Hi guys, have been reading this thread for the past few days.
I have decided to buy online instead. Would like to know your thoughts for these diamonds:
"briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/0.518-e-si1-round-diamond-ags-c-104077891020#!prettyPhoto[gallery2]/1/"
"briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/0.510-f-vs2-round-diamond-ags-bl-104084591008#!prettyPhoto[gallery2]/1/"
"briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/0.573-e-si1-round-diamond-ags-c-104073670137#!prettyPhoto[gallery2]/1/"
"briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/0.510-f-vs2-round-diamond-ags-bl-104084591008#!prettyPhoto[gallery2]/1/"
"whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3710279.htm"
"whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3710279.htm"
"whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3686389.htm"
"whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3686388.htm"
I would greatly appreciate if you could tell me your first and second choice for the above diamonds. Thanks guys!!
My 2 cents:
Preliminary comments - Brian Gavin Diamonds' Signature Blues all have some degree of blue fluorescence, that's their selling point. They say that all their SB diamonds are specially selected so that the fluorescence does not manifest in any milkiness or haziness though. The advantage is that if you can accept a diamond with blue fluorescence, and pick a H-J color diamond, that exhibits no milkiness/haziness, the fluorescence may cause the diamond to look several color grades higher. The reason why the BGD SB diamonds are popular amongst some buyers is because you can save a lot of money and maximise carat weight for a smaller budget if you pick the right one.
(1) HCA - 1.5. I wouldn't pick this because the cost savings vis-a-vis the other Whiteflash ACA diamonds is not big - around 300 USD.
(2) Not available. Also I would be averse to buying an SI2 online sight unseen. Would be less of an issue if you were a US buyer because of ease of return, but it is too much of a hassle here to gamble on an SI2 unless the dealer can attest that it is eye-clean and is very trustworthy. BGD has a good rep, but I would not want to deal with the hassle on the off chance that their eye-clean is a different definition to mine.
(3) Same diamond as (1)
(4) HCA - 1.2. VS1, inclusion-wise very clean.
(5) Same as (4)
(6) HCA - 0.9. VS1, inclusion-wise very clean.
(7) HCA - 1.2. VS2, visible inclusions and price not much lower than (4) and (6).
Between (4) and (6), not much difference in carat weight, optical symmetry is a bit better on (4), but I doubt anyone can tell the difference with the naked eye. USD 300 cost savings for (6), I'd take (6) personally.
