Which of these two stones?

[dtc1804]

I recently purchased a beautiful 2 ct J VS2 diamond from Whiteflash for an engagement ring. I love the ring but after a while I did start noticing some faint yellow color, particuarly from the side. On advice from people in this forum I have talked with Whiteflash about exchanging my current stone for a similarly sized I SI1 eye clean stone. I am leaning towards changing out for the I, if for no other reason than for peace of mind. Before I make a final decision I just wanted to get people''s opinions on my current diamond versus the new one I would get. Do you think these two stones are comparable other than the slightly better color in the second one? My only concern when looking at the numbers is the I SI1 stone has a HCA value of 2 while my current stone (hte J VS2) has an HCA value of 1.1. Does that mean my current stone is likely to perform better than the I SI1 stone?

Current Diamond: http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/Whiteflash-ACA-cut-diamond-1466928.htm

Possible New Diamond: http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/Whiteflash-ACA-cut-diamond-2133623.htm#

Current Diamond: Possible New Diamond:

2.165 ct J VS2 Whiteflash ACA 2.08 ct I SI1 Whiteflash ACA
Report: AGS Report: AGS
. Shape: Whiteflash ACA . Shape: Whiteflash ACA
. Carat: 2.165 . Carat: 2.080
. Depth %: 61.6 . Depth %: 61.7
. Table %: 56.5 . Table %: 57.3
. Crown Angle: 34.7 . Crown Angle: 34.9
. Crown %: 15.1 . Crown %: 14.9
. Star : 53 . Star : 53
. Pavilion Angle: 40.7 . Pavilion Angle: 40.9
. Pavilion %: 43 . Pavilion %: 43.2
. Lower Girdle %: 78 . Lower Girdle %: 77
. Girdle: Thin to Medium Faceted . Girdle: Thin to Medium Faceted
. Measurements: 8.29-8.32X5.11 . Measurements: 8.18-8.19X5.05
. Light Performance: 0 . Light Performance: 0
. Polish: Ideal . Polish: Ideal
. Symmetry: Ideal . Symmetry: Ideal
. Culet: Pointed . Culet: Pointed
. Fluorescence: Negligible . Fluorescence: Negligible

 

[stone-cold11]

No, HCA is only a weeding out tool.

Images looks fine is all that matters.

 

[elle_chris]

the ""I" diamond is fine.

Only thing I''d be concerend about is whether or not I''d be able to see a difference in color. If you can''t, it may not be worth it.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 8/28/2009 2:36:26 PM
Author: elle_chris
the ''''I'' diamond is fine.

Only thing I''d be concerend about is whether or not I''d be able to see a difference in color. If you can''t, it may not be worth it.

Images look great but ditto Elle concerning the colour....