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Diamond selection and opinion, please help

Roy84

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Hello Everyone,
I am looking for a diamond for engagement abd I found these diamond and would like to know what you think.

#1


Round Brilliant
Measurements: 6.19 - 6.21 x 3.85 mm

Carat Weight: 0.90 carat
Color Grade: G
Clarity Grade: VS2
Cut Grade: Excellent

Proportions
Depth: 62.0%
Table: 56%
Crown Angle: 34.5°
Crown Height: 15.0%
Pavilion Angle: 41.0°
Pavilion Depth: 43.0%
Star Length: 50%
Lower Half: 80%
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick, Faceted (3.5%)
Culet: None

Finish
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: None

Clarity Characteristics
Crystal, Cloud

#2


Round Brilliant
Measurements: 6.03 - 6.04 x 3.70 mm

Carat Weight: 0.82 carat
Color Grade: E
Clarity Grade: SI1
Cut Grade: Excellent

Proportions
Depth: 61.4%
Table: 56%
Crown Angle: 34.0°
Crown Height: 14.5%
Pavilion Angle: 41.0°
Pavilion Depth: 43.0%
Star Length: 50%
Lower Half: 80%
Girdle: Medium, Faceted (3.5%)
Culet: None

Finish
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: None

Clarity Characteristics
Crystal, Cloud, Feather

#3
Round Brilliant
Measurements: 5.93 - 5.97 x 3.68 mm

Carat Weight: 0.80 carat
Color Grade: F
Clarity Grade: SI1
Cut Grade: Excellent

Proportions
Depth: 61.8%
Table: 56%
Crown Angle: 34.5°
Crown Height: 15.5%
Pavilion Angle: 40.6°
Pavilion Depth: 42.5%
Star Length: 50%
Lower Half: 80%
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick, Faceted (4.0%)
Culet: None

Finish
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: None

Clarity Characteristics
Crystal, Feather
no any image

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#1 HCA 1.8, AGA 1A
maybe best, but price also higher, and seems fire and light performance worse than #2

#2 HCA 1.3, AGA 1A
Ex fire and light performance, price is also lower, but I concern the clarity, I saw the black inclusion in right hand side, Is it crystal?.

#3 HCA 0.8, AGA 1A
EX fire and light performance, best cut, price is ok, but no any image, IS, so I also concern the Clarity.


Size, price, Clarity, Color are different, I know it is hard to compare, I just want to but a best diamond within our budget and requirement, $5500, F-G, VS2-SI2, eyeclean, 0.8-0.9x, 3EX, HCA < 2, AGA = 1A, please give some suggestions or provide other better stone to me, thank you very much

#1 pic.JPG

#1 IS.jpg

#2 pic.JPG

#2 IS.jpg
 
Mr Roy - wow, I'd say you picked some good looking stones! :bigsmile: How come you don't have an image for the 3rd stone? Did you already use up your 3 images from James Allen??? Between the 2, I like the first stone because, to me, it seems more symmetrical. I really don't think you can go wrong with either. I bet the IS image on stone #3 would come back looking great, but I don't know if that's a risk I'd be willing to take without really being able to assess it. Having a 0.8 score is great, but I feel you still need to see an IS image.

I like them both, but the first stone jumped right at me (on the IS)! HOWEVER, the live picture of stone 2 is realllyyy nice. Does the inclusion in stone 2 bother you? If not...
 
Hi, TitanCi, #3 stone is from BN, they don't provide any image, in fact, I like #3 stone which is just base on GIA cert, If IS image is ok, I must buy it, but no more image...>"<, I also emailed to IDJ to request IS image for other stone before, but they replied me, but finally they haven't send IS image to me.just no response. so I cannot get IS image from IDJ for this stone also. #1 is ok, but the price is $5890. #2, it is nice, I really concern the clarity, Is it black inclusion in right hand side? can you see it? I concern my GF can see it when close up by eye. or just I am suspicious, that stone is ok, She can not see the inclusion. but the price is cheaper, $4440. So I am very Confuse...how to choose...
 
^Yeah, I'd say it's safe to assume that's the inclusion (although I haven't seen the report). However, keep in mind this is a magnified view of the stone, so in reality you may not notice it right away unaided...unless she's super nearsighted. Like -10 diopters nearsighted. But it's kinda in an area where it's difficult to notice IMO. I think you should ask James Allen about the inclusion and if it's eye clean to YOUR liking (i.e. tell them you want it to be eye clean at 10 inches or so) and see what they tell you. =) I wonder how visible it is from the side???

If it really bothers you, then the extra $1k may be worth it... or you can put that $1k into something else ... or... keep looking. I think either stone looks good.

EDIT: honestly, at a quick glance, I don't even notice it. I bet the amount of light it reflects will help to mask it too!
 
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