Could it be?...An Oval with no bow-tie...

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I''m not in the market...but this looked SO juicy that I had to post it...it looks like there is NO hint of a bow-tie..which is the only reason I''ve stayed away from bow-ties. Holy carp.

http://www.goodoldgold.com/oval_2_14ct_f_vs2.htm

 

[moremoremore]

oops...stayed away from ovals...lol

 

[valeria101]

N'ah...

It has some, but little. The cut of ovals (and marqs and pears, and cushion cuts and what not!) can definitely be tweaked to diminish it like this, and maybe more, if the proportions go a bit astride or a few extra facets are added.

There is definitely no reason to stay away from the shapes known to produce bow-tie. The effect can be minor in happy examples like this.

 

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That's one awesome stone

 

[valeria101]

This is all that's left... probably very discreet indeed in real life if even in a model like this it needs special circumstances ('lighting') to show

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

MMM the bow tie comes from the same source as the 4 little black bits in the princess.




In general longer ovals should have one when you hold the stone very close to your head, or they will be too shallow.

 

[moremoremore]

I had a radiant for about one day...it was very firey...but the appearance of the bow tie outweighed that for me....so I returned it...Hey...is this related at all to what Jonathan is talking about in his post about too much contrast...If there is just too much dark...eventhough it is necessary for fire and brilliance, it's just not visually pleasing..?

 

[penny33]

Hey extremely new here.

My story I have the setting, and it's up to Fiance to buy the stone. We are set on a oval-but I never heard of this, what do you mean by bow-tie? Thanks

 

[verticalhorizon]

I concur, there looks to be a very slight bow-tie effect.

The bow tie occurs in oblong diamond cuts like ovals, rectagular radiants, marquise, etc.

B/c of the way the facets are cut to maintain symmetry, often there is a discernable area in the middle that reflects light back in the shape of a bow-tie. I'm punch drunk right now, so you can see it in the example above by Val or someone will post a more visible example soon. They are hard to avoid in these types of cuts.

 

[diamondsbylauren]

here's a bow tie photo