I think I found a good diamond...Please confirm.....

[ANDELSOL]

I think that I found a good diamond from Abazias. What do you think?

Round
8.70 x 8.75 x 5.41
2.53 ct
G
SI2 (Abazias told me it is eye clean)
Cut Grade Excellent
Polish Very Good
Symmetry Excellent
Fluorescence Faint
table 57%
depth 62%

Cost is $21,500

 

[Splinter]

If you can post the angles of the stone, it would be easier for people to advise. Also what cert is this? GIA I''m guessing? Seems a little deep to me...

 

[ANDELSOL]

I have attached the Certificate from GIA.

 

[coda72]

Well, it gets a 2.7 on the HCA. You can do better if you want. Here''s another stone somewhat in your price range that could be a better possibility.

http://search.virtcert.com/cgi/u/1012/v.cgi?stock=7756139&_s=1012&_p=sdf348gd743&_c=&_fs=1&prestock=&_ln=ps

 

[Skippy123]

You can search using this tool by selecting excellent excellent for cut https://www.pricescope.com/sift.aspx
Here is a nice stone http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/4273/

 

[Rhea]

I asked a couple of questions on your other thread. I''m going to post them here again.

What size stone are you upgrading from? Are you willing to be flexible in any of your requirements for colour or clarity? What is more important to you, size or cut? A better cut with sparkle more and look bigger for it''s size than just a good cut stone. You seem to be purely a size person, which is fine, but hard for a lot of us to understand because we put cut as being the top priority whether it is a .15 stone or a 5 carat stone.

This stone looks okay, but I agree that you can do better on cut.

 

[ANDELSOL]

I am quite sure that I understand. The GIA cert says that the cut is Excellent. I used the pricescope search tool, like the person a couple responses above suggested, and searched under excellent cut and that is how I got to this stone. Anyway, yes size is important but so is fire. I want to diamond that appears the biggest not necessarily that has 2.5 ct. I am upgrading from a 1.5 ct that is a G color and SI1 clarity (a princess cut).

 

[ANDELSOL]

Should I be looking for a diamond that falls into this chart? Should I follow American Ideal or Tolkowsky European Ideal?

American Ideal Tolkowsky European Ideal
Total Depth: 58.7 - 62.3% 60.0 - 61.1%
Table Diameter: 53.0 - 58.0% 57.5%
Girdle Thickness: medium to very thin to medium
slightly thick

Culet Size: none to medium none to medium

Crown Angles: 34.3º to 34.7º 34.5º
Pavilion Depth: 43.1% 43.1%
Finish: very good to excellent good to excellent
Crown Height: 16.2% 16.2%