QUICK!!! PLEASE HELP ME CHOOSE...

[DUTCHSWAN0311]

Greetings! My wife and I will soon celebrate 10 years, and so I feel obligated to replace the $900 clunker of an engagement ring I bought her back when we were poor college students. I have narrowed it down to three stones: (1) 1.00ct/I/VS2 @ $4,672, (2) 1.08ct/J/VS2 @ $5,330, (3) 1.33ct/J/VS2 @ $5,084

Everything you could possibly want to know about these stones, including their Holloway Cut ratings, is shown below. Thanks in advance!

**********DIAMOND #1**********
Shape and Style: Round Brilliant
Carat: 1.001
Color: I
Clarity: VS2
Cut Grade: Ideal
Polish: Ideal
Symmety: Ideal
Fluorescence: Negligible
Table: 56.0%
Total Depth: 61.7%
Crown Angle: 34.1
Crown Height: 15.1%
Girdle: Faceted, 1.9% to 2.5% (Medium)
Measurements: 6.42 - 6.44 x 3.97 mm
Pavilion Angle: 41.1
Pavilion Depth: 43.5%
Culet: Pointed
Lab: AGS
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Holloway Cut Adviser:
Light Return: Very Good
Fire: Very Good
Scintillation: Very Good
Spread: Very Good
Total Visual Performance: 2.2 (Very Good)
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Price: $4,672

**********DIAMOND #2**********
Shape: A Cut Above H&A (Round Brilliant)
Carat: 1.080
Color: J
Clarity: VS2
Cut Grade: Ideal
Polish: Ideal
Symmetry: Ideal
Depth %: 61.6
Table %: 56.3
Crown Angle: 34.8
Crown %: 15.4
Star : 53
Pavilion Angle: 40.8
Pavilion %: 43
Lower Girdle %: 76
Girdle: Thin to Medium Faceted
Measurements: 6.58 - 6.60 X 4.06
Light Performance: 0
Culet: Pointed
Fluorescence: Negligible
Report: AGS
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Holloway Cut Adviser:
Light Return: Excellent
Fire: Excellent
Scintillation: Excellent
Spread: Very Good
Total Visual Performance: 1.4 (Excellent)
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Price: $5,330

**********DIAMOND #3**********
Round Brilliant
Carat Weight: 1.33
Color Grade: J
Clarity Grade: VS2
Cut Grade: Excellent
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Excellent
Depth: 61.5 %
Table: 56 %
Crown Angle: 35°
Crown Height: 15 %
Pavilion Angle: 41.2°
Pavilion Depth: 43.5 %
Star length: 50 %
Lower Half: 75 %
Girdle: Medium, Faceted
Measurements: 7.08 - 7.11 x 4.36 mm
Culet: None
Fluorescence: None
Lab: GIA
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Holloway Cut Adviser:
Light Return: Very Good
Fire: Good
Scintillation: Good
Spread: Very Good
Total Visual Performance: 3.4 (Very Good)
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Price: $5,084

THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR YOUR INPUT!!!

 

[Skippy123]

I would go w/the Cut Above stone the J/VS2!!! Congrats on 10 years!

 

[Ellen]

Date: 2/5/2008 12:41:49 PM
Author: Skippy123
I would go w/the Cut Above stone the J/VS2!!! Congrats on 10 years!

Ditto!

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 2/5/2008 12:47:30 PM
Author: Ellen

Date: 2/5/2008 12:41:49 PM
Author: Skippy123
I would go w/the Cut Above stone the J/VS2!!! Congrats on 10 years!

Ditto!

Thritto!

 

[gulliverseyes]

/\ That one''s nice, but still a low J color - I would up the color and pass on it being H&A. For the most part H&A will be very symmetrical - gotta love those arrows, but a great cut with a more random symmetry will also be great - like icicles ... just a matter of choice.

Can you keep that on your list and come back with two more? Search the individual sites ... jamesallen.com, whiteflash.com, etc for more choices.

 

[Jenn5504]

Date: 2/5/2008 1:06:59 PM
Author: Lorelei

Date: 2/5/2008 12:47:30 PM
Author: Ellen

Date: 2/5/2008 12:41:49 PM
Author: Skippy123
I would go w/the Cut Above stone the J/VS2!!! Congrats on 10 years!

Ditto!

Thritto!

Another vote for the aca here. A J color aca will look gorgeous.

Congrats to you on this big anniversary, your comment about the "$900 clunker of an engagement ring" cracked me up!