3.5 carat emerald cuts - help me pick!

[Charliekwin]

Greetings Pricescope! I was here (oh my) 18 years ago and got a lot of helpful advice and --following a few unexpected twists in life-- am back to ask for more.

My situation: I'm looking for an emerald cut diamond to go into a custom setting that's ~3.5 carats (+/- .25) with an aspect ratio around 1.5 - 1.55. F+ color and VVS2+ clarity. I've spent a lot longer than I thought I would filtering through stones, watching videos, and generally trying to get educated enough to not whiff on this purchase.

Based on my criteria and what I think I should be looking for given the limitations of a 500 pixel video, I came up with the following 6 candidates. If any of these options stand out you folks who will forget more than I can ever hope to know, I sure would love your opinions! (Also, if they're all duds, I guess that would be good to know too.)

Here are video links and basic specs for each of the candidates:
#1. https://loupe360.com/diamond/6492923088/video/500/500 (~3.7/E/VVS2)
#2. https://www.medialink.email/v1/admin/diamonds/101110027/non_orbit (~3.5/E/VVS1)
#3. https://www.medialink.email/v1/admin/diamonds/89585691/non_orbit (~3.4/D/VVS1)
#4. https://www.medialink.email/v1/admin/diamonds/100463491/non_orbit (~3.7/D/VVS1)
#5. https://www.medialink.email/v1/admin/diamonds/101203277/non_orbit (~3.6/D/VVS1)
#6. https://www.medialink.email/v1/admin/diamonds/100493422/non_orbit (~3.5/D/VVS1)

A big thanks for your help!

 

[0515vision]

I'm NOT an EC expert. I'm going to put down my opinion and see if I've learned anything from the experts. @Karl_K is the master of EC's.

I like #1 a lot, and I don't like any of the others (maaaaaaybe #6). But I also couldn't see #3 for some reason.

What a lovely search! Good luck!

 

[Karl_K]

I'm NOT an EC expert. I'm going to put down my opinion and see if I've learned anything from the experts. @Karl_K is the master of EC's.

I like #1 a lot, and I don't like any of the others (maaaaaaybe #6). But I also couldn't see #3 for some reason.

What a lovely search! Good luck!

check the side view of 1..flat top.

Need a grading report or report # for #3

 

[0515vision]

check the side view of 1..flat top.

Thanks for that! Learning learning!

 

[Charliekwin]

check the side view of 1..flat top.

Need a grading report or report # for #3

Could you expand a bit on what you mean by flat top? (And what impact it has?) Would that be the height/curvature between the table and the girdle?

#3 is 634417888.

 

[Karl_K]

Could you expand a bit on what you mean by flat top? (And what impact it has?) Would that be the height/curvature between the table and the girdle?

#3 is 634417888.

flat top = low crown height aka distance from girdle to table.

The rough is HTHP and I'm not seeing any major crystal issues or #3.
I think it has the most potential of the group.
Its never sure until you see it so verify the return policy.

 

[Charliekwin]

Ordered #3. I'll have 7 days to return it if it ends up being a dud. Fingers crossed!!