Please help on princess cut

[TYJK]

Hi, this is the first time posting, but I've been lurking here for a while.
I'd like to thank everyone for providing me with such valuable information about diamonds and settings.
Before I came across PS, I only knew about 4Cs (and because of that I thought I was well-educated!).
Now that I'm more knowledgeable than before, and hope to get the best diamond for my future fiance.

I pretty much decided on http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2677741.htm and legato sleek setting. But, in the morning today, I discovered that someone else had reserved the diamond...

Now that I'm back to square one, I was thinking that I would enlist for your help this time around. Could anyone help me with finding a great Princess ~1 ct at decend price? Thanks in advance!!

 

[Amys Bling]

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2733362.htm
http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2540817.htm

 

[JulieN]

http://www.bluenile.com/princess-diamond-1-carat-very-good-cut-h-color-vs2-clarity_LD02160092

Lots of AGS 0s on Blue Nile.

 

[TYJK]

Thank you Amys Bling & JulieN!

Whiteflash Diamonds from Amys Bling:
IS image of the 1.028ct I VS1 looks really dark compared to all the IS images that I've seen. Is this problem with photographing or is it indicative of diamond?
I like 0.996ct H VS1! Would anyone advise against it?

Blue Nile Diamonds from JulieN:
I was searching blue nile earlier but I thought they were more expensive, because I limited search to signiture ideal cut only. I didn't know that their very good cuts would be this good! I would definitely have to consider blue niles now! ASET looks beautiful but can I compare photo and computer generated ASET directly?

BTW, how did I do with my original choice? If I had gotten the H SI1, would it have been a good choice?

 

[jaebond]

I'm not sure if it's eye clean or not, but if it is, it's a real winner:

http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/8925/

 

[JulieN]

If you want to look for AGS stones on Blue Nile, you should go through the PS search, because you can uncheck the GIA and EGL boxes.

The computer ASET, I think is just good for a check to make sure it's pretty symmetric and nothing is really wrong. The AGS 0 cut grade will get you 97% of the way there. That being said, I did think the computer-generated ASET of the one I linked was slightly better than the rest, haha. You'll notice that the WF ASET vs the computer one is not very similar. But, yes, the original H SI1 would have been a good choice.

 

[TYJK]

Thanks for posting, jaebond. I'm a bit uneasy about the diamond on GOG because of its SI2 clarity and its depth %.
77.4% seems a bit on the high side (with table% = 66%). Would this still be ok?

 

[jaebond]

Thanks for posting, jaebond. I'm a bit uneasy about the diamond on GOG because of its SI2 clarity and its depth %.
77.4% seems a bit on the high side (with table% = 66%). Would this still be ok?

Like I said, I have no idea if it is eye clean or not, you would probably have to ask GOG. As for the depth, it does face up closer to a 1.0 ct. You will have to ask someone else if you have more questions; I'm still learning.

 

[farmer gal]

This looks like a nice one from GOG
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/9100/

 

[TYJK]

I was going to look further into diamond by Blue Nile. I asked for an IS image, but this came back:

"While we do not provide ASET or Ideal Scope images of our non-Blue Nile Signature diamonds, we do provide GIA and AGS reports which include thorough cut grading analysis."

I wanted to have as much information as possible especially since this is not one of their "Signiture Ideals"

 

[TYJK]

Thank you, farmer gal!

I like this diamond!
I like it so much, I am getting my e-ring with this diamond.
(I should say "her" e-ring; I think I'm getting emotionally attached to the ring after spending so much time on it LOL)

My diamond search is over; I can finally get decent hours of sleep!

Or so I thought, but I had to spend few more nights browsing through settings...

Deciding on setting proved to be more difficult that I thought (since they all looked the same at first ), but I decided to get Serenity 1520 by Vatche. Initially I wanted to get Royal X-prong, but it was out of my budget... You read about increasing price of precious metals all the time, but it doesn't really hit you until you are making a big purchase especially after reading some old threads about ring prices...

Now my search is over; just wanted to thank everyone on PS for education and guidance!