Please help us decide between these 2 stones!

[civictypesi]

so after months and months of searching endlessly, we've finally narrowed our choices down to 2 stones, so PLEASE HELP US DECIDE!! Please tell me which stone you'd pick based on aesthetic appearance, light image reports, and hearts and arrow reports!!!!!! I will let you know all the specs of the 2 diamonds after a couple of posts because we often get too carried away with focusing on numbers and I want to choose the diamond based on looks

In general,
cut/polish/symmetry - one is AGS 000, another is GIA EX/VG/EX
color - same for both "I" (the smaller stone had a strong blue fluorescence)
clarity - one is a VS1, another is a VS2
carat weight - there is a 0.12 ctw difference between the two stones - can you guess which one (the pictures came unlabeled so it must not be a significant difference - I hope I guessed right!)
physical measurement - one is 0.15 mm - 0.25 mm larger than the other.
price difference - $2000

table/depth/crown/pavillion/HCA score - to spare you of reading all the #s, just know both stones' rang in within "AGS Ideal" standards w/ barely any difference and HCA scores around the 1.0 mark (like by a hair!!)

Can you guess which is the larger stone w/ improved clarity and the specs for Stone A and Stone B? I'll reveal the specs for both stones after a couple of posts

Are these stones Hearts and Arrow diamonds??

so which is the prettier diamond?

 

[civictypesi]

Hearts Image. size of image may not correlate w/ size of stone.

 

[civictypesi]

Arrows. size of image may not correlate w/ size of stone.

 

[civictypesi]

Actual stones. Look at them sparkle!!!!

WARNING - LABEL MAY NOT BE CORRECT! I hope i guessed the stones correctly! they look very similar in size despite the 0.12 ctw difference.

which is the prettier diamond?

 

[civictypesi]

Stone A's light images.
is there leakage??? how does this compare to the top quality diamonds?

 

[civictypesi]

Stone B''s light images.
is there leakage??? how does this compare to the top quality diamonds?

 

[Lorelei]

Can you remind me of the angle combo for diamond A please as I would like to compare those to what I am seeing on the image?

 

[stone-cold11]

Hmm... I think A might have some obstruction issue from the IS, I will go with B.

 

[civictypesi]

I don''t have the angle info with me right now.

I just received confrimation that the labels of the actual stones is correct. Is there a reason why stone B doesn''t sparkle as much as stone A? (both had HCA scores very close - a hair off from 1.0)

 

[Ellen]

We can''t tell the "sparkle" from a photo, however, we can tell other things. I agree with Sc, I think A might be leaning towards the shallow/shallow area. (crown and pavilion, plus maybe depth) I would vote for B also at this point.

 

[jet2ks]

I''m definitely liking the IS for B better.

Am I the only one that thinks the hearts images are of the same stone?

 

[MonkeyPants]

I vote B!

 

[kcoursolle]

Stone B does have a nicer IS image and overall looks a bit more cherry. However, I''m not sure that these differences would be super noticeable in person or translate to a 2 thousand price difference... That''s for you to decide. Was stone B the more expensive one? If not, then it''s an easy decision, if so than you have more thinking to do.

 

[civictypesi]

i have the angle combo stuff at home and unfortunately, no internet at home (I'm at work right now

)
(the labeling of the actual stones is correct)

here's what I can remember:
Stone A (the one on the right) - do you see any true hearts and arrows??? =(
AGS 000
1.47 I VS1
table 56.5
depth 61.x
crown: 35.4
pavilion: 40.6
more expensive

Stone B (the one on the left)
GIA ex/vg/ex
1.35 I VS2 w/ strong blue fluorescence
table 58
depth: 61.x
crown: 34.5
pavilion: 40.6
less expensive

(see what I mean by how close they are? I was hoping the AGS 000 would have a better hearts and arrow) Do you agree that they book like they are about the same size?

to me, on the actual stone photos, it seems like
- 1.35 - I can see the H&A better but w/ less sparkle.
- 1.47 - it's got better sparkle. =P look at the blue!

 

[civictypesi]

jet2ks, no, i agree w/ you - i was wondernig if the H&A were from the same stone??

 

[civictypesi]

bump