Hi there,
New to the community, hi all! Have been searching through these threads and noticed how incredibly helpful and amazing everyone here seems to be. Was hoping to receive a second opinion about one of the diamonds I am currently looking at. Really need the second opinion as the diamond is located extremely far away from me, so I am not able to see it in person. Only able to rely on the pictures, videos, and certification.
Anyways, here goes:
Little background: Diamond is right at the TOP of my price range, but hits most of my boxes in terms of cut, size, etc... Looks a tad yellow for my liking, especially if it is going to be on a white setting, but I think this is just about the best I can get for the size I want and clarity. Forewarning, I know about the dislike and opposition to EGL certifications, even from USA... I ask that you make your second opinion based more upon the pictures and video, not as much on the EGL listed clarity/cut/etc. Feel free to give me your two cents, though! HUGE thanks in advance for ANY of your opinions. I am all ears as this is going to be one of the biggest decisions I will make in my life for a VERY special person to me.
Diamond:
Photo (it is the diamond on the far left. I know there is a suuper slight bowtie, it doesn't bother me especially after looking at videos):
Videos:
Video 1 (Professional) (I can see the inclusions and see how they reflect, but I feel this will not be noticeable by eye and does not diminish the brilliance as can be seen in the second video... I am happy to ask for more videos (maybe another on the finger but closer)
Video 2 (on finger, natural sun) (it is the one on the bottom)
EGL Certificate:
EGL Certificate
Thank you all again in advance. I really appreciate any/all commentary you can give. Please let me know if you need any further information.
New to the community, hi all! Have been searching through these threads and noticed how incredibly helpful and amazing everyone here seems to be. Was hoping to receive a second opinion about one of the diamonds I am currently looking at. Really need the second opinion as the diamond is located extremely far away from me, so I am not able to see it in person. Only able to rely on the pictures, videos, and certification.
Anyways, here goes:
Little background: Diamond is right at the TOP of my price range, but hits most of my boxes in terms of cut, size, etc... Looks a tad yellow for my liking, especially if it is going to be on a white setting, but I think this is just about the best I can get for the size I want and clarity. Forewarning, I know about the dislike and opposition to EGL certifications, even from USA... I ask that you make your second opinion based more upon the pictures and video, not as much on the EGL listed clarity/cut/etc. Feel free to give me your two cents, though! HUGE thanks in advance for ANY of your opinions. I am all ears as this is going to be one of the biggest decisions I will make in my life for a VERY special person to me.
Diamond:
- Cut: Oval Brilliant
- Weight: 2.5ct
- Clarity: SI1 listed (to me it does check out as an SI1, little cloudy from slight inclusion but no dark inclusions/spots)...
- Color Grade: H (as noted above, little worried this may be a little darker than H due to EGL, and may be a little yellow for a white setting. I would rather try to make it work, though, as the price jump for whiter colors is rough.
- Proportions can be found in the certificate (attached). I am a bit worried about the higher-end crown and pavilion angles... But using pricescope's HCA tool it receives an "excellent" score of 1.4 (attached).
- I can drop price in here if you all want, but didn't want to just blurt it out off the bat. Let me know if you need to make an opinion.
Photo (it is the diamond on the far left. I know there is a suuper slight bowtie, it doesn't bother me especially after looking at videos):
Videos:
Video 1 (Professional) (I can see the inclusions and see how they reflect, but I feel this will not be noticeable by eye and does not diminish the brilliance as can be seen in the second video... I am happy to ask for more videos (maybe another on the finger but closer)
Video 2 (on finger, natural sun) (it is the one on the bottom)
EGL Certificate:
EGL Certificate
Thank you all again in advance. I really appreciate any/all commentary you can give. Please let me know if you need any further information.
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