Diamond Choices opinions please

[gk172]

Brief outline so far, coming to the usa from the uk in 2 weeks and ive been on here asking questions and finally was the time to narrow down the search on my stones and i would appreciate opinions on the two stones.

First choice of stone is this one this one D VS1 Ideal/4* rating second choice of stone is this one again D VS1 premium/4* rating the ideal and premium rating is from abazias the * rating is whiteflash and only the second diamond has the gia report attatched the smaller 1.01 stone ive seen the report and there is a circle on the right hand side picture and the 1.07 has a small crystal which i think can be shown here in the magnifier at james allen. Both stones are on hold until there is more information for me to make a choice or view them both in 2 weeks but ideally if i can come to a decision it can be set and i can just go collect the ring. Hubby is set on the D VS1 and he chose these 2 stones has he done good?

 

[diagem]

Date: 6/8/2007 3:35:48 AM
Author:gk172
Brief outline so far, coming to the usa from the uk in 2 weeks and ive been on here asking questions and finally was the time to narrow down the search on my stones and i would appreciate opinions on the two stones.

First choice of stone is this one this one D VS1 Ideal/4* rating second choice of stone is this one again D VS1 premium/4* rating the ideal and premium rating is from abazias the * rating is whiteflash and only the second diamond has the gia report attatched the smaller 1.01 stone ive seen the report and there is a circle on the right hand side picture and the 1.07 has a small crystal which i think can be shown here in the magnifier at james allen. Both stones are on hold until there is more information for me to make a choice or view them both in 2 weeks but ideally if i can come to a decision it can be set and i can just go collect the ring. Hubby is set on the D VS1 and he chose these 2 stones has he done good?

Both look good...according to the numbers.

An image of the first stone might switch the weight to a direction....

 

[gk172]

Here is what ive got on the first stone, hope this helps

 

[diagem]

Date: 6/8/2007 5:45:08 AM
Author: gk172
Here is what ive got on the first stone, hope this helps

Like I said..., the numbers are fine...

 

[gk172]

Which one would you choose between the two? As i dont know which is better inclusion wise?

 

[diagem]

Date: 6/8/2007 6:19:35 AM
Author: gk172
Which one would you choose between the two? As i dont know which is better inclusion wise?

Both are VS1''s

The 1.07 is based on a black pinpoint (you can see it in the magnifying image, and based on what I see its a black pinpoint).
-Most people will not see it with the naked eye (and some will have a hard time with a 10X.)

The other stone is too a VS1, but based on numerous inclusions! But it does not seem to have any black inclusions.
But it is hard to locate the inclusions on the GIA sketch (except the circle which means cloud..., no worries!!!)

If you realy want to further investigate...., you should find out the positions of the feather and needle.
Sometimes they are visible and sometimes they are not. (Depending on their locations and positions in regards to the light return path.)

 

[gk172]

Thank you very much as on the smaller 1.01 stone i didnt realise there were more inclusions i thought it was just the cloud on the second photo and on the 1.07 i was told its a tiny crystal is that the same as a pinpoint? Sorry for all the questions i need as much help as i can get.

 

[gk172]

I chose the d ds1 1.07 stone as it only had the one tiny crystal which cant be seen and is hard to spot even at x18 magnification and the fact that it has med blue flourecence as well also Jamie at abazias had a good look and this one is clearer,whiter and slightly larger than the other plus when i realised the 1.01 had many differant inclusions that kind of put my off, i can live with one tiny one and it makes my stone sound all that more nicer, i will be picking it up in 2 weeks time and just cant wait.

Thanks to all who gave me advice in my many posts

 

[jstarfireb]

Good choice! The 1.07 is also more square than the 1.01. It may not make a visual difference, but it''s a nice added benefit.

 

[GPG]

When you make the comment, "Both look good...according to the numbers," what numbers are you referring to? There seems to be a lot of reference for what makes a good round stone but little for other shapes. Thanks.

 

[gk172]

I used the advanced tutorial from here and read into just about everything that came to mind, http://diamonds.pricescope.com/fnc1.asp and used the figures listed to narrow down my search so that i was looking at depth 64-75% and table 60-72% and then searched the forums also i.e princess flour, princess depth etc.