Gypsy|1414777425|3775521 said:RD, you don't believe in tools that quantify performance. But they do exist. And an ASET is one of them. Crushed ice faceting rarely performs well using quantifiable methods that can be repeated (science!). And the fact that 5th avenue stores carry such stones is irrelevant. They carry other poorly performing stones as well. An expensive address is not proof of performance.
To the OP: RD prefers the "customers who don't know any better like it so it must be good" method of performance evaluation. I personally, and many of the other experts on this forum with years of experience ( as you can see from this thread: [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/radiant-diamond-help-fish-eye-or-bowtie.207447/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/radiant-diamond-help-fish-eye-or-bowtie.207447/[/URL] ) prefer to use methods that actually have some basis in science to evaluate stones performance. And disagree with RD.
As always, we will have to agree to disagree.