Jonathan,

Thanks for all the help -- I am really happy with the diamond and the ring. I would not have felt good about buying the Flanders cut diamond if we had not seen it's excellent LightScope performance -- particularly around the edge of the stone. My fiancée (she said "yes", of course) is amazed with how "sparkly" it is... a testament to the LightScope & BrillianceScope measurements being a good indicator of light return performance. And yes, I am content with the size/clarity/color tradeoff. I was a little worried about the I/SI2, but at 2.2ct with a great cut, there is simply so much light coming back that it makes the 'I' color and very small inclusions completely irrelevant.

Funny story: with her eye 2 inches from the diamond, she found one tiny inclusion after a few minutes of looking. From the top, she didn't notice any of the coloration. When I showed it to her from the side, she thought it looked like a champagne color and thinks it's pretty neat. I told her that we could return it and get the 1.6ct stone with better "stats" (F/SI1)... let me tell you her reaction. If you've seen the Lord of the Rings movie you'll understand: she pulled the ring back and said "Precious...". Hilarious.

Thanks,