Your opinion on these images...

[bling11]

Hi everyone,

For those you who had helped me on my other thread about a WF virtual stone, thank you very much for your inputs. At the end, I decided to send that stone back and keep on looking.

A week has passed and now I have decided to go for a "mind clean" stone (WF ACA) and lower the color to I (from G). And this should also save me about $1-2K.

Could you review the images below and help me decide which stone to go with. Thank you.

 

[bling11]

Ideal scope images...

 

[bling11]

ASET images

 

[bling11]

Hearts.

 

[bling11]

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[bling11]

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[jet2ks]

Let me find my four sided coin and flip it--all the images are great. ACA's are very consistent in cut and quality, it would be almost impossible to really distinguish between these with the naked eye.

(I might personally eliminate #2 as a mind clean issue with the inclusion in the middle of the table, but at VS2 clarity, you probably can't pick it out without magnification)

 

[stone-cold11]

ya, go get a d4 dice from a gaming shop.

All look good to me.

 

[Lorelei]

They all look top notch, it really comes down to personal preferences but if you are stuck - ask Bob from WF to look at each and discuss them with you, he will be able to tell you which one has the most '' flair'' or otherwise might be the best one for you.

 

[treefrog]

Yes - all are too similar for us to help. They''re great to work with so go with Lorelei''s advice and call them. You need to have a human involved at this level to look at them. They will look at all 4 together/individually and will give you comments. Still probably won''t be an easy decision but know you can''t really go wrong.

Treefrog

 

[bling11]

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[bling11]

Order has been placed!

After speaking with Bob, we agreed that #3 was the best choice. It had no inclusions under the center table.. that was the deciding factor (since the other stones are equally nice). I liked #4 too. It was a toss up for me between #3 and 4. But after taking into account Bob''s choice and the fact that #4 report is few months older, I went with #3.

As for the setting, I went with the Tiffany Knife Edge in platinum. I asked that they shave down the prongs to make it look small and delicate as possible (which I learned from here on PS).

My wallet is $12K lighter but I finally did it. It has been 1 long month of researching diamonds. I learned a lot about diamonds, as well as myself Thank you everyone for your help! I will post pictures once I get the ring.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 7/31/2009 12:11:19 PM
Author: bling11
Order has been placed!

After speaking with Bob, we agreed that #3 was the best choice. It had no inclusions under the center table.. that was the deciding factor (since the other stones are equally nice). I liked #4 too. It was a toss up for me between #3 and 4. But after taking into account Bob''s choice and the fact that #4 report is few months older, I went with #3.

As for the setting, I went with the Tiffany Knife Edge in platinum. I asked that they shave down the prongs to make it look small and delicate as possible (which I learned from here on PS).

My wallet is $12K lighter but I finally did it. It has been 1 long month of researching diamonds. I learned a lot about diamonds, as well as myself Thank you everyone for your help! I will post pictures once I get the ring.

Many congratulations!!!

 

[jet2ks]

Congrats! Looking forward to ring pics.

 

[bling11]

Hi everyone,
I received the ring! Here are the pics from WhiteFlash. I will post hand pics shortly (once I pop the question).
I got the ring appraised from an independent place and am happy with the outcome.

 

[bling11]

I had to lower the resolution size in order to attach this pic, so it looks a bit grainy.

 

[Lorelei]

Its beautiful!!! You did good!

 

[jet2ks]

Beautiful! A classic and elegant look. Can''t wait for handshots. (Which will be brighter, the diamond or her smile?)

 

[Jj08]

Wow amazing! That looks great!

 

[tyty333]

Congratulations! Its stunning!

 

[strmrdr]

congrates!!!