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1820blue|1415207179|3778036 said:re post (still getting used to the platform) Thank you very much for your reply. Indeed I would want platinum. Is there any reason you would prefer james allen over blue nile? is it simply because you can see the diamond?
Also should i pay attention to fluorescence?
Thanks again for your input and taking your time to help an unknown!
If you are looking at I color, I'd suggest getting white gold instead of platinum. I color has warmth that you don't need to scrutinize to see, at least from the side view. (Face-up of even an L or M can be very white-ish in a modern H&A superideal RB.) Platinum is a very white metal. Use it for H and up. With lower colors, there's a color contrast between the tint of the stone and the white of platinum that may call attention to tint in the stone. (I'm not sure about I, since my only I color diamond has strong blue fluor and always looks very white.) If you want a white / near-colorless stone of about 7mm that you have to scrutinize to see the tint even from the side, stop at G. Maybe H if you are looking closer to the 1ct size than 1.2 or 1.25 ct.
Blue fluor in an I color usually gives awesome face-up white color to an I stone. But it's not going to help the side view any. And it only works in lighting that has UV as part of the spectrum, which a lot of indoor lighting does not.
These are my personal priorities:
CUT is # 1. Do not compromise. If anyone views toe stones side by side, they can identify the better cut one every time. Even beginners can do this.
Color is the next thing that people notice. Most people start to notice tint at I range in a mounted stone. But an unmounted H, viewed face down can be scary to look at b/c it looks so tinted, lol. But it faces up white.
Clarity, I don't care about. Eyeclean is good enough. I have a great SI2 diamond that is not 100% eyeclean all the time, but even that's okay with me. Wear a diamond ring a while, and you'll find that you can't keep it 100% clean all the time. Over the years, I've decided I'd rather have cut and color and I no longer care about clarity. All other people (and me, most of the time) only see the diamond at arm's length. I want showy, so if there's a tiny discrete speck in there that makes it SI2, who cares.
Another thing to remember about tint is that even if you are not the least bit color sensitive at the start, after you study the diamond a while, especially if you put it next to a colorless CZ, you can train yourself to see the tint in it. Seeing tint and disliking it are two different things. E-F range looks great against my pale winter skin, but with a tan, I have to say that warmer stones I/J or L/M are more flattering.
Cut rules, and all the rest is personal preference. Some people really don't like the D-G range and prefer the warmer colors, and would prefer a larger lower color to a smaller near-colorless range. Some people "need" VS or VVS clarity or better, and some of us embrace our discrete inclusions. lol