Do any of these two stones look eye clean?

[AndyDiamond]

http://www.solomonbrothers.com/DiamondDetail.aspx?sku=55HF94FF&affiliate=9318613A-AD0C-4530-A456-0409DFEFB8DE%20&utm_source=PriceScope

http://www.eternitydiamonds.com/diamond_detail.php?id=603094&ref=pricescope

Both are SI2's, but look relatively clean to me for the grading. Looking for expert opinions if they are eye clean.

The first one has a relatively clean table, but I am concerned with the indented naturals. The 2nd one has a completely clean table, but the only inclusions are feathers.

Thanks

 

[Dancing Fire]

http://www.solomonbrothers.com/DiamondDetail.aspx?sku=55HF94FF&affiliate=9318613A-AD0C-4530-A456-0409DFEFB8DE%20&utm_source=PriceScope

http://www.eternitydiamonds.com/diamond_detail.php?id=603094&ref=pricescope

Both are SI2's, but look relatively clean to me for the grading. Looking for expert opinions if they are eye clean.

The first one has a relatively clean table, but I am concerned with the indented naturals. The 2nd one has a completely clean table, but the only inclusions are feathers.

Thanks

#2 is not a well cut stone.

 

[MissGotRocks]

http://www.solomonbrothers.com/DiamondDetail.aspx?sku=55HF94FF&affiliate=9318613A-AD0C-4530-A456-0409DFEFB8DE%20&utm_source=PriceScope

http://www.eternitydiamonds.com/diamond_detail.php?id=603094&ref=pricescope

Both are SI2's, but look relatively clean to me for the grading. Looking for expert opinions if they are eye clean.

The first one has a relatively clean table, but I am concerned with the indented naturals. The 2nd one has a completely clean table, but the only inclusions are feathers.

Thanks

#2 is not a well cut stone.

Agreed - and the first one has been sold so we can't see anything about it. Did you buy this stone?

 

[AndyDiamond]

No, I didn't buy it. Wow, can't believe it SOLD so fast. Even though the 2nd one is not cut great, I just want to learn to read the certs to see if they are eye clean. For that purpose, does the 2nd one look eye clean?

 

[kenny]

No, I didn't buy it. Wow, can't believe it SOLD so fast. Even though the 2nd one is not cut great, I just want to learn to read the certs to see if they are eye clean. For that purpose, does the 2nd one look eye clean?

Nobody can make that call without looking at the stone in person.
Ask the vendor and discuss the meaning of eye-clean with him/her.

 

[Amys Bling]

Kenny is right- you really need to have someone examine the stone to see if it's eyeclean to your standards.

 

[DiamondsDiamonds]

Always ask them to look at the stone for you. Photos can be deceiving.

 

[AndyDiamond]

How about this one?

http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-search?track=head#diamonds_pid=LD01254119

Seems to have very few inclusions for an SI2, and all on the edge. There's a comment that grading is based on clouds not shown. Is that a problem?

 

[MissGotRocks]

Again, no one can say for sure. I really don't see any of the marks showing up on the grading report. With an SI2 with very few inclusions, I'm more inclined to say that they would be significant inclusions. Give Blue Nile a call and ask them although they may not have this diamond in house to view.

 

[yssie]

Again, no one can say for sure. I really don't see any of the marks showing up on the grading report. With an SI2 with very few inclusions, I'm more inclined to say that they would be significant inclusions. Give Blue Nile a call and ask them although they may not have this diamond in house to view.

"Clarity based on clouds not shown" in the comments.

That means the SI2 grade is based on clouds that are so pervasive they decided against trying to plot them. That comment should be an automatic fire-engine red flag, and I wouldn't be doing anything without seeing it in-person in a variety of lighting types first. The concern here isn't just whether the stone is eyeclean to whatever your requirements are, it's also whether the inclusions visibly inhibit light return compared to a cleaner stone.


ETA: re. H&A on the GIA - GIA isn't endorsing the claim of H&A, just noting that someone somewhere inscribed it on the girdle.