please help choose

[min2007ca]

Hi,

Please help me determine which diamond I should buy interms of size, clarity, location of inclusion etc.

Thank you!

Both A & B are at the same price.

A: https://myapps.gia.edu/ReportCheckPortal/getReportData.do?&reportno=5141290122&weight=1#

B: https://myapps.gia.edu/ReportCheckPortal/getReportData.do?&reportno=1129469501&weight=1.01

 

[milton333]

Neither scores great on the HCA. I would pass on both. What's your budget? At VS2 clarity, both should be eye clean, but I'd aim for better light performance and consider going down to G or H in color, maybe SI1 in clarity.

 

[LizH]

Both of these diamonds are virtually the same, so it is difficult to gauge what you are asking.

What is your biggest motivator? Size? Color? Price?

If you were looking to get the best and biggest diamond for your budget then you should always put cut at the top of your list. An ideal cut diamond will offer the most brilliance and light reflection, which = SPARKLE.

You have chosen a colorless diamond and would be paying more for this when you really don't need to. Most people cannot detect the color difference from a D,E, or F colored diamond in comparison to an I, H, or even J colored diamond when looked at separately. So, unless you just wanted to say that it is a colorless diamond, it is offering you no real value for money.

Your chosen clarity grade is great, but you could save even more by going another grade down. SI1 or SI2 may or may not have inclusions visibile to the naked eye. That is why it is important to have the vendor pull the diamond to inspect it visually for you before you choose to purchase it.