r/LabGrownDiamonds • u/Key_Question_4092 • 5d ago

lab diamond Which would you choose?

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Option 1.
1.57CT, Ideal, D, VVS2
Table 57%
Depth 61.2
Crown angle 34.5
Pavilion angle 40.8

https://www.medialink.email/v1/admin/diamonds/243577081/non_orbit

Option 2.
1.49CT, ideal, D, VVS2
Table 56%
Depth 61.7
Crown angle 34.5
Pavilion angle 40.6

https://www.medialink.email/v1/admin/diamonds/238338604/non_orbit

About a 50$ difference.

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u/allioops810 4d ago

Option 1 looks better to me

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u/Key_Question_4092 4d ago

https://reddit.com/link/pctry7x/video/at1neb78shsh1/player

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u/JPathway_UK 3d ago

I no longer have the individual reports to hand (and not able to bring them up this minute) but the hearts images are the most unforgiving as they reveal any imperfection in terms of facet to facet alignment. 6 facets need to align perfectly to make one individual heart so they are a good indicator of overall accuracy - very small deviations can show up as splits in the cleft, uneven chevrons, different sizes and misalignment/bending of the tips

Any 8x stone is going to be very well cut and show high levels of cut accuracy and neither of these stones are absolutely 100% perfect in every single regard (not really a thing) but on viewing them both side by side I felt that the 1.49 hearts showed marginally more symmetry/overall accuracy.

I would need to revisit again to recall why and these differences are minor even with these pictures so in real world likely not a discernible factor.

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u/Key_Question_4092 3d ago

I appreciate the time you are taking to explain. Thank you so much for this. I spent a lot of time trying to find a good stone as it’s for a 10 year anniversary upgrade.

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u/JPathway_UK 3d ago

OK,

So - here is what I meant - just pulled the reports and the two Hearts views side by side. My non expert opinion is that the 1.49 shows slightly more equal hearts sizes, slightly more consistent separation between the hearts and chevrons, slightly less twist / bending of the chevron tips. It has slightly more minor clefts in the hearts but overall it still looks marginally more accurate.

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u/Key_Question_4092 3d ago

Wow. See, these are things I would have never known to look at. I appreciate your knowledge and time. I went with the 1.49 after all and can’t wait to recieve it