I received the E/SI1 ACA earrings today.

They look fantastic!! The beautiful crisp look of the diamonds and the flashes of white and colored light are truly amazing. You were right when you said these are brilliant stones! It's especially interesting to see how the stones look in different lighting. Even in subdued light, there seems to be a glow and a lot of sparkle in the stones. With all the numbers and charts and scope analysis that is available, the tendency (at least for some!!) is to obsess about getting the perfect stone. The nice thing about ACA stones, with your high cutting standards and narrow parameters, is that it takes a lot of the uncertainty out of the process for the consumer, which is especially important for those buying over the internet. By the way, just for ""fun"", I took the earrings into a mall store that carries Hearts on Fire diamonds, and asked the clerk if I could compare the 1 ct earrings I had just bought over the internet to the 1 ct HOF earrings in the display case. She said sure, thinking that the HOF would be far superior. WIthout doubt, the HOF earrings were great diamonds, but the ACA were better -- bigger flashes of light!! The clerk wouldn't admit to it (at one point saying ""I don't think these are ideal diamonds"") but it was clear that the ACA stones were superior, and I know they knew it -- you could see it in their faces!! Again thanks for all your help. The Whiteflash Team were great to deal with. I look forward to working with you again. Regards,