Diamond Jewelry Forums

Picture Gallery

Video Gallery

|

Search |

Posted Today |

Most Active |

Help

ť Home ť

ť Diamond Prices and Grading ť

ť Colored Stones ť

ť What Do You Think Of This Cut?

What Do You Think Of This Cut?

P: 3/14/2009 9:17:08 PM
yingh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/14/2004	This is a spinel I bought recently. I got quite an story on it. But before I share the story, can you dear experts tell me what do you think of its cut?
Posted: 3/14/2009 9:17:08 PM

There are 17 replies to this message. There are 17 replies on this page.

P: 3/14/2009 9:19:23 PM
mochi Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,996 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	Oh... I love the purple. It looks like a Dan's stone. _____________________________________________________
Posted: 3/14/2009 9:19:23 PM

P: 3/14/2009 9:26:15 PM
Chrono Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,327 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 4/22/2004	Cut looks acceptable but I'm not hot about the colour. I've also not seen a spinel exhibit windowing at a tilt angle especially in a round cut and with a high RI.
Posted: 3/14/2009 9:26:15 PM

P: 3/14/2009 9:36:58 PM
tourmaline_lover Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,540 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 9/20/2008	It's difficult to see the cut because either the photos are too dark, or the stone is too dark.
Posted: 3/14/2009 9:36:58 PM

P: 3/14/2009 9:38:49 PM
icekid Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,555 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/17/2004	Date: 3/14/2009 9:36:58 PM Author: tourmaline_lover It's difficult to see the cut because either the photos are too dark, or the stone is too dark. Yeah... I agree too with Chrono about the windowing. Doesn't seem quite right.
Posted: 3/14/2009 9:38:49 PM

P: 3/15/2009 6:53:12 AM
LovingDiamonds Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,686 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 6/29/2008	Yingh - this spinel looks very familiar to me. Was it sold as a "colour change spinel" by any chance?
Posted: 3/15/2009 6:53:12 AM

P: 3/15/2009 11:08:12 AM
yingh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/14/2004	No - it was sold as a regular spinel. I thought I saw a window and made comments about the cut without carefully watching my tone. It came across as a criticism. The cut is a very nice guy that is loved by PSer's . I apologized repeatedly, feeling so guilty! However, still can't say that I love this cut. The center of the spinel seemed sleepy to me, QUOTE]Date: 3/15/2009 6:53:12 AM Author: LovingDiamonds Yingh - this spinel looks very familiar to me. Was it sold as a 'colour change spinel' by any chance?[/QUOTE]
Posted: 3/15/2009 11:08:12 AM

P: 3/15/2009 12:59:03 PM
LovingDiamonds Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,686 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 6/29/2008	Date: 3/15/2009 11:08:12 AM Author: yingh No - it was sold as a regular spinel. I thought I saw a window and made comments about the cut without carefully watching my tone. It came across as a criticism. The cut is a very nice guy that is loved by PSer's . I apologized repeatedly, feeling so guilty! However, still can't say that I love this cut. The center of the spinel seemed sleepy to me, QUOTE]Date: 3/15/2009 6:53:12 AM Author: LovingDiamonds Yingh - this spinel looks very familiar to me. Was it sold as a 'colour change spinel' by any chance?[/QUOTE] Aaaaaah I see! The reason I asked was I recently purchased a "colour change spinel" and when it arrived it was very dark, same cut as yours, with absolutely no colour change. I returned it and the vendor gave me a full refund. However the seller relisted on Ebay and somebody sent me an email asking why I had returned it. I didn't reply because I wasn't sure what the etiquette would be as the seller had been very good about the return. When I saw your stone I thought it was the same one! Obviously not. Sorry for any confusion.
Posted: 3/15/2009 12:59:03 PM

P: 3/15/2009 1:06:00 PM
mochi Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,996 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	It reminds me of a grape coolaid drink color. _____________________________________________________
Posted: 3/15/2009 1:06:00 PM

P: 3/15/2009 1:11:11 PM
FrekeChild Ideal Rock Total Posts: 12,910 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 12/14/2007	Not an expert by any means, but it does look a bit dark. The cut looks like it would be nice if the stone wasn't so dark. I wanna hear the story. _______________________________ "Women are either goddesses or doormats." Pablo Picasso "In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane." Mark Twain
Posted: 3/15/2009 1:11:11 PM

P: 3/15/2009 1:12:17 PM
coatimundi_org Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,312 Last Post: 6/7/2009 Member Since: 12/9/2007	From these pics, I'm not crazy about the cut. Most colored stones may appear to window on a tilt, but I like that to be as minimized as much as possible. Coati, G.G.
Posted: 3/15/2009 1:12:17 PM

P: 3/15/2009 1:34:01 PM
cushioncutnut Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,418 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/22/2008	Based on the pictures, it is hard to be objective about the cut and the color of the stone. Can you take a picture of it straight on? If you don't love it, I would return it. I am sure you will find something to replace it that speaks to you!
Posted: 3/15/2009 1:34:01 PM

P: 3/15/2009 1:38:19 PM
Chrono Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,327 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 4/22/2004	If you don't love it, return it. There's no point in having a stone that you aren't proud of and kept sitting at the bottom of your collection.
Posted: 3/15/2009 1:38:19 PM

P: 3/16/2009 1:01:14 AM
yingh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/14/2004	I never liked this spinel. There is something about the sleepy center that really bothered me from the moment I saw it. However, I felt very guilty due to my big-mouthed comments on the cut - I told the cutter that I saw a window and the table was on the larger side, and some other comments like that. That totally upset him. I felt really bad for not being sensitive to feelings of others. I straightened it out with the cutter and learned a GOOD lesson about communication. The cutter did offer that I can still return it. However, I feel kind of awkward to do that now.
Posted: 3/16/2009 1:01:14 AM

P: 3/16/2009 1:15:55 AM
TravelingGal Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,335 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 12/29/2004	Date: 3/16/2009 1:01:14 AM Author: yingh I never liked this spinel. There is something about the sleepy center that really bothered me from the moment I saw it. However, I felt very guilty due to my big-mouthed comments on the cut - I told the cutter that I saw a window and the table was on the larger side, and some other comments like that. That totally upset him. I felt really bad for not being sensitive to feelings of others. I straightened it out with the cutter and learned a GOOD lesson about communication. The cutter did offer that I can still return it. However, I feel kind of awkward to do that now. You should not feel awkward. You don't like the stone, no big deal...the cutter should and will be able to live with it. Don't keep it for the sake of not hurting his feelings any more (or whatever it is you are feeling). It's a business. You buy, you don't like, you return. _______________________ Travel quote of the week: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain
Posted: 3/16/2009 1:15:55 AM

P: 3/16/2009 7:01:03 AM
babysteps Ideal Rock Total Posts: 597 Last Post: 8/18/2009 Member Since: 2/13/2008	Ditto - don't keep it out of guilt. You don't love it now, and I doubt you will grow to love it - in fact, if you keep it out of regret it will probably bug you every time you look at it. Return it and let it find a happy home. (I'm sure your vendor would not want you to keep it out of awkwardness, etc. - he just wants your continued business!)
Posted: 3/16/2009 7:01:03 AM

P: 3/16/2009 8:02:58 AM
icekid Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,555 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/17/2004	Date: 3/16/2009 7:01:03 AM Author: babysteps Ditto - don't keep it out of guilt. You don't love it now, and I doubt you will grow to love it - in fact, if you keep it out of regret it will probably bug you every time you look at it. Return it and let it find a happy home. (I'm sure your vendor would not want you to keep it out of awkwardness, etc. - he just wants your continued business!) I agree! Consider this a business deal. You don't LOVE the stone in any way, shape, or form. Life is too short for non-dreamy gems
Posted: 3/16/2009 8:02:58 AM

P: 3/16/2009 8:18:36 AM
tourmaline_lover Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,540 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 9/20/2008	Date: 3/16/2009 1:01:14 AM Author: yingh I never liked this spinel. There is something about the sleepy center that really bothered me from the moment I saw it. However, I felt very guilty due to my big-mouthed comments on the cut - I told the cutter that I saw a window and the table was on the larger side, and some other comments like that. That totally upset him. I felt really bad for not being sensitive to feelings of others. I straightened it out with the cutter and learned a GOOD lesson about communication. The cutter did offer that I can still return it. However, I feel kind of awkward to do that now. THAT upset him? You've got to be kidding, right? I know people take pride in their work, but as business people, they need to be able to take/accept criticism as well. I think you were absolutely right to give these comments to him. Heck, I've said much worse things to a faceters about a stones I wasn't happy with, and they were totally fine with it. I think constructive criticism should help in the long run, and not hurt. Yingh, I think you suffer from "being too nice." Send that stone back, it's $$ afterall, and you can use that to spend on a gem that you love instead.
Posted: 3/16/2009 8:18:36 AM

Previous Page

Next Page

Ť window when stone is tilted? Ť

ť Should I shouldn't I? ť

Jump to:

Contact Us \| Back Home \| Privacy Statement \| Forum Agreement \| Forum Policies
Ideal BB Version: 0.1.5.4.beta1	Message forum software powered by the Ideal BB

Pricescope - Knowledge - Diamond Prices - Tools - Resources - About

Š 2000-2009 Pricescope. Terms of Use Privacy Policy Disclaimer
forum archives