Superidealist
Brilliant_Rock
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I've heard several posters recommend round ideal cut diamonds from Whiteflash's Expert Selection as particularly good values. The quality of these diamonds is such that they have even been referred to as "near A Cut Aboves" on this forum. Since these have been touted as being near in quality to diamonds in the A Cut Above line, it seems that they can be used to help determine the A Cut Above brand premium, that is, how much consumers must pay for the "A Cut Above" name.
Below is a list of every round ideal cut diamond in Whiteflash's Expert Selection for which there was a comparable A Cut Above diamond in Whiteflash's database. Diamonds were considered to match if they met the following criteria: they were of the same color and clarity, they were within one one-hundredth of a carat in weight, and the Expert Selection diamond had an Ideal-Scope image. If more than one A Cut Above diamond matched a given Expert Selection diamond, the one closest in listed carat weight was selected. The A Cut Above premium, shown to the right of each pair, was determined according to the following formula:
A Cut Above Premium = (A Cut Above Price - Expert Selection Price)/(Expert Selection Price) * 100%
ACA 0.402 D VS1 : ES 0.41 D VS1 : A Cut Above Premium = 17.7%
ACA 0.501 D SI1 : ES 0.50 D SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 14.5%
ACA 0.710 E SI1 : ES 0.71 E SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 20.7%
ACA 0.708 D SI1 : ES 0.70 D SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 20.5%
ACA 1.200 J SI2 : ES 1.20 J SI2 : A Cut Above Premium = 13.8%
ACA 1.011 F SI1 : ES 1.01 F SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 20.8%
ACA 1.011 F SI1 : ES 1.01 F SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 20.8%
ACA 1.030 F SI1 : ES 1.03 F SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 18.8%
ACA 1.151 G SI1 : ES 1.15 G SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 20.2%
ACA 1.137 D SI1 : ES 1.13 D SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 18.7%
ACA 1.198 F VS1 : ES 1.20 F VS1 : A Cut Above Premium = 21.2%
The average A Cut Above brand premium was 18.9%.
Below is a list of every round ideal cut diamond in Whiteflash's Expert Selection for which there was a comparable A Cut Above diamond in Whiteflash's database. Diamonds were considered to match if they met the following criteria: they were of the same color and clarity, they were within one one-hundredth of a carat in weight, and the Expert Selection diamond had an Ideal-Scope image. If more than one A Cut Above diamond matched a given Expert Selection diamond, the one closest in listed carat weight was selected. The A Cut Above premium, shown to the right of each pair, was determined according to the following formula:
A Cut Above Premium = (A Cut Above Price - Expert Selection Price)/(Expert Selection Price) * 100%
ACA 0.402 D VS1 : ES 0.41 D VS1 : A Cut Above Premium = 17.7%
ACA 0.501 D SI1 : ES 0.50 D SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 14.5%
ACA 0.710 E SI1 : ES 0.71 E SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 20.7%
ACA 0.708 D SI1 : ES 0.70 D SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 20.5%
ACA 1.200 J SI2 : ES 1.20 J SI2 : A Cut Above Premium = 13.8%
ACA 1.011 F SI1 : ES 1.01 F SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 20.8%
ACA 1.011 F SI1 : ES 1.01 F SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 20.8%
ACA 1.030 F SI1 : ES 1.03 F SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 18.8%
ACA 1.151 G SI1 : ES 1.15 G SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 20.2%
ACA 1.137 D SI1 : ES 1.13 D SI1 : A Cut Above Premium = 18.7%
ACA 1.198 F VS1 : ES 1.20 F VS1 : A Cut Above Premium = 21.2%
The average A Cut Above brand premium was 18.9%.