Hi everyone,
I'm trying to decide between two diamonds that are nearly identical in size and price and would love some advice from all the experts here.
Diamond 1:
1.74 carat J VS1
GIA
Cut: excellent
Polish: excellent
Symmetry: excellent
Fluorescence: faint
Dimensions: 7.67 - 7.69 x 4.80
Table: 55%
Depth: 62.5%
Crown Angle: 34.5
Crown Height: 15.5%
Pavilion Angle: 40.8
Pavilion Depth: 43.0%
Girdle: medium to slightly thick, faceted, 4.0%
Star Length: 50%
Lower Half: 75%
HCA: 1.4 excellent, excellent, excellent, very good
Diamond 2:
1.75 carat J SI2
AGS
Cut: ideal 0
Light Performance: ideal 0
Polish: ideal 0
Symmetry: ideal 0
Fluorescence: none
Dimensions: 7.73 - 7.78 x 4.76
Table: 57.1%
Depth: 61.5%
Crown Angle: 34.6
Crown Height: 14.8%
Pavilion Angle: 40.9
Pavilion Depth: 43.3
Girdle: thin to slightly thick, faceted, 1.8% to 4.0%
Star Length: 51%
Lower Girdle Length: 78%
HCA: 1.7 excellent, excellent, very good, very good
Has white feathers but and I can see one feather from the side view. It could be partially covered by a prong but not totally since it's too long. It's not very obvious (and would be less so when covered) but I know it's there and can find it when I want.
Is diamond 1 too deep at 62.5%. If the performance suffers because of that ... in reality, how noticeable is that going to be? The difference in clarity is 4 grades which is pretty significant. I'm trying to decide if it's better to lose a little performance (noticeable?) with a big jump up in clarity or go with the better cut and drop the clarity to one that's not eye-clean.
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
I'm trying to decide between two diamonds that are nearly identical in size and price and would love some advice from all the experts here.
Diamond 1:
1.74 carat J VS1
GIA
Cut: excellent
Polish: excellent
Symmetry: excellent
Fluorescence: faint
Dimensions: 7.67 - 7.69 x 4.80
Table: 55%
Depth: 62.5%
Crown Angle: 34.5
Crown Height: 15.5%
Pavilion Angle: 40.8
Pavilion Depth: 43.0%
Girdle: medium to slightly thick, faceted, 4.0%
Star Length: 50%
Lower Half: 75%
HCA: 1.4 excellent, excellent, excellent, very good
Diamond 2:
1.75 carat J SI2
AGS
Cut: ideal 0
Light Performance: ideal 0
Polish: ideal 0
Symmetry: ideal 0
Fluorescence: none
Dimensions: 7.73 - 7.78 x 4.76
Table: 57.1%
Depth: 61.5%
Crown Angle: 34.6
Crown Height: 14.8%
Pavilion Angle: 40.9
Pavilion Depth: 43.3
Girdle: thin to slightly thick, faceted, 1.8% to 4.0%
Star Length: 51%
Lower Girdle Length: 78%
HCA: 1.7 excellent, excellent, very good, very good
Has white feathers but and I can see one feather from the side view. It could be partially covered by a prong but not totally since it's too long. It's not very obvious (and would be less so when covered) but I know it's there and can find it when I want.
Is diamond 1 too deep at 62.5%. If the performance suffers because of that ... in reality, how noticeable is that going to be? The difference in clarity is 4 grades which is pretty significant. I'm trying to decide if it's better to lose a little performance (noticeable?) with a big jump up in clarity or go with the better cut and drop the clarity to one that's not eye-clean.
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
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