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Help pick stones for diamond stud earrings!

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Any advice appreciated on the these? would like to be around 2.6 tcw and eye clean. I've been trying to learn as much as possible here (but mostly just realizing how much I don't know!) thank you for the knowledge!

JA
10799751.png - 1.36 F SI1, 58%, 60.7%, 34.4, 40.8, 7.13 x 7.18 --> lots of scattered small inclusions but placement looks eye clean to me (realize this means very little), HCA 1.2

12320200.png - 1.39 E, SI2, 56%, 61.7%, 34.9, 40.8, 7.17 x 7.21 --> inclusions are to the edges but big, eye clean? earring ok? HCA 1.4

9449513.png - 1.34 E SI1, 55.5%, 61.1%, 34.9, 40.5, 7.10 x 7.13 --> there's a needle in the table maybe smaller than one below, HCA 0.4

11487102.png - 1.39 E SI1, 56.%, 61.5%, 34.6, 40.7, 7.14 x 7.18 --> needle under the table, HCA 1
 
What do you think of these sets? I try to match the tables and crown heights as closely as possible.

Set 1:
(one of your original picks) https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...at-e-color-si1-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-11487102

Set 2:

Set 3 (found 3 options that are very similar):

Set 4:

Set 5:
 
Thank you SO MUCH! @Kim N! I hadn't thought about matching crown heights but it's a great point.
I think I like the first pair or in the 3rd pair (51 & 48 )

For the 3rd pair do you worry about the crown angle being shallower / table bigger / HCA<1?
For the 1st pair, 9674961 do you think the opaque inclusion under the table would be visible?

thank you again!!!
 
For the 3rd pair do you worry about the crown angle being shallower / table bigger / HCA<1?

For earrings and pendants, HCA <1 is not an issue. I even slightly prefer larger tables for earrings because they might be brighter as a result.

For the 1st pair, 9674961 do you think the opaque inclusion under the table would be visible?

My guess would be no, but you could ask JA to pull it and check for you. But I also just noticed that this stone might have undisclosed blue nuance, so between the two pairs, I think I prefer the other one.
 
Set #3...the twin 1.4ct diamonds would be my choice.
Have you looked at LB loose diamonds?
1.5ct = $1200 each
1.75ct = $1400 each
2.00ct = $1600 each
 
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