Hello everyone,
I am new to the forum, and I am looking for an engagement ring. I already know that I want something around 1 carat, G color, ideal cut. My question is about VS2 and SI1. I saw a stone on whiteflash(SI1) that on the AGS report had few very inclusions and were on the periphery. I called whiteflash, and they said:
"This diamond is eye clean at both 8 and 25cm. The inclusions are white and mostly located outside the table. They can be seen from the side view."
So if inclusions can be seen from the side is that still considered "eye clean?" I also saw VS2 stones that appeared to have more inclusions than the SI1 stone so it appeared to me that clarity wise the VS2 stone looked "worse" than the SI1 which was confusing to me. Is there a reasoning behind that? There seems to be somewhat of a significant price difference between SI1 and VS2. Is it worth the money to go for a high grade VS2 to be safe or a high grade SI1 with no inclusions that can be seen including from the side if it exists? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I am new to the forum, and I am looking for an engagement ring. I already know that I want something around 1 carat, G color, ideal cut. My question is about VS2 and SI1. I saw a stone on whiteflash(SI1) that on the AGS report had few very inclusions and were on the periphery. I called whiteflash, and they said:
"This diamond is eye clean at both 8 and 25cm. The inclusions are white and mostly located outside the table. They can be seen from the side view."
So if inclusions can be seen from the side is that still considered "eye clean?" I also saw VS2 stones that appeared to have more inclusions than the SI1 stone so it appeared to me that clarity wise the VS2 stone looked "worse" than the SI1 which was confusing to me. Is there a reasoning behind that? There seems to be somewhat of a significant price difference between SI1 and VS2. Is it worth the money to go for a high grade VS2 to be safe or a high grade SI1 with no inclusions that can be seen including from the side if it exists? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!