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Rough_Rock
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My fiance and I are currently deciding between the diamonds below and would love advice from you guys
The ring will be in plain solitaire setting (4 prongs). It it from a branded store and so unfortunately we don't have any other images at hand besides the GIA numbers. I'd like to ask for your advice on which one I should get based on the numbers here. Since we have discussed and decided on the brand / carat / color / clarity grades and narrow down to the choices below, I hope this thread can focus on suggestions on these three and hopefully not on other issues like whether I should get the ring from a non-branded store or get a larger carat weight with a lower color/clarity. Thank you guys 
All of them are in D color / VS1 / 3EX / No Fluorescence
Diamond 1
Carat - 1.37
Measurements - 7.10 - 7.14 x 4.36 mm
Depth - 61.2%
Table - 59%
Crown - 34.0%
Pavilion - 40.8%
Girdle - Slightly thick, faceted 4.0%
Culet - None
Clarity characteristics - Crystal, Needle
Comments - Pinpoints are not shown. Internal graining is not shown.
HCA score - 1.5
Diamond 2
Carat - 1.37
Measurements - 7.04 - 7.09 x 4.39 mm
Depth - 62.2%
Table - 59%
Crown - 36.0%
Pavilion - 40.6%
Girdle - Medium to Slightly thick, faceted 4.0%
Culet - None
Clarity characteristics - Crystal, Cloud
Comments - Additional clouds, pinpoints, internal graining and surface graining are not shown.
HCA score - 2.3
Diamond 3
Carat - 1.42
Measurements - 7.15 - 7.19 x 4.49mm
Depth - 62.5%
Table - 58%
Crown - 36.5%
Pavilion - 41.0%
Girdle - Thin to medium faceted 3.5%
Culet - None
Clarity characteristics - Cloud
Comments - Additional clouds, pinpoints and surface graining are not shown.
HCA score - 5.5
I know this one has a very poor HCA score, but I am really tempted because of the carat weight. This is the largest within our budget that the SA can find in their stock. There's no other 1.4-ish choices that meet the other 4C specs we required. To be honest I am tempted because I'm getting a plain solitaire setting without any side stones, and would love getting one that appears as large as we can within this 4C range.
I presume the first might be the best choice here, but will the following concerns change the ranking?
1. Will the parts marked in red be an issue I should worry about (especially the "internal graining" and the "slightly thick" girdle in Diamond 1)? Will the second diamond be better because of the girdle thickness (medium to slightly thick)?
2. Although they are all in the same clarity range, the second seems to have "less" and "smaller" inclusions. I know inclusions cannot be judged or quantified from the picture, but it seems the inclusions in the first diamond are more scattered around, which I am worried that might be more likely to interfere light passing through than the other two?
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thank you
All of them are in D color / VS1 / 3EX / No Fluorescence
Diamond 1
Carat - 1.37
Measurements - 7.10 - 7.14 x 4.36 mm
Depth - 61.2%
Table - 59%
Crown - 34.0%
Pavilion - 40.8%
Girdle - Slightly thick, faceted 4.0%
Culet - None
Clarity characteristics - Crystal, Needle
Comments - Pinpoints are not shown. Internal graining is not shown.
HCA score - 1.5


Diamond 2
Carat - 1.37
Measurements - 7.04 - 7.09 x 4.39 mm
Depth - 62.2%
Table - 59%
Crown - 36.0%
Pavilion - 40.6%
Girdle - Medium to Slightly thick, faceted 4.0%
Culet - None
Clarity characteristics - Crystal, Cloud
Comments - Additional clouds, pinpoints, internal graining and surface graining are not shown.
HCA score - 2.3


Diamond 3
Carat - 1.42
Measurements - 7.15 - 7.19 x 4.49mm
Depth - 62.5%
Table - 58%
Crown - 36.5%
Pavilion - 41.0%
Girdle - Thin to medium faceted 3.5%
Culet - None
Clarity characteristics - Cloud
Comments - Additional clouds, pinpoints and surface graining are not shown.
HCA score - 5.5
I know this one has a very poor HCA score, but I am really tempted because of the carat weight. This is the largest within our budget that the SA can find in their stock. There's no other 1.4-ish choices that meet the other 4C specs we required. To be honest I am tempted because I'm getting a plain solitaire setting without any side stones, and would love getting one that appears as large as we can within this 4C range.

I presume the first might be the best choice here, but will the following concerns change the ranking?
1. Will the parts marked in red be an issue I should worry about (especially the "internal graining" and the "slightly thick" girdle in Diamond 1)? Will the second diamond be better because of the girdle thickness (medium to slightly thick)?
2. Although they are all in the same clarity range, the second seems to have "less" and "smaller" inclusions. I know inclusions cannot be judged or quantified from the picture, but it seems the inclusions in the first diamond are more scattered around, which I am worried that might be more likely to interfere light passing through than the other two?
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thank you
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