24karats
Rough_Rock
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- Feb 21, 2019
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Hi everyone, I’ve been a long time lurker on this forum for awhile and need your expert advice on choosing some diamond studs. My husband and I are celebrating our 10 year anniversary this spring and he will be gifting me diamond studs. I’ve been waiting a long time for this so I’m very excited but nervous about making the right decision and need your expert advice!
I’ve come across two pairs of diamond studs, one pair is from White Flash and and other pair is from Good Old Gold.
Here are the specs:
White Flash Diamond 1 (A Cut Above)
1.34 carats; Color K; Clarity SI1
DIAMOND SPECIFICATIONS
White Flash Diamond 2 (A Cut Above)
1.35 carats; Color K; Clarity VS2
Both diamond have no fluorescence and have a pointed culet (not sure if that’s a good thing of not)
Here are the specs for the second pair of diamond:
Good Old Gold Diamond 1:
1.8 Carats; K color; clarity SI2
Good Old Gold Diamond
1.8 Carats; K color; clarity VS2
Some important points:
- Cut and size are the most important to me, the WF has the superior cut (although the GOG is great as well). I’ve always wanted to prioritize fire and sparkle over size, however the GOG diamond pair is closer to the size I’d like for diamond studs and still seems to have great sparkle to it as well.
- appreciate the blue fluorescence in the GOG diamonds that I think may hide some of the imperfections in the K color.
- both are within price range but the GOG pair is about $3k more combined.
- WF has a generous upgrade policy and I can always upgrade several years later to the ideal size I would ultimately like ~3.4 - 4ctw. GOG does not have an upgrade policy so I would be keeping this pair.
The biggest question is how much sparkle am I giving up by going with GOG which achieves the ultimate carat size I like but doesn’t have the ideal cut specifications like the WF stones? Will carat size difference more than make up for the sparkle difference?
Would appreciate any advice!
I’ve come across two pairs of diamond studs, one pair is from White Flash and and other pair is from Good Old Gold.
Here are the specs:
White Flash Diamond 1 (A Cut Above)
1.34 carats; Color K; Clarity SI1
DIAMOND SPECIFICATIONS
Depth % | 61.8 |
Table % | 55.9 |
Crown Angle | 34.5 |
Star % | 53.0 |
Pavilion Angle | 40.8 |
Crown % | 15.2 |
Lower Girdle % | 77.0 |
White Flash Diamond 2 (A Cut Above)
1.35 carats; Color K; Clarity VS2
Depth % | 61.8 |
Table % | 56.7 |
Crown Angle | 34.8 |
Star % | 51.0 |
Pavilion Angle | 40.8 |
Crown % | 15.0 |
Lower Girdle % | 77.0 |
Both diamond have no fluorescence and have a pointed culet (not sure if that’s a good thing of not)
Here are the specs for the second pair of diamond:
Good Old Gold Diamond 1:
1.8 Carats; K color; clarity SI2
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Cut | Excellent |
Color | K |
Clarity | SI2 |
Polish | Excellent |
Symmetry | Excellent |
Table % | 57% |
Depth % | 62.7% |
Girdle | Medium to |
Culet | None |
Meas. | 7.68mm x 7.73mm x 4.83mm |
Fluorescence | Medium |
Good Old Gold Diamond
1.8 Carats; K color; clarity VS2
Excellent | |
Color | K |
Clarity | VS2 |
Polish | Excellent |
Symmetry | Excellent |
Table % | 60% |
Depth % | 61% |
Girdle | to |
Culet | None |
Meas. | 7.8mm x 7.85mm x 4.77mm |
Fluorescence | Strong |
Some important points:
- Cut and size are the most important to me, the WF has the superior cut (although the GOG is great as well). I’ve always wanted to prioritize fire and sparkle over size, however the GOG diamond pair is closer to the size I’d like for diamond studs and still seems to have great sparkle to it as well.
- appreciate the blue fluorescence in the GOG diamonds that I think may hide some of the imperfections in the K color.
- both are within price range but the GOG pair is about $3k more combined.
- WF has a generous upgrade policy and I can always upgrade several years later to the ideal size I would ultimately like ~3.4 - 4ctw. GOG does not have an upgrade policy so I would be keeping this pair.
The biggest question is how much sparkle am I giving up by going with GOG which achieves the ultimate carat size I like but doesn’t have the ideal cut specifications like the WF stones? Will carat size difference more than make up for the sparkle difference?
Would appreciate any advice!