Lab Round 1.5 Ct

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Jimmy (anonymous) 2020-08-12 0 Comments

Hi Joe-

Great website.

I’m looking for a round diamond, 1.5+ ct, VS2, eye clean.

I think I will be having it set in this in yellow gold: https://ajaffe.com/engagement-rings/statement-round-quilted-engagement-ring

Through your website, I have looked at the following.

Could you provide some commentary on these and also let me know if there are alternative diamonds that would be a better choice?

Other questions:

Are the diamonds that are not on the efficient frontier usually more expensive for a reason? And do you do any analysis of diamonds on clean origin? Prices seem to be lower there.

Thank you,

James

Lab-Created Diamond List - Generated by [diamondscreener.com](https://www.diamondscreener.com/lab-created-diamond-prices/)
|Shape | Carat|Color |Clarity |Cut       | Price (USD)|Affiliate Link                                                                                                               |
|:-----|-----:|:-----|:-------|:---------|-----------:|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Round |  1.60|D     |VS2     |Excellent |        5080|[Link](https://www.diamondscreener.com/ja/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.60-carat-d-color-vs2-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-9085029)     |
|Round |  1.59|E     |VS2     |Excellent |        4960|[Link](https://www.diamondscreener.com/ja/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.59-carat-e-color-vs2-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-9086472)     |
|Round |  1.58|D     |VS2     |Excellent |        5030|[Link](https://www.diamondscreener.com/ja/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.58-carat-d-color-vs2-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-9085031)     |
|Round |  1.56|D     |VS2     |Excellent |        4740|[Link](https://www.diamondscreener.com/ja/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.56-carat-d-color-vs2-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-9068218)     |
|Round |  1.54|D     |VS2     |Excellent |        5120|[Link](https://www.diamondscreener.com/ja/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.54-carat-d-color-vs2-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-9086495)     |
|Round |  1.51|D     |VS2     |Excellent |        5100|[Link](https://www.diamondscreener.com/ja/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.51-carat-d-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-9166011) |

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Joe Lee · Answer 1 · 2020-08-13T15:27:09+00:00

The 1.59 E VS2 is a blue E. Maybe something was off with the camera, but the 1.58 D VS2 just doesn’t look sharp. The 1.56 D VS2 shows as unavailable.

I like the optical symmetry of the 1.54 D VS2 and 1.51 D VS2 more than the 1.60 D VS2. They pop more to me. And then I’d probably lean towards the 1.51 D VS2 with a prong by those inclusions. But the 1.54 D VS2 and 1.51 D VS2 are close.

I think you got most of the options they have right now. The other one I saw is the 1.52 E VS2 below. It has a similar spread as the 1.60 D VS2 and the black inclusion can be put under a prong. It has a slightly bigger table to reach that spread, but still AGS 0 Ideal.

Shape,Carat,Color,Clarity,Cut,Price (USD),Affiliate Link
Round,1.52,E,VS2,Excellent,5230,https://www.diamondscreener.com/ja/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.52-carat-e-color-vs2-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-9165994

Dear Joe,

Thanks for the response. Would the inclusion on the 1.51 be visible to the naked eye? And is it easy to hide under a prong?

Thank you,
James
The crystal (and it’s reflections) are 0.08×0.25mm in real size terms; less than the width of a human hair. A prong can be placed on the upper girdle facets where the inclusions are; it will definitely cover the 3 closest to the edge and help obscure the rest. I think it’d be eye-clean.