hi all - first off i just want to say this site is amazing. looking for a diamond for an engagement ring, incredible information here, i was lost, now i''m found... okay, i''ll stop.
in my price range, using the HCA i''ve found two diamonds:
#1:
0.62 ct
Depth - 61.3
Table - 55.5
Crown Angle - 34.4
Pavillion Angle - 40.7
5.49x5.52x3.38
HCA - 0.9
#2
0.63 ct
Depth - 59.5
Table - 57
Crown Angle - 32.5
Pavillion Angle - 40.8
5.59x5.63x3.34
HCA - 0.7
my questions are:
1. is an HCA of 0.7 an HCA of 0.7, no matter the values of the components making it up? i know it is, but... seems like the depth of #2 (59.5) is more shallow than most of the diamonds i see out there, but it''s coming up with what seems like a good score... any experiences with depths that seem to be a bit shallow? i.e., is a 0.7 really a 0.7?
2. but maybe with that ''shallow'' depth, maybe the diamond will present as a little more wide than another diamond of equal carats? (which is maybe why the measurements are larger in the first two numbers?)
3. i know it''s subjective, but is there a lot of difference between a 0.7 and a 0.9?
i apologize if the questions are a little stupid - but it''s one of those cases where to me logic would say that a 0.7 is a 0.7, and yes the larger numbers mean it''s wider - but the more i learn about diamonds, the more it seems that logic plays no part in any of this.
MANY thanks!
in my price range, using the HCA i''ve found two diamonds:
#1:
0.62 ct
Depth - 61.3
Table - 55.5
Crown Angle - 34.4
Pavillion Angle - 40.7
5.49x5.52x3.38
HCA - 0.9
#2
0.63 ct
Depth - 59.5
Table - 57
Crown Angle - 32.5
Pavillion Angle - 40.8
5.59x5.63x3.34
HCA - 0.7
my questions are:
1. is an HCA of 0.7 an HCA of 0.7, no matter the values of the components making it up? i know it is, but... seems like the depth of #2 (59.5) is more shallow than most of the diamonds i see out there, but it''s coming up with what seems like a good score... any experiences with depths that seem to be a bit shallow? i.e., is a 0.7 really a 0.7?
2. but maybe with that ''shallow'' depth, maybe the diamond will present as a little more wide than another diamond of equal carats? (which is maybe why the measurements are larger in the first two numbers?)
3. i know it''s subjective, but is there a lot of difference between a 0.7 and a 0.9?
i apologize if the questions are a little stupid - but it''s one of those cases where to me logic would say that a 0.7 is a 0.7, and yes the larger numbers mean it''s wider - but the more i learn about diamonds, the more it seems that logic plays no part in any of this.
MANY thanks!