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Requesting for help with online purchase!

firidia

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Hi everyone! I'm new here and is currently preparing to buy a loose diamond online to set it locally. Reason being, after going to local stores and having my eyes tired out with all the viewing, I decided to take it to online stores and let the numbers do the talking! Currently I have the following requirements for my ideal diamond:

Carat: 0.60-0.79 (ideally 0.70 carat and above)
Cut: Excellent
Color: Above G
Clarity: Above VS2
Price range: Within USD$3500

After searching around Whiteflash, GoG, JamesAllen and Brian and Gavin...

I sort of narrowed my search to this particular diamond. With some excellent HCA score and a picture which I find great

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-dia...-g-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-245250

Should I request for I-scope images and ASET images? or should I scout for more options before zooming into this one. It seems that I have missed out something as the search for diamond has ended so quickly?

I have tried looking at H&A collection from various websites. But with the same price of the diamond above, USD$3010, I will be paying for a 0.62~0.65 carat H&A diamond which I am rather reluctant to as I would ideally want the diamond to be 0.7 carat.

Based on my dilemma above, I hope to have some input from the experts in this forum! Many thanks and I look forward to having wonderful discussions with you guys!
 
What is the HCA ?
 
The HCA was 0.7, which is way better than other stones I viewed. I picked it particularly for its 'looks' and HCA score and being a triple excellent.
 
The detailed statistics on this diamond is as follows!

Carat 0.71
Color G
Clarity VS2
Depth 61.1%
Table 56.0%
Lab GIA
Cut X
Sym X
Pol X
Flr N
HnA N
Measurements: 5.76x5.78x3.52mm

This is the pricescope link:
https://www.pricescope.com/diamond/de4acb4af868d9b7818c4573a0c61d49

Seems like the cheapest with the best value for money so far. But since JA provides free Idealscope images for up to 3 diamonds... Looks like I'll have to search around to shortlist for 2 more!

What do you guys think of this?
 
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