My boyfriend might pull the trigger on a stone tomorrow. We have done so much research and truthfully are exhausted from this search. My wish list is around 2.2 ct I-J color, eye clean GIA XXX for around 14K. I really want the cut to be amazing. I read so much on here about ideal AGS, HCA, Idealscope and look at the Brian Gavin / white flash stones all the time but they are out of budget. I personally have not seen an HCA <2 in person, although my boyfriend has and said he could not tell much difference to the comparison stone. He is aware of the HCA pitfalls and isn't as strict about buying a stone <2 as I am. Of the stones I have seen I find that a lot appear "dark" inside, like they have black shadows. I think I am picking up on the cut? Although every stone we have seen is GIA excellent cut.
The specs for the stone he is considering are: Depth: 62.8 , Table: 57 , Crown: 36.5 and Pavillion: 40.8. I haven't seen it but it is eye clean and appears white to my boyfriend. HCA is greater than 2, and more concerning to me is that it falls out of the GIA excellent cut range on the graph despite it having an excellent cut certification. It is a 2.4 which is bigger than I wanted, but of course I think that would be great
We have looked into buying online but are concerned as we want to get a custom setting that its a lot of moving parts to get the stone (possibly have to return if we dont like it, wait for money to get back in the account, buy another one, etc), have a jeweler create the setting and have it set....rather than going to 1 store who can do it all with a stone we approve upfront.
The stone I have found online is 2.2 ct HCA <2, eye clean, J color (does appear to have some warmth when really zoomed in) - specs are Depth: 62.1 , Table: 56 , Crown: 35 , Pavillion 40.8 . It is about 1K more expensive than the 2.4.
The question I have is, for untrained eyes, will the 2.4 ct be okay? It certainly would be easier! But I do want the best our money can buy.
Thanks, in advance, for your input!
The specs for the stone he is considering are: Depth: 62.8 , Table: 57 , Crown: 36.5 and Pavillion: 40.8. I haven't seen it but it is eye clean and appears white to my boyfriend. HCA is greater than 2, and more concerning to me is that it falls out of the GIA excellent cut range on the graph despite it having an excellent cut certification. It is a 2.4 which is bigger than I wanted, but of course I think that would be great
We have looked into buying online but are concerned as we want to get a custom setting that its a lot of moving parts to get the stone (possibly have to return if we dont like it, wait for money to get back in the account, buy another one, etc), have a jeweler create the setting and have it set....rather than going to 1 store who can do it all with a stone we approve upfront.
The stone I have found online is 2.2 ct HCA <2, eye clean, J color (does appear to have some warmth when really zoomed in) - specs are Depth: 62.1 , Table: 56 , Crown: 35 , Pavillion 40.8 . It is about 1K more expensive than the 2.4.
The question I have is, for untrained eyes, will the 2.4 ct be okay? It certainly would be easier! But I do want the best our money can buy.
Thanks, in advance, for your input!