Hello all! After doing a lot of learning on Pricescope.com (and some other sites) I narrowed down my search to the five diamonds below. I think I'll pick one from these. They all have decent proportions and HCA scores (the worst one is 2.1). However I'm not sure if they are all eye-clean. I would appreciate if you can share some thoughts! And feel free to let me know if you have comments on other aspects as well (or any red flags)!
1. This is a JA "True Hearts Cut", but has an inclusion near the center. HCA = 2.1, AGS Ideal 0 Cut grade
loose diamonds, round cut, 1.70 carat h color vs2 clarity true hearts cut sku 9094970 (jamesallen.com)
2. HCA = 1.9. I think this one should be eye-clean but it has light horizontal lines from certain angels which I don't normally see from other diamonds. Not sure if it impacts anything.
loose diamonds, round cut, 1.80 carat h color vs2 clarity excellent cut sku 10870839 (jamesallen.com)
3. no ideal-scope image, HCA = 1.3, but seems slightly asymmetrical
loose diamonds, round cut, 1.77 carat h color vs2 clarity excellent cut sku 11101265 (jamesallen.com)
4. small inclusions near the center, and a long feather on the crown. HCA = 1.7, AGS Ideal 0 Cut grade. Also seems slightly asymmetrical
loose diamonds, round cut, 1.91 carat h color si1 clarity ideal cut sku 7443237 (jamesallen.com)
5. no ideal-scope image, HCA = 1.8. Lots of inclusions but small
loose diamonds, round cut, 1.93 carat h color si1 clarity excellent cut sku 10271896 (jamesallen.com)
Ideal-scope images for three of them:
#1
#2
#4
1. This is a JA "True Hearts Cut", but has an inclusion near the center. HCA = 2.1, AGS Ideal 0 Cut grade
loose diamonds, round cut, 1.70 carat h color vs2 clarity true hearts cut sku 9094970 (jamesallen.com)
2. HCA = 1.9. I think this one should be eye-clean but it has light horizontal lines from certain angels which I don't normally see from other diamonds. Not sure if it impacts anything.
loose diamonds, round cut, 1.80 carat h color vs2 clarity excellent cut sku 10870839 (jamesallen.com)
3. no ideal-scope image, HCA = 1.3, but seems slightly asymmetrical
loose diamonds, round cut, 1.77 carat h color vs2 clarity excellent cut sku 11101265 (jamesallen.com)
4. small inclusions near the center, and a long feather on the crown. HCA = 1.7, AGS Ideal 0 Cut grade. Also seems slightly asymmetrical
loose diamonds, round cut, 1.91 carat h color si1 clarity ideal cut sku 7443237 (jamesallen.com)
5. no ideal-scope image, HCA = 1.8. Lots of inclusions but small
loose diamonds, round cut, 1.93 carat h color si1 clarity excellent cut sku 10271896 (jamesallen.com)
Ideal-scope images for three of them:
#1
#2
#4
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