Which diamond should I buy online? Please help me..!

[Sanibel13]

Hello everybody,
I really need help for buying the "diamond of my life"

Which one of this fallowing list would you choose ? I`m so confused and can`t decide. I just want to have the most beautiful stone I could..

All are GIA ex ex ex

Nr.1. 0.69 ct, D, VVS1, Depth 62.3, Table 56, Crown Angle 35.5, Pavillon Angle 40.6 HCA 1.3 Inclusions: Needle, Feather/ $ 4652

Nr.2. 0.7 ct, E, SI1, Depth 61.1,Table 57, Crown Angle 34, Pavillon Angle 40.6, HCA 0.7. Inclusion: Feather/ $ 3399

Nr.3. 0.65 ct, E, VVS1, Depth 61.6, Table 58, Crown Angle 35.5, Pavillon Angle 40.6, HCA 1.5. Inclusion: Pinpoint/ $ 3713

Nr.4. 0.65 ct, E, VVS1, Depth 61.9, Table 57, Crown Angle 35.5, Pavillon Angle 40.6, HCA 1.4. Inclusions: Surface+Internal Graining/$3713


Thank you very much for your help!!!

 

[pomellina]

Do you have any photographs or Ideal Scope images of these diamonds? I think the experts on here need to see these in order to be able to advise you more thoroughly.

 

[Sanibel13]

No, unfortunately I havn't..

 

[pomellina]

No, unfortunately I havn't..

Have you seen these diamonds? If not, does the retailer you are buying from have a good returns policy? If you've seen these diamonds and there's no frontrunner, try to work out what's important to you - e.g. price, colour, clarity - to narrow down your selection. They all score under 2 on the HCA and therefore appear to merit further consideration but you can't use the scores to differentiate between them any further. I think you either need to look at these diamonds or if that is not possible ask for further information to narrow them down.

Which one faces up the largest? Is size a factor for you?

Another poster has recommended James Allen to me and they might be good for you too. I'm guessing clarity isn't massively important to you, as you've got a SI1 in there, but colour is. You could consider looking at these:
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.70-carat-e-color-si1-clarity-sku-197504 $3200
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.70-carat-d-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-190590 $3820
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.73-carat-f-color-vs2-clarity-sku-224091 $4250

If you're buying unseen, James Allen might be worth considering. There are others in your price range on the web site that are colourless and SI1 or above - take a look, as I've just linked you to a few. There's a lot of information available about them - Ideal Scope, video, etc. - so you can make a more informed selection.

I've been told there is a Pricescope discount so make sure you ask about it.

If size matters, there's this one: http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.78-carat-g-color-si1-clarity-sku-200909

This one from Brian Gavin Diamonds is bigger than any of the ones you are considering, in the colourless range, and still in budget : http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/0.764-f-vs2-round-diamond-ags-c-104064296042

 

[bunnycat]

Hi there- Saw your post on another forum as well. With the ones you have currently picked, any of them could be fine. It's hard to say without pictures or idealscope images to check performance. None of the numbers look seriously out of bounds and if you go that route, be sure to look at the stone away from fancy jewelry store lights and see how you like it. The fancy light tend to make up for (cut quality) problems you might see later on away from the lights (when it's too late).

Cut quality (having good proportions) is the most important factor in getting an amazingly sparkly diamond. Color and clarity don't usually have much influence on that so depending on what your budget is, you could make a few changes in that department and get a bigger stone unless very high color and clarity is important to you for some other reason. For example, the stone in my avatar is an I VS with medium fluorescence. The stone I had before that was an SI stone that I needed a microscope to actually find the inclusion. If you go the B/M route to purchase, you can make the same adjustments people are suggesting and select some new stones to look at. Your definitely in the right range with the numbers you are picking and you are doing some due diligence with the HCA tool as well.

VVS is generally considered overkill, especially in a smaller size stone. There are plenty of eye clean SI stones out there and VS2's. That's where I'd aim. Durability is generally not an issue in an SI stone and in general, an SI stone probably won't have its light performance affected by inclusions but the types of inclusions do need to be taken in to consideration (like clouds). (I hope someone will correct me if I am wrong). The high clarity thing is jewelry store marketing.

Also something to consider is a stone that is near Hearts/Arrows with some fluorescence in it to give you a discount and it a little whiteness boost in UV situations. Here's one in the low $4K range (also call for PS discount) that hits the 6mm mark:

http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/0.805-g-vs1-round-diamond-ags-bl-104063639037

Here's a couple of others in the 3/4 range:

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.74-carat-g-color-si1-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-213413

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.82-carat-g-color-vs2-clarity-sku-222310

 

[Sanibel13]

I want 0.65-0.7 ct - nothing bigger because I have a small 3.75 finger. First cut. High color and clarity - Most possible sparkling. I's an exchange - I can't buy somewhere else.. They don't have VS in this size with ex ex ex cut. The price is not my first criterion.

 

[Sanibel13]

What do you think about surface and internal graining - is this a bad thing in a VVS1 diamond? Would you buy this diamond ?( Nr. 4.)

 

[bunnycat]

I want 0.65-0.7 ct - nothing bigger because I have a small 3.75 finger. First cut. High color and clarity - Most possible sparkling. I's an exchange - I can't buy somewhere else.. They don't have VS in this size with ex ex ex cut. The price is not my first criterion.

Ah- gotcha. Well, if there's a chance you can view several of these, I think you've done all you can without actually viewing them. By the numbers they are all fairly similar and just take you best preferences I guess and look at a couple of them away from the fancy lights to see what you think.

Number 2 is probably going to lean towards white light (brightness) because of the 34 crown angle and it will probably be the "spreadiest" of the lot as a trade off. The others are all much the same. I might be inclined to the slightly smaller table of the first stone.

The only thing that concerns me on #4 is the internal and surface graining. I did see a video from Rhino (Good Old Gold website) that discussed the possible effects of surface graining on diamonds so I'd run that one against some others and see how it looks compared to others if that one is a contender for you. I don't know if a VVS diamond will have any effect with surface graining or not. Wish I could be more helpful about that.

 

[Sanibel13]

The problem is that I CAN NOT see the diamond in person. It's an exchange and I have to buy one of these four. That's why I'm thinking Nr. 4. is the best choice in my situation. The diamond will be shipped from America to Switzerland. )

 

[heididdl]

So sorry can't not make a choice without seeing them I don't want to make a mistake. Did he say they were all eye clean. Can he describe where the inclusions are located on each of the diamonds. All being equal I would go for the largest. Diamond size and finger size don't always go hand in hand. I have small fingers and wear 3.66 emerald and I'm not complaining lol

 

[UberClaire]

Why do you favor number four over number three? They're virtually identical as far as numbers go, and as I mentioned in your thread on another forum, in a VVS-graded stone, I'd choose the pinpoint over the surface and internal grading.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I would choose 1 or 4. I would not buy an SI1 without seeing it. You don't even have to think about the inclusions in VVS stones. I like the 56 tables.

 

[diamond-enthusiast]

The numbers look decent but not great. If you are looking at the best possibly cut diamond for brilliance and sparkle, these 4 are not the best choices.

 

[Sanibel13]

Sorry, I made a mistake- Nr. 1. is my favourite. Diamond Entousiast, what could be better than this specs? GIA Ex Ex Ex, HCA 1.2? Now I'm really confused !!!