Two round brilliant cuts to choose from, what would you do?

[worldtraveller]

Hi folks,

So after some time of watching and investigating I've found two stones I am considering in depth. I've decided to go around 70pt, and to go for colour over clarity.

Any opinions on these?

CARAT WEIGHT .73 CARAT
COLOR GRADE F
CLARITY GRADE VS2
FLUORESCENCE NONE
PRECISION OF CUT EXCELLENT
SYMMETRY VERY GOOD
POLISH EXCELLENT

TOTAL DEPTH PERCENTAGE 59.4%
PAVILION ANGLE 40.9°
PAVILION DEPTH PERCENTAGE 43.2%
TABLE SIZE PERCENTAGE 59%
LOWER HALF LENGTH PERCENTAGE 80%
CROWN HEIGHT PERCENTAGE 13.5%
GIRDLE THICKNESS THIN TO SLIGHTLY THICK
CROWN ANGLE 33.4°
GIRDLE FINISH FACETED
STAR LENGTH PERCENTAGE 55%
CULET NONE

HCA EXCELLENT x 4, Score 1.2

or

CARAT WEIGHT .70 CARAT
COLOR GRADE E
CLARITY GRADE VS2
FLUORESCENCE NONE
PRECISION OF CUT EXCELLENT
SYMMETRY EXCELLENT
POLISH EXCELLENT

TOTAL DEPTH PERCENTAGE 60.3%
PAVILION ANGLE 40.8°
PAVILION DEPTH PERCENTAGE 43.1%
TABLE SIZE PERCENTAGE 58%
LOWER HALF LENGTH PERCENTAGE 75%
CROWN HEIGHT PERCENTAGE 14.2%
GIRDLE THICKNESS MEDIUM
CROWN ANGLE 33.9°
GIRDLE FINISH FACETED
STAR LENGTH PERCENTAGE 55%
CULET NONE

HCA EXCELLENT x 4, Score 1. Nice but £475 more than the former...

Thanks

WT

PS enclosed is the HCA for the first stone, I will try and add the second one in the next post...

 

[worldtraveller]

HCA for the second stone..

 

[JulieN]

Tiffany?

Go for the F.

 

[worldtraveller]

Yup, the F is £475 ish less, and slightly bigger. Will wait for the final viewing to see if I can tell the difference between the E and F without the vendor telling me which is which....

Thanks!

 

[worldtraveller]

Just back to the top as two days before D-day, any more opinions on the quality of these stones and whether the £475 for E is good value?

Thanks WT

 

[JulieN]

If you couldn''t tell them apart, go with the F.

 

[Ellen]

I''d say go with the one you liked the looks of best, and if they looked the same, get the F.

 

[anchor31]

I would also get the F.

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 6/4/2007 5:54:11 PM
Author: Ellen
I''d say go with the one you liked the looks of best, and if they looked the same, get the F.

Ditto.

 

[Kissmark]

i''m completly newbie here can someone explain why the F is a better choice? i thought E is better quality and only slightly smaller....also, how can you tell it''s tiffany just from that description? you guys are good

 

[diamondseeker2006]

You need to give the diameter measurements of the two stones so we can see the size difference. But I think the measurements of the E stone are closer to ideal, so thus far, I''d pick it. But that depends on the size difference.

 

[whatmeworry]

I think they''re saying choose the F to save you some $$ (On a side note, how do you get the english pound symbol on your computer?).

Precision of Cut is a Tiffany term. Good luck, choose the one that looks best to your eyes.

 

[worldtraveller]

Hmm, the £ is under the number 3 key. I looked at stones in some other countries but the logistics and taxes proved them to be only slightly cheaper than these in the UK that I can travel myself to get.

I think I will ask the dealer to cover the labels and then try and tell the E from the F. The E also has better symmetry, but otherwise both seem great with very high HCTs. If I can''t tell the different (doubt I''ll be able to see 3 points of difference) then I''ll prob go with the F.

Thanks all.