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First time buyer. Read a lot of threads on this forum and many of the recommended vendor websites over the last week, so thanks for all the fantastic information!

I've narrowed my choice down to a G+, VS2+, 1 carat, Princess-cut diamond from one of the specialty cuts by vendors I've seen recommended on here frequently (James Allen, WhiteFlash, Brian Gavin, Good Old Gold). I'd like to max out around $6,000 for just the diamond. WF seems to have the most selection at the lowest price of diamonds that fit my parameters.

My problem is I'm not sure how to pick between the 6 WF diamonds that fit my parameters. I called WF and asked them about the two below and the rep said she would pick the second one because it has more red in the Aset image.

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2968195.htm
http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2978544.htm

These are the other four I'm considering:

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2959564.htm
http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2928617.htm
http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2959567.htm
http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2959560.htm

Recommendations? Am I missing out on something with my original parameters? Is one of these diamonds clearly better than the rest?

Any help is much appreciated. Thank you!
 
Basically, all ACA princess stones are going to be light years away from a typical stone found in the mall stores of America, so none of those would be a bad choice. But because princess cuts tend to face up small, I would personally want the largest since the other specs all are similar. So I would choose one that is over 5.5mm. I would also choose a G VS over an H VVS. Color will show more than clarity assuming all these VS stones are eyeclean (which is stated on the web pages).

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2959567.htm (the largest but not a perfect square, but that is ok)

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2968195.htm

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2959564.htm (I think I very slightly favor this one because I like the smaller table which allows it to show more of the crown)
 
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