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P: 9/3/2003 5:30:42 PM
Acclaim Rough Rock Total Posts: 26 Last Post: 9/9/2003 Member Since: 7/30/2003	I brought my mother ring to a store to compare it against a AGS ideal cut stone. My mother stone is just a regular stone. When view in difused daylight the ideal stone look brighter (whiter) but when in a store with no windows and tonnes of halogen pot lights the AGS ideal stone sparkles like hell. No supprise here because my mother ring is just a standard (or even poor) cut. However, I notice that AGS ideal stone have a dark blue, purple color. Although it is much sparklier, it look darker in strong store lighting. The salesperson says that is good and took the diamonds outside to show me that in difused daylight, her AGS ideal diamond is brighter and only appear dark because if its intense fire and light return. Is this true. Can someone explain this please. Thanks,
Posted: 9/3/2003 5:30:42 PM

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P: 9/3/2003 6:44:57 PM
Garry H (Cut Nut) Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,582 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 8/16/2000	It is likely that a well cut diamonds body color will be darker in a spot lit environment *becuase* the brighter bigger flashes stand out in stronger contrast and cause our pupils to dilate (get smaller). Another reason is that when the light in an area is from point sources, and say there is little general flood lighhting, the only factes returning light will be maybe 5 or 10 that are directing light from those point sources. To experiance this have a look at any diamond in direct sunlight - stand with the sun coming from behind you, and do not quite have your head shaodow on the diamond. it will have a few very strong facets and the rest is almost black, no matter how well cut the stone. Garry Holloway FGAA DipDT HCA and Ideal-scope developer http://www.ideal-scope.com and http://www.HollowayDiamonds.com.au
Posted: 9/3/2003 6:44:57 PM

P: 9/4/2003 6:59:07 PM
NewYorker Cut Rock Total Posts: 249 Last Post: 10/17/2003 Member Since: 7/31/2003	I'm glad I came across this thread. My diamond looks darker too than the ideal cut CZ I got. Is this one of the ways CZs are easy to spot? Tanya
Posted: 9/4/2003 6:59:07 PM

P: 9/4/2003 7:06:30 PM
Garry H (Cut Nut) Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,582 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 8/16/2000	Those CZ's run 9.7 on I-See2 and off the scale almost on brilliancescope But they do not look as bright as diamonds, just lighter /whiter. Machines can not see like we can because they have no mind. (They are a bit blonde?) ohhho Garry Holloway FGAA DipDT HCA and Ideal-scope developer http://www.ideal-scope.com and http://www.HollowayDiamonds.com.au
Posted: 9/4/2003 7:06:30 PM

P: 4/27/2004 4:50:06 PM
limey Cut Rock Total Posts: 264 Last Post: 7/14/2004 Member Since: 3/4/2004	Sorry to dig up old, old thread but I noticed the same with my (as Ideal cut as a square can be) Jubilee. When peering in to the Jubilee it looks dark blue, steel blue rather than white - is this normal? Why is this?
Posted: 4/27/2004 4:50:06 PM

P: 4/27/2004 6:41:48 PM
Nicrez Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,230 Last Post: 10/21/2009 Member Since: 1/21/2004	Oh no...Andrew I think your stone is defective. That's OK, I'll buy it off you for a dollar... looks like you Jubilee has some serious precision cuts going on, and i think Gary explained it best...anyone else care to comment on my (oops, I mean Andrew's) Jubilee... "Sometimes it's OK to throw rocks at girls...as long as they sparkle! " Nicrez, G.G., A.J.P.
Posted: 4/27/2004 6:41:48 PM

P: 4/27/2004 7:55:44 PM
GlitterGal Cut Rock Total Posts: 322 Last Post: 1/5/2005 Member Since: 6/9/2003	---------------- On 4/27/2004 6:41:48 PM Nicrez wrote: Oh no...Andrew I think your stone is defective. That's OK, I'll buy it off you for a dollar...---------------- LOL! I'll double Nicrez' offer and bid $2. Kindest regards always, Linda
Posted: 4/27/2004 7:55:44 PM

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