Colour or Calrity?

[AprilBaby]

Looks like a winner!

 

[icerock]

I''m back!

Thanks to everyones help I decided to go with Diamond G. WooHoo!!

Here it is!

 

[icerock]

closer

 

[icerock]

even closer...not sure how to get a good pic with a cheapo camera!

 

[icerock]

What do you guys think???

Cheers,
James

 

[yssie]

Looks fabulous

 

[jet2ks]

Looks good!

 

[tyty333]

Beautiful! Just like Jet said, it has the thicker arrows!

Congratulations!

 

[Lula]

Very nice! You should start a thread in the Show me the Ring forum, too!
Sara

 

[icerock]

Thanks everyone

I''m assuming thick arrows are a good thing?

I''m just looking at it right now and there are a lot of dark spots when I come close to it...thats normal right? or is this the leakage everyones talking about?

How can I tell if I have leakage just by looking at it with the naked eye? something I should be looking for in particular?

Thanks,
James

 

[icerock]

Great idea SaraPJ!

New Thread

 

[jet2ks]

Date: 1/25/2010 5:14:30 PM
Author: icerock
Thanks everyone

I'm assuming thick arrows are a good thing? Not good or bad, just a preference and diamond personality. Thicker arrows will reflect big, bold flashes, while thinner arrows reflect a lot of smaller flashes. The same total amount of light is reflected, it is just a matter of the size and frequency of the flashes.

I'm just looking at it right now and there are a lot of dark spots when I come close to it...thats normal right? or is this the leakage everyones talking about? Sounds more like obstruction, which is just light being blocked by your body to certain facets (the ones turning dark). When you move the diamond or the light source, these facets will "turn on" and reflect light an others will turn off, causing the pattern of sparkle. It is totally normal--that is how the vendors get pictures of the arrow pattern, by getting the camera just right to obstruct those eight facets. Obstruction only becomes an issue if it happens at normal viewing distances. How close are you getting before those dark spots show up?

How can I tell if I have leakage just by looking at it with the naked eye? something I should be looking for in particular? Bad leakage will show up as a dark ring around the outer edge of the table or windowing--where you can see right through the diamond from directly above (tilting any diamond will create windows, they are only a problem if apparent from directly above--based on your pictures, you have no worries)

 

[Dreamer_D]

Thanks for coming back with an update!