Regina's Birthday Earrings, Hats of to Lesley Harris & the WhiteFlash Team

I wanted to thank Lesley Harris from Whiteflash for handling my purchase of 2 WhiteFlash A-Cut-Above diamonds for a pair of earrings for Regina’s birthday. One diamond is a .287 H VS2 ACA & the other is a .292 H SI-1 ACA to be mounted in 14K White gold screwback settings.

I was first impressed at how quickly I received a response from Lesley. Originally I went to order straight from the site and ran into some issue with entering my cc information on their secure server. I emailed & PM Lesley around  90 PM Alaska Time which means it’s around midnight in Texas. Within a Half hour I received a response personal message from Lesley addressing my concerns about the billing procedures.

I was leaving for Yakutat Alaska on the red-eye early morning flight so I wanted to make sure everything was set up in order to expedite this order. Lesley informed me to call her early next morning. After getting off the airplane I called Lesley from the airport. It is now Friday around 7AM my time and around 10AM Lesley’s time. She went over the billing information one more time with me and we had a warm conversation about the Pricescope forum, her staff, and the weather. I inquired about pictures and Lesley said she would try to work on getting them before they were shipped since the order was showing as being 60% complete. I was impressed, more impressed at how friendly Lesley was on the phone.
Later that day I received a response from the Whiteflash team that my order had been processed and shipped to be delivered followed by pictures from Lesley. 

In a matter of half a day and two time zones between us Lesley addressed all my concerns and had my finished diamond earrings out the door via fed-ex on their way to me. I was very impressed on how easy this transaction went. I believe some diamonds and gems sell themselves, but it is the people behind the product who make the big difference and my hat’s off to Lesley & the Whiteflash Team…

Below is the Pic..I would have posted the close up view and Ideal scope images, but the stones had already been taken down off the site when I went to reference them..

Josh Rioux
Haines, Alaska
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Garry Holloway FGAA DipDT

HCA and Ideal-scope developer

http://www.ideal-scope.com and
http://www.HollowayDiamonds.com.au

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Solange: Im not as good looking as garry but here's my take:

The difference is the New Line stones are cut in a  fashion which deals with the upper girdle/lower girdle angle relationship where total leakage seems to be eliminated. Because of the way these stones are cut some of the "contrast brilliance" is said to be lost. Viewing the ACA New Line stones IS image there is a blending of reds versus in stones with strong dark reds “Original ACA‘s” which provide more of a contrast returned to the viewers eye.

In the Original ACA stones there is leakage at the junction where the upper girdle facets and star facets meet, but it is argued that the leakage at these points provides the increased contrast to the viewer versus the New Line.Another difference in the New Line is the dispersion is broad coloration being returned to the eye, but to achieve this you trade off a slight bit of scintillation and brilliance.

I believe the original ACA stones will display a similar amount of dispersion, but the color areas are smaller. The New Line stones seem to be cut  with small star facets and larger upper girdles facets which contribute to the more flashes of color being returned to your eye.

Both Lines are  beautiful just 2 different styles. I think the point Garry might be bringing up is the comparison of the New Line being  cut in a way to eliminate leakage in different areas, and if that leakage provides more of an optical pleasing result to the viewers eye vs. more of a contrast viewed under the scope from the other line which is cut differently...In the Original ACA image on the right the white leakage on the outer edge might  make these stones look smaller  but it also increases the contrast.

Hope this helps..Both IS images are of the 2 different cutting styles displayed in what Garry is talking about..

Josh Rioux
Haines, Alaska
*The Colored Gemstone Nut*

Garry Holloway FGAA DipDT

HCA and Ideal-scope developer

http://www.ideal-scope.com and
http://www.HollowayDiamonds.com.au

Date: 1/23/2005 105:33 PM
Author: Colored Gemstone Nut

Solange: Im not as good looking as garry but here's my take:

The difference is the New Line stones are cut in a fashion which deals with the upper girdle/lower girdle angle relationship where total leakage seems to be eliminated. Because of the way these stones are cut some of the 'contrast brilliance' is said to be lost. Viewing the ACA New Line stones IS image there is a blending of reds versus in stones with strong dark reds “Original ACA‘s” which provide more of a contrast returned to the viewers eye.

In the Original ACA stones there is leakage at the junction where the upper girdle facets and star facets meet, but it is argued that the leakage at these points provides the increased contrast to the viewer versus the New Line.Another difference in the New Line is the dispersion is broad coloration being returned to the eye, but to achieve this you trade off a slight bit of scintillation and brilliance.

I believe the original ACA stones will display a similar amount of dispersion, but the color areas are smaller. The New Line stones seem to be cut with small star facets and larger upper girdles facets which contribute to the more flashes of color being returned to your eye.

Both Lines are beautiful just 2 different styles. I think the point Garry might be bringing up is the comparison of the New Line being cut in a way to eliminate leakage in different areas, and if that leakage provides more of an optical pleasing result to the viewers eye vs. more of a contrast viewed under the scope from the other line which is cut differently...In the Original ACA image on the right the white leakage on the outer edge might make these stones look smaller but it also increases the contrast.

Hope this helps..Both IS images are of the 2 different cutting styles displayed in what Garry is talking about..

John

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Date: 1/23/2005 11:193 PM
Author: Garry H (Cut Nut)
Josh that was a wonderful explanation!!!!!
Sensational even.
Could you post that here http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/forum.asp?forumID=47 in the glossary section please Josh?

And how do you think your dearly beloved will take to you looking at the her ear rings and not her other attributes?

Josh Rioux
Haines, Alaska
*The Colored Gemstone Nut*

John do you guys by chance have any side-by-side actual images of the old line and new line stones? I'd love to see how they may compare in photographs, any different lighting as well?

Also, is WF still cutting the old line or is it entirely new line and whatever inventory is left of old line is there until it's gone?

Do you see customers showing a preference for one or the other? I did notice a slight difference in the pictures Josh posted of actual stone in terms of what appeared to be contrast, I wonder how it would 'perform' to the eyes in real life!

Feel free to send me two stones for a real life comparison.

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Date: 1/24/2005 12:32:53 AM
Author: Mara
John do you guys by chance have any side-by-side actual images of the old line and new line stones? I'd love to see how they may compare in photographs, any different lighting as well?

Also, is WF still cutting the old line or is it entirely new line and whatever inventory is left of old line is there until it's gone?

Do you see customers showing a preference for one or the other? I did notice a slight difference in the pictures Josh posted of actual stone in terms of what appeared to be contrast, I wonder how it would 'perform' to the eyes in real life!

Feel free to send me two stones for a real life comparison.

Josh Rioux
Haines, Alaska
*The Colored Gemstone Nut*

Date: 1/24/2005 12:32:53 AM
Author: Mara
John do you guys by chance have any side-by-side actual images of the old line and new line stones? I'd love to see how they may compare in photographs, any different lighting as well?

Also, is WF still cutting the old line or is it entirely new line and whatever inventory is left of old line is there until it's gone?

Do you see customers showing a preference for one or the other? I did notice a slight difference in the pictures Josh posted of actual stone in terms of what appeared to be contrast, I wonder how it would 'perform' to the eyes in real life!

Feel free to send me two stones for a real life comparison.

John

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Whiteflash Director of Education 2004-2007

Thanks for that awesome comparison, Josh! That gives me a clear visual of the differences...side by side always helps!

John, if I ever make it over and see the vault, you guys will NOT be able to REMOVE ME!!!  Fair warning!

I would love to get a classic line at some point in the future and compare it side by side in person with my e-ring stone which I believe was meant to be cut as a new line, but didn't make Brian's stringent requirements for the ACA cut brand. However, it's got the limited light leakage and the thicker pavilion mains for broader arrows. 

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Thanks Sir John.

So, forgive me if I’m out here…for I am only 2 months into a journey from clueless noobie to dumbass with a little bit of knowledge… The new line came about from tweaking the minor facets within already tight tolerances you cut to, as those most dangerous of customers (those with a little bit of knowledge) gained an understanding of what IS images show, and the marketing spiel of other diamond cutters about ‘perfect’ 100% light return – hence the tweaking of the facets to alter the light return characteristics.  As a consequence there is a loss of contrast, but gain in broader flashes of colour (scintillation?) – compared to an identical proportioned ACA classic cut, and a move toward more complete light return, which draws more favourable views from those with basic understanding of the IS image simply equating more red/black=good. White=leakage=bad

Sorry for the simplistic reply and questions... but in diamond terms I’m still on 3-words-a-page books with a note on the back saying ‘this book is waterproof and chewable’

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