Gypsy
Super_Ideal_Rock
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You need to do a search on here on ovals. Try "good oval".... you need to learn more before you spend several thousand on one.
You best bet is to call GOG, or ERD, or BGD... places with someone on staff with a great eye for picking bright diamonds. Giving them your budget, tell them H or better, eyeclean, brightest stone they find, without a prominent bowtie, and as close to a carat or 5x7 as possible.
You have to buy fancies with measurements. Not carat weight.
Second option is to ask JA to evaluate these for eyecleanliness and get an ASET image of each:
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS1-Good-Cut-Oval-Diamond-1335351.asp
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/E-SI1-Good-Cut-Oval-Diamond-1542190.asp
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/D-SI1-Good-Cut-Oval-Diamond-1530653.asp
There are no cut parameters like "ideal" or "excellent" or "good" for ovals. Ovals are completely different creatures than rounds. Ovals have to be bought based on faceting and light return. ASETs help you with light return, pics and videos help with faceting.
You best bet is to call GOG, or ERD, or BGD... places with someone on staff with a great eye for picking bright diamonds. Giving them your budget, tell them H or better, eyeclean, brightest stone they find, without a prominent bowtie, and as close to a carat or 5x7 as possible.
You have to buy fancies with measurements. Not carat weight.
Second option is to ask JA to evaluate these for eyecleanliness and get an ASET image of each:
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS1-Good-Cut-Oval-Diamond-1335351.asp
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/E-SI1-Good-Cut-Oval-Diamond-1542190.asp
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/D-SI1-Good-Cut-Oval-Diamond-1530653.asp
There are no cut parameters like "ideal" or "excellent" or "good" for ovals. Ovals are completely different creatures than rounds. Ovals have to be bought based on faceting and light return. ASETs help you with light return, pics and videos help with faceting.