Which of these two do you prefer ? both the same price.

[ukdiamondvirgin]

2.11 Carat H-SI1 Ideal Cut Round Diamond

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1248682.asp

Diamond Details
Item Number: 1248682
Shape: Round
Carat weight: 2.11
Cut: Ideal
Color: H
Clarity: SI1
Certificate: AGS

Depth: 60.8%
Table: 56.0%
Polish: Ideal
Symmetry: Ideal
Girdle: Thin to medium
Culet: None
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 8.27*8.30*5.03

eye clean

loupe can be seen in james Allen advert

hca
Factor Grade
Light Return Excellent
Fire Excellent
Scintillation Excellent
Spread
or diameter for weight Very Good
Total Visual Performance 0.8 - Excellent
within TIC range

 

[ukdiamondvirgin]

OR

2.00 Carat G-SI1 Ideal Cut Round Diamond

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/G-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1238316.asp?b=16&a=12&c=77&cid=131

Diamond Details
Item Number: 1238316
Shape: Round
Carat weight: 2.00
Cut: Ideal
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
Certificate: GIA

Depth: 61.0%
Table: 56.0%
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium to slightly thick
Culet: None
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 8.07*8.22*4.97

NOT EYE CLEAN AND AN ISSUE OVER DIAMETER

JEWELERS REPORT;
"The feather at the girdle should be seen easily once you know what you're looking for. With that said, however, the inclusion is in a *perfect* location and can be completely hidden by a prong and I have asked the gemologist to give us a definitive answer at the same time she does the Idealscope...................I also disagree with any assessment that 8.07x8.22 is to far out of round. It's a big stone - the variances will be bigger as well. It took me about twenty seconds to find another AGS diamond with the exact same variance (about 2%)"

loupe can be seen in james allen advert

hca
Factor Grade
Light Return Excellent
Fire Excellent
Scintillation Excellent
Spread
or diameter for weight Very Good
Total Visual Performance 0.9 - Excellent
within TIC range

 

[jet2ks]

The H for me. I personally cannot tell the difference between H & G color, so the slightly larger, completely eye-clean stone gets my vote.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 11/18/2009 3:01:44 PM
Author: ukdiamondvirgin
OR

2.00 Carat G-SI1 Ideal Cut Round Diamond

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/G-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1238316.asp?b=16&a=12&c=77&cid=131

Diamond Details
Item Number: 1238316
Shape: Round
Carat weight: 2.00
Cut: Ideal
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
Certificate: GIA

Depth: 61.0%
Table: 56.0%
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Girdle: Medium to slightly thick
Culet: None
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 8.07*8.22*4.97

NOT EYE CLEAN AND AN ISSUE OVER DIAMETER

JEWELERS REPORT;
'The feather at the girdle should be seen easily once you know what you're looking for. With that said, however, the inclusion is in a *perfect* location and can be completely hidden by a prong and I have asked the gemologist to give us a definitive answer at the same time she does the Idealscope...................I also disagree with any assessment that 8.07x8.22 is to far out of round. It's a big stone - the variances will be bigger as well. It took me about twenty seconds to find another AGS diamond with the exact same variance (about 2%)'

loupe can be seen in james allen advert

I went through about 10 pages of this vendor's diamonds to try to find an AGS or GIA graded diamond with a similar diameter variance, comparing diamonds of similar size and larger and couldn't find one( actually this diamond in question is GIA).

Anyway out of the two I prefer the first one.

 

[D&T]

ditto everyone above. like the look of the first one and the measurements better.

 

[ukdiamondvirgin]

thanks folks
first one is AGS versus 2nd one GIA if that makes a difference.
think i agree first one.

going to look for a G VS2 2 carat then make a decision.