Hi,
A long time lurker here And a «diamond freak», as per my boyfriend.
I read a lot about diamonds and HCA before posting and feel quite comfortable knowing about all the angles, but will appreciate the help anyway!
We have decided to get engaged and since I’m the “diamond freak” in the couple, I am conducting the search, with some input on his side. Our budget is very limited and we live in Europe, so we will go with a small diamond and most likely a preowned ring, since I’m not biased against preowned jewelry.
My 2 front runners have the following central stones:
1) 0.37 carat, D/VVS2, very good symmetry and polish
Size – 4.65x4.67x2.86 mm
Total depth – 61.4%
Table – 55.2%
Crown angle – 34.5 degrees
Girdle width – 1.3% average, ranging from 0.96% to 2.16%
Pavillion depth – 40.9 degrees
Culet: none
HCA of 1.5, not taking into account the very thin girdle
2) 0.47 carat, H/VS1, excellent polish and very good symmetry
Size – 5.04x5.06x3.05 mm
Total depth – 60.4%
Table – 55%
Crown angle – 33.9 degrees
Girdle width – thin to slightly thick
Pavillion depth – 40.7 degrees
Star length percentage – 55%
Lower half length percentage – 75%
Culet: none
HCA of 0.7, assuming the medium girdle
Which one would be a better choice, according to the figures? I can’t get ASET/IS images, so will have to pick based solely on numbers.
A long time lurker here And a «diamond freak», as per my boyfriend.
I read a lot about diamonds and HCA before posting and feel quite comfortable knowing about all the angles, but will appreciate the help anyway!
We have decided to get engaged and since I’m the “diamond freak” in the couple, I am conducting the search, with some input on his side. Our budget is very limited and we live in Europe, so we will go with a small diamond and most likely a preowned ring, since I’m not biased against preowned jewelry.
My 2 front runners have the following central stones:
1) 0.37 carat, D/VVS2, very good symmetry and polish
Size – 4.65x4.67x2.86 mm
Total depth – 61.4%
Table – 55.2%
Crown angle – 34.5 degrees
Girdle width – 1.3% average, ranging from 0.96% to 2.16%
Pavillion depth – 40.9 degrees
Culet: none
HCA of 1.5, not taking into account the very thin girdle
2) 0.47 carat, H/VS1, excellent polish and very good symmetry
Size – 5.04x5.06x3.05 mm
Total depth – 60.4%
Table – 55%
Crown angle – 33.9 degrees
Girdle width – thin to slightly thick
Pavillion depth – 40.7 degrees
Star length percentage – 55%
Lower half length percentage – 75%
Culet: none
HCA of 0.7, assuming the medium girdle
Which one would be a better choice, according to the figures? I can’t get ASET/IS images, so will have to pick based solely on numbers.