ASETs of the radiant cuts are in.. thoughts?

[Serendipity99]

I received ASETs for the radiant cut diamonds discussed in a previous thread ([URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/trying-to-find-a-beautiful-radiant-cut-help-please.201219/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/trying-to-find-a-beautiful-radiant-cut-help-please.201219/[/URL]).

Here they are:

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/radiant-cut/1.20-carat-h-color-vs2-clarity-sku-251545



http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/radiant-cut/1.02-carat-e-color-vs1-clarity-sku-142575



http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/radiant-cut/1.02-carat-f-color-vs1-clarity-sku-72487



What do you guys think?

 

[04diamond<3]

I think the middle one has the best aset, but I think you could do better. What's your budget?

 

[JulieN]

I don't think those make good buys.

These are better candidates, IMO. http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/radiant-cut/?DefaultOrder&TabSelected=3&ps=15&DiamondID=293811,164159,295898,23477,289813,138001,23391,247131,40082,312559

 

[Serendipity99]

Thank you for the feedback! I'm trying to stay around 5-6k for the stone but could go slightly over if needed. I'm not really married to needing a radiant either. I would be happy with a beautiful cut as long as it isn't heart or princess.

 

[Serendipity99]

Julie, I really like http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/radiant-cut/1.01-carat-f-color-if-clarity-sku-23477... The light reflection seems a bit chunkier which I think is fantastic. I'm still a total novice though - which is your fave?

 

[JulieN]

Hi, serendipity, the F IF is a generic Lucida, which originally was a new Tiffany cut around the turn of the millenium.

My favorites:
1.27 F SI2 if it is eye-clean, because it is one of the biggest, and I like the shape if you want something rectangular.
1.20 I VS2 because it is chunkier faceting than the crushed ice radiants, and is very well cut
1.02 F VVS1 the cut looks quite good.

It is really up to you and which ones catch your eyes.

 

[clumsy]

If you are choosing between the 3, I would pick the middle one.

If you go with a lucere or a princess of hearts, you can have better optics depending if you like the cut cornered square look and have the budget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKmSYdQpxyc&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckygaF4SYbw&feature=youtu.be

 

[Gypsy]

Skip all.

Go to GOG!

 

[Serendipity99]

I am feeling discouraged. Before I give up on JA though, I put together a few that seemed to be good candidates to me. Of course, what do I know? One of my questions is when I am looking on JA or Ritani, any other website that actually shows the diamond turning - when I see the black areas (not inclusions, just not sure what to call them) are those an immediate bad sign? An example of what I am referring to is here: http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/cushion-cut/1.03-carat-e-color-vs1-clarity-sku-298714 .

Does what I am asking make sense?

If that is a bad thing, that will help narrow down this crowd. Please provide any other feedback you may have?

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/radiant-cut/?CaratFrom=0.50&CaratTo=10.00&PriceFrom=400&PriceTo=999000&TabSelected=3&ps=15&DiamondID=23477,295129,154544,298714,23472,23447

Thank you all so much for your patience with me on this!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Very hard to tell anything without an ASET. As you can see, the first three are not good.

Here is an example of a gorgeous radiant with a really good ASET! I think it blows the others away, personally.

http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/4859/

Or here is an ideal cut one:

http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/10981/

http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/10221/ ($5654)

 

[JulieN]

It is called obstruction. You want enough, not too much.

I narrowed down your list for you: http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/radiant-cut/?TabSelected=3&ps=15&DiamondID=23477,295129,23472

 

[Gypsy]

She wants rectangles.