Need a Diamond

[Justin4001]

Good Evening. I will (hopefully) becoming engaged soon and I would like to purchase a diamond online. I have found two diamonds, and have plugged numbers into the Holloway Cut advisor tool on pricescope and they have come up ok. I just want to know which of these two diamonds would be better. Thank you.

The first diamond is a 0.71 Carat H VS2 Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut Round Diamond. HCA score = 1

Certificate: AGS
Depth: 60.8%
Table: 55.8%
Polish: Ideal
Symmetry: Ideal
Girdle: Thin to medium
Culet: None
Fluorescence: Negligible
Measurements: 5.79*5.80*3.53
Crown Angle: 34.2°
Crown %: 15.00
pavilion Angle: 40.8°
pavilion %: 43.00



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[Justin4001]

Diamond unmber two is a 0.70 Carat H-SI1 Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut Round Diamond (holloway cut advisor score is a 1.9)

Certificate: AGS
Depth: 62.1%
Table: 53.9%
Polish: Ideal
Symmetry: Ideal
Girdle: Thin to medium
Culet: None
Fluorescence: Negligible
Measurements: 5.70*5.74*3.55

Crown Angle: 34.9°
Crown %: 16.20
pavilion Angle: 40.9°
pavilion %: 43.10



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[jet2ks]

I would pick the first. The IS is a little better and it has more spread for the same carat weight. The second is no slouch, by any means, but the first one is just a little better.

 

[Mrs W]

Date: 7/6/2009 11:13:30 PM
Author: jet2ks
I would pick the first. The IS is a little better and it has more spread for the same carat weight. The second is no slouch, by any means, but the first one is just a little better.

Ditto!

 

[Lorelei]

First one for me too.