Please help with idealscope image

[hawk]

Hi,
Need some help with looking at two idealscope images.
Stone 1: SI2 J
Depth 62% Table 57% Crown 35 degrees, Pav 41degrees. HCA 2.4 dim: 7.48*7.53*4.65 1.61 ct

Stone 2 (1143583) SI2 J
Depth 61.7% Table 57% Crown 35.5 pav 40.6 dim: 7.67*7.72*4.75 HCA 1.4 1.73 ct

 

[hawk]

idealscope for stone 1 (1114947)
I am a little confused. It looks to me that Stone 1 has a better idealscope image; however HCA score is higher than stone 2. Any comment will be appreciated!

 

[sparxs111]

I could be wrong, but from the arrows not aligned, unless they are poor the first stone looks to be on an angle. Maybe a pro will chime in, but that may change the colour slightly...

 

[:)]

IS is tilted. Stone #2 (the first idealscope posted) is better.

don''t look for a ''high'' HCA score. Look for one less than 2. Then get an IS (as you have done), and then use your eyes

 

[mercoledi]

Giving you a bump so more people will chime in!

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

The second stone has a lot more light intesity from behind - the paler area inside the table is not an issue - if this is the HCA 2.4 stone then I think it is OK. I have said before that when stones have good sym etc up to 3 can be ok.
Even the tilted stone should be nice.

 

[Lorelei]

They both look to have possibilities, do you have the pics of the actual diamonds?

 

[hawk]

Thanks everyone for offering your advice.
Gary, I just want to clarify which one do you refer to as the second stone. I posted the pic backwards. The first IS I posted is for the second stone and it looks redder. I posted the IS for the first stone in the second posting. The second IS has a HCA of 2.4 and the first posting has an HCA of 1.4.

Here are the links to the two stones:
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamond.asp?find=1&cid=130&item=1114947
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamond.asp?find=1&cid=130&item=1143583

The first stone is about $1000 less than the second stone. I picked second stone not only because it has a lower HCA, but also the diameters are bigger. Do you all think it is worth the money? Is it going to be a noticeable differences between a stone that has a dimension of 7.48*7.53 vs. 7.67*7.72. I am a size person. Bigger is always better. But if there is no noticeable size difference, I would go with first stone and put the money in a nice setting.

Please chime in.

Thanks!

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

seems like a good idea to me