I received my princess (purchased thru Whiteflash) from Dave Atlas today. Dave rated it a 1A, which I was extremely pleased about.
The diamond is most certainly a 1A in my book! I'd guess I've seen approx 30-40 diamonds in town at all sorts of jewelers from maul to Shane to Jared to Molina (locally owned) and other locals. I saw some I liked (Shane but uncerted and $$$$, some I hated (Jared's Leo). I started to form an opinion of what I thought looked good and seemed to be in line with Dave's charts.
Well...I finally found a what I thought looked like a great diamond by my own research as well as the AGA charts at Whiteflash. I questioned; however, how well the charts would translate to beauty. Question no longer! wow!
The diamond is beautiful and sparkles better than any I'd seen locally.
Thanks Dave for providing a great baseline for shoppers of fancy cuts.
If fancy shopping (princess), IMHO, go to the local stores, start to see what you like, use the AGA charts, be patient, find it, send it to Dave for a final look over, and you should end up with a fantastic diamond. I know I did!
I'll post pics when I can...
Robert
P.S. .... thanks to Leslie at Whiteflash. Class organization to work with!
My Diamond:
AGA Certed 1A
Cut/Color/Clarity: Princess/F/VS2 (GIA certed)
Weight: 1.24 c
WxL: 5.89x6.27 (1.06 ratio)
Total Depth: 4.12mm or 69.9%
Pavil Depth: 3.43mm or 58.2%
Pavil Ang: 57.9 degrees
Crown Height: 9.8%
Crown Ang: 33.1 degrees
Table Size: 4.00mm or 67.9%
Girdle: .12mm or 2.0%
$ 5965.00 USD
The diamond is most certainly a 1A in my book! I'd guess I've seen approx 30-40 diamonds in town at all sorts of jewelers from maul to Shane to Jared to Molina (locally owned) and other locals. I saw some I liked (Shane but uncerted and $$$$, some I hated (Jared's Leo). I started to form an opinion of what I thought looked good and seemed to be in line with Dave's charts.
Well...I finally found a what I thought looked like a great diamond by my own research as well as the AGA charts at Whiteflash. I questioned; however, how well the charts would translate to beauty. Question no longer! wow!
Thanks Dave for providing a great baseline for shoppers of fancy cuts.
If fancy shopping (princess), IMHO, go to the local stores, start to see what you like, use the AGA charts, be patient, find it, send it to Dave for a final look over, and you should end up with a fantastic diamond. I know I did!
I'll post pics when I can...
Robert
P.S. .... thanks to Leslie at Whiteflash. Class organization to work with!

My Diamond:
AGA Certed 1A
Cut/Color/Clarity: Princess/F/VS2 (GIA certed)
Weight: 1.24 c
WxL: 5.89x6.27 (1.06 ratio)
Total Depth: 4.12mm or 69.9%
Pavil Depth: 3.43mm or 58.2%
Pavil Ang: 57.9 degrees
Crown Height: 9.8%
Crown Ang: 33.1 degrees
Table Size: 4.00mm or 67.9%
Girdle: .12mm or 2.0%
$ 5965.00 USD