Hello,
This is my first post, although I have been learning from existing posts on pricescope for several years.
I got engaged last year and am now married. My husband involved me in the process of choosing my engagement ring and we both learned about diamonds before buying.
Today I came across the HCA tool for the first time when I was playing about online. I am a bit concerned that my stone gets a HCA rating of 2.3 when we thought that we had bought an excellent diamond (we went for quality over quantity within our budget, and viewed rings in person before purchasing).
The stone is GIA rated as triple excellent and, whilst I know that the GIA criteria are quite broad, it also seemed to fit closely with AGS ideal criteria.
I have a 0.45 carat G VS1 stone. The proportions are as follows:
TD: 62.1%
TS: 56%
CA:35.0
CH: 15.5%
PA: 41.0
PD:43.5%
SL: 55%
LH: 80%
Girlde: thin to medium
Those of you who know a lot more about diamonds than me, has my husband been sold an inferior stone here? Since receiving the ring I've never compared it to other GIA excellent cut stones. Is there a way to measure the fire and sparkle and check that we've not been mislead or foolish in the selection? Would I know if it wasn't as sparkly as it should be just from looking at it?
Thank you in advance!
This is my first post, although I have been learning from existing posts on pricescope for several years.
I got engaged last year and am now married. My husband involved me in the process of choosing my engagement ring and we both learned about diamonds before buying.
Today I came across the HCA tool for the first time when I was playing about online. I am a bit concerned that my stone gets a HCA rating of 2.3 when we thought that we had bought an excellent diamond (we went for quality over quantity within our budget, and viewed rings in person before purchasing).
The stone is GIA rated as triple excellent and, whilst I know that the GIA criteria are quite broad, it also seemed to fit closely with AGS ideal criteria.
I have a 0.45 carat G VS1 stone. The proportions are as follows:
TD: 62.1%
TS: 56%
CA:35.0
CH: 15.5%
PA: 41.0
PD:43.5%
SL: 55%
LH: 80%
Girlde: thin to medium
Those of you who know a lot more about diamonds than me, has my husband been sold an inferior stone here? Since receiving the ring I've never compared it to other GIA excellent cut stones. Is there a way to measure the fire and sparkle and check that we've not been mislead or foolish in the selection? Would I know if it wasn't as sparkly as it should be just from looking at it?
Thank you in advance!