Help me learn how to compare asschers

[bbfifas]

Hoping Karl would help me out here (and anyone else of course). I want to learn how to effectively compare the following stones. I picked theses as an example, not necessarily buying one of these, but this would be the price range I would be looking at. Thanks!

Based on the following 3 asschers, how would you rate and "spec" them, are any of these worthy??

0.82 H VVS1
http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/5188/

1.09 I VVS2
http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/5185/

1.15 J VS2
http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/5239/

To me the 1st looks best, followed by 3rd. The 2nd one seems way too dark in the center (is that normal).
The 3rd one looks muted in the center, what causes that?

 

[strmrdr]

First one is awesome

Second is a little different but in that size is a good one cut wise. With a few changes it could have been an awesome wide step now it is a excellent drop style.

3rd is more of an RA style and good.

Cut wise there isn't a bad one in the 3.

Dropping below H there will tend to be some color that shows up with asschers some people are ok with that some arent.

 

[bbfifas]

For the 3rd one, why does it look muted almost? is it the picture? or the J color?

 

[strmrdr]

Date: 12/9/2008 11:00:28 AM
Author: bbfifas
For the 3rd one, why does it look muted almost? is it the picture? or the J color?

picture and cutting style, there is less dark contrast areas so it blends together a bit.

 

[strmrdr]

The DX shows why.
There isn't a lot of black to separate out the patterns.
Some people prefer that style others like the more contrasty look of 1 and 2.