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P: 3/1/2008 9:58:19 AM
Imdanny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,831 Last Post: 11/17/2009 Member Since: 1/22/2008	I was looking at WF's pages for ACA rb (is that what I should say?- rb?) and looking at the 40x magnified photos the combination I really liked was F VVS2. That's not very practical! I was looking at .2- .6 Would the differences in color and clarity be as apparent in real life as they are in the photos? Or would the diamond sparkle and it just wouldn't matter that much? I don't want to be picky!
Posted: 3/1/2008 9:58:19 AM

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P: 3/1/2008 10:17:31 AM
Deelight Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,093 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 10/4/2007	The clarity will not have as much an affect on a diamonds sparkle as the cut the cut is what determines how well a diamond will be able to perform - In essence sparkle :) Colour and clarity are really personal preference for me I can see the difference between say an d/e/f and a g/h etc so for me I prefer and F colour or above but in terms of clarity as long as it is eyeclean and the inclusions are not affecting the diamonds ability to perform I am happy. Personally I would not go higher then a vs1 for a diamond mainly as I do not want to pay for something I can't see :) but again clarity is a personal preference like colour :) And nothing wrong with being picky :) You have to love the diamond and be happy with it :) __________________________________________________________ Sometimes if your really lucky all your dreams do come true ...............
Posted: 3/1/2008 10:17:31 AM

P: 3/1/2008 10:22:49 AM
diamondseeker2006 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 17,609 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 1/11/2006	Yes, no need to go to VVS. I can't see any inclusions in my VS1 stone with a 10x loupe. So any higher than VS1, you're just paying for the label of VVS. You'll also save by going to G color. It will look very white in an ACA stone. ~~~ When in doubt...don't.~~~
Posted: 3/1/2008 10:22:49 AM

P: 3/1/2008 10:34:03 AM
Ellen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 22,894 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/13/2006	Date: 3/1/2008 9:58:19 AM Author:Imdanny I was looking at WF's pages for ACA rb (is that what I should say?- rb?) and looking at the 40x magnified photos the combination I really liked was F VVS2. That's not very practical! I was looking at .2- .6 Would the differences in color and clarity be as apparent in real life as they are in the photos? Or would the diamond sparkle and it just wouldn't matter that much? I don't want to be picky! Bingo! If you just want a stone where you can't see any inclusions with your naked eye, the possibilities are endless. There are many SI2's on here that are totally eyeclean. They are not in abundance, but out there. The thing is, each stone must be judged on its own, and by a person looking at it. These blown up shots/plots don't tell the true picture. I've seen some where you couldn't see a thing in the pic, but they weren't eyeclean, and vice versa. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds." -Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880 "There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things.... The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."
Posted: 3/1/2008 10:34:03 AM

P: 3/1/2008 4:45:13 PM
Wink Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,037 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 5/4/2001	Date: 3/1/2008 9:58:19 AM Author:Imdanny I was looking at WF's pages for ACA rb (is that what I should say?- rb?) and looking at the 40x magnified photos the combination I really liked was F VVS2. That's not very practical! I was looking at .2- .6 Would the differences in color and clarity be as apparent in real life as they are in the photos? Or would the diamond sparkle and it just wouldn't matter that much? I don't want to be picky! While I agree with the others that you do not NEED to go to a VVS quality stone for it to be magnificent, there is a certain thrill in knowing that you have a stone that is not only one of the better cuts, but one of the better clarity and colors. No one NEEDS a D-IF, but they are fun to buy and fun to sell since they are so rare. If the F-VVS2 is in your budget, it might please you immensely to buy it because it is so rare. If it is more than you want to spend, then going to a VS or an SI will NOT affect the visual beauty of the gem, assuming of course that you pick a gem that is equally well cut. Wink Wink Jones GG Winfield's/High Performance Diamonds
Posted: 3/1/2008 4:45:13 PM

P: 3/1/2008 6:02:56 PM
sera Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,086 Last Post: 5/22/2008 Member Since: 6/28/2007	I don't think it's crazy, thought it might be uneccesary. You could easily drop down in color and clarity and have a stunning rock- just don't drop to a average cut. Look at excellent cut stones and see what range of color (or lack of color) you want and decide what is "mindclean" to you (what both your eye and mind can accept about your diamond). Prior to PS, I figured I would need at least an F VVS2. After reading hundreds of posts here, I realized if the stone was well cut I could drop down in color with the stone still facing up white and that I could drop down in clarity while the stone remained eyeclean. I decided on an F SI2 (eyeclean). I decided on the F because I wanted that crisp silvery white from all angles. I decided on the SI2 because it was eyeclean and allowed me to go up a bit in size... the only thing I "sacrificed" was the idea of a VVS or VS stone... I did not sacrifice the appearance of the stone at all. If budget were no concern to me, I would have gone up in clarity and size... since my budget is what it is, I am MORE than happy with a diamond that I absolutely love (and that others love too)! I love love love having an amazing, far above average, excellent stone! PSers vary in preference to color and clarity and even size... but I think we all will tell you CUT is most important! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May you live all the days of your life. -Swift
Posted: 3/1/2008 6:02:56 PM

P: 3/1/2008 6:16:12 PM
angeline Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,942 Last Post: 11/14/2009 Member Since: 7/23/2006	Looking at photos is not the same as looking at the real thing. What you think you like seeing in a pic might not be apparent in real life. Have you looked at at many stones in real life yet? Try going to an upscale store that has ideal cuts on hand in different colors and clarities. I apologise if you have already talked about doing this in another thread.
Posted: 3/1/2008 6:16:12 PM

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