Having poured over a ton of old posts on the subject of clarity guidelines and grading criteria, I noticed many dealt with round brilliant stones. My question is do clarity guidelines shift according to the shape of the stone, say a step cut such as an asscher that reveals inclusions more readily than others? Would GIA be more lenient in grading those types of stones?
My motive for asking is I just received a beautiful generic asscher, and while the cert says VS2, I could easily see the crystal inclusion located on the edge of the table when holding the stone at the right angle about 6 inches from my eye. Is this an unfair way to determine "eye-clean?"
Asschman
My motive for asking is I just received a beautiful generic asscher, and while the cert says VS2, I could easily see the crystal inclusion located on the edge of the table when holding the stone at the right angle about 6 inches from my eye. Is this an unfair way to determine "eye-clean?"
Asschman