 1 (no report, specs from sarine and ind. jeweler assessment)
2.11 VVS (maybe…) F-G
Excellent Cut, Symmetry, Polish
61% table
60.9% depth
13% crown (34.0°)
43% pavilion (40.8°)
4.5% girdle slightly thick faceted
My comment: have seen in person but under bad lighting so wasn’t super sparkly but was very bright indeed
Stone 2 (IGI report)
2.01 VS2 H
Excellent Cut, Symmetry, Polish
59.5% table
60.6% depth
12.5% crown (32°)
44% pavilion (41.5°)
Medium to slightly thick faceted girdle
Stone 3 (IGI report)
2.04 VS2 H
Excellent Cut, Symmetry, Polish
60% table
61.7% depth
13.5% crown (34.4°)
44.5% pavilion (41.6°)
Medium faceted girdle
Stone 4 (IGI report)
2.01 VS1 H
VG Cut, Excellent Symmetry & Polish
66% table
58.7% depth
10.5% crown (31.3°)
43% pavilion (40.9°)
Medium to slightly thick faceted girdle
I am in the process of buying a stone for a solitaire ring. I have educated myself a little on how the dimensions all work together but honestly am such a newbie. My wish list is a bit ambiguous – am looking for round brilliant ~2 carat, and I am not biased either way for fire vs. brilliance. I have a few options the jeweler has offered to bring for me to look at. Do any of these sound like they have good dimensions? I love reading the threads where someone describes why the cut doesn’t work well, so please if these aren’t great, tell me why so I can help learn . Because of where I live, these are brought in for me to see only if I think they are a possibility, so I prefer to select wisely.
Stone 1 (no report, specs from sarine and ind. jeweler assessment)
2.11 VVS (maybe…) F-G
Excellent Cut, Symmetry, Polish
61% table
60.9% depth
13% crown (34.0°)
43% pavilion (40.8°)
4.5% girdle slightly thick faceted
My comment: have seen in person but under bad lighting so wasn’t super sparkly but was very bright indeed
Stone 2 (IGI report)
2.01 VS2 H
Excellent Cut, Symmetry, Polish
59.5% table
60.6% depth
12.5% crown (32°)
44% pavilion (41.5°)
Medium to slightly thick faceted girdle
Stone 3 (IGI report)
2.04 VS2 H
Excellent Cut, Symmetry, Polish
60% table
61.7% depth
13.5% crown (34.4°)
44.5% pavilion (41.6°)
Medium faceted girdle
Stone 4 (IGI report)
2.01 VS1 H
VG Cut, Excellent Symmetry & Polish
66% table
58.7% depth
10.5% crown (31.3°)
43% pavilion (40.9°)
Medium to slightly thick faceted girdle