Two AGS stones...decision time

[MadMontie1]

I''m looking at 2 AGS Princess cut stone and need to make a decision on the e-ring.

Stone 1:

0.70 carats
4.82x4.82x3.63
F color
VS2
AGS cut grade 2 (very good)
75.5% depth, 66.5% table
Fluorescene: Neglible

$2400


Stone 2:

0.83 carats
5.20x5.17x3.39
D color
SI1 (completely eye clean, multiple pinpoints, but I''m surprised its not a VS grade)
AGS cut grade 7 (fair)
65.6% depth, 76.5% table

Fluorescene: Medium Blue (I don''t see it)

$2900

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I''m having a tough time deciding.

The first stone is clearly better cut, I enjoy the way it gives off light, but I can''t even really say it 3/4 of a carat as its only 70 points, and I''m willing to spend more. It is a nice stone.

The second stone is clearly whiter and larger. Since it is a little shallow, it measures 5.2 x 5.2 and clearly looks larger and would be more mistaken for being closer to 1 carat than it really is. It gives off light different (smaller shots of light, and not necesarily symetrical) as compared to the first.

Now, my girlfriend is not a big diamond person, so she would probably like the larger and whiter of the two. But part of me thinks I should buy the better cut one. Price is not an issue. Then again, people say, when in doubt go larger.

What does everyone else think?

 

[Skippy123]

can you find one that is a cut 0 or at least one? The best cut will give you the most sparkle and fire. I would only get an AGS cut 0; I wouldn't consider those cuts above
Go to Whiteflash's website and pick the Princess Cut above and then search that way for the best cuts. Best cut = gorgeous diamond

I would get this one for approx 2500 and it is a .71 carat gorgeous cut.
http://www.whiteflash.com/aca_princess/A-Cut-Above-Princess-cut-diamond-284241.htm

or this one for 2300
http://www.whiteflash.com/aca_princess/A-Cut-Above-Princess-cut-diamond-336524.htm

Here is this princess too from GOG
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/3393/

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I wouldn''t consider the second stone because of the cut, and you can still do better than the first stone. All of the stones Skippy posted would be much better choices.

 

[mikebzt]

Skippy said it best. I did not like your 2 choices either (sorry). WF has some fantastic stones and they are a great choice

 

[privatejeweler]

Buy the D color.............. I''m a G.G. and have been selling enagagement rings for 12 years...the most important thing is that she likes the look of the D color better and she is the one who will be looking at this stone 45 times a day for the rest of her life (ideally). PLUS the dimensions are significantly larger.....once it is mounted, you will like this stone better. AND it''s a D COLOR (we jewelers love D colors and that''s what we buy for ourselves!). The trick with a slightly shallow stone is to keep the pavilion (bottom of the stone) clean, and it was look very sparkly - in fact, ice white since it''s a D color.

Don''t get so caught up in the mathematics of the cut for a PRINCESS cut of this size. The cut grading system originally applied only to ROUNDS and only recently has been extended to princesses....Princesses, as a whole, do not enjoy a reputation as well cut stones.

Now, if you want to continue looking, please look at a radiant. Radiants are usually better cut and have a better dimension for the same carat weight as a princess. 8 out of 10 times that I show a radiant to a client who wants a princess, they buy the radiant!