Which 2 would you choose for earrings?

[piccolascimmia]

Hi all - I''m having a tough time choosing 2 diamonds out of 3 for a pair of dangle earrings. Here are all the numbers (no images, and can''t get them)...I''d love to have your opinions on which 2 you''d choose! Thanks if you share your opinion!!

Option 1
.56 ct J, SI2, Med Blue Fl, 5.30mm
GIA VG, VG, VG
57% table
61.1 depth
CA 35
PA 40.4
HCA .7 - Ex, Ex, Ex, VG

Option 2
.55 ct J SI2, Med Blue fl, 5.27mm
GIA Ex, Ex, VG sym
56% table
61.6 depth
ca 34.5
PA 40.8
HCA 1.3 -

Option 3
.56 ct J SI2, med blue fl, 5.32mm
GIA Ex, Ex, Ex
55% table
61.4 depth
ca 34
pa 40.8
HCA 1.0

 

[piccolascimmia]

Oops, I didn''t realize that I couldn''t allow folks to vote for more than one. Please vote for your favorite and I''ll likely pick the top two.

THANKS!

 

[stone-cold11]

1,3

 

[piccolascimmia]

Any other opinions?? I guess they''re so close in specs that there''s not much difference...??

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 10/30/2008 9:14:03 AM
Author: piccolascimmia
Any other opinions?? I guess they''re so close in specs that there''s not much difference...??

Yup. You''d probably be safe with any of them.

 

[stone-cold11]

yap, not much difference.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

You haven''t gotten any images AT ALL? Any close up shots to see if the stones are eye clean? Even with earrings I would be picky, especially with an SI2 grading and guessing that you''ll be spending at least $2K.

(If your heart is set on these stones, I''d go with 2 and 3.)

 

[Skippy123]

What are the measurements?

 

[Allison D.]

I''d pick 2 and 3.

The .03mm difference between them wouldn''t be visible to the eye, so no worries.

The first stone has such a different crown/pav combo that I think the personality of that stone might not be as well matched as 2 and 3.

 

[kcoursolle]

My preferences are for 2 and 3, but these are pretty safe for a great match to go with any of them. You might want to focus on eye cleanliness of possible at this point.

 

[piccolascimmia]

Thanks all for the added thoughts! A few answers:

-These are Blue Nile stones, so no images
-Allison D - I was wondering if 1 and 3''s numbers were different enough to warrant wanting to pick either 1&2 together, or 2&3 together? Your question kinda confirms that...
-for prices, 1 is $700, the 2 and 3 are $860 each - so both together will be either ~1560 or ~1720 for the pair
-As for being SI2s, I''ve also been looking at a local vendor''s diamonds (not up to these specs, hence buying from BN) and saw 4 SI2s that I couldn''t see anything w/o a loupe, so I''m not super concerned. Plus, with BN''s return policy, if they are yucky, I can easily send them back. Since the certs don''t show the plots, the only thing I have to go on there is the 3 stones clarity characteristics: 1) twining wisps, crystal, feather 2) crystal and 3) crystal, feather. Are any of those big red flags?
-Measurements are 1) 5.34 x 5.30 x 3.25 2) 5.27 x 5.31 x 3.26 3) 5.32 x 5.36 x 3.28

Bottom line is that I feel fine buying them and getting my eye on them and then making the decision if I want to keep them. Maybe I''ve just talked myself into buying all 3, and seeing for myself, then returning the one that doesn''t match up. Hmm.

Thanks everyone!