Advice on two stones: Buy or walk away?

[pbdsh]

PS Team,
I have narrowed down to two stones. Both cost ~11K. Any thoughts on proportions? Are these priced well or should i keep looking?

STONE 1

Carat Weight:1.29 ct. (GIA 3x)
Cut:Excellent
Color:F
Clarity:VS2
Polish:Excellent
Symmetry:Excellent
Culet:None
Fluorescence:None
Measurements:6.94-6.97x4.30
Depth:62.5%
Table:57%
Girdle:Medium
Crown Angle: 35 degrees
Pavillion Angle: 41 degrees


STONE 2

Carat Weight:1.21 ct. (GIA 3x)
Cut:Excellent
Color:F
Clarity:VS2
Polish:Excellent
Symmetry:Excellent
Culet:None
Fluorescence:None
Measurements:6.83-6.88x4.23
Depth:61.8%
Table:56%
Girdle:Medium
Crown Angle: 34 degrees
Pavillion Angle: 41.2 degrees

Thanks!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I'm not wild about the numbers on either of those. The first one has a depth that is too great. When weight hides in the depth, it can result in a stone that faces up smaller than it would with a lesser depth. The second one has a pavilion angle that is over the safe zone. Either of these stones may be okay, but you can do better.

Here are just a couple of guidelines for you:

table 54-58

depth 60.0-62.3 (but usually try to find 60-62.0)

crown angle 34-35

pavilion angle 40.6-41.0

 

[pbdsh]

Thanks a lot! Back to searching!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

You are very welcome! It helps to have the parameters that usually result in a stone that falls into the ideal cut category! I meant to say up there that I usually try to stick to 60-62 for depth, but up to 62.3 is fine.

 

[pbdsh]

Would ideal cut parameters (listed above) always result in an HCA Score of < 2?

 

[JulieN]

Both can be very nice. If you saw it and preferred one I don't think it is a problem. Both could be ps-quality ideal cuts but we here don't have the full picture just from the numbers.