Quick Compare: 1.37F vs 1.5H

[ichibanichiban]

Both are gone already, which would you choose? Both were around $12k in price. Let me know if I made the right choice! (Thanks to Todd of niceice for all of his inputs).

Option 1 [1.50 H VS2 GIA]: https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...h-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2652486
Option 2 [1.37 F VS1 AGS]: https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...rat-f-color-vs1-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-3755475

 

[EvaEvans]

No doubt, the 1.37 F VS1 is your right choice!

 

[Tophat1]

How does JA have an ACA?

I normally pick size over color but ACA all the way here!

 

[Krisking]

I'd pick the 1.37 F.

 

[SimoneDi]

The ACA

 

[SimoneDi]

How does JA have an ACA?

I normally pick size over color but ACA all the way here!

Trade in most likely ..

 

[Tophat1]

Trade in most likely ..

With a Nov dated cert? If JA had recertified it, wouldn’t they lose the branding on the cert?

 

[Dancing Fire]

Both are gone already, which would you choose? Both were around $12k in price. Let me know if I made the right choice! (Thanks to Todd of niceice for all of his inputs).

Option 2 [1.37 F VS1 AGS]: https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...rat-f-color-vs1-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-3755475

This one is a safe bet.... very nice specs!..

 

[SimoneDi]

With a Nov dated cert? If JA had recertified it, wouldn’t they lose the branding on the cert?

If you pull the cert from AGS it does not have the ACA banding. This stone was discussed in another thread, I am not sure if OP first saw it there.

 

[ichibanichiban]

If you pull the cert from AGS it does not have the ACA banding. This stone was discussed in another thread, I am not sure if OP first saw it there.

Can you link to the other thread you are referring to? I did not see it. Also, why would the certificates be different - the JA one is also missing the additional ASET image?

 

[lalala]

If you pull the cert from AGS it does not have the ACA banding. This stone was discussed in another thread, I am not sure if OP first saw it there.

Bottom right of the report has "Original Replacement" and the report posted on JA w/ACA has "Original".

 

[SimoneDi]

Can you link to the other thread you are referring to? I did not see it. Also, why would the certificates be different - the JA one is also missing the additional ASET image?

I am not sure which was the other post, however if you picked that stone, it is a beautiful diamond and you scored by finding it on JA because it is thousands cheaper compared to an ACA from WF.

 

[Tophat1]

Just a theory: remember when someone found a JA stone that had a
Cert indicating it was a BG Black? AGS made a mistake. Maybe the same happened here

 

[SimoneDi]

Just a theory: remember when someone found a JA stone that had a
Cert indicating it was a BG Black? AGS made a mistake. Maybe the same happened here

Hm.. interesting.. This should be easily solvable by calling WF and asking them if the AGS number matches to one of their stones.

 

[ichibanichiban]

I did contact WF since there was a very very similar diamond, if you look at the dimensions:

https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3925327.htm

It even had the same certification date, and carat size down to 3 decimal places. But in the end, it's a different certification ID and different diamond. The representative had the following to say:

A Cut Above diamonds are exclusively cut for Whiteflash. If it is a branded diamond, it was resold or a diamond we rejected from our inventory and they have not updated the cert. Looking at the cert I do see these are different certificate numbers. It looks like this might have been a diamond we rejected because of our strict standard for our ACA diamonds.

If it was indeed rejected, maybe it was borderline - not sure why!

 

[CareBear]

My guess is the 1.37 was rejected by WF for their ACA line because of the 40.6 pav angle. I've not seen an ACA with 40.6 before, only 40.7-40.9. That said, a 34.9 crown combined with 40.6 pav is perfectly fine. Plus, it is AGS certified 000, so you don't need to worry.