Okay, I'll show y'all the dark side, lol. I have a hearts & arrowish modern RB, estimated to be L or M color. That's not a popular item on PS. Most on here think that low colors go with antique cuts and not modern ones.
-- modern H&A type faceting, but an older diamond that has been recut by Brian Gavin
-- Exact cut grade and color unknown. Had no grading lab report of any kind before the recut, and was never sent for one afterward, so it still doesn't have one.
-- shallow stone with close to 60/60 proportions
-- big table by PS standards, and low crown, too
-- set in a bright white gold mounting (rhodium plated) with very white baguettes, with which it contrasts to varying degree depending on the lighting. But if you look at a lot of vintage and antique rings, you'll soon see that there is historical precedent for deliberately pairing a pale yellow center stone with stark white sidestones.
-- Pale yellow tint. This diamond was estimated to be M before the recut, by a trusted local jeweler. Might be L now. It's "whiter" after the recut. But L/M range is still pale yellow.
Specs:
1.020ct after recut by Brian Gavin
6.61-6.64 mm diameter
table 57.9%
depth 58.9%
ca 32.3 -32.5 deg
pa 40.5 - 41.0 deg
lower girdle halves 79%
star / upper ratio 51:49
This stone can have a slightly sallow or possibly greenish undertone in certain lights. In yellow gold, it looked white or creamy white. In the white gold mounting, it faces up very "almost white" but sometimes on overcast days, it looks slightly greenish in the white metal mounting. Moral of the story: Pay attention to the undertones when selecting your mounting. Some stones belong in yg, or might be influenced by presence or absence of colored sidestones. Put this diamond next to ruby or emerald, and it will suddenly look more yellow.
I'm very color-sensitive, as far as seeing tint goes. I call J "yellow" and K "dirty white". L and M are pale yellow to me. N is where it hits the "Too-strong of a yellow" for me, unless I an aiming for an obviously yellow stone. I can usually tell the difference between E and F face-up. I see tints, but anything H or up doesn't bother me. I like the pale yellow of L and M, even in a modern RB.
-- modern H&A type faceting, but an older diamond that has been recut by Brian Gavin
-- Exact cut grade and color unknown. Had no grading lab report of any kind before the recut, and was never sent for one afterward, so it still doesn't have one.
-- shallow stone with close to 60/60 proportions
-- big table by PS standards, and low crown, too
-- set in a bright white gold mounting (rhodium plated) with very white baguettes, with which it contrasts to varying degree depending on the lighting. But if you look at a lot of vintage and antique rings, you'll soon see that there is historical precedent for deliberately pairing a pale yellow center stone with stark white sidestones.
-- Pale yellow tint. This diamond was estimated to be M before the recut, by a trusted local jeweler. Might be L now. It's "whiter" after the recut. But L/M range is still pale yellow.
Specs:
1.020ct after recut by Brian Gavin
6.61-6.64 mm diameter
table 57.9%
depth 58.9%
ca 32.3 -32.5 deg
pa 40.5 - 41.0 deg
lower girdle halves 79%
star / upper ratio 51:49
This stone can have a slightly sallow or possibly greenish undertone in certain lights. In yellow gold, it looked white or creamy white. In the white gold mounting, it faces up very "almost white" but sometimes on overcast days, it looks slightly greenish in the white metal mounting. Moral of the story: Pay attention to the undertones when selecting your mounting. Some stones belong in yg, or might be influenced by presence or absence of colored sidestones. Put this diamond next to ruby or emerald, and it will suddenly look more yellow.
I'm very color-sensitive, as far as seeing tint goes. I call J "yellow" and K "dirty white". L and M are pale yellow to me. N is where it hits the "Too-strong of a yellow" for me, unless I an aiming for an obviously yellow stone. I can usually tell the difference between E and F face-up. I see tints, but anything H or up doesn't bother me. I like the pale yellow of L and M, even in a modern RB.
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