Please Help Me Choose

[lavielle2]

I am having trouble deciding between these two stones and need to make a decision within the next day or so. Which of these two stones would you choose? The E color stone with the 58% table is a .7 on the HCA and the F color is a 1.5. Initially, I was going to choose the stone with the .7 HCA (E color), but from talking with different people, they recommended the one with the smaller 56% (f color) table. I believe these proportions are more in line with a "hearts and arrows" cut stone and what GIA goes by.

1.36/F/VS2/Ex/Ex/Ex; table 56%; depth 61.7%, crown angle 35, pavilion angle 40.8; $11,300

1.36/E/VS2/Ex/Ex/Ex; table 58%; depth 59.9%, crown angle 34.5, pavilion angle 40.6; $12,080

 

[avlis]

remember the HCA is really a rejection tool, not a selection tool. a 0.7 is not any better than a 1.5. a 0.0 is not a perfect diamond. the stats you gave are so close, i would need some images to make a choice between them. but i would lean toward the smaller table. plus its a little cheaper too

 

[Ellen]

I would choose the F!

 

[rainydaze]

i would want to see them in person - it sounds like so many things with these two are so close, that you are at the point where your eyes need to do the deciding!! can you have them both sent to an appraiser close to you so you can compare them side-by-side and in non-jewelry store lighting, as well as get an unbiased professional opinion?

numbers and HCA will only get you so far, beauty is in the EYE of the beholder!!