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Date: 3/30/2010 9:16:36 PM
Author: elle_chris
I own both and I know I can''t see the difference. So yes, I do think it''s a mind issue.
However, for someone that doesn''t know anything about cut, getting a top perfomer that''s an H&A is usually the safest bet.
Right. That was my question too. Do we mean a perfect H&A, where everything is in absolutely perfect symmetry, not a shadow's width off? Or by "non-H&A" do we merely mean something that approaches a strict H&A but where the hearts and arrows may not be perfect?Date: 3/30/2010 9:47:34 PM
Author: Lynn B
What exactly are we comparing? Something that just misses the mark of being a 'true H&A', like an ACA vs an ES? Then, no, realistically, I probably couldn't visually tell a difference without a loupe.
But there are lots of lovely diamonds out there not cut to H&A specs, and don't even TRY to be H&As... and to me, those look rather 'chaotic'... and I can absolutely tell the difference between one of those and an H&A.
yes,a perfect H&A vs a 0 cut stone of the same specs.Date: 3/30/2010 10:43:20 PM
Author: Hest88
Right. That was my question too. Do we mean a perfect H&A, where everything is in absolutely perfect symmetry, not a shadow''s width off? Or by ''non-H&A'' do we merely mean something that approaches a strict H&A but where the hearts and arrows may not be perfect?Date: 3/30/2010 9:47:34 PM
Author: Lynn B
What exactly are we comparing? Something that just misses the mark of being a ''true H&A'', like an ACA vs an ES? Then, no, realistically, I probably couldn''t visually tell a difference without a loupe.
But there are lots of lovely diamonds out there not cut to H&A specs, and don''t even TRY to be H&As... and to me, those look rather ''chaotic''... and I can absolutely tell the difference between one of those and an H&A.
MC...think some of them are indeed H&A but didn't make Ideal,Ideal.Date: 3/31/2010 12:11:01 PM
Author: MC
Are WF expert selection stones H&A? I cannot tell the difference between my ES and my ACAs. Also, cannot tell the difference between those and another of my well-cut stones.