I don't understand if this stone was graded correctly or not.
I was looking at a VVS1 stone under a loupe, and could not find any flaws with it, which is what i expected. However, i started looking at the girdle, and i noticed a small greenish/black mark on the girdle, almost like a scratch. It is very small, but it is obviously on the girdle facet. When looking at the stone without the loupe, I cannot see it unless I get the light to reflect off the surface of the facet to create the white "flat shine". It is very small. I tried capturing it with a camera but this proved impossible. I examined this stone VERY thoroughly, and I could imagine this getting overlooked.
Should this stone have been graded VVS1 if I can see this small "inclusion" on the side of the girdle with the naked eye? Honestly you would not notice it unless you knew exactly where it was (from the loup). It just like a tiny "blip" in the flat reflection from the facet of the girdle (very small!). It almost seems like the facet was scratched very slightly...
The documentation does not indicate where/why it is VVS1, and like i said, this is the only inclusion I can find. Is this proper VVS1? I feel like according to the definition this should be a VS1 or VS2, but it is seriously so tiny and on the girdle, and everything else seems IF about the stone... I just don't know what to think?
I was looking at a VVS1 stone under a loupe, and could not find any flaws with it, which is what i expected. However, i started looking at the girdle, and i noticed a small greenish/black mark on the girdle, almost like a scratch. It is very small, but it is obviously on the girdle facet. When looking at the stone without the loupe, I cannot see it unless I get the light to reflect off the surface of the facet to create the white "flat shine". It is very small. I tried capturing it with a camera but this proved impossible. I examined this stone VERY thoroughly, and I could imagine this getting overlooked.
Should this stone have been graded VVS1 if I can see this small "inclusion" on the side of the girdle with the naked eye? Honestly you would not notice it unless you knew exactly where it was (from the loup). It just like a tiny "blip" in the flat reflection from the facet of the girdle (very small!). It almost seems like the facet was scratched very slightly...
The documentation does not indicate where/why it is VVS1, and like i said, this is the only inclusion I can find. Is this proper VVS1? I feel like according to the definition this should be a VS1 or VS2, but it is seriously so tiny and on the girdle, and everything else seems IF about the stone... I just don't know what to think?