J Color on a Princess Cut?

[booyaolian]

Hi,

How does a J color princess cut diamond look? Does it really look yellowish? Would anyone post some pictures of their J color princess cut diamonds?

I did some research online and most people recommend going with I color or H color for a princess cut if I want to save some bank.

If naked eyes see the J color princess cut diamond as white, I don't really care much about its clarity grade.

 

[D&T]

Focus definitely on cut first, and you could possibly get a very nice cut J that sparkles like crazy and help mask the tint a bit and help face up "whiter". Its also dependent on how well cut the J color PC was cut, if one is poorly cut, and you placed it next to an Ideal cut, you may see yellow in the poorly cut stone vs the ideal cut stone even though it was both graded J. Because the poorly cut stone can't mask its body color with its brillance/sparkle/scintiallation as it will have light leakage,. Also note, that color is graded with the diamond face down, and on the body of the diamond. Put it in white metal & possibly basket style setting. If you get a very open profile setting, you may notice the tint more. I have an I color Princess Cut, but Ideal cut, and it sparkles like crazy NOT yellow at all!, however when I had it in a open gallery setting, I did notice a slight tint from the profile.

So to save some $$ look at the I or J color range SI1 or SI2 clarity, try to avoid extreme girdle variations. Avoid extremely thin and possible feather inclusions on corners - more prone to chipping during setting process. Princess cuts are fancy shapes, so you really need ASET image to tell how well the diamond will perform. Numbers alone won't tell much.

 

[jstarfireb]

My princess is an I, and my experience has been exactly the same as D&T's. The ideal cut helps mask tint from the top because of the great brilliance (reflection of white light). From the side, there's a very slight tint, but only in some lighting environments. I think a well-cut J could save you a bit of money and allow you to get a larger or better cut stone.

 

[booyaolian]

Focus definitely on cut first, and you could possibly get a very nice cut J that sparkles like crazy and help mask the tint a bit and help face up "whiter". Its also dependent on how well cut the J color PC was cut, if one is poorly cut, and you placed it next to an Ideal cut, you may see yellow in the poorly cut stone vs the ideal cut stone even though it was both graded J. Because the poorly cut stone can't mask its body color with its brillance/sparkle/scintiallation as it will have light leakage,. Also note, that color is graded with the diamond face down, and on the body of the diamond. Put it in white metal & possibly basket style setting. If you get a very open profile setting, you may notice the tint more. I have an I color Princess Cut, but Ideal cut, and it sparkles like crazy NOT yellow at all!, however when I had it in a open gallery setting, I did notice a slight tint from the profile.

So to save some $$ look at the I or J color range SI1 or SI2 clarity, try to avoid extreme girdle variations. Avoid extremely thin and possible feather inclusions on corners - more prone to chipping during setting process. Princess cuts are fancy shapes, so you really need ASET image to tell how well the diamond will perform. Numbers alone won't tell much.

How does one determine whether a PC has an ideal cut?

Will a SI1 appear eye clean? Can a vendor guarantee that?