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Help! Down to the final two!

AS1016

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Hello. My ideal scopes finally came in and I narrowed it down to two so I wanted to get opinions on which diamond is best. One is from Ritani and the other is from James Allen. The diamond from Ritani is over $700 cheaper than the one from James Allen but the James Allen one looks to be the stronger performer. THe table on the one from James Allen though is larger which I know doesn't bode well for fire. Any opinions and feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

Ritani:
They were able to provide hearts and arrows photos for this particular diamond. I was concerned with the feather on the table but they confirmed it had no effect on the performance of the diamond and faced up eye clean.
$4574- 1.01 Carat
Ideal Cut, E, SI2 (Eyeclean)
Polish Excellent
Symmetry Excellent
Fluorescence Faint
Table % 57%
Depth % 61.2%
Culet None
Girdle MED to Slightly Thick
Measurements 6.48mm x 6.46mm x 3.96mm
crown ∠: 33.5
Pavillion ∠: 41.0
HCA Score: 1.1 TIC Range (Excellent in light return. fire. and scintillation - very good spread)
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James Allen:
Here is the feedback from the gemologist: I am pleased to inform you that diamond face’s up whitest of the set due to its true “G” color. It has great brilliance and fire that spreads throughout the entirety of the diamond. This is a gorgeous diamond! It has no structural or durability issues. The gemologist indicated that there is a small cloud under the table, however this does not have any impact on the eye cleanliness of this diamond.
1.02 Carat G-SI2 Excellent Cut Round Diamond $5360 - eyeclean
cut: Excellent
polish: Excellent
symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: None
l/w/d (mm): 6.52*6.54*3.92
l/w ratio: 1.00
depth %: 60.10
girdle: Medium
table %: 59.00
culet: None
crown ∠: 33.5
Pavillion ∠: 40.8
HCA Score: 1.2- Within the TIC range (Excellent in all 4 categories)
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What kind of setting are you looking at? I'd probably lean towards the JA, its larger and in general I like their settings. Unless that $700 is going to break the bank or you had a setting that you LOVED from ritani. I'm also wary that that si2 is eyeclean, I wonder from how far away they mean.
 
The setting is a white gold split band halo custom made from Bony Levy. It's similar to this setting but with a cushion halo made for a round diamond rather than for a cushion. untitled_42.png
 
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