Whiteflash ACA H&A Melee question

[kmystery]

Hi

I am thinking of either getting a Whiteflash 5 stone trellis ring, 1,25ct set with their ACA melee diamonds, which I understand are F/G VS.

The other alternative is to source my own diamonds. I have found some on Bluenile, 5 matched diamonds, 0.27ct each, E, VS2, all Gia certified, Excellent cut, excellent symmetry & polish, tables between 55% and 57% and depth 60.8% to 62.1%, no cutlet, no fluorescence.

However, with this size of stone, and given the reputation/quality of Whiteflash, i was wondering whether going up to E color would really make any difference?

Thanks

 

[ecf8503]

A well cut stone will face up whiter than a stone that isn't cut as well. It's hard to say anything about the BN stones without angle information, and even then those are rounded values.

I used to have a WF pendant with 4 small ACA's in it - like 10 pointers at the most - and they were absolutely beautiful. The arrows were so easy to see, which was fun. And they were SO white!

Stick with the ACA's if you can.

 

[yssie]

Hi

I am thinking of either getting a Whiteflash 5 stone trellis ring, 1,25ct set with their ACA melee diamonds, which I understand are F/G VS.

The other alternative is to source my own diamonds. I have found some on Bluenile, 5 matched diamonds, 0.27ct each, E, VS2, all Gia certified, Excellent cut, excellent symmetry & polish, tables between 55% and 57% and depth 60.8% to 62.1%, no cutlet, no fluorescence.

However, with this size of stone, and given the reputation/quality of Whiteflash, i was wondering whether going up to E color would really make any difference?

Thanks

WF will charge an outside stone setting fee to set BN diamonds in one of their settings, and from everything I've seen I much prefer WF's settings (lines, details, and finish) to BN's, so I'd definitely go with the ACAs. F/G vs E in this size range won't make a whit of difference, visually or in terms of type of light return.

 

[kmystery]

thank you, seems like Whiteflash ACAs the way to go.I was leaning that way, but being new to this, always better to ask the experts!