Sna77, here is another
personal opinion for you: there is nothing utterly wrong with any of these diamonds
if the price is right. Although buying a diamond with Tolkowsky proportions (34.5° crown and 40.75° pavilion) is safe, you can still have a great diamond with slightly shallower or deeper crown and pavilion angles.
Some people like Storm don't like slightly shallower diamonds while other find them attractive. Take for example
stone A used in this article (33° and 40.6°). Quite a few people at GIA symposium including GIA instructor preferred it to Tolkowsky stone (see e.g.
this clip with Maarten DeWitte from Hearts on Fire).
I'm not saying
you will prefer it. Just want you to keep your mind open. A few things good about diamonds #1
1. it is listed by different vendors i.e. you can haggle the price and work with a vendor of your choice. E.g.
Abazias list it on Pricescope for $24,069 (bank wire).
2. It has good spread: 8.68-8.75 instead of 8.51 i.e. will look slightly larger than the same carat weight Tolkowsky cut stone
3. It has smaller table and same 14.9% crown height i.e. you'll see as much of the stone form the side when it is set as #2 and more than #3 (crown height 13.9%). (some people call it vertical spread and find it important too).
It is very easy to get scared by numbers
- you shouldn't be
Elitist would recommend you to buy only certain type of proportions/symmetry/color/clarity/etc. while in the real live most people won't see any difference or might actually prefer slightly different proportions.
It's also about how
you feel about it. If you don't mind paying an extra grand or two for the peace of mind and absolutely "perfect" numbers, then by all means go for it.
I should upload more video clips of comparison on the server. What we saw is that people might also prefer different stones based not only on lighting environment but also clothes (dark or light) and viewing distance...
