Which of these Radiants would you choose?!

[dtheman2222]

Hi all. I've narrowed my search down to two incredibly similar radiant cut diamonds and trying to decide between the two of them has proven to be nearly impossible. Any advice or insight anyone can offer would be appreciated. The specs are as follows and I attached the ASET images below:

1.8 carat H IF; Depth 70.50; Table 68.00; Polish: Excellent; Symmetry: Excellent; 6.74 * 6.73 * 4.75; Very Thick - Very Thick
1.9 carat H IF: Depth 68.10 Table 64.00; Polish: Excellent; Symmetry: Excellent; 7.01 * 6.94 * 4.73; Thick - Thick

I guess my dilemma is really stemming from the fact that the 1.8 carat stone looks much nicer using the ASET image and the dimensions for a square are perfect, but the depth and table percentages seem to be outside the usual range of acceptable values and the 1.9 is obviously slightly larger and still quite pretty. The prices are very close, with the 1.9 carat being about $1,000.00 more and this really is not an issue for me. I know this is incredibly subjective, but I want to make a decision today and was hoping to get some more insight from experienced members here.

Thanks!

- 1.8

- 1.9

 

[Enerchi]

Disclaimer:: i'm not radiant expert! Hopefully Rockdiamond can provide some advice as he excels at radiant info....

If I was picking based solely on the info you have provided above, I would go with #2 - I prefer the slightly smaller table. Looks like more brilliance and fire in that ASET as well... but again ... not a radiant expert!

Do you require IF clarity? Maybe if you explored other clarity grades there would be more options to chose from?

 

[Rockdiamond]

Thanks Enerchi!!

dtheman2222- here goes: I would not use ASET to judge a radiant cut.
The reason is that I love stones that are more akin to the design of the original. ASet shows a static image, and this type of stone looks better in real life, where you have factors like movement, and stereoscopic vision that com into play
Such stones will not have aset images like the ones you posted-rather a more disorganized look in aset.
This example is not optimal- as there's a"hole" by the culet, but closer to what I like.


Of course this is personal preference.....but I really love smaller flashes of light when it comes to Radiant cuts....


I also echo Enerchi's question about choosing IF- nothing wrong with it if that's your preference, but sometimes people have been given info that leads them in that direction that might not hold true in real life

 

[delight]

Do you have the links to the stones?

 

[Gypsy]

I like the second one you picked. I also think that the stones are very elegant looking.