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pricescopenewbie

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@Matthews1127 Hola lady! how are you? Good I hope.. thought you might be able to help out. I can never tell about emerald style diamonds.. but YOU can :) tx
 
I’m not an expert on this but is it possible to ask James Allen for the GIA numbers? When I bought my emerald cut diamond I was looking at the depth % and table % for a rough guideline! They used to show the stats on the website but now they’ve hidden it, so it is a little harder to compare haha.
 
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I’m not an expert on this but is it possible to ask James Allen for the GIA numbers? When I bought my emerald cut diamond I was looking at the depth % and table % for a rough guideline! They used to show the stats on the website but now they’ve hidden it, so it is a little harder to compare haha.
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I (personally) don't think depth and table really matters too much in ECs - it's all about how the facets interact, and the stone stats are (IMHO) sort of a side-note to the actual performance!

In that regard, I don't mind too much that JA are hiding grading reports for ECs and other fancies - fancies seem to be bought more based on their beauty instead of a set range of measurements (which MRBs tend to be (should be?)).

I can't look right now but I'll try to have a browse for options later :))
 
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All thanks a lot for your input! @elizat that stone is so cute.

I'd like to show you an aset since I just got it today. Somehow I like the shape a lot, but I am hesitant since the aset is not that impressive, and there are quite some inclusions. What do you think?
 
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All thanks a lot for your input! @elizat that stone is so cute.

I'd like to show you an aset since I just got it today. Somehow I like the shape a lot, but I am hesitant since the aset is not that impressive, and there are quite some inclusions. What do you think?
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I love love love the shape!!! But not an expert on emerald ASETs so not much help there. Do you have any real life pics or video?
 
Is this the first JA emerald cut? Is it listed as a cut cornered rectangle on the GIA report? The stone is dark under the table and seems to have several areas of light leakage(the black on the ASET). It is an intriguing stone to me.
What is your desired use for this diamond? A rhr or bangle or pendant? Do you need such high color and clarity?
 
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No this is not any listed above. It's this one:
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.31-carat-h-color-si1-clarity-sku-3839701
I forgot to put link here.

I request a couple other aset but haven't seen them yet
Color and clarity are not my mean focus. This stone will be most probably a the, or maybe a pendants
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I love this one, because it's different and unique. And honestly in that size I don't think some small inclusions are going to make a huge difference.
 
pricescopenewbie said:
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All thanks a lot for your input! @elizat that stone is so cute.

I'd like to show you an aset since I just got it today. Somehow I like the shape a lot, but I am hesitant since the aset is not that impressive, and there are quite some inclusions. What do you think?
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pricescopenewbie said:
No this is not any listed above. It's this one:
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.31-carat-h-color-si1-clarity-sku-3839701
I forgot to put link here.

I request a couple other aset but haven't seen them yet
Color and clarity are not my mean focus. This stone will be most probably a thr, or maybe a pendants
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I think that's really cool and different! Don't see many ECs where the windmills don't meet in the middle - IIRC this is the sort of thing that @AV_ likes :))

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Is this the first JA emerald cut? Is it listed as a cut cornered rectangle on the GIA report? The stone is dark under the table and seems to have several areas of light leakage(the black on the ASET). It is an intriguing stone to me.
What is your desired use for this diamond? A rhr or bangle or pendant? Do you need such high color and clarity?
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I think the black in the ASETscope image is not a problem - IIRC blue shows obstruction from the head, but black is the actual camera lens being reflected back (so also obstruction that would be blue). It's a 'ASET white' image (so white background) so leakage would be white, AIUI :)

It might look a little 'quiet' head-on in the video, but I think the 'different' cut has real character when it's rotating IMO!

I think the ASET is a good one, personally speaking - @Karl_K is the guru, of course ;) but there is a good mix of red and greens across the stone, with interesting blue and black obstruction patterns scattered around the facets. This interspersion should mean it won't be an 'all-on / all-off' stone, and therefore be visually interesting, if I understand things correctly :)
 
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A few that caught my (non-expert!) eye :)

https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.69-carat-g-color-vvs2-clarity-sku-7148782
Good performance from all-angles, interesting (to my eyes) facet patterning, great colour/clarity combo.

https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.64-carat-d-color-vvs2-clarity-sku-7040167
Smidge window-y at the triangle at the bottom of the short ends at tilt/rotation angles, but that's fairly common. I (personally) like the faceting.

https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.60-carat-d-color-vvs2-clarity-sku-3197882
Low crown and larger table so a different 'look' to others, but seems a very bright stone that performs well at most angles.

https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.60-carat-g-color-vvs2-clarity-sku-6115962
Performs well at all angles, maybe a 'lower G' in terms of tint?? (might be my screen). Central band might be stronger in terms of direct light return but the ends seem to be working those virtual facets well at tilt angles (if my understanding is correct).
 
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.60-carat-g-color-vs1-clarity-sku-5355285
Lower crown and larger table but very bright and a strong/interesting contrast pattern (IMO).

https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.60-carat-g-color-vs2-clarity-sku-7002121
A smidge of windowing at tilt/rotation angles at the bottom of the short ends but quite interesting to look at. Potentially has P3 issues in the very centre? (Facets in the very centre are a bit 'quiet' and don't flash much.)

https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.60-carat-d-color-vs2-clarity-sku-7208023
High crown and smaller table and chunkier faceting for a more 'vintage' look. Maybe a bit 'low contrast' (not very bright / not very strong contrast patterns) under the table directly head on?? and a smidge of windowing at tilt/rotation angles at the bottom triangles at the short ends, but does seem to have that 'hall of mirrors' effect, which is hard to find.

https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.64-carat-d-color-vvs2-clarity-sku-7040167
Maybe lacking some brightness head on? but decent contrast patterning. A bit of windowing in the short end bottom triangles but is quite lively at most angles.
 
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The bluenile one is gone :(
 
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