jaebond
Shiny_Rock
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- Jun 25, 2011
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I was hoping to get some opinions on a couple of princess cuts. Originally, I had this diamond shipped to an appraiser, along with a few others, but I picked this one out of the lineup:
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamond/diamond-detail/?product_id=AGS-104047574004
I got to looking around BGD's website and found this diamond which faces up much larger, but is the same price:
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamond/diamond-detail/?product_id=AGS-104047236028
I e-mailed BGD and asked them to compare the two. I mostly mentioned light performance when I asked them and they came back with a resounding yes that the 1.002 was a better light performer. I'm assuming that even accounting for the sacrifice in face up size, the 1.002 is the better pick (Please let me know if you disagree!).
That brings me to this third diamond, which I have started to consider:
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamond/diamond-detail/?product_id=AGS-104047574003
Given that the ASETs are extremely similar (as well as the proportions), I would assume that the light performance would be very similar. I e-mailed BGD, but haven't heard back from them yet. The dimensions on this one are in between diamond 1 and diamond 2 and it has slightly better clarity, although at that point, I'm not sure it makes much difference.
Assuming that the light performance of diamonds 1 and 3 are the same, should I go with the diamond 1 which I picked out of a lineup and I know for sure "speaks" to me? Or should I go with diamond 3 which is slightly (but noticeably) bigger, has a slightly better (although unnecessary) clarity, but costs $600 more and I didn't pick it in person?
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamond/diamond-detail/?product_id=AGS-104047574004
I got to looking around BGD's website and found this diamond which faces up much larger, but is the same price:
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamond/diamond-detail/?product_id=AGS-104047236028
I e-mailed BGD and asked them to compare the two. I mostly mentioned light performance when I asked them and they came back with a resounding yes that the 1.002 was a better light performer. I'm assuming that even accounting for the sacrifice in face up size, the 1.002 is the better pick (Please let me know if you disagree!).
That brings me to this third diamond, which I have started to consider:
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamond/diamond-detail/?product_id=AGS-104047574003
Given that the ASETs are extremely similar (as well as the proportions), I would assume that the light performance would be very similar. I e-mailed BGD, but haven't heard back from them yet. The dimensions on this one are in between diamond 1 and diamond 2 and it has slightly better clarity, although at that point, I'm not sure it makes much difference.
Assuming that the light performance of diamonds 1 and 3 are the same, should I go with the diamond 1 which I picked out of a lineup and I know for sure "speaks" to me? Or should I go with diamond 3 which is slightly (but noticeably) bigger, has a slightly better (although unnecessary) clarity, but costs $600 more and I didn't pick it in person?