Need to make a decision soon.....few more Q''s

[JiltedGen]

WF sells what they call ACA H&A, is that higher grade than GOG''s H&A..what is the difference???????

 

[aljdewey]

Date: 12/4/2007 12:03:13 PM
Author:JiltedGen
WF sells what they call ACA H&A, is that higher grade than GOG''s H&A..what is the difference???????

WF''s ACA are branded stones (meaning they earn the "A Cut Above" name). They meet Brian Gavin''s UBER-strict definition of what he thinks an H&A pattern should look like.

I don''t believe GOG''s are branded; last I knew, they were just hand-selected. They are billed as H&A according to GOG''s standard of what they think H&A should be.

Either ones will be beautiful. The point of branding is a promise of consistent excellence; that said, unbranded stones may be just as excellent. If you take the "RL" symbol off a Ralph Lauren shirt, the shirt is still the same strong quality.

 

[Ellen]

Basically what Alj said, although I will add, one of GOG''s suppliers is Isee2 (branded diamond), but they do no seek internet attention per se, so the diamonds are not advertised as such. But you could indeed end up with one, or ask specifically for one.