Both are Whiteflash "A cut above" within my price range. To me they seem almost identical, which one does everyone recommend? Does a difference of 1.1 and 1.5 on the HCA mean anything?
Stone One: $8236
To save you time, here is the HCA Grade:
Light return: Excellent
Fire: Excellent
Scintillation: Excellent
Spread: Very good
Total Visual Performance: 1.1 - Excellent withing TIC range
. Report: AGS
. Shape: A Cut Above H&A
. Carat: 1.238
. Depth %: 61.6
. Table %: 56.3
. Crown Angle: 34.8
. Crown %: 15.3
. Star : 52
. Pavilion Angle: 40.7
. Pavilion %: 43
. Lower Girdle %: 75
. Girdle: Thin to Medium Faceted
. Measurements: 6.87-6.90X4.24
. Light Performance: 0
. Polish: Ideal
. Symmetry: Ideal
. Culet: Pointed
. Fluorescence: Negligible
Stone Two: $8494
HCA report:
Light return: Excellent
Fire: Excellent
Scintillation: Excellent
Spread: Very good
Total visual performance 1.5 - Excellent Within TIC range
. Report: AGS
. Shape: A Cut Above H&A
. Carat: 1.215
. Depth %: 61.7
. Table %: 56.4
. Crown Angle: 34.9
. Crown %: 15.1
. Star : 53
. Pavilion Angle: 40.8
. Pavilion %: 43.1
. Lower Girdle %: 76
. Girdle: Thin to Medium Faceted
. Measurements: 6.83-6.85X4.22
. Light Performance: 0
. Polish: Ideal
. Symmetry: Ideal
. Culet: Pointed
. Fluorescence: Negligible
Stone One: $8236
To save you time, here is the HCA Grade:
Light return: Excellent
Fire: Excellent
Scintillation: Excellent
Spread: Very good
Total Visual Performance: 1.1 - Excellent withing TIC range
. Report: AGS
. Shape: A Cut Above H&A
. Carat: 1.238
. Depth %: 61.6
. Table %: 56.3
. Crown Angle: 34.8
. Crown %: 15.3
. Star : 52
. Pavilion Angle: 40.7
. Pavilion %: 43
. Lower Girdle %: 75
. Girdle: Thin to Medium Faceted
. Measurements: 6.87-6.90X4.24
. Light Performance: 0
. Polish: Ideal
. Symmetry: Ideal
. Culet: Pointed
. Fluorescence: Negligible
Stone Two: $8494
HCA report:
Light return: Excellent
Fire: Excellent
Scintillation: Excellent
Spread: Very good
Total visual performance 1.5 - Excellent Within TIC range
. Report: AGS
. Shape: A Cut Above H&A
. Carat: 1.215
. Depth %: 61.7
. Table %: 56.4
. Crown Angle: 34.9
. Crown %: 15.1
. Star : 53
. Pavilion Angle: 40.8
. Pavilion %: 43.1
. Lower Girdle %: 76
. Girdle: Thin to Medium Faceted
. Measurements: 6.83-6.85X4.22
. Light Performance: 0
. Polish: Ideal
. Symmetry: Ideal
. Culet: Pointed
. Fluorescence: Negligible