Decided on Oval Stone but Need Advice

[VIK1NG0]

Hey everyone,

I have thoroughly enjoyed learning so much from everyone on this site. After a lot of education and deliberation, I am finally starting to narrow down my search for a diamond for an engagement ring, but I need your help to find the right stone. I have decided that I want an oval diamond within the following parameters:

Carat: 1.5+
Clarity: VS2+
Color: G+
Depth: 59% - 63%
Table: 55% - 60%
L/W: 1.4 - 1.5
Polish: E
Symmetry: E
Price: Up to $18K
Minimal Bow Tie

The link below is the closest I could find to the parameters listed above. However, when I spoke to a person at JA, she said people typically like a 3% differentiation between table and depth % in oval stones as it affects the stone's sparkle. I haven't heard of this and this stone looks pretty good to me, but I am a beginner and really don't know what I am looking at.

https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/oval-cut/1.50-carat-d-color-vvs1-clarity-sku-2441718

Any thoughts or feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[tyty333]

Did you ask her for her recommendation of a stone that fit those parameters with a 3% difference in the table/depth?
(that also looks nice and is approximately the same size)

The stone that you found is pretty. I wish the center facets feathered out a little more from the center towards the rounded
end of the stone. Its facing up fairly large (60.4% depth) compared to other stones of the same carat weight (thats a big plus).
I'll post some others that I think are nice...not as big as the one you found though.

BTW, for polish and symmetry we usually look at Very Good on up...X,X is nice to find though. There are so many variations to
oval cuts (and most fancy cuts) that it is difficult to go by numbers. Some stones that fit all the numbers will not be attractive
and some stones that fall outside of numbers will be attractive. You mostly have to use your eyes.

https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/oval-cut/1.80-carat-e-color-vs2-clarity-sku-1102869
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/oval-cut/1.75-carat-e-color-vs1-clarity-sku-516099
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/oval-cut/1.57-carat-f-color-vs2-clarity-sku-2407464 I love this stone
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/oval-cut/1.51-carat-d-color-vs1-clarity-sku-769533

 

[VIK1NG0]

Thanks TyTy, that was very helpful. Yes, the sales person provided a couple alternatives, but to me they didn't really draw my eye as much as the one I was looking at. Of the stones you posted, my favorite was also the third stone, and the fourth being my second favorite. I will continue my search with thinking about the placement of the center facets as you have mentioned. Since you can't go by numbers alone, I will likely be leveraging JA to find my Oval diamond, but if anyone has any other recommendations of where I could go to view diamonds online, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks!