mcblohe|1299176647|2863884 said:Thanks stone cold for your help!
I'm concerned that this AGS diamond has a H color with the GIA cert. SO GIA is stricter with colour right?
No, just means this particular stone may be one of those that's on the fence. Or that those particular graders were going easy (or hard) on stones that day. We can't say anything about generalities w/ just this one sample.
I can see an inclusion in the middle of the diamond from the IS image (of the AGS), but vendor says its eye clean..
Pictures are not good for judging real-world visibility inclusions - your eyes are the best judges of that, or your rep's eyes if yours don't have the opportunity. This thread elaborates on how clarity is evaluated by the labs: [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/clarity-grading-question.154174/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/clarity-grading-question.154174/[/URL]
I feel the JA 1.85 ct is a safer bet, as i'm not too sure about the other vendor of this AGS diamond.
Of course i wouldn't want to pass up on a nice >2 ct diamond... hence my dilemna
mcblohe|1299179021|2863931 said:I'm not too sure how to read an IS image.
The arrows on the 1st diamond seems 'fatter' than the arrows on the 2nd one. What does that tell you?
mcblohe|1299422838|2865968 said:Looking at the picture, will it be eye clean?
JA says most people would consider this eye clean, unless you have the keenest eye... hmmm
Is this a good SI1, or can SI1s be better?
Thanks
Yssie|1299434295|2866077 said:l photos - if you're worried and you know you have keen vision perhaps it's worth it to have it shipped out to you to inspect in-person, that's really the only way to be absolutely sure if something meets your requirements or not. It would probably be $100-200 to fedex overnight both ways, depending on where you are, I'd guess.
Stone-cold11|1299436173|2866103 said:Yssie|1299434295|2866077 said:l photos - if you're worried and you know you have keen vision perhaps it's worth it to have it shipped out to you to inspect in-person, that's really the only way to be absolutely sure if something meets your requirements or not. It would probably be $100-200 to fedex overnight both ways, depending on where you are, I'd guess.
Ditto on the eye-clean part. Shipping part, Fedex will not insure for the stone so no to using Fedex to ship back the stone, WF will not accept the stone too if it is shipped back any other way than using USPS registered mailed according to their directions. A way to get faster return shipping is to get an independent appraiser involved as he will have his own external insurance to cover for lost on Fedex shipment.