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[lamenramen]

Hi,

I apologize, but it looks like I will be getting a Tiffany ring. If you can accept that as a starting point, please help me select which stone to buy from Tiffany:

Stone 1:

0.94 carat
I color
VS1
Triple Excellent
HCA number is something like 0.7, well under 2
Faint fluorescence
I did look under a loupe and saw nothing to my eye
6.31 -6.33 x 3.86mm

Stone 2:

0.91 carat
H color
VS2
Triple Excellent
HCA number is 0.9, well under 2
No fluorescence
6.26? diam (did not get the rest of the specs)
+$500 in price


Stone 1's pros: larger, better clarity. Cons: Faint fluorescence.
Stone 2's pros: better color, no fluorescence Cons: is it small for the size?

Stone 1, seems to be kind of large physically for its carat weight? Meaning, it appears bigger than most 0.94's? (Totally not sure about that)
I thought about stone 2 because essentially it has higher specs. It, on paper anyway, has no flaws. That faint fluorescence is still kind of niggling at me, as if I already got the triple excellent, so why not go for no fluorescence as well? Almost all the way. If you go to the olympics you go for the gold, no?

BUT, in an I color, would the faint fluoro actually help increase the appearance of the stone? Or is it truly inert?

I will let the community decide which one to get. Stone 1 is in house, and Stone 2 Tiffany needs to get, which means Stone 1 may be gone within just a few days' time. So there's that angle to consider.

 

[slg47]

lamenramen-can you see both in person? that is the best way to decide.

 

[MissGotRocks]

It would be best to see both in order to decide between them. Based on the info provided, I'd go with the higher color H since the size difference is so minimal. Stone #2 has a diameter right where it should be so no, it's not small for the carat weight.

 

[Dreamer_D]

If you can see them both then choose the one you like better.

If you can't see them or you can't choose, then I like the H VS2, mostly for mind clean reasons; my preference is for less tinted in modern RBs.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

No apologies necessary. See them side by side, then choose based on your assessment.

cheers--Sharon

 

[lamenramen]

Unfortunately, the I color 0.94 carat stone is a hot item, and the store may be required to send it out within the next 48 hours.
The H color 0.91 carat stone will not be in for another 7 days.
So I may not have the benefit of seeing both stones.

 

[canuk-gal]

Unfortunately, the I color 0.94 carat stone is a hot item, and the store may be required to send it out within the next 48 hours.
The H color 0.91 carat stone will not be in for another 7 days.
So I may not have the benefit of seeing both stones.

HI:

What is the return policy?

cheers--Sharon

 

[lamenramen]

I am actually unsure what Tiffany's return policy is.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

This is a very tough choice. The I VS1 really is so close to a carat which makes it very desirable, but I might be tempted to go to the H color. You can't really go wrong with either one. It is just a shame you can't see them both.