Please Help Me Choose a Radiant Cut Diamond!!!!

[dexbhb]

Hi everyone! I've been looking at radiant cut diamonds for the past few days and I feel like I'm starting to lose my mind. I'm mainly looking at Blue Nile as I'm in Canada and their import duties are the most reasonable. I'm looking for an elongated radiant cut, ~.5-.56 carats, with proportions in the 1.4 length to width range. My budget is about $2200 for the diamond alone. Looking at diamonds with D-F colour, VS1-VVS2 clarity, excellent polish, and excellent symmetry.

I'm prioritizing cut over everything else and would like to get a diamond with long mains pavilion facets. Unfortunately with diamonds under 1 carat the GIA report doesn't specify the facet pattern. I'm having some difficulties identifying which diamonds in my shortlist have long mains pavillion facets. I'm no expert so I would really appreciate any input!

The 1st diamond has very strong fluorescence and the second and third have none, should I be considering fluorescence as a factor in my choice?

Thank you so much in advance!!!!

1. https://www.bluenile.com/ca/diamond-details/LD17895395
Carat: .55
Colour: D
Clarity: VVS2
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Very good
Depth: 63.8%
Table: 67%
Measurements: 5.97 x 4.18 x 2.67 mm

I feel like this diamond has a bit of the crushed ice look (which should indicate short mains pavillion facets) but I could be totally wrong.

2. https://www.bluenile.com/ca/diamond-details/LD17428317
Carat: .51
Colour: E
Clarity: VVS2
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Very good
Depth: 64.4%
Table: 67%
Measurements: 6.08 x 4.01 x 2.58 mm

I see the most bowtie in this diamond.

3. https://www.bluenile.com/ca/diamond-details/LD17989262?refTab=DIAMONDS&track=viewDiamondDetails
Carat: .52
Colour: D
Clarity: VVS2
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Very good
Depth: 67%
Table: 68%
Measurements: 5.59 x 4.04 x 2.71 mm

I see no bowtie in this diamond and it appears to have the least crushed ice look.

 

[mommylawyer]

I am not an expert, but you may want to rule out the first one because strong fluorescence in a high color diamond can make the stone appear hazy, per GIA:

Is Diamond Fluorescence Good or Bad?

What is diamond fluorescence? Should you buy (or not buy) a diamond because of it? GIA sheds some light on this often misunderstood phenomenon.

4cs.gia.edu

 

[Rad_Fan]

I have my rad for years and still like it.

It might be hard to see the bow tie with the neutral background. Would BN be willing to do a comparison shot with all 3 on hand? I am guessing that the .51 E might have the bow tie…

#1 might be hazy or it might not, you can ask BN how it looks under sunlight.

More PS radiants for your viewing pleasure.

That stone is RADIANT (Collection of Radiant Cut Stones)

Once again, I'm being ambitious and filling up sometime by collecting pictures of radiant stones. Enjoy :appl:

www.pricescope.com