1.80 carat VS 2.00 carat ?
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It's not so much Tiffany's grading, as when you get farther down the color scale, the color does become more apparent as the range for what is graded as an I is a larger margin, as is a J. So fewer stones are D, slightly more are E, slightly more than that are F, slightly more than that are G, slightly more than that are H, even more will be I, and even more J. The "net" gets bigger, so to speak, as to what will be qualifying as each grade.I suck at taking photos of the ring the way I see it.The diamond comes out too rainbowy or grey in photos. You could do a search on pricescope and there are several threads dedicated on I and J colored diamond pictures.
I was told I was on the color sensitive side-I could distinguish right away 2ct G,H oval diamonds I saw at Cartier and 3ct I color diamonds I tried on at T&Co's looked definitely tinted to me when I viewed it in their private room where there is a bit more natural light.
I can always tell there is a bit of color in mine but not to a degree that it bothers me. I wanted to get a well cut diamond in the biggest size I could afford in the "colorless" range. I think my tanned Asian skin tone also helps with making the diamond appear whiter. Mine sparkles in most lighting situations so when people see my ring at a glance, I think they just see sparkle and size, or have the time to analyze the kinds of color it gives off. As an owner, I can tell that the color of the sparkle is slightly different due to body color vs. sparkle of more colorless diamonds. It also tends to be more moody, taking on body colors of the surrounding area. When I go into mawl jewelry stores with blinding white lights like zales or peoples, that's when I can really see the tint in my diamonds, especially surrounded by white white diamonds.
Having said this, it could be that I have an I diamond that is closer to J than H. I heard T&Co's diamonds color grading is different and their diamonds tend to be whiter.
Fancies like ovals are going to retain their color more than a round that is well cut. It's the nature of those cuts, and it's going to get more apparent as the stone gets bigger. It's also part of why those stones being graded as D, E or F in hugemongous sizes is such a big deal and why they are priced so high, and are considered "important" when it happens. It's rare.
Diamonds also pick up on their surroundings, so it's possible sometimes from the side view, it's picking up a little of your skintone and the room around you, the ambient lighting, and reflecting that back at you. But an I color stone will have some body warmth that is visible from the side, how much you see of that is going to be based on how much color sensitivity you have, which you're saying might be significant, and how much warmth is going on around you. Diamonds are not graded face up, but face down. So from the top view, you will not really see the warmth. But from an angle, or from the side, you certainly will.
Ok so to you, that shows as warmth? Because to me that is not showing as warmth. That's showing as a combination of ambient reflection (ie reflecting what's going on in the room and from your skintone), white light return (brightness) and colored light return (ie fire).
I observe the tint in varyjng degree in many places i go, even when the ring is not on my hand. OP, i think most people who dknt get the time to study your ring will Not notice the tint. But you could. So I think trying on I color diamonds in different lighting environments would be the best way to judge whether you would like the color.
You're totally right. The thing about me is I actually look at my ring a lot close up in order to admire it and sometimes people think I am crazy. I literally stare at it when I have nothing to do LOL, just admiring it and shining it with lights and the sparkle is so fun to look at. I agree that others may not and will not be looking at my ring like that so I'm not so much worried of others but worried about the fact that I might not want the tint. But I guess ill really have to go try it on in person to see how tolerant I am. Really I would love as big of a stone as possible, in the price range that we can afford but I don't want to sacrifice so much of the colour. I think for a larger stone the lowest colour grade I may want to go for is H.