mochi89
Rough_Rock
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Hi everyone!
I'm need some help narrowing down a diamond, hoping you experts can give me some unbiased advice. I'm mostly focused on getting the best cut possible, so only considering WF ACA and BGD Signature diamonds. Looking for something over 1.5 carat, H or I in color, and eye clean. Around 13k would be a comfortable budget, but can stretch to 15k if needed.
Here are the 5 options I've been considering, in order of price. The first 2 come out just under $11k / $7k per carat after I apply the 7% BGD discount code, and 3-5 comes out around $13k / $8k per carat. All have HCA scores of 1.1 to 1.4 and score excellent in light return, fire, and scintillation.
1) https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3925307.htm
2) https://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/1.577-g-si2-round-diamond-bfg-785027
3) https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3885306.htm
4) https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3935941.htm
5) https://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/1.648-i-vs2-round-diamond-bfg-785028
1 and 2 seems like a good deal but I would be trading off color for 1 and clarity for 2. Which is the better deal?
On 1, can I safely go down to a J if I can't perceive any color in an H? The ASET/idealoscope looks good, the WF sales associate told me there's slightly more fire and contrast in this one, whereas the I had a better balance of brilliance and fire. They took a picture of the J against an I and I could barely see the difference in color, but when I asked my fiancee and family to look they all instantly picked out the I as the brighter/whiter of the 2 (and I didn't tell them which was I/J). Would you consider this J closer to an I or to a K? I would be setting it in a platinum solitaire.
On 2, have anyone had experience with the BGD advanced selection? I'm mostly concerned it won't be eye clean since it's a SI2. The sales associate told me they can't guarantee it will be eye clean, since Brian Gavin had not evaluated it yet, but most of the other SI2 in their signature collection I had looked at said eye clean. I'm concerned however because it seems too good to be true given the price point, the closest comparable eye clean SI2 is about $3k more expensive, at a smaller carat size and lower color grade. I think G is a bit of a waste on me as I can't see anything in H, but this was the cheapest one they had >1.5 carat. I reserved this one figuring I might luck out and it'll be eye clean, is it still worth considering if not? Can non-eye clean diamonds make it into their signature collection? There's also the fact I don't know how the ASET/idealscope images will compare, but I understand BGD offers one of the best cuts if not the best.
Between 3 and 4, which has better brilliance/fire? I'm leaning more toward 4, what do you guys think?
If 2 comes back as not eye clean, should I consider 5? Since it's VS2 I think it should likely be eye clean. But there's no ASET/idealscope images to compare against 3 and 4. It's a larger carat size tho at 1.648 (7.63 X 7.61 X 4.7), only ~$240 more than the 1.608 (7.53-7.56x4.63) from WF.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
I'm need some help narrowing down a diamond, hoping you experts can give me some unbiased advice. I'm mostly focused on getting the best cut possible, so only considering WF ACA and BGD Signature diamonds. Looking for something over 1.5 carat, H or I in color, and eye clean. Around 13k would be a comfortable budget, but can stretch to 15k if needed.
Here are the 5 options I've been considering, in order of price. The first 2 come out just under $11k / $7k per carat after I apply the 7% BGD discount code, and 3-5 comes out around $13k / $8k per carat. All have HCA scores of 1.1 to 1.4 and score excellent in light return, fire, and scintillation.
1) https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3925307.htm
2) https://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/1.577-g-si2-round-diamond-bfg-785027
3) https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3885306.htm
4) https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3935941.htm
5) https://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/1.648-i-vs2-round-diamond-bfg-785028
1 and 2 seems like a good deal but I would be trading off color for 1 and clarity for 2. Which is the better deal?
On 1, can I safely go down to a J if I can't perceive any color in an H? The ASET/idealoscope looks good, the WF sales associate told me there's slightly more fire and contrast in this one, whereas the I had a better balance of brilliance and fire. They took a picture of the J against an I and I could barely see the difference in color, but when I asked my fiancee and family to look they all instantly picked out the I as the brighter/whiter of the 2 (and I didn't tell them which was I/J). Would you consider this J closer to an I or to a K? I would be setting it in a platinum solitaire.
On 2, have anyone had experience with the BGD advanced selection? I'm mostly concerned it won't be eye clean since it's a SI2. The sales associate told me they can't guarantee it will be eye clean, since Brian Gavin had not evaluated it yet, but most of the other SI2 in their signature collection I had looked at said eye clean. I'm concerned however because it seems too good to be true given the price point, the closest comparable eye clean SI2 is about $3k more expensive, at a smaller carat size and lower color grade. I think G is a bit of a waste on me as I can't see anything in H, but this was the cheapest one they had >1.5 carat. I reserved this one figuring I might luck out and it'll be eye clean, is it still worth considering if not? Can non-eye clean diamonds make it into their signature collection? There's also the fact I don't know how the ASET/idealscope images will compare, but I understand BGD offers one of the best cuts if not the best.
Between 3 and 4, which has better brilliance/fire? I'm leaning more toward 4, what do you guys think?
If 2 comes back as not eye clean, should I consider 5? Since it's VS2 I think it should likely be eye clean. But there's no ASET/idealscope images to compare against 3 and 4. It's a larger carat size tho at 1.648 (7.63 X 7.61 X 4.7), only ~$240 more than the 1.608 (7.53-7.56x4.63) from WF.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
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