LovesKatie
Rough_Rock
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- Mar 14, 2009
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I had the chance the other day to compare an unbranded H&A diamond to some Hearts on Fire stones, and the HoF diamonds won handily. NOW what do I do?
Thanks to you kind, helpful souls, I decided a while back that my Katie deserves the very best cut diamond I can find for her e-ring. I''ve decided it''s to be a hearts and arrows round, as large as I can manage, eye clean, and color likely I or below.
ANYWAY, I''ve been looking at James Allen, GOG, Infinity and Whiteflash, and Blue Nile as well. I found a stone on BN that looked like a bargain. It''s a .833 ct., VS2, J, AGS0 with an HCA score of 1.7 (TIC) and H&A inscribed on the girdle along with the AGSL number. Here it is:
http://www.bluenile.com/round-diamond-1-carat-or-less-ideal-cut-j-color-vs2-clarity_LD01335381
Depth %: 62.1%
Table %: 53%
Symmetry: Ideal
Polish: Ideal
Girdle: Thin to medium
Culet: Pointed
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 6.04 x 6.11 x 3.76 mm
Lgf 79
I took a chance and bought it. It''s an awfully pretty stone, just lovely, really, though I don''t have anything to compare it to before now. I''ve just never had the chance to play with and study a diamond before. Wanting the best, though, and knowing my ignorance, I tracked down a HoF dealer and took the stone there to compare it to the "best." I''d never seen a HoF diamond. WOW! So beautiful. Prettiest little things EVER! And decidedly prettier than "my" stone.
I looked at theirs and mine in the H&A viewer, and they were comparable. The hearts and arrows were just as pretty and well formed on mine. A couple of teeny clefts on the hearts on mine, but on theirs, too. All the hearts the same size, both halves of each the same length, the top lobes squared off. The Vs in the center of the stone seemed to be a tiny bit different from heart to heart, but that also seemed to change depending on how I moved my head. Mine really did look just as good in the viewer, to my untrained but Pricescoped mind.
Seeing the HoF stones, I can''t possibly give my girl anything less beautiful. The Blue Nile stone is going back.
So why were the HoF stones so much prettier? On paper, the only "lesser" quality of my stone is the color. But I didn''t even notice a color difference. The other stones were just flashier, fierier, sparklier, just prettier! Why?
Granted, I only compared the stones in the $$$$ store display lights, but so what? Do different H&A stones really have that much difference in "personality," or do you think this could have been some difference in quality that I just don''t know enough to spot?
I guess the reason I want to know is that I can''t afford a HoF stone as large as I want for my honey. So I''m thinking Whiteflash ACA. I know everyone here says they''re just as lovely, and a no-brainer when money''s a part of the decision. But do they look substantially the same, in the same light, as HoF, or do they have different "personalities"?
Help!!!
Thanks to you kind, helpful souls, I decided a while back that my Katie deserves the very best cut diamond I can find for her e-ring. I''ve decided it''s to be a hearts and arrows round, as large as I can manage, eye clean, and color likely I or below.
ANYWAY, I''ve been looking at James Allen, GOG, Infinity and Whiteflash, and Blue Nile as well. I found a stone on BN that looked like a bargain. It''s a .833 ct., VS2, J, AGS0 with an HCA score of 1.7 (TIC) and H&A inscribed on the girdle along with the AGSL number. Here it is:
http://www.bluenile.com/round-diamond-1-carat-or-less-ideal-cut-j-color-vs2-clarity_LD01335381
Depth %: 62.1%
Table %: 53%
Symmetry: Ideal
Polish: Ideal
Girdle: Thin to medium
Culet: Pointed
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 6.04 x 6.11 x 3.76 mm
Lgf 79
I took a chance and bought it. It''s an awfully pretty stone, just lovely, really, though I don''t have anything to compare it to before now. I''ve just never had the chance to play with and study a diamond before. Wanting the best, though, and knowing my ignorance, I tracked down a HoF dealer and took the stone there to compare it to the "best." I''d never seen a HoF diamond. WOW! So beautiful. Prettiest little things EVER! And decidedly prettier than "my" stone.
I looked at theirs and mine in the H&A viewer, and they were comparable. The hearts and arrows were just as pretty and well formed on mine. A couple of teeny clefts on the hearts on mine, but on theirs, too. All the hearts the same size, both halves of each the same length, the top lobes squared off. The Vs in the center of the stone seemed to be a tiny bit different from heart to heart, but that also seemed to change depending on how I moved my head. Mine really did look just as good in the viewer, to my untrained but Pricescoped mind.
Seeing the HoF stones, I can''t possibly give my girl anything less beautiful. The Blue Nile stone is going back.
So why were the HoF stones so much prettier? On paper, the only "lesser" quality of my stone is the color. But I didn''t even notice a color difference. The other stones were just flashier, fierier, sparklier, just prettier! Why?
Granted, I only compared the stones in the $$$$ store display lights, but so what? Do different H&A stones really have that much difference in "personality," or do you think this could have been some difference in quality that I just don''t know enough to spot?
I guess the reason I want to know is that I can''t afford a HoF stone as large as I want for my honey. So I''m thinking Whiteflash ACA. I know everyone here says they''re just as lovely, and a no-brainer when money''s a part of the decision. But do they look substantially the same, in the same light, as HoF, or do they have different "personalities"?
Help!!!