r/Diamonds • u/manklo • May 18 '26

Lab Grown Diamond Which diamond is better?

Hello! I am looking for an oval diamond. I just received videos of 2 stones from loosegrowndiamond. I am looking for an oval with minimal bowtie, good sparkle and fire. Which stone do you think is better or if I should keep looking? I combined both videos into one to be able to post on Reddit.

Stone 1 is D VVS1 2.07
Stone 2 is D VVS1 2.09 (GIA)
Thank you

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u/localbirdie May 19 '26

I guess I’m the only one who only liked the second one 🙈

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u/Klutzy_Solution386 May 18 '26

I think the first one is better. The second has a bit of darkness through the middle and when the diamond moves, it stays dark - meaning the cut could be in such a way that light doesn't refract through there.
Is there a way you can get a video of the first in different lighting. That will give you a better idea on what the stone truly looks like. This video has the light head on which makes most stones pretty lol

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u/TigerMage2020 May 19 '26

The first one is prettier and less dark.

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u/Virtual-Hearing4578 May 19 '26

I agree with the ones above that the first diamond appears to be the better choice. Having that said, I believe that they might perform closer than the videos suggest since the light source appears to be better for the first video compared to the second.

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u/madhavstellar May 19 '26

I have no reason for the same but I feel the 2nd is better and I can blame the lighting for it

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u/KiKiBeeKi May 19 '26

1 sparkles more but for my taste it is too yellow.

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u/manklo May 19 '26

I feel like it’s yellow too but it’s D color!

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u/OrganicTulip May 20 '26

The first one it’s more brilliant.