Hello,
I am looking to purchase an engagement ring and this is my first experience with buying diamonds. I've decided to go with a lab diamond as I can get better 4Cs with lab for a cheaper price.
I've noticed with lab diamonds that there is not as much detailed information from vendors about very high quality cuts, and most of them use IGI which is not recommended as highly as GIA and AGS. I've found a few diamonds which I am interested in. These four diamonds all meet the intersection between AGS ideal and GIA excellent using https://www.diamondscreener.com/cut-estimator/. The HCA tools also show between 1-2 for these diamonds. The ones from distinctivegem have idealscope and ASET images. The idealscope images on these seem to show some slight light leakage in the center - but I've also read that idealscope images are not taken across vendors in consistent fashion.
The third listing is from BE with GCAL certification, but not sure how to compare the images in that to the idealscope/ASET images from distinctivegems.
I was wondering what your thoughts are on these. Are they good quality and also good value? Also, are there other vendors online that have idealscope images for lab diamonds readily available? Thanks
https://www.distinctivegem.com/coll...65ct-e-vvs2-private-reserve-lab-grown-diamond
https://www.distinctivegem.com/coll...65ct-e-vvs2-private-reserve-lab-grown-diamond
https://www.brilliantearth.com/lab-diamonds-search/view_detail/9309777/
https://www.brilliantearth.com/lab-diamonds-search/view_detail/9596967/
I am looking to purchase an engagement ring and this is my first experience with buying diamonds. I've decided to go with a lab diamond as I can get better 4Cs with lab for a cheaper price.
I've noticed with lab diamonds that there is not as much detailed information from vendors about very high quality cuts, and most of them use IGI which is not recommended as highly as GIA and AGS. I've found a few diamonds which I am interested in. These four diamonds all meet the intersection between AGS ideal and GIA excellent using https://www.diamondscreener.com/cut-estimator/. The HCA tools also show between 1-2 for these diamonds. The ones from distinctivegem have idealscope and ASET images. The idealscope images on these seem to show some slight light leakage in the center - but I've also read that idealscope images are not taken across vendors in consistent fashion.
The third listing is from BE with GCAL certification, but not sure how to compare the images in that to the idealscope/ASET images from distinctivegems.
I was wondering what your thoughts are on these. Are they good quality and also good value? Also, are there other vendors online that have idealscope images for lab diamonds readily available? Thanks
https://www.distinctivegem.com/coll...65ct-e-vvs2-private-reserve-lab-grown-diamond
https://www.distinctivegem.com/coll...65ct-e-vvs2-private-reserve-lab-grown-diamond
https://www.brilliantearth.com/lab-diamonds-search/view_detail/9309777/
https://www.brilliantearth.com/lab-diamonds-search/view_detail/9596967/