What would you choose?

[barbiebien]

i am wondering what the people on pricescope would choose with our budget. We don't want to spend alot but in our country diamond above .20 carats are rarely seen so it will be relatively big. I am not into super icy stones so i won't consider D<E<F colors and i don't want to pay for something i can't see so i'm only considering VS2 and SI1. Would you go for?

- .60 carat G, VS2 - Si1
- .65 carat H VS2 - SI1
- .70 carat I VS2 -SI1
- .80 carat J VS2 - SI1

All ideal cuts. Or i can go for a BIC with a 1.1 HCA score that has a larger spread. I don't really like fluor but i can consider it

 

[elliemay]

In this case, I'd go for the largest eye clean stone. I'm the same as you -- I don't prefer the icy white stones and prefer a bit of colour in my stones, so the J would be fine with me. That said, there's not really enough info for anyone to make an informed decision. Are these real stones you're looking at? If so, do you have more info on them? Have you seen them in person? How do they do on the HCA?

If you have a budget in mind, you could post that along with your criteria and I'm sure some of the experts around here could find you a fantastic stone. Which country are you in (as import fees might take a chunk out of your budget)?

 

[barbiebien]

Thank you for your response. I am looking at excellent GIA cut stones with an HCA under 2 and preferably within dic range. I've seen one that was BIC and it had an large spread so that seemed attractive but i don't know how BIC stones look in real life. I am in Europe and therefore looking at stones at Blue Nile. They seem the cheapest. I'm looking at spending 1700-1800 euro's excluding tax and import duties. Blue nile has affordable settings also.

Our families have lots of OEC stones. I know people love them over here but i prefer modern cuts. I do have a pair of 1.2 btw studs that look a bit to yellow to me but i don't know what the official color is. I'm guessing k-l