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niceice.com doesn't have 58% Table |
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| P: 8/17/2005 2:53:16 PM | |
cqdiep Rough Rock Total Posts: 67 Last Post: 9/29/2005 Member Since: 6/7/2005 |
Hey guys, the people at Niceice.com say that they don't carry any round diamonds with a 58% Table. Does that mean that a 58% Table diamond is necessarily bad? I know it depends on other factors too, such as crown and pav. angles. I also think that AGS allow the Table to go up to 60% for their Ideal cuts. The reason this caught my eye is because I just bought a 1 ct round diamond with the following specs: Table - 58% Depth - 61.4% Crown - 33.5 deg. Pav. - 43.7% Pol/Sym - VG/VG Based on these info, I would guess that the stone is about an AGS1 grade, and I don't think the 58% table throws it off by that much. What do you guys think???? |
| Posted: 8/17/2005 2:53:16 PM | |
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| P: 8/17/2005 2:58:38 PM | |
belle Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,287 Last Post: 4/3/2008 Member Since: 11/19/2004 |
what are the dimensions on your stone?
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| Posted: 8/17/2005 2:58:38 PM | |
| P: 8/17/2005 3:37:02 PM | |
JohnQuixote Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,212 Last Post: 5/24/2008 Member Since: 9/9/2004 |
The traditional AGS ideal parameters (pre 2005) allowed tables between 53-57%. Anything larger was not allowed a 0 grade. Recently AGS has updated to a performance-based rather than proportions-based system and tables including and above 60% may qualify for the ideal grade, depending on other particulars and how they perform in the new metric. This is fair because it allows for a greater range of taste while rewarding actual performance over 'blind' numbers. Dealers won't necessarily adjust what they consider 'elite' and proven merely as a result of new lab approaches. Nice Ice has a very high standard for what they carry. Todd is quite discriminating and the goods he stocks fall within a narrow range that he considers the best. This is the same with many of the vendors on PS. We have similar tolerances we stay with for our top goods - with slight variations - based on experience and preference. John |
| Posted: 8/17/2005 3:37:02 PM | |
| P: 8/17/2005 4:11:39 PM | |
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cqdiep Rough Rock Total Posts: 67 Last Post: 9/29/2005 Member Since: 6/7/2005 |
here are the dimensions for my stone: 6.59 X 6.64 X 4.06 I know that niceice.com carries only the best diamonds, so that's why they're so strict. I guess I would rather pay $5K for an AGS1 (this stone) than $12K for an AGS0 because I'm still a poor student. Would you guys classify this stone as an AGS1?
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| Posted: 8/17/2005 4:11:39 PM | |
| P: 8/17/2005 7:54:11 PM | |
valeria101 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,048 Last Post: 4/30/2006 Member Since: 8/29/2003 |
Date: 8/17/2005 4:11:39 PM Author: cqdiep here are the dimensions for my stone: I would rather pay $5K for an AGS1 (this stone) than $12K for an AGS0 Heck, so would I! How come the difference is that large !!! Are the other grades the same ?  If this other stone looks good, sure that. There is no reason in those numbers to reject it (try the CutAdviser under 'Tools' on top of this page for a reason). Now, of course the numbers are not everything and what not, but at least this is a start. If the seller can provide picture or there is some return policy allowing for a reality check ... there isn't much more left to talk about. Aside the story of the 7k price gap ? That is quite a bit. Ana "The greatest experts are only as good as the sum total of what they have seen." [Souren Melikian] |
| Posted: 8/17/2005 7:54:11 PM | |
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