Stuck between these e-diamond options.. Please help!

[Ricky99]

Hi I have a budget of 15k canadian and have found a few diamonds that match in my budget but I'm not sure if I'm going to big and loosing on the overall shine or clarity or whiteness of the diamond. These are the options I found so far...

1.50-Carat Round Cut Diamond | Blue Nile CA

www.bluenile.com

1.52-Carat Round Cut Diamond | Blue Nile CA

www.bluenile.com

1.40-Carat Round Cut Diamond | Blue Nile CA

www.bluenile.com

I know they are marked as sold but they are holding them for me. The hca reports for the 1.5 is 2.6 for the 1.52 is 2.7 and for the 1.4 is 5.7.
Please help!!

 

[lovedogs]

Unfortunately these aren't good options. Option 1 is the closest and has potential, but options 2 and 3 should be ruled out entirely because they aren't well cut.

In general, stick to the following:
Table: 54-58
Depth: 60.5.62.4
Crown: 34-35 (sometimes 35.5 is ok)
Pavillion: 40.6-40.8 (sometimes 41 is ok)

What are your preferences for color and clarity?

 

[Ricky99]

Vs2 G or Si1 G just depends on the size.. looking for it to be eye clean and not milky or anything like that

 

[lovedogs]

Use the pricescope search. Only look for stones in the above ranges that also score "excellent" on the HCA. You can set your max budget (though note you'll need to convert to USD and account for taxes)

 

[Ricky99]

I cant find them.. it says there's zero diamonds not sure..

 

[lovedogs]

There are a bunch if I put 11,500 as max (converting to USD).

Heres one

1.36 Carat round diamond

1.36 Carat round diamond

www.jamesallen.com

Another 2 with a vendor who allows lifetime upgrades as long as you spend $1 more

Diamond | 1.33 ct G VS2 Premium Select Round Cut Loose Diamond GIA Certified | 4355240

This fabulous 1.33 carat Round Excellent cut diamond has a clarity grade of VS2 and color grade of G.It is an excellent choice for diamond engagement rings or other fine diamond jewelry. | 4355240

www.whiteflash.com

Diamond | 1.313 ct G VS2 A CUT ABOVE® Hearts and Arrows Super Ideal Round Cut Loose Diamond AGS Certified | 4187421

This Whiteflash A CUT ABOVE® super ideal cut hearts and arrows 1.313 carat G color VS2 clarity loose diamond is graded by the American Gem Society (AGS) Laboratories. | 4187421

www.whiteflash.com

Unless I'm missing a huge amount of $ in tax to ship to CAN?

 

[lovedogs]

Or just look on whiteflash directly. You can just look for their "in house" stones that are the color and clarity you want in the price you want.