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Psubilly01

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Both are great diamonds...I'd get the 2.044 to get over that magic 2 carat mark.
 
99% of PSers will choose the 2.044 to hit the 2ct mark.
 
Yup. #2, plus it has a smaller table.
 
Oooh. Nice problem to have. See if they'll do pics or video of the two side by side for us--I mean for you:whistle:.

They are almost the same size and price, with just slight differences in tabe size, arrow fatness.

But your eye may be drawn to one over the other seeing them side by side.
 
ringo865 said:
Oooh. Nice problem to have. See if they'll do pics or video of the two side by side for us--I mean for you:whistle:.

They are almost the same size and price, with just slight differences in tabe size, arrow fatness.

But your eye may be drawn to one over the other seeing them side by side.
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:lol: I asked for pictures of the two side-by-side, so will see.

The one thing that concerned me about the 2.044 G-SI2 was the twinning wisps on the table. It is not clear to me if they will negatively impact the brilliance of the diamond. I asked the WF rep for her thoughts on this, so I expect to hear more about it tomorrow.
 
Getting the WF rep's thoughts on the twinning wisps, or any other aspect about which you have questions, is a good idea.

I'm sure they'll do side-by-side photos, based on what they've done in the past, and you might want to ask for the WF rep's thoughts regarding a comparison of the two stones. The rep can look at the two side-by-side and describe any differences they see. Photos can't capture everything.
 
Agree with what's been said regarding hitting the 2 ct mark. I normally choose VS for a ring stone, though. Hopefully a picture will help.

I just looked at the video of the SI1 and I can easily see the twining wisps. I know MissGotRocks recently traded in her stone with twining wisps (ideal cut but not superideal) for a WF ACA with higher clarity. I'd really probably need to see them both to be sure.
 
I would also want to hit the 2ct mark and that SI1 looks very clean - WF has already vetted the stone for transparency issues and eye cleanliness so I wouldn't hesitate to go with the 2.044.
 
Assuming the twining wisps on the SI1 isn't a problem, I'd ask WF to take a photo of the stones side by side, upside down, and see which one is whiter.
 
diamondseeker2006 said:
Agree with what's been said regarding hitting the 2 ct mark. I normally choose VS for a ring stone, though. Hopefully a picture will help.

I just looked at the video of the SI1 and I can easily see the twining wisps. I know MissGotRocks recently traded in her stone with twining wisps (ideal cut but not superideal) for a WF ACA with higher clarity. I'd really probably need to see them both to be sure.
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No, the one I traded in did not have twining wisps - it was the 2.02 stone I had before that one! It had one twining wisp across part of the table. That got traded to the original vendor for the 2.22 without twining wisps which I traded in to WF. These stones are hard to keep track of! However, I will say that the 2.02 with a twining wisp did not show any signs of obstruction or light return difference - I just knew it was there and it bugged me. Mind clean is a real issue - ha!
 
Normally just hitting under the magic carat weight mark (1, 2, 3, etc) means great savings, but in this case that doesn't seem like it's happening. They're both very nice though, and basically the same measurements. You can't really go wrong. I personally would prob go with the better clarity over the extra .06mm, but most people would want to hit the magic 2 carat mark. I have a just under 3 carat diamond and I just round up if people ask ;)
 
HappyNewLife said:
I have a just under 3 carat diamond and I just round up if people ask ;-)
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Thread hijack: I’m curious - do people ask? Like, I might if I was able to have a good ogle but as a PSer I feel like I’m not ‘most people’. I’ve never had anyone ask the specs of my ring except the SA in the one jewellery store I’ve come across that has old cuts because she worked out that mine wasn’t an MRB pretty quickly. NZers can be quite reserved tho so it might just be us not wanting to appear nosy which a shame cos I’d love a good sticky beak at some people’s rings :lol-2:
OP I love the choice you’ve got! Nothing useful except I love a small table and fat arrows so I’d go for the one that has that. Getting a side-by-side comparison is a great idea.
 
foxinsox said:
Thread hijack: I’m curious - do people ask? Like, I might if I was able to have a good ogle but as a PSer I feel like I’m not ‘most people’. I’ve never had anyone ask the specs of my ring except the SA in the one jewellery store I’ve come across that has old cuts because she worked out that mine wasn’t an MRB pretty quickly. NZers can be quite reserved tho so it might just be us not wanting to appear nosy which a shame cos I’d love a good sticky beak at some people’s rings :lol-2:
OP I love the choice you’ve got! Nothing useful except I love a small table and fat arrows so I’d go for the one that has that. Getting a side-by-side comparison is a great idea.
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hasn't happened to me yet - except with family
 
The only people who have asked me usually are not PSers. :lol-2:

I will round it up to the 10ths decimal (or so). Nobody wants to hear that Its exactly a 1.276 carat diamond. So uhm, I have said it's "1.3" and I've said "one and a third".

Most people are just curious, trying to get a gauge for what sizes look like what. My husband, for example, equates them to socket sizes (though he uses US more than metric). I explain if something is 8 mm, he says "5/32" and I'm like "sure, can i get it?" :lol:
 
MissGotRocks said:
No, the one I traded in did not have twining wisps - it was the 2.02 stone I had before that one! It had one twining wisp across part of the table. That got traded to the original vendor for the 2.22 without twining wisps which I traded in to WF. These stones are hard to keep track of! However, I will say that the 2.02 with a twining wisp did not show any signs of obstruction or light return difference - I just knew it was there and it bugged me. Mind clean is a real issue - ha!
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I knew that the twining wisp just bugged you. Mind clean is definitely important to me, too! But I totally forgot there was a stone in between that one and the ACA! :lol:
 
Thank you everyone for your thoughts. Much appreciated! Just to close this thread, I decided to go with the 2.04 G-SI1. The additional side-by-side photo's provided by WF were very helpful to the decision making process. Most importantly, I grew to trust the opinion of the WF rep who felt that the G-SI1 was a better diamond.

If anyone cares, she compared the 2.044 G-SI1 and the 1.997 G-VS2 as follows:

"I will say that when I inspected the VS2 I was able to see some of the inclusions in the table around the 6 inch mark. The diamond is still eye clean per our definition (10 inches on top in normal lighting) but I did want to let you know that I picked up on them closer. The SI1 I wasn’t able to see anything. I still believe this to be the best value personally."

Thanks again,

Bill
 
You did your due diligence. It's going to be beautiful. Congrats!!
Please come back with pictures!
 
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