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Need Help Judging a Diamond That I Can't See In Person

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Rough_Rock
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I am looking at purchasing this diamond through an online retailer. Below are the certificate, the photo, and a link to a video. My main concern is the inclusions that are readily visible at this magnification. I'm hoping people here can give me guidance on how noticeable these will be to the naked eye. My girlfriend isn't overly concerned with clarity, so it doesn't need to be completely eye clean. I just don't want the inclusions to stick out and be obvious with casual inspection.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Video: http://www.diamondbyhk.com/playvideo.aspx?id=1971-274

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IMO...14% crown is too low.
 
knuckles|1359764289|3370108 said:
I'm hoping people here can give me guidance on how noticeable these will be to the naked eye.

It's absolutely impossible to say without the diamond in-hand. The twinning wisp running under the table and bezel at 10:00 in the mag photo seems to be the grade-setter, and is the first one I'd ask about. SI2 can go either way. If you trust the seller to be honest with you they are the best ones to ask. Be sure someone young, with good eyesight, is making the judgment if you make the inquiry.

IMO...14% crown is too low.
DF is well-established here and his input is always relevant. With that said, I personally find a 14% crown height in this configuration to be just fine, as long as the diamond is cut with good consistency, normal indexing and lower halves as-indicated, or a tic higher.
 
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