Cut by "Lefty"

[Rockdiamond]

I thought you guys might get a kick out of seeing a really badly cut asscher- and I use the term "asscher" extremely loosely
In addition to a fairly unattractive step/facet pattern, the culet is so obviously off center.
Maybe it was a training stone.....

PS- just a joke about southpaws- of which I am one.

 

[mogster]

What will likely happen to it?

 

[Rockdiamond]

An old saying- "There's a shoe for every foot"
( not our foot

 

[ecf8503]

ummmm... well okie dokie then....

 

[Snicklefritz]

When I first saw the picture, I thought "well that's not so bad". And then I realized you weren't holding it at an angle.

 

[derbygal]

The poor thing!

 

[Asscherhalo_lover]

When I first saw the picture, I thought "well that's not so bad". And then I realized you weren't holding it at an angle.

lol

 

[Rockdiamond]

it was not at an angle, but I am a lefty....

Seriously- this is one of those mysteries of the biz.
Who would actually buy a stone like that?

 

[MsP]

it was not at an angle, but I am a lefty....

Seriously- this is one of those mysteries of the biz.
Who would actually buy a stone like that?

Maaaaybe if it had a mirror image partner... and use it as a side stone? ie "leaning" stones away from the center.

 

[VRBeauty]

it was not at an angle, but I am a lefty....

Seriously- this is one of those mysteries of the biz.
Who would actually buy a stone like that?

Maaaaybe if it had a mirror image partner... and use it as a side stone? ie "leaning" stones away from the center.

I do believe that's called turning lemons into lemonade!

 

[Dee*Jay]

I'm envisioning a really thick bezel... ones that covers up only a tiny part of one side of the diamond and A LOT of the other side... wow...

 

[madelise]

When I first saw the picture, I thought "well that's not so bad". And then I realized you weren't holding it at an angle.

DITTO! Took a second!

 

[Rockdiamond]

The angle aspect does come into play when judging a diamond.
Sometimes they can look a bit off kilter if they're at an angle in the tweezer.

This one needs to be set upside-down

 

[yennyfire]

Ohh, that poor rough! To be sacraficed like that.....ouch!

 

[Enerchi]

Is that correct-able? Can it be recut to be centred? Obviously a weight loss (hey! *I* need to be recut!! ) but is it still doable on an asscher? I guess anything is possible, but is it cost effective?

 

[orbaya]

I'm a Southpaw too! And we've decided that our 2 year old is one as well!

If someone were to offer that stone to me for free (no way would I buy it), I would totally work with the wonkiness and create a unique setting that would play up the cut to make it "work", if you know what I mean.

 

[pandabee]

When I first saw the picture, I thought "well that's not so bad". And then I realized you weren't holding it at an angle.

DITTO! Took a second!

hah...I also did the same thing!!

 

[Rockdiamond]

Is that correct-able? Can it be recut to be centred? Obviously a weight loss (hey! *I* need to be recut!! ) but is it still doable on an asscher? I guess anything is possible, but is it cost effective?

Great question!- which you also pretty much answered.
I believe the diamond was .85cts- we'd probably get a really sweet .40cts.
I did not take the time to properly assess the diamond for that purpose- although one reason I did not is that numerous cutters had already seen and rejected the diamond based on it's price.
They might be wrong, but I'd tend to agree......not cost effective.
If it was a larger stone- say 3 carats, it would certainly make sense. But any desirable rough probably would not have been cut like this

 

[Rockdiamond]

I'm a Southpaw too! And we've decided that our 2 year old is one as well!

If someone were to offer that stone to me for free (no way would I buy it), I would totally work with the wonkiness and create a unique setting that would play up the cut to make it "work", if you know what I mean.

Isn't it really true that all of us lefty's really need to be ambidextrous?
How many time do you get to use a lefty scissors- but don;t get me started.....


Also a good post- what if....
say it was a 1ct and was $4000- of course it's too much.
But what if it was $10?

Totally hypothetical question.
How cheap would a hypothetical Asscher cut like the one in the photos have to be to fork out the greenbacks and buy in a 1ct size

 

[Enerchi]

I'll give you $10 for it, Rockdiamond!!

Best to think of it as slightly 'wind blown' ....

 

[Rockdiamond]

I'll give you $10 for it, Rockdiamond!!

How's about we make it $9- but only if you call me David.

Seriously -I need to be clear-we are not offering this diamond for sale.
When I saw it today , I thought it would make for an interesting discussion so I snapped a shot

 

[Enerchi]

I'll give you $10 for it, Rockdiamond!!

How's about we make it $9- but only if you call me David.

Seriously -I need to be clear-we are not offering this diamond for sale.
When I saw it today , I thought it would make for an interesting discussion so I snapped a shot

SOLD!! ... oh...wait...rats!.... and I was so close to sporting a "wind blown" diamond!
Thanks David!

 

[orbaya]

I'm a Southpaw too! And we've decided that our 2 year old is one as well!

If someone were to offer that stone to me for free (no way would I buy it), I would totally work with the wonkiness and create a unique setting that would play up the cut to make it "work", if you know what I mean.

I agree on the scissors! When I was little I had to use the ones with the green rubber handles....and that was if I was lucky enough to have them available.

If you were to offer me that diamond for $10, I'd take it. But yes, what is the cut off for price? For something like this, some people would not be bothered by recutting and losing the weight, but it all comes back to price; others (like myself) would embrace it...NOT for an ering though! It will definitely take a specific buyer and what they want with the stone.

This might be a good eBay stone and let potential buyers set the price?

Oh....you're not selling this?? (I know you aren't, BTW but it's still fun to joke).

 

[Karl_K]

It is not the worst I have ever seen pictures of.
despite of it being really wonky it looks fairly bright in the photo if the dark zones flash with a little tilt it wouldn't be that bad.
Not that I would ever buy it other than as a curiosity for dirt cheap.

 

[Karl_K]

Totally hypothetical question.
How cheap would a hypothetical Asscher cut like the one in the photos have to be to fork out the greenbacks and buy in a 1ct size

Pulling numbers out of my rear......
REblocking and recutting I would say it would yield 40% so the cost of a .40 - a couple hundred for the recut.
A step cut ninja might be able to pull a .50-.55 out of it but it would cost $1000+ for the recut.
So .50ct price - $1200
Then subtract another 20% for some profit and the hassle.

As is for a curiosity the max I would go is a couple hundred.

 

[sonnyjane]

I'd rotate it 90 degrees so it was "east to west" as it were... Then maybe make it a pendant or a "conversation starter" of a ring.

 

[danny_italia]

When I first saw the picture, I thought "well that's not so bad". And then I realized you weren't holding it at an angle.

Haha Same!

 

[lambskin]

Maybe it could be closely set with a spray of diamonds just on on the left- a few marquise, pears and rounds and hung on a chain as a modern pendant.

 

[Dee*Jay]

I'd rotate it 90 degrees so it was "east to west" as it were... Then maybe make it a pendant or a "conversation starter" of a ring.

Yanno, I was so focused on the way it appears in the picture (i.e., one "side" longer than the other) that it didn't even occur to me to turn it so that the "long" side was up or down. Huh...In that case, maybe a pendant would work!

 

[SB621]

You know if you put it in a three stone ring on the left side it wouldn't be soooo soooo bad. Poor little guy.