Dear PSers!
You guys know a lot. I know very little, but I'm learning slowly. Unfortunately, it's time to make some real choices, so we humbly turn to the experts for some guidance! Some ideas! Some creative thinking! Please?
We made a pilgrimage to GOG and weeded through lots and lots of shapes, until we hit on the square cushion H&As -- so pretty. But, so fancy! How do you evaluate which candidate is better? By better, I just want a diamond that will be better "cut" (this is the most important of my Cs, see I did learn something so far) -- but this is something that I can't evaluate at all, particularly for a fancy cut like this one.
Here's a summary of the 4C's:
Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Difference (in favor of Candidate 1)
Carat 1.11 1.45 -0.34
Color G J + 3 grades
Clarity VS2 SI1 + 1 grade
Cut ??? ??? ???
Price difference + $500
Does this make sense? 3 color grades doesn't seem like a lot to lose to get an additional 0.34 carats (and $500 back in the pocket) in Candidate 2! So I'm thinking there must be something in the cut (but the symmetry and polish get the same scores), so what should we look for, or ask the appraiser about?
Candidate 1: http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/6372/
For reference, we asked that GOG perform a Brilliantscope on the stone, and it got
Brilliance: Very High (just above the borderline with high)
Fire: Very High Plus
Sparkle: Very High (touching the borderline with high)
Candidate 2: http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/5769/
GOG has a Brilliantscope on this one (not online), but Marie read the values over the phone to me. It scores:
Brilliance: Very High Plus
Fire: Very High Plus
Sparkle: Borderline High / Very High
Both stones also have DiamXrays and ASETs though the links. There are also Helium reports for both -- I don't even know which angles to pull out. Ergh.
Help help! Thanks in advance!
--- antelope1, formerly known as antelope, before the PW reset meltdown ---
You guys know a lot. I know very little, but I'm learning slowly. Unfortunately, it's time to make some real choices, so we humbly turn to the experts for some guidance! Some ideas! Some creative thinking! Please?
We made a pilgrimage to GOG and weeded through lots and lots of shapes, until we hit on the square cushion H&As -- so pretty. But, so fancy! How do you evaluate which candidate is better? By better, I just want a diamond that will be better "cut" (this is the most important of my Cs, see I did learn something so far) -- but this is something that I can't evaluate at all, particularly for a fancy cut like this one.
Here's a summary of the 4C's:
Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Difference (in favor of Candidate 1)
Carat 1.11 1.45 -0.34
Color G J + 3 grades
Clarity VS2 SI1 + 1 grade
Cut ??? ??? ???
Price difference + $500
Does this make sense? 3 color grades doesn't seem like a lot to lose to get an additional 0.34 carats (and $500 back in the pocket) in Candidate 2! So I'm thinking there must be something in the cut (but the symmetry and polish get the same scores), so what should we look for, or ask the appraiser about?
Candidate 1: http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/6372/
For reference, we asked that GOG perform a Brilliantscope on the stone, and it got
Brilliance: Very High (just above the borderline with high)
Fire: Very High Plus
Sparkle: Very High (touching the borderline with high)
Candidate 2: http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/5769/
GOG has a Brilliantscope on this one (not online), but Marie read the values over the phone to me. It scores:
Brilliance: Very High Plus
Fire: Very High Plus
Sparkle: Borderline High / Very High
Both stones also have DiamXrays and ASETs though the links. There are also Helium reports for both -- I don't even know which angles to pull out. Ergh.
Help help! Thanks in advance!
--- antelope1, formerly known as antelope, before the PW reset meltdown ---