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Can we define this relatively narrow subject? Are we really stuck with beauty always being completely subjective? Are there no attributes of beauty specific to diamond which can be agreed upon with a high level of confidence?
I often admit that beauty, as a general subject, is highly subjective. We have rarely focused on diamonds specifically naming their beautiful attributes.
We can agree that diamonds are only beautiful when seen in lighted environments. In the dark, they have no particular beauty. Therefore, beauty in diamonds has something to do with the way they handle or alter ambient light. Is this some element we do agree upon?
Diamonds come in many outlines, shapes.
We may agree that many of them are of relatively equal beauty.
Are there any which are especially beautiful for a large percentage of Pricescopers?
Can we agree that eye-visible symmetrical shape is an attribute of beauty?
Since diamonds come in a rainbow of colors, I doubt beauty agreement can be reached on specific colors of diamonds.
Can we agree that diamonds which are eye-clean are more attractive then diamonds which are not eye-clean?
Is there any agreement that attributes of diamonds which are too fine for the naked eye to detect have no effect on judgments of beauty?
What are your thoughts? Are there other less apparent attributes of beauty that we might consider?
Can a scale of "beauty" be created for diamonds that could be applied to all diamonds without regard to the end user? Even if incomplete, yet another screening tool, could it be a possibility created by consensus?
I often admit that beauty, as a general subject, is highly subjective. We have rarely focused on diamonds specifically naming their beautiful attributes.
We can agree that diamonds are only beautiful when seen in lighted environments. In the dark, they have no particular beauty. Therefore, beauty in diamonds has something to do with the way they handle or alter ambient light. Is this some element we do agree upon?
Diamonds come in many outlines, shapes.
We may agree that many of them are of relatively equal beauty.
Are there any which are especially beautiful for a large percentage of Pricescopers?
Can we agree that eye-visible symmetrical shape is an attribute of beauty?
Since diamonds come in a rainbow of colors, I doubt beauty agreement can be reached on specific colors of diamonds.
Can we agree that diamonds which are eye-clean are more attractive then diamonds which are not eye-clean?
Is there any agreement that attributes of diamonds which are too fine for the naked eye to detect have no effect on judgments of beauty?
What are your thoughts? Are there other less apparent attributes of beauty that we might consider?
Can a scale of "beauty" be created for diamonds that could be applied to all diamonds without regard to the end user? Even if incomplete, yet another screening tool, could it be a possibility created by consensus?