No, not a stone that I own, just one that is very deep and might be a good candidate for a recut if I could bargain. No photos at this time.I suspect it would be very UNCOMMON to improve the color - perhaps more likely to improve the clarity (depending on the issues with the clarity) and most likely to improve the 'cut' of the stone (if it was poorly cut in the first place). So, improving the cut situation might possibly improve the color, but at what cost? Not just the cost of having the stone re-cut but the fact that there will be a loss of ct. wt.
Do you have a stone you think will improve if it is re-cut? If so, please give us the deets on the stone.
Good pointsSince diamonds are graded face-down, I'd have to think color would only be improved if there was color zoning where an area was more intensely colored and then got cut away, or if the color was intensified due to how large the diamond was and enough weight was removed so that didn't happen.... or, more likely, that it was on the edge of the color grade and so it got a different result with a different grader.
Interesting!1) Less diamond has better color
2) Color strongly depends from cut. For fancy cuts a difference in color after recut could be several grades.
3) Girdle faceting improves color for old diamond with brutting girdle
Thank you for this! The goal would simply be to improve the cut, not necessarily with the goal to improve color. I just wondered how often that happens as a happy aside! I do have an expert re-cutter in my city who can evaluate stones before I commit to them.Buying a diamond with intent to recut it is an "expert only" business. You need to be buying diamonds in bulk and understand that a few will improve, and many will come out better cut, but not much better in overall value. The majority will look better and be easier to sell faster, but they will not change much in their grading and value. Re-cutting a single diamond with a particular goal in mind, such as color improvement, would not be a recommended gamble.
WOW!!