I need help making a decision. Please help.

[mtex22]

Thanks in advance for the help. Should I go for size? It sparkles well but is not cut anywhere close to the other two. Is strong blue flouresence worth even considering? Everything else is great specs and it makes a K look like an G-H or should i go for a previous owned that has an excellent cut an overall better color and clarity. All the diamonds are around the same price and just looking for the best bang for my buck and best overall investment.

Here are the choices:


Options:

Round Modified Brilliant (Ben Bridge Signature previously owned)

1.02 VS2 H
GIA Cert
Polish : VG
Symmetry : VG
Flourensence : None

Round Brilliant

1.20 SI1 K
GIA Cert
Polish : Very Good
Symmetry : Excellent
Cut Grade : Excellent
Flouresence: Strong Blue (so it looks white)

Round Brilliant

1.37 SI1 I
EGL USA
Polish : Very Good
Symmetry Good- VG
Cut Grade : Good
Flouresence: None

thanks again for the help,

Mike

 

[Gypsy]

Need crown and pavillion angles and table and depth. https://www.pricescope.com/cutadviser.asp is a disqualification tool that can guide you. Anything under a 2 is a good score. It is not a selection tool so it''s not like one particular number under 2 is better than another. 0.7 is as good a score as 1.7.

 

[Dreamer_D]

I would not compromise of cut.

 

[mtex22]

Thanks for the response. The HCA''s for the first 2 options are below 2 and the third is above 2. Should I go for just the biggest size, good size but strong flouresence or the smallest size but excellent cut but pre-owned I guess is what I am asking.

All are eye clean and sparkle so if this diamond was for you which would you choose. From what I hear from Jewlers and friends is the bigger the diamond the better.

 

[Dreamer_D]

I am not sure what you goal is here... are you thinking of this as an investment? Diamonds are not an investment.

I suppose if I had to pick from these, I would take the H VS2. Strong Blue flor only helps color in bright sunlight or other UV environments, and that is not where a K color will show itself anyways. K color diamonds *do* show a tint, there is no way to change that. You need to be happy with that and choose a K color because you love it, not because you want it to be something it is not. For *me*, K is too much tint by far. So even though it is bigger, the better options is the H.

What is the price of these diamonds?

 

[mtex22]

I am buying this to put into a setting and propose. I was originally just wanting a 1 ct but the size of the other two peaked my interest. I will probably pass on the biggest one due to just an average cut grade but the 2nd option I like but am concerned about the Strong Blue flouresence because I was always told none or faint is the only way to go but the jeweler I talked to said it is not a bad thing on K or darker diamonds.

Will the flouresence be noticebale at all? Hazy or any side effects I should know of?

 

[Gypsy]

https://www.pricescope.com/wiki/diamonds/diamond-flourescence/ Decide for yourself on Flourescence.

 

[mtex22]

thanks for the link, looks like flouresence is not bad but a preference. It is still in the running and I actually like blue. Can anyone else weigh in?