Hi all!
First, I want to say this website has been extremely helpful in my search for a diamond. The threads have already answered plenty of questions to help me narrow down my "wants."
I need some help choosing between a couple diamonds and would appreciate any input.
First diamond:
Color: H
Clarity: SL1
Polish/Symmetry: Excellent
Carat: 1.0
Cut: Excellent (IGI)
HCA Score: 1.5
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...h-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-3169086
This diamond looks eye-clean and is a pretty fair price all considered. (Correct me if im wrong). My only concern with it is that it appears to be a weaker "H" and my plan was to put it in a platinum/halo setting. From what i've gathered, the color grades are little overblown when seen at actual size, with an ideal cut and face-up.
The second diamond below is a little pricier, with a higher color grade...but the video lighting just seem off -- like the light is duller or the image not as clear. However the HCA grade is an amazing 1.1 (the highest i've seen in my eyeclean/size/price constraints).
Color: G
Clarify: SL1
Excellent Polish/VG Symmetry
Cut: Excellent (GIA)
HCA score: 1.1
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...g-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2850487
Can someone help me compare the two? Is this is a difference in lighting? Is the second diamond just less 'brilliant'? Or am i going crazy from staring at too many diamonds
?
The 2nd diamond has better specs (if you overlook the symmetry) and the face-up view shows all the arrows, which seems like a good sign to me. However, the first diamond does seem to have more sparkle in the video.
I had a 3rd diamond in consideration that is a little more expensive as i'd be paying for the clarity grade at H-VS2 (also has VG symmetry). I've seen the idealscope on this one and it looks great minus some light leakage due to the symmetry. I havent seen idealscope for the other two yet. https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...h-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-3206098
First, I want to say this website has been extremely helpful in my search for a diamond. The threads have already answered plenty of questions to help me narrow down my "wants."
I need some help choosing between a couple diamonds and would appreciate any input.
First diamond:
Color: H
Clarity: SL1
Polish/Symmetry: Excellent
Carat: 1.0
Cut: Excellent (IGI)
HCA Score: 1.5
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...h-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-3169086
This diamond looks eye-clean and is a pretty fair price all considered. (Correct me if im wrong). My only concern with it is that it appears to be a weaker "H" and my plan was to put it in a platinum/halo setting. From what i've gathered, the color grades are little overblown when seen at actual size, with an ideal cut and face-up.
The second diamond below is a little pricier, with a higher color grade...but the video lighting just seem off -- like the light is duller or the image not as clear. However the HCA grade is an amazing 1.1 (the highest i've seen in my eyeclean/size/price constraints).
Color: G
Clarify: SL1
Excellent Polish/VG Symmetry
Cut: Excellent (GIA)
HCA score: 1.1
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...g-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2850487
Can someone help me compare the two? Is this is a difference in lighting? Is the second diamond just less 'brilliant'? Or am i going crazy from staring at too many diamonds
?The 2nd diamond has better specs (if you overlook the symmetry) and the face-up view shows all the arrows, which seems like a good sign to me. However, the first diamond does seem to have more sparkle in the video.
I had a 3rd diamond in consideration that is a little more expensive as i'd be paying for the clarity grade at H-VS2 (also has VG symmetry). I've seen the idealscope on this one and it looks great minus some light leakage due to the symmetry. I havent seen idealscope for the other two yet. https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...h-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-3206098
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