4.03ct SI1 J Color Radiant Feedback - ASET and Video

[aslooking]

Hi All,

Thoughts and input on this 4.03 SI1 J Color Radiant would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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[tyty333]

The 360 loupe isnt working for me. Can you try again?

I think the Aset looks pretty good. A fair amount of green.

 

[aslooking]

The 360 loupe isnt working for me. Can you try again?

I think the Aset looks pretty good. A fair amount of green.

Thanks! That links not working for me either. Got the CW wrong in my post but this is the same diamond https://www.bluenile.com/diamond-details/18340572

 

[tyty333]

I prefer my radiants with fewer virtual facets. This usually means bigger but fewer flashes vs. the lots of tiny sparkles you get
with virtual facets. Probably why I'm not a good one to evaluate radiants because I prefer a different look in my radiants. I
also find them hard to evaluate because, with radiants cut for small sparkle, you really do need an aset image which we dont
always have.

This is the stone you're asking about. I worry about the areas I marked in blue. Buying it and taking it for a test drive may be the
only way of really knowing if it performs the way you want it to.


I prefer something more like this stone with fewer virtual facets. However, this may not be the look you're after. I'm just
using this as an example.

4.01 Carat I-VVS1 Radiant Cut Diamond

This radiant cut 4.01 carat I color vvs1 clarity has a diamond grading report from GIA

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[aslooking]

I prefer my radiants with fewer virtual facets. This usually means bigger but fewer flashes vs. the lots of tiny sparkles you get
with virtual facets. Probably why I'm not a good one to evaluate radiants because I prefer a different look in my radiants. I
also find them hard to evaluate because, with radiants cut for small sparkle, you really do need an aset image which we dont
always have.

This is the stone you're asking about. I worry about the areas I marked in blue. Buying it and taking it for a test drive may be the
only way of really knowing if it performs the way you want it to.


I prefer something more like this stone with fewer virtual facets. However, this may not be the look you're after. I'm just
using this as an example.

4.01 Carat I-VVS1 Radiant Cut Diamond

This radiant cut 4.01 carat I color vvs1 clarity has a diamond grading report from GIA

www.bluenile.com

Thanks for your feedback. The more elongated stones seem to have more virtual facets by nature and she’s indicated she likes that look and probably the larger dimensions for the carat weight.

I ended up skipping that stone and ended up settling with what I think has the a better aset, isn’t as dark in the areas you mentioned and seems to have brighter facets in the Center but we’ll see! It’s and SI1 still but not as clean as the other.

Let me know what you think!

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4.03 Carat J-SI1 Radiant Cut Diamond

This radiant cut 4.03 carat J color si1 clarity has a diamond grading report from GIA

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[Texas Leaguer]

I agree with @tyty333 about the virtual facets and I think you are right that the ASET of the second stone is better, although ASET signatures on fancy cuts can be tricky to read. For instance, in some cases certain leakages are not a bad thing if small and evenly distributed. They can add some positive contrast which can actually enhance scintillation.

Regarding clarity, the new stone has cloud as it's grade setting inclusion (listed first under keys to symbols) as well as a note about additional clouds not shown in Comments. In the Si grades this can sometimes indicate a potential transparency issue. The images don't appear to show any haziness , but that is something to be alert to when you view the diamond in person.