Seeking advice for princess cut diamond.

[mavsfan632]

Hello everybody!

I'm a newbie to the board and I wanted to seek some advice from the experts. I'm on a hunt to find a great princess cut diamond without breaking the bank. First I want to share some basic parameters in the event anybody has some suggestions and then I would like to seek your opinion on some diamonds that I might be able to get some aset images for.

What I'm looking for in a diamond.

Cut: Princess
Size: Between 1.1 and 1.25 Cwt (The bigger the better)
Color: H or better
Clarity: VS2 or better (I would consider a SI1 but prefer eye clean if possible if I'm buying the diamond without physically seeing it first)

I also would like a diamond with a lot of brilliance and fire. It's my understanding that AGS0 is the gold standard but I doubt my budget will support such a diamond.

Budget. The price for the center stone needs to stay under the $5,500 mark.

With that being said, Here are a few diamonds that I found on James Allen that peeked my interest. Do you have any recommendations on which ones I should request an Aset image for?


Diamond # 1 http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS1-Premium-Cut-Princess-Diamond-1327016.asp

Size: 1.22 cwt
Color: H
Clarity: VS1
Depth: 74.5
Table: 68
Polish: VG
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Very Thick
Cutlet: none
Fluorescence: none
Measurements 5.78 x 5.72 x 4.26
Pricescope Price: $4,930

Diamond # 2 http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/G-VS2-Good-Cut-Princess-Diamond-1263766.asp

Size: 1.24 cwt
Color: G
Clarity: VS2
Depth: 59.8
Table: 62.1
Polish: Ideal
Symmetry: VG
Girdle: Thin to thick
Cutlet: pointed
Fluorescence: negligible
Measurements 5.94 x 5.73 x 4.40
Pricescope Price: $5,550

Diamond # 3 http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS1-Ideal-Cut-Princess-Diamond-1261167.asp

Size: 1.24 cwt
Color: H
Clarity: VS1
Depth: 72.5
Table: 68.0
Polish: VG
Symmetry: VG
Girdle: Thin to thick faceted
Cutlet: none
Fluorescence: none
Measurements 6.13 x 5.97 x 4.33
Pricescope Price: $5,520

Diamond # 4 http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS1-Ideal-Cut-Princess-Diamond-1260647.asp (Fixed the Link! Sorry about that!)

Size: 1.24 cwt
Color: H
Clarity: VS1
Depth: 71.8
Table: 67.0
Polish: VG
Symmetry: VG
Girdle: Thin to thick faceted
Cutlet: none
Fluorescence: none
Measurements 6.14 x 5.88 x 4.22
Pricescope Price: $5,520


Thanks in advance for the feedback!

 

[stone-cold11]

The last 2 stones are the same stone.

 

[stone-cold11]

Here is the full report of the #2 stone. http://www.agslab.com/pdf_sync_reports/1040361050001-PDQDFK.PDF

Looks promising, cut performance is 0, major deduction to a AGS3 from the thick girdle, 3. A 2 chevron cut, slightly different optics from the other 2 princess in the list.

I like #1 too, #3 not so much but could be due to the lighting of the setup.

You can request up to 3 ASET images from JA.

 

[mavsfan632]

Stone Cold thank you for the quick reply. I fixed the link to the fourth stone if you don't mind taking another look. Congratulations on the Prosumer badge too!

 

[stone-cold11]

Thanks.

Like the #4 better than #3.