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Shiny_Rock
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I had 2 beautiful AVR’s sent to me from Good Old Gold. 1 with the smaller table cut, the other with the larger table cut. Here is what I saw. Please remember this is my personal assessment and people see beauty in different ways.
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/9482/
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/9596/
The cut on both of these stones is phenomenal! I was frustrated because Jonathan at Good Old Gold and other's would not tell me which AVR was better but that is because one is not any better than the other. They are just different and it comes down to personal preference.
The 1.08 with the smaller table seems to have greater smaller sparkle (fire) and scintillation in bright light/sun light. It twinkles more. I believe this is because there is more crown angle so the bright light has a larger/wider facet to play off of. If you are a RB H&A person who is interested in seeing an AVR, the smaller table may suit your taste better.
The 1.24 with the larger table seems to perform better in house, office and other low lighting conditions. The fire that comes from this stone is amazing. In some light conditions the table seems a bit darker than the 1.08 but overall the 1.24 is more visually interesting to me. I also love, love, love the flower pattern cut.
The I-colored AVR showed a very-barely-there hint of body color. The J with fluorescence showed up extremely white. When placed in different settings with side stones the I-color faced up white.
I only saw the inclusion in the 1.24 AVR once or twice and that was in the different jewelry stores trying on settings under their crazy lights glaring down. 99% of the time I cannot see this inclusion. I took both stones to my best friend who is extremely picky about diamond color and clarity. The first thing she asked for was a loop but I would not give it to her. Upon examination 3 inches from her nose she could not find the inclusion. The second day I took her the loop, she saw the inclusion and admitted that no one would ever see it. She never mentioned body color but she did say the smaller diamond appeared a bit brighter but because of size she would pick the larger diamond because the difference was not pronounced enough to be concerned about.
I took a few pictures but they are pretty bad.
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/9482/
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/9596/
The cut on both of these stones is phenomenal! I was frustrated because Jonathan at Good Old Gold and other's would not tell me which AVR was better but that is because one is not any better than the other. They are just different and it comes down to personal preference.
The 1.08 with the smaller table seems to have greater smaller sparkle (fire) and scintillation in bright light/sun light. It twinkles more. I believe this is because there is more crown angle so the bright light has a larger/wider facet to play off of. If you are a RB H&A person who is interested in seeing an AVR, the smaller table may suit your taste better.
The 1.24 with the larger table seems to perform better in house, office and other low lighting conditions. The fire that comes from this stone is amazing. In some light conditions the table seems a bit darker than the 1.08 but overall the 1.24 is more visually interesting to me. I also love, love, love the flower pattern cut.
The I-colored AVR showed a very-barely-there hint of body color. The J with fluorescence showed up extremely white. When placed in different settings with side stones the I-color faced up white.
I only saw the inclusion in the 1.24 AVR once or twice and that was in the different jewelry stores trying on settings under their crazy lights glaring down. 99% of the time I cannot see this inclusion. I took both stones to my best friend who is extremely picky about diamond color and clarity. The first thing she asked for was a loop but I would not give it to her. Upon examination 3 inches from her nose she could not find the inclusion. The second day I took her the loop, she saw the inclusion and admitted that no one would ever see it. She never mentioned body color but she did say the smaller diamond appeared a bit brighter but because of size she would pick the larger diamond because the difference was not pronounced enough to be concerned about.
I took a few pictures but they are pretty bad.
They both look great!
And normally I am fine with white gold but for this stone and that setting I would go with platinum.
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