Starting to look at RB cut- suggestions?

[Amanda.Rx]

Hello all! I''m starting to look at Round Brilliants. Is there anything I should definately look out for? What should the specs be on table and depth for rounds?

How do these diamonds look?

1. http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/4498/

2. http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/2688/

3. http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/4570/


I''m open to more suggestions- I''m just trying to "get an eye" for a fantastic RB. Price range $8000-$11,000. Thanks.

 

[honey22]

You have picked some stunning stones! GOGs range of H&A are fantastic, top cuts that will perform beautifully. You might like to also check out Whiteflash''s range of ACAs for comparison. Picking from either range will ensure you get a winner.

There are stats to look for when picking a RB stone, but you don''t need to worry about those when you are chosing from stones of such high calibur as GOGs H&A line (picked by Jon) and WFs ACAs (picked by Brian). They have been carefully selected to give you the best ideal cut stones.

You have picked a great colour clarity combo too, this range is great value, is it''s still very white (near colourless range) and with a VS2 you won''t have to worry about inclusions, or if you check that the SIs are eyclean ever better for your budget. Either of those stones look great, you just need to ask if the SI1 are eyeclean, and decide how big you want to go!

 

[Lorelei]

You have picked out some great stones, as Honey says these should be excellent performers.

Generally this is the cheat sheet for preferred numbers here, also some proportions outside of these given can also be well worth consideration -

depth - 60 - 62.4% ( my personall cutoff for depth)
table - 54 - 57%
crown angle - 34 - 35 degrees
pavilion angle - 40.6 - 41 degrees - evaluate CA and PA at shallower CA 34- PA 40.6 and steeper ends CA 35 - PA 41 with Idealscope images and trusted vendor input to make sure these angles work well together.

polish and symmetry - very good and above
girdle thickness - avoid extremes look for thin to medium, slightly thick etc