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Need advice - good numbers but puzzled???

P: 3/19/2004 10:18:44 AM
jc321 Rough Rock Total Posts: 14 Last Post: 5/18/2004 Member Since: 12/6/2003	Hi all, I am checking this bad boy out but am having soon to be buyer's remorse. It's a 1.5 carat D SI1 for about $13.5k. The numbers look good, HCA =1.7 and AGA = 1A cut. However, the scope images have some imperfections. Would these likely have any discernable impact on the beauty of the stone??? Thanks for any help! JC Crn angle 34.3 ht 15.1% Pav angle 40.9 depth 43.2% Table 55.6% Depth 60.5%
Posted: 3/19/2004 10:18:44 AM

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P: 3/19/2004 10:47:45 AM
strmrdr Ideal Rock Total Posts: 23,296 Last Post: 10/9/2009 Member Since: 11/1/2003	post the pictures or a link to the pictures and we can take a look for you. ........... Karl has joined the diamond trade and is now posting as Karl_K
Posted: 3/19/2004 10:47:45 AM

P: 3/19/2004 10:58:58 AM
aljdewey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,236 Last Post: 2/11/2008 Member Since: 11/25/2002	You're kidding, right? _____________________ Note: Chainsaw Not Sold Separately.
Posted: 3/19/2004 10:58:58 AM

P: 3/19/2004 10:59:33 AM
oldminer Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,964 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 9/4/2000	It is going to be a very good looking diamond. I doubt you can discern the tiny faults that show themselves in the H&A pattern to be anything actually visible when you look at the stone. David S. Atlas GG(GIA), ASG, Sr. Mbr. NAJA www.datlas.com
Posted: 3/19/2004 10:59:33 AM

P: 3/19/2004 11:09:41 AM
jc321 Rough Rock Total Posts: 14 Last Post: 5/18/2004 Member Since: 12/6/2003	strmdr - can you see them?? they appear for me and hopefully everyone else... aljdewey - what am I crazy? - I am not expert with these tools so I can't judge how bad an imperfection is. David - thanks for taking a peek. JC
Posted: 3/19/2004 11:09:41 AM

P: 3/19/2004 11:12:17 AM
strmrdr Ideal Rock Total Posts: 23,296 Last Post: 10/9/2009 Member Since: 11/1/2003	They loaded this time.... I agree with aljdewey Chill it will awesome. ........... Karl has joined the diamond trade and is now posting as Karl_K
Posted: 3/19/2004 11:12:17 AM

P: 3/19/2004 11:17:27 AM
valeria101 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,048 Last Post: 4/30/2006 Member Since: 8/29/2003	I should admit I have trouble understanding what imperfections you are talking about? The inclusions and their refections look quite tiny and scattered - these should be invisible unless magnified. The H&A pattern itself is very fine - in my view - with no issues I would point out. ANd the ideal Scope picture, looks, well, ideal. Which of these was your original concern? Ana "The greatest experts are only as good as the sum total of what they have seen." [Souren Melikian]
Posted: 3/19/2004 11:17:27 AM

P: 3/19/2004 11:26:34 AM
aljdewey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,236 Last Post: 2/11/2008 Member Since: 11/25/2002	---------------- On 3/19/2004 11:09:41 AM jc321 wrote: aljdewey - what am I crazy? - I am not expert with these tools so I can't judge how bad an imperfection is. ---------------- Yup, you're crazy! The diamond looks GORGEOUS - no worries. _____________________ Note: Chainsaw Not Sold Separately.
Posted: 3/19/2004 11:26:34 AM

P: 3/19/2004 11:31:05 AM
DiamondLil Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,405 Last Post: 6/1/2006 Member Since: 6/8/2003	Wow, the numbers are great, and the image looks awsome! Please post pictures when you have it set. I am a color freak, and a D would be the ultimate for me. DiamondLil DiamondLil ________________ "Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs."
Posted: 3/19/2004 11:31:05 AM

P: 3/19/2004 11:33:00 AM
oldminer Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,964 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 9/4/2000	AnA: The H&A image is very distinct, but there are several small problems discernible from the image. Some of the clefts in the hearts are not the same as the rest. There is some misalignment of the arrows. The more someone looks, the more can be seen, BUT you have to have a critical eye for it. Brian Gavin of Whiteflash was nice enough to give me a detailed lesson on this subject last year at the Las Vegas jewelry show when we met. The whole H&A thing seems to me to be a fortunate accident, but after talking with an expert who understands how to interpret the H&A pattern, I have come to see that it can be used to analyze the symmetry and potential of a diamond, too. David S. Atlas GG(GIA), ASG, Sr. Mbr. NAJA www.datlas.com
Posted: 3/19/2004 11:33:00 AM

P: 3/19/2004 11:41:06 AM
jc321 Rough Rock Total Posts: 14 Last Post: 5/18/2004 Member Since: 12/6/2003	Valeria101 - mostly the blotches over the 2,4 and 9 o'clock hearts, and the white specks on the scope. And now for the setting....oh no! Thanks all JC "out" << isn't that annoying!! The FCC should ban that too!
Posted: 3/19/2004 11:41:06 AM

P: 3/19/2004 12:12:24 PM
valeria101 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,048 Last Post: 4/30/2006 Member Since: 8/29/2003	I agree that there is some room for improvement in the H&A pattern - but I think the word "small" in the post by David Atlas is key. This stone's cut makes it very desirable. As for the 'blotches' - these are the highly magnified and strongly outlined representations of some transparent incusions way smaller than 1mm. I would call such a thing 'blotch' if it happened on the lens of a microscope. Otherwise, 'speck' or 'pinpoint' would be the words. There will be no color contrast between the nclusions and the diamond: those are transparent in real life. Also, the Iscope picture hides away the sparkle of the stone which can usually hide many more inclusions than this. This is not a realistic representation of inclusions at all. As for the pink areas on the Iscope image, you may want to inspect some explanation (HERE ) and examples on the Iscope Ref Chart (HERE). So? the setting is next... what do you have in mind Ana "The greatest experts are only as good as the sum total of what they have seen." [Souren Melikian]
Posted: 3/19/2004 12:12:24 PM

P: 3/19/2004 12:13:10 PM
Josh@JA Cut Rock Total Posts: 366 Last Post: 2/18/2008 Member Since: 9/11/2003	Looks beautiful! Congrats! http://www.dirtcheapdiamonds.com/signature-series-rounds.cfm _______________ Josh www.JamesAllen.com
Posted: 3/19/2004 12:13:10 PM

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