Need opinions on these diamonds!

[mrdiamondj]

Let me start off by saying that I''m leaning towards this guy (girlfriend and I have like G and H stones more than I''s when we''ve looked at them in person):

http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-1445176.htm
.75 G SI1 - A Cut Above

Here are the other competitors:

http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-1445183.htm
.834 I VS2

http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-1467030.htm
.751 H SI1

And this guy is new so he doesn''t have anything beyond the AGS cert right now, but I''ll toss him in there for shiggles:

http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-1467039.htm
.722 H SI1 - A Cut Above

Thoughts? With Whiteflash diamonds, are they typically better color-wise when B&M stores?

-j

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 9/25/2008 3:31:54 PM
Author:mrdiamondj
Let me start off by saying that I'm leaning towards this guy (girlfriend and I have like G and H stones more than I's when we've looked at them in person):

http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-1445176.htm
.75 G SI1 - A Cut Above

Here are the other competitors:

http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-1445183.htm
.834 I VS2

http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-1467030.htm
.751 H SI1

And this guy is new so he doesn't have anything beyond the AGS cert right now, but I'll toss him in there for shiggles:

http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-1467039.htm
.722 H SI1 - A Cut Above

Thoughts? With Whiteflash diamonds, are they typically better color-wise when B&M stores?

-j

Diamonds with top class cuts like these will sometimes look whiter than their b&m counterparts if those have lesser cuts. What I would do is first check which of the SI1 clarities are eyeclean to your standards, then choose according to colour/ budget preferences. If you find it hard to choose, then ask if Brian can take a look at the diamonds and advise you.

 

[mrdiamondj]

What''s the best way to do that online? Is that what the Sarin/Idealscope/etc. is about?

 

[stone-cold11]

ya, that is what ASET and IS is for.

This link is on how to interpret them.
http://diamonds.pricescope.com/firescope.asp

Good Luck.

 

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Date: 9/25/2008 4:18:27 PM
Author: mrdiamondj
What''s the best way to do that online? Is that what the Sarin/Idealscope/etc. is about?

Call them and ask about eyeclean - the IS and sarin won''t help you there. The IS will help to evaluate the performance. You can also ask them to compare the stones side by side for you and give you their opinion of differences/performance.