Looking to see what''s out there and I found these...

[ShoppingForARing]

Can I have everyone's thoughts on these Rounds...When looking at them..there was not much diff in color...in the store they all look good..am i limiting myself here or are there better performing diamonds out there that I can get with the same prices below? is there a big difference between an hca of .8 versus 1.5 that you can notice with your eye if color is similar for both if not the same.


Diamond 1:

1.470 Ct $12,520
H
VS1
7.34-7.39 x 4.47 mm
Fluor Neg
depth: 60.7
Pav: 40.8
Crown: 35
Table: 57.1
0-0-0
with a cloud


Diamond 2:

1.192 $10,470
G
VVS2
6.90-6.91 x 4.19 mm
Flou neg
depth 60.8
pav: 41
crown: 34.6
table 55.2
0-0-1

Diamond 3 $10,290

1.174
G
vvs2
6.84-6.87-4.15
flou neg
depth 60.5
pav 41
crown 34.5
table 56.2
0-0-1

Diamond 4 $11,980
GIA

1.21
F
Vs1
6.79-6.82 x 4.24
flu neg
depth 62.3
pav 40.8
crown 35.5
table 56

 

[ShoppingForARing]

i def want VS1 and above..prefer vvs2 and above...h and above, g and above prefer range, under 12,000

 

[JulieN]

F and G color are nice...don''t care for VVS or VS1. VS2 or SI1 are better choices, IMO.

 

[ShoppingForARing]

so you liked the F and G?

when i looked at the H diamond, it looked pretty much colorless..compared to the F..not much difference..I''d rather get less inclusions because of my culture (inclusions are bad luck..so i want stay vs1 and above)

 

[JulieN]

No, I mean F and G are preferred over H.

I''m really not going to try to differentiate between the first 3...maybe the F you can get rid of, but they all look like gorgeous stones.

 

[ShoppingForARing]

can you explain why you would get rid of the f?

 

[JulieN]

It's not an AGS 0. A smidgen deep on the crown. Are these really relevant or important? No. They probably all look kind of the same, right? As you said, they all looked good.

 

[ShoppingForARing]

is there anyone else with advice

 

[jstarfireb]

You shouldn''t notice a difference in color (like you said), and you won''t notice any difference in the clarity because all of these will be eye clean. Actually, if it were up to me, I''d go lower in clarity to get either a less expensive diamond or a bigger one for the same price. But of all of these, I''d pick the first one, because although it may barely miss AGS0, it''s still a TIC scoring 1.5 on the HCA. Why pick that one over the others? SIZE, baby! If you can afford the price jump over the middle 2 stones, go for the big one!

 

[ShoppingForARing]

I''m concerned with whether i''m getting a good deal or not

 

[kcoursolle]

Date: 8/21/2008 2:11:08 AM
Author: ShoppingForARing
I''m concerned with whether i''m getting a good deal or not

Do a search with the price tab with diamonds of similar carat weight, color, and clarity.

 

[ShoppingForARing]

When looking through the idealscope, there is a redpink ring around the diamond...am i viewing it the right way??? looks totally different from what i see on here

is it possible to post a pic from diamond calc for some of the diamonds above...? please.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 8/21/2008 2:23:36 PM
Author: ShoppingForARing
When looking through the idealscope, there is a redpink ring around the diamond...am i viewing it the right way??? looks totally different from what i see on here

is it possible to post a pic from diamond calc for some of the diamonds above...? please.

See if this chart helps you interpret the Idealscope images. Then you can choose between that and which diamond looks best to the eye and also considering your clarity preferences, if you prefer VVS clarity then that is absolutely fine!

http://www.ideal-scope.com/using_reference_chart.asp