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mayo1209

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I am looking for a pair close to 1 ct total weight without having to pay the premium for super Ideals so I’ve kind of narrowed it down to GIA triple Ex and used HCA scores of greater than 2as a rejection tool. My budget is 2000-2200 for the stones.
I contacted IDJ and told them I was looking for PS cut stones. And here is what they found me. One stone is still in transit to them.

Stone 1. G-SI1 with a table of 55%, depth of 61.3%. Crown angle is at 34 deg while the pavilion angle is 40.6. Scored 0.6 on the HCA. Slightly outside the AGS000 perimeter.
Stone 2. G-SI1 with a table of 56% depth of 60.2. Crown angle at 34 and pavilion at 40.8 degrees respectively. Scored 0.8 on the HCA.
Is this a good pair. They’re very close on measurement at about 5.17 mm.


What images should I request next to make a decision.
One of the stones has a faint fluorescence.

Does one stone being slightlyoutside the AGS000 range on the plot make a discernible difference to its sparkle?
Thank you for your expert advice.
 

flyingpig

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Ask them for face up photos and idealscope images for both stones.

Those are relatively safe CA/PA combos.
Faint fluo is non issue.

If the two stones cost under 2.2k, I think it is a great deal as well.
 

mayo1209

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Here you go
Diamond 1
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mayo1209

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Diamond 2 C0186F2B-A83F-48F4-A5D3-1DE6E4C2BE65.jpeg 41CF9BFC-CD65-44F9-B016-AFD3ED7689FA.jpeg 16E78020-EFC6-4481-BBB4-E38EE0C4E495.jpeg 7D8740DF-04AC-4E3E-97AA-6E37FC617F78.jpeg 793B20CA-F03E-4151-A7ED-F2AD0CAE6467.jpeg
 

flyingpig

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The IS and ASET are 10/10 for both.
If you are happy with the inclusions, go for it.
I would personally.
 

mayo1209

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What do you see by way of inclusions that is of concern
 

diamondseeker2006

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What do you see by way of inclusions that is of concern

Stone #1 appears to have some dark crystal inclusions, so you just need to ask the jeweler to be certain both stones are 100% eyeclean. I imagine it would be hard to see in a 5mm stone, but it is always wise to ask.
 

Arcadian

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For earrings, they look great. as mentioned check that the inclusions will not affect sparkle.
 
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