[Hondaracer]

so much to consider besides the clarity

mine was a VS1 if i remember correctly, 2 years later diamond still sparks amazingly even when dirty but i think a lot of that has to do with it's proportions and cut

pretty much all "chain" places and even some more specialty places like that 1800 diamonds in delta did not have GIA diamonds, which to me, is just the starting point.

If you cant see a GIA graded diamond in person, it's pretty hard to get a gauge on some diamond that is graded by X company because who knows their standards.

I feel like starting with GIA graded diamonds, at the very worst you know you are getting that standard