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Are pointed Cutlets bad? |
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| P: 7/4/2007 3:02:36 PM | |
In the rough Cut Rock Total Posts: 112 Last Post: 8/14/2007 Member Since: 7/4/2007 |
I saw a diamond I really liked, but I am not sure about the pointed cutlet. I have read that it is ideal to have no cutlet. Thoughts?
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| Posted: 7/4/2007 3:02:36 PM | |
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There are 8 replies to this message. There are 8 replies on this page. |
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| P: 7/4/2007 3:16:05 PM | |
diamondseeker2006 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 17,609 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 1/11/2006 |
Pointed and none mean the same thing! So you're safe!
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| Posted: 7/4/2007 3:16:05 PM | |
| P: 7/4/2007 3:18:05 PM | |
WorkingHardforSmallRewards Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,234 Last Post: 12/14/2008 Member Since: 6/6/2007 |
A pointed culet is no culet, it is just a different term use by AGS, where as GIA says "none" Consider for a moment what a culet it is. Its a tiny flat surface at the bottom of the diamond, a facet, or, much like a tiny tiny tiny table where the sides of the pavilion meet. If it is pointed, then that means that their is no facet because the sides of the diamond meet together--at a point. ____________________________ |
| Posted: 7/4/2007 3:18:05 PM | |
| P: 7/4/2007 3:28:07 PM | |
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In the rough Cut Rock Total Posts: 112 Last Post: 8/14/2007 Member Since: 7/4/2007 |
Makes perfect since...don't I feel stupid...lol. Thanks for the clarification.
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| Posted: 7/4/2007 3:28:07 PM | |
| P: 7/4/2007 4:42:01 PM | |
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WorkingHardforSmallRewards Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,234 Last Post: 12/14/2008 Member Since: 6/6/2007 |
No problem, I had an idea they were the same when I was first studying, but the different terms was making me nervous. Just like I would expect "premium" as listed on some sites to be better than "ideal"...sometimes you just can't be sure. So I had to research it myself when I was first starting out as well!
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| Posted: 7/4/2007 4:42:01 PM | |
| P: 7/4/2007 6:53:46 PM | |
Wink Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,032 Last Post: 11/17/2009 Member Since: 5/4/2001 |
Date: 7/4/2007 4:42:01 PM Author: WorkingHardforSmallRewards Just like I would expect 'premium' as listed on some sites to be better than 'ideal'.. Yes, but premium is a term many jewelers use to describe a diamond that is better than a "normal" cut but not quite as good as an Ideal, so you would not want to think that... (Although I can see how you would!) Wink Wink Jones |
| Posted: 7/4/2007 6:53:46 PM | |
| P: 7/5/2007 11:31:51 AM | |
Paul-Antwerp Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,910 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/3/2002 |
Date: 7/4/2007 6:53:46 PM Author: Wink Date: 7/4/2007 4:42:01 PM Author: WorkingHardforSmallRewards Just like I would expect 'premium' as listed on some sites to be better than 'ideal'.. Yes, but premium is a term many jewelers use to describe a diamond that is better than a 'normal' cut but not quite as good as an Ideal, so you would not want to think that... (Although I can see how you would!) Wink And sometimes jewelers are using the term 'Ideal' because they personally consider that stone to be ideal. Paul Slegers |
| Posted: 7/5/2007 11:31:51 AM | |
| P: 7/6/2007 8:02:02 AM | |
He Scores Cut Rock Total Posts: 230 Last Post: 12/10/2007 Member Since: 3/26/2005 |
Did you know that the culet on a diamond should be an octagon shape just like the table and on the same plane as the table? Look at them closely. The culet is not only a protective facet but in a small way it has an effect on the body color of the diamond. On stones that draw color an open culet helps negate the color while a closed culet (read very small or none) can help enhance the color. For premium cut stones today, I suspect that since the top down view is considered primarily by most labs for symetry, the absence of a culet makes it easier for the cutter to make things copasetic. With a culet, allignement of the the bottom riblines from the top view is harder for the labs to differentiate and the symetry grade could be affected. Bill Bray Diamond Cutter |
| Posted: 7/6/2007 8:02:02 AM | |
| P: 7/6/2007 9:02:33 AM | |
Garry H (Cut Nut) Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,582 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 8/16/2000 |
I prefer lamb cutlets personally, or no culet at all
Garry Holloway FGAA DipDT |
| Posted: 7/6/2007 9:02:33 AM | |
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