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Shiny_Rock
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I hoped for something like that and I''m disappointed I can''t find anything with a loupe - sorta... I mean I''m glad but I think I''d rather have a tiny little something only I knew was there lolDate: 12/14/2006 7:30:35 AM
Author: anchor31
Mine is an SI1. I love it! I can''t see anything from the top, even through a loupe... From the side, in certain lightings and if I squint hard enough, I can see a tiny white feather. I actually like it, I think it makes my stone unique.
Of course I feel almost the same as Cehra. She is obviously my West Coast Twin.Date: 12/14/2006 3:04:57 AM
Author: Cehrabehra
I put SI1 as acceptable but in my heart I really never wanted to go below VS2 and I''m very glad I didn''t! I think for a round I''d consider it again though, but no way for my cushion.
Well you''ll just have to rely on how unique the CUT of your stone is.Date: 12/14/2006 11:27:05 AM
Author: Cehrabehra
I hoped for something like that and I''m disappointed I can''t find anything with a loupe - sorta... I mean I''m glad but I think I''d rather have a tiny little something only I knew was there lolDate: 12/14/2006 7:30:35 AM
Author: anchor31
Mine is an SI1. I love it! I can''t see anything from the top, even through a loupe... From the side, in certain lightings and if I squint hard enough, I can see a tiny white feather. I actually like it, I think it makes my stone unique.
oh absolutely - WCT hehe - if... er when... er if... I get that D SB RB I''d definitely drop in clarity - the stone I have though - no way could I have inclusions - you''d spot them across the room!!Date: 12/17/2006 4:23:29 PM
Author: Stone Hunter
Of course I feel almost the same as Cehra. She is obviously my West Coast Twin.Date: 12/14/2006 3:04:57 AM
Author: Cehrabehra
I put SI1 as acceptable but in my heart I really never wanted to go below VS2 and I''m very glad I didn''t! I think for a round I''d consider it again though, but no way for my cushion.![]()
I was looking down to SI1 but the ones I saw under the loop were scarry. Then looking online at GIA certs it looked liked they had many many flaws. Yet from PS I know that some people have FABSI1 stones that don''t have any structural problems.![]()
Finally I HAD to pick from what was for sale at the time. No SI1''s met ALL my other criteria for a stone. So although one of the final 3 was SI1 it had no fluor and looked a little yellow. And of course I got a cushion which doesn''t hide flaws as well. So yes I''d go for it for a RB RHR.
That''s interesting. Did your other stone have SB Fluor? Or maybe alot of little inclusions scattered everywhere thru the diamond?Date: 12/17/2006 9:24:58 PM
Author: Skippy123
Mine''s a VS2. I use to have an SI1, but now I notice it is quite clear.
WAY to GO! We all need to get what we want!! Many many different diamonds are just STUNNING.Date: 12/17/2006 11:06:35 PM
Author: lisaC
IF - I waited 11 years and I wanted it![]()
What I''ve noticed is that people tend to recommend their *own* sweet spots etc. and it just so happens that some of the more prolific posters are big diamond deal huntersDate: 12/18/2006 12:13:57 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
I definitely agree that all nice diamonds need a good home regardless of their clarity (eye clean)! But what I find interesting is that this forum really, really seems to recommend SI diamonds when a newcomer asks for help, yet over 60% of the people here responding to the poll have answered VS or VVS (or F, IF).
I think it could be a simpler poll:Date: 12/18/2006 1:25:16 PM
Author: Stone Hunter
Yes there seems to be a bias toward SI stones here from reading so many posts. Now I only got to vote once on this poll so this is a weakness of the poll. Is there a way to vote for each ering stone we have? If not we really need two polls.
1) What was the clarity of your 1st ering? 2) What is the clarity of the one you have now?
I''m thinking that some people started with SI and picked a higher clarity for their 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) ering.
Others had high clarity and decided that SI could get them a higher size.
It would be neat to compare the two polls. Maybe the OP could design 2 polls?