Opinions on these emerald cuts please

[diamondhoarder]

Im looking for an emerald cut for a halo ring and have found myself drawn to the more chubby squarer proportioned stones. Budget is $2000 to $3500 and I am looking in the .6 - 1ct range, I color upwards, SI1 clarity upwards. The most important thing is to find something which has a stand-out cut. I am hoping for plenty of scinitllation and some fire, even though its a step cut, along with a pleasing outline, noticeable steps, and large-ish corners.

The guys at JA have helped me pick out the following so far:

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/1.01-carat-i-color-vvs1-clarity-sku-244660

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.90-carat-f-color-si1-clarity-sku-374200

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.92-carat-d-color-vs2-clarity-sku-178729

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.60-carat-d-color-if-clarity-sku-204996

But before I commit to choosing my top 3 for the gemologist inspection and ASET pictures I would love to get some input from the pricescope emerald/ step cut experts. What do you think of the diamonds above?

Having looking through various of the PS threads on enerald cut stones I realised that I shouldnt rule out the less-square looking diamonds either and be open to a more rectangular look (eg 1:1.3 - 1: 1.45). I am not a fan of the very long and thin look though.

Can anyone suggest any other emerald cuts either at JA or other vendors that might meet my criteria?

 

[diamondhoarder]

Calling Gypsy! You always have great advice on step cut stones. Can you give me your thoughts on these 4 please?

 

[telephone89]

I love the big corners on the 1st and 3rd. I don't know much about step cuts, but hopefully someone else will see and offer you some advice!

 

[chrono]

All 4 are showing up as "not available" for me. Gypsy is taking a much needed PS break, which many of us do from time to time, to prevent burn out and to recharge.

EC3 looks interesting and a candidate for ASET imaging, if you are the one who reserved it.
Toss EC4 out.

 

[ecf8503]

I like 1 and 3.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Definitely choose the top three. The last stone is significantly smaller and is not even the shape you like. Before seeing the ASET images, my pick is #1. But I am open to the other two depending on the ASETs.

 

[diamondhoarder]

Thanks all.

It was me that reserved these diamonds pending some more input from the helpful folks at PS (thank you!).

From the videos Nos 1 and 3 are my favourites, however the sales person at JA warned me that No 1 will show some tint and has a smaller spread for the weight, and that no 3 has some issues with the cut symmetry, especially at the corners.

But to my eye they both look more appealing than No 2 & No 4, so it's interesting to get your feedback.

Im not sure that JA will get ASETs for me because I shortlisted some diamonds with them before Christmas with ASETs supplied before deciding to purchase a stone via Leibish and apparently they still have it on record that I have had my 3 ASETs/ gemologist inspections so are saying that they wont provide any more, even though this is a separate purchase.

I'm not sure how risky it is to buy an emerald cut on the basis of video/ GIA reports and advice from the salesperson without an ASET and gemologist inspection?

 

[chrono]

This is probably too elongated for you but it looks like a nice EC, is within your budget, eye clean and an icy white D.
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.86-carat-d-color-vs1-clarity-sku-357834

Not sure whether the I colour is too warm for you, but is within budget and is possibly a nice one, other than it being a longer ratio.
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.93-carat-i-color-vs2-clarity-sku-441177

Unfortunately, none of the squarer ECs looks nice and none of the asschers are worth consideration at JA.

 

[tyty333]

Maybe you can appeal to Jim Schultz to see if you can get asets for this new cut/stone.
Contact info below. Good luck. If not, they have a good return policy if you order a stone and it
ends up not being what you had hoped.

https://www.pricescope.com/dealer/james_allen

Edit - I also like 1 and 3.

 

[diamondhoarder]

Thanks all for the input.

I saw that another poster was having trouble getting ASETs from JA, and someone helpfully pointed out that enchanted diamonds and B2C have photos, videos and ASETs on their sites so I may just go with one of those vendors. I'm not in the US so I can't risk having to return a fancy cut and spend months trying to get the import duty back again.