Cushion Diamond Opinions? Help!

[Carlos Flores]

Hi Pricescope community I've been lurking for a little while and am finally posting for the first time! My girlfriend and I have been browsing online for a cushion cut diamond as we are planning to do the setting separately. We have found one diamond on Blue Nile that we'd love your expert opinions on! For context, we live in Ontario, Canada (near Toronto) and would need the diamond to be able to be sent to us in Canada. The parameters we are searching are:

Carat: 0.92-0.99
Cut: Very Good to Ideal
Colour: F to H
Clarity: VVS2, VS1 and VS2
Budget: $4500 CDN (about $3500 USD)

This is the one diamond we have come across so far: Blue Nile link. Stone is 0.96 carats, Very Good, G, VS1, $4115 CDN. GIA report is included in link, no ASET available (we asked).

We would welcome any opinions and/or suggestions that you may have with these parameters.

Thanks in advance!

Carlos

 

[tyty333]

Looks pretty nice to me. BN does not do asets so you are correct there.

Here is a relative size of the stone on a size 6 fingers....just FYI.

 

[Carlos Flores]

Thank you for your response! Any thoughts or advice on the table, depth, etc? We don't know a lot about the different dimensions that cushions should have, just that the numbers don't always mean everything, so we were looking for some expert opinions!

 

[Carlos Flores]

Unfortunately the stone has been purchased by someone else. We’ll have to keep looking *sigh.

 

[rockysalamander]

From JA, put your favorite 3 on hold, they move fast. Then, request and ASET image. Just note they will only give 3 images per email, so you and your GF may want to weed these down. I starred my favorite. Don't be put off by the SI1 rating on some, have a look and think about if it will suit as eye-clean.

https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/cushion-cut/1.02-carat-e-color-vs2-clarity-sku-3256296 {5.8x5.68}****
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/cushion-cut/1.01-carat-h-color-vs1-clarity-sku-3434658
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/cushion-cut/1.07-carat-h-color-si1-clarity-sku-3458136 {6*5.83mm}
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/cushion-cut/1.05-carat-i-color-vvs2-clarity-sku-3532273 {I color}

Has an ASET and look good.
https://enchanteddiamonds.com/v/2367Z5302****
https://enchanteddiamonds.com/v/68Z097863
https://enchanteddiamonds.com/v/81839Z0Z8

Request ASET
https://enchanteddiamonds.com/v/468397595

 

[Carlos Flores]

From JA, put your favorite 3 on hold, they move fast. Then, request and ASET image. Just note they will only give 3 images per email, so you and your GF may want to weed these down. I starred my favorite. Don't be put off by the SI1 rating on some, have a look and think about if it will suit as eye-clean.

https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/cushion-cut/1.02-carat-e-color-vs2-clarity-sku-3256296 {5.8x5.68}****
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/cushion-cut/1.01-carat-h-color-vs1-clarity-sku-3434658
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/cushion-cut/1.07-carat-h-color-si1-clarity-sku-3458136 {6*5.83mm}
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/cushion-cut/1.05-carat-i-color-vvs2-clarity-sku-3532273 {I color}

Has an ASET and look good.
https://enchanteddiamonds.com/v/2367Z5302****
https://enchanteddiamonds.com/v/68Z097863
https://enchanteddiamonds.com/v/81839Z0Z8

Request ASET
https://enchanteddiamonds.com/v/468397595

Wow! this is a huge help, thank you! I definitely like some of these options!