Is one stone better than the other....

[bobbyjones]

Looking for a little advice...


#1
GIA f, si2, ex cut, vg pol, vg sym, 56% tbl, 61% depth, 34.5 crown, 40.6 pav, HCA .7

#2
GIA h, si2 Triple ex 56% tlb, 61.9 depth, 35.5 crown, 40.6 pav hca 1.3

#3
GIA G si2, 61%tbl, 59.1 dept 33.5 crown, 40.8 pav HCA 1.8 (this seems a little shallow but scored well on HCA and still has triple ex)


... My thought used to be you cant go wrong with a triple ex GIA stone. Now you throw in the HCA and it changes everything as a 2nd option for a gauge of quality.

Thanks in advance....

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I don't like a 61 table, so I'd eliminate #3. Have you seen the stones to know if they are eyeclean? Do you have magnified images and idealscope images?

 

[yssie]

also how big are they? girdle? lgf? age of report? other proportions?

 

[bobbyjones]

Re: Is one stone better than the other....l

They are good girdles...no extremes. I don't have the exacts in front of me, but nothing thin or v. Thin or thick or v.thick

About the 1.25 range....
I saw the 61 table on #3 and was concerned about a fish eye but it is a triple ex and good hca...

So how does a 61 get an ex cut?

All are eye clean. I have not seen the stones but received that info via a visual request. Plots look good to

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I just prefer a table to be 58 or less because I want to see some of the crown. A large table means a smaller crown. That's why my personal cut off is 58. But that doesn't mean the diamond wouldn't be beautiful to you. I just think there may be better choices.