Help Selecting between two rocks on JA

[cluwsyde]

I''m just about to purchase a rock for my special someone - and I''ve had a friend teach me about the basics of looking through the ideal and heart/arrow scope.

I''ve narrowed down my choices to two rocks available at James Allen and was wondering which one is better? I understand there are trade-offs between clarity and color (one is better in one, the other is better in the other).

The two under selection are:

1.26 G-VVS2
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/G-VVS2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1255573.asp

1.22 F-VS1
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/F-VS1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1201135.asp

When I look at the H&A scope, the 1.22 hearts and arrows themselves look better, but there appears to be some more defined splits in the hearts.

I''m having a tough time deciding between the two - but I''m really looking for the one that will dazzle/shine the most. Any help would be great. Thanks!

 

[jet2ks]

Date: 11/13/2009 11:22:59 AM
Author:cluwsyde
I'm just about to purchase a rock for my special someone - and I've had a friend teach me about the basics of looking through the ideal and heart/arrow scope.

I've narrowed down my choices to two rocks available at James Allen and was wondering which one is better? I understand there are trade-offs between clarity and color (one is better in one, the other is better in the other).

The two under selection are:

1.26 G-VVS2
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/G-VVS2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1255573.asp

1.22 F-VS1
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/F-VS1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1201135.asp

When I look at the H&A scope, the 1.22 hearts and arrows themselves look better, but there appears to be some more defined splits in the hearts.

I'm having a tough time deciding between the two - but I'm really looking for the one that will dazzle/shine the most. Any help would be great. Thanks!

Making the links clickable and then will look.

You have selected two very nice stones, either would be a great choice. At this level the trade-off of color and clarity means little to a viewer as there would not be anything noticeable with the naked eye. The hearts images are different due to the length of the lower girdle facets, but both are good.

 

[DChokie]

Just my opinion - but as between color and clarity, I''d err on the side of color. When I made my big purchase three months ago, I was able to examine several stones in person, and I was very surpised at how little the clarity grade was detectable. To my naked eye, there was no detectable difference between stones graded up to VS2 - in fact, my eventual purchase was a VS2. Even with a loupe, it was very difficult to spot the inclusions from the plotting diagram.

Differences in color, by contrast, were evident from the naked eye, especially when lined up side-by-side on a white paper display. How different were the colors? Probably not distinguishable when viewed on a hand in isolation (meaning, one stone at a time), but the point is, I could tell - and I couldn''t tell with clarity.

Hope this helps.

 

[yssie]

Date: 11/13/2009 2:24:44 PM
Author: DChokie
Just my opinion - but as between color and clarity, I''d err on the side of color. When I made my big purchase three months ago, I was able to examine several stones in person, and I was very surpised at how little the clarity grade was detectable. To my naked eye, there was no detectable difference between stones graded up to VS2 - in fact, my eventual purchase was a VS2. Even with a loupe, it was very difficult to spot the inclusions from the plotting diagram.

Differences in color, by contrast, were evident from the naked eye, especially when lined up side-by-side on a white paper display. How different were the colors? Probably not distinguishable when viewed on a hand in isolation (meaning, one stone at a time), but the point is, I could tell - and I couldn''t tell with clarity.

Hope this helps.

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