0.5ct Brilliant Cut Opinions

[Belgarath]

Hi all,
I am considering the folowing stone for an engagement ring
CARAT 0.51
COLOUR F
CLARITY VS1
TOTAL DEPTH 61.50
PAVILION DEPTH 42.90
TABLE 55.00
DIMENSIONS 5.15x5.22x3.18
CROWN ANGLE 34.50
PAVILION ANGLE 40.60
GIRDLE 1.4% to 2.
CULET P
FLUORESCENCE N
LUSTRE
POLISH Ideal
SYMMETRY Ideal
CUT ICE Ideal H&A
CERT AGS

Holloway Cut Adviser:
Factor Grade
Light Return Excellent
Fire Excellent
Scintillation Excellent
Spread
or diameter for weight
Very Good
Total Visual Performance
0.7 - Excellent
within TIC range

Asking price is $2,075.85(USD)

What do you all think?

 

[Lorelei]

Welcome

It looks great by the numbers and IS - who certed it? I am curious regarding the lustre

Was it an EGL lab? You can check your price under Prices at the top of the page and search by cut. Also you could drop the colour and clarity in this size diamond and go larger if you wanted - but that is a preference only, it might not be yours.

 

[Belgarath]

Ia am also wondering if this classifys as a "true" hearts and arrows?
my first post has the firescope of the actual rock?

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 6/22/2006 6:55:18 PM
Author: Belgarath
Ia am also wondering if this classifys as a ''true'' hearts and arrows?
my first post has the firescope of the actual rock?

where is the H&A picture?

 

[C Smith]

The diamonds numbers do add up pretty well and the price seems fair. How does the stone look to your eye? Numbers aren''t the whole story.

 

[Belgarath]

This stone is from an good online store so I havent seen it in the flesh yet.
I do get to go in and see it before buying though, so I am trying to get the best idea untill then

 

[Belgarath]

The diamond has an AGS cert

 

[Belgarath]

I think I am ready to buy!!

I am looking at pairing the stone with a matching ICE ring in platinum

details here: http://www.diamondexchange.com.au/single-ring-profile.php?id=dx2

What does everyone think?

 

[JohnQuixote]

Date: 6/22/2006 6:55:18 PM
Author: Belgarath
Ia am also wondering if this classifys as a ''true'' hearts and arrows?
my first post has the firescope of the actual rock?

Hi Belgarath (I enjoyed the David Eddings books btw).

Those numbers are within the AGS Ideal range. The attachment to your original post is a computer graphic generated from the IS view in DiamCalc, not an actual Ideal-Scope or Firescope photo. Is it possible you were provided with both?

 

[Belgarath]

That is all I have at the moment, I am still waiting on more info and the AGS cert

 

[JohnQuixote]

Date: 6/23/2006 1:36:05 AM
Author: Belgarath
That is all I have at the moment, I am still waiting on more info and the AGS cert

Ok. Do you know if the DiamCalc graphic you posted is an actual 3D scan? If not it will vary from the actual diamond's reflector image, particularly with regard to optical symmetry (H&A) and minor facet configurations. An actual reflector photo (ideal-scope, Firescope, ASET) will show true configurations and light return.

 

[Belgarath]

I am not to sure but I think it may be generated by OctoNus here is the ray trace that came with

 

[JohnQuixote]

Date: 6/23/2006 1:51:49 AM
Author: Belgarath
I am not to sure but I think it may be generated by OctoNus here is the ray trace that came with

Correct. These are generated using DiamCalc software, made by OctoNus.

I may be wrong, but it seems like these were given as representing the ''actual rock.'' If it matters to you, ask your seller if these were created using a 3D scan, or if he just typed the numbers into the software program. An actual scan, imported conventionally, would show the diamond in different colors.

I am not trying to deter you. The listed numbers on this diamond are great. It''s just important to many of us that artificial images not be represented as actual.

 

[JohnQuixote]

Here: I took the numbers I punched in last night for you, rotated it slightly and selected ray-trace.