Which is best

[pyramid]

This is not a purchase question, I already know someone who has these stones. Which one is best regarding clarity and color balance.






0.40 carat H I1 or




0.40 carat J VS1






Which one would the readers prefer, which one would the experts prefer?

 

[canadiangrrl]

Hi Pyramid,

I'd take the H I1 if it was reasonably eyeclean. Colour is more important to me than clarity.

 

[Richard Sherwood]

With cut being equal, the J/VS1 commands a 30% premium over the H/I1.

However, from a standpoint of beauty, I would personally prefer a finer make, nearly eyeclean H/I1 over a poorly cut J/VS1.

 

[Bagpuss]

Assuming that they both had good makes, I'd go for the J/VS1. I don't mind a bit of colour, but I hate seeing carbon spots. However, if the H/I1 had inclusions that were white and really couldn't be noticed, I'd rather have that one.

I do have a ring with three I/I1 diamonds in it and I can't see the inclusions at all!

It's so hard to say unless you see the stones. Specs just don't tell you the whole story.

 

[pyramid]

Thanks everyone.




Sorry the second stone is a 0.40 J SI1 NOT VS1.




or the 0.40 H I1






They are both just average cuts not ideal or anything. These rings are I think about 12 or more years old.

 

[valeria101]

If I had to rate the C's: those would be clarity, carat, and then way further color and cut. Obviously, the J, VS1 is my choice and the other I might have some trouble accepting politely as a gift, if it wasn't so darn small. Normally, I would prefer a big champagne color VS to whatever D-F VS one could get for the same price, if this makes any sense to you.

I guess that given the size of the respective pieces, it would be hard to distinguish their quality, unless you are looking close to the ring (as opposed to how another person might get to see it from normal distance)...or already have good visual experience of a wide range of diamonds.

Just my view, of course.

 

[Richard Sherwood]

23% premium of a J/SI1 over an H/I1, cut being equal.

 

[pyramid]

Thank you Richard Sherwood and everyone else. The rings both belong to my cousin and are both set in similar yellow gold mounts. They both look the same to me but when the indoor lighting is on the H seems to look whiter. They are both smaller stones so maybe that is why they look very similar. I don't know about cut angles but they look to be cut much the same, not ideal anyway. The inclusions in them both are white and in the I1 they can be seen when scrutinized close but not from arms length.