answer game: Reasons to buy a loupe - consumers only.

[strmrdr]

What is a good reason for buying a loupe?
One reason per post, post as many times as you like and explain your answer :}
No prizes sorry :{

 

[belle]

no prizes?
i play to win.

 

[belle]

oh okay, i''ll play. i have to try and stay up late tonight anyway, so i need something to do

you need a loupe so you can try and read that eensy weensy inscription on the girdle

 

[MissAva]

Becuase I wanted one.

 

[MissAva]

To play with/compare stones already owned just to enjoy their neat pattern in the cut.

 

[belle]

to find any inclusions that gia missed.

or just find the ones they plotted.

 

[MissAva]

Evil Belle...I like it!

 

[belle]

Date: 7/4/2005 12:32:04 AM
Author: Matatora
Evil Belle...I like it!

hehehehe

 

[belle]

you need a loupe to take some real (real) close up pics.

 

[IrishEyes]

To find any inclusions it may have! I have a VVS2, I *still* haven''t found those bad boys!!

 

[perry]

1st reason:

To say "I have one" when the jewelry store cannot seem to find theirs...

Perry

 

[perry]

2nd reason:

To say "Mine works a lot better - it has higher magnification" for the jewelry stores who only seem to have a low power one (although they do not tell you that it is low power).


Perry

ps Now you know two "sad but true" stories from my wandering through several dozen jewelry stores...

 

[Lord Summerisle]

Because you never know when one may come in handy... Especially when trying to read that small print when buying a car from a dealer...

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Doh, me consumer.

4 lighting campfires on sunny days

 

[Jennifer5973]

Because it's just the THING to do.

 

[noobie]

To check your prongs

 

[widget]

....to scare or impress jewelry store clerks.

Also excellent for reading the small print on medicine bottles!

widget

 

[fire&ice]

to read hallmarks these aging eyes USED to be able to see.

 

[audy]

simple answer...cause my stone is too small that i cant see its ideal cut.

or may be buying a bigger stone a better answer

 

[mrmedoes]

To really warrant the price of the IF diamond that you bought (anyone who comments on the ring must use the loupe)

 

[northstar_78]

Why no prizes??? I went shopping on Madison Avenue and ended up in one of the biggest names of them all and the sales rep who was helping me HAD NO LOUPE! She had to borrow it from someone else...so that''s why I want one!

 

[strmrdr]

To learn to identify your diamond if you ever have to leave it with someone you know how and have the equipment to check it when you get back.

 

[strmrdr]

Date: 7/4/2005 9:17:14 AM
Author: noobie
To check your prongs

Great answer.
I will expand on it to include looking for damage or weakness in the rest of the ring and also to check for damage to the diamond.