Opinions sought on diamond studs

[girl friday]

Hi everyone--

I'm in the market for diamond studs with a budget of about $5K. I'm considering these and wanted to get a second opinion from Those Who Know (aka you guys!):

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What do you think? Should I be at all concerned that the second stone has an HCA score of exactly 2? Or should the fact that it's an H&A ideal cut put me at ease?

Any help or words of wisdom are truly appreciated.

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[girl friday]

Sorry; the link should be here:

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[yssie]

Numbers on both look nice


shallower pavilion on #2 compensates for slightly steeper crown

 

[girl friday]

Thank you for your assessment. I started out so excited about buying sparkly earrings, but the more I learned, the more I realized how much I still DON''T know, and now I just feel overwhelmed and terrified of making a mistake.

(I still want my sparkly earrings, though!

)

 

[yssie]

Haha no problem, they''ll be gorgeous and huge! They match really well in diametre and table too

 

[stone-cold11]

Looks promising. IS and Hearts image?

 

[yssie]

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1204011.asp

hearts and IS for #2 look good, can you request them for #1