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"Crown of Light" Cut Diamond

GemView

GemView

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Hello all,

I stumbled across this ring on Ebay (no plan to purchase though!) and wonder if it anybody is familiar with this "Crown of Light" cut. It looks like a disco ball!


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I have seen that cut spoken about before. I am not sure they are really up to hype. What does concern me is that halo does not fit that stone. That alone would make me nervous.
 
I almost bought one on ebay a few times (and there was one on TRR too). My concern was that when I saw videos of them in natural light I wasn't "wow'd". Overall they seem to do well in low light/spotlight, but not in normal light
 
It's a new cut based on the Jubilee. Great in candle and spot light like @lovedogs says but not really perfectly suited to modern light situations. It almost behaves like a muted crushed ice in a round when looked at head on. If that is the look you're going for without the broad flash or sharper fire then it's a beautiful diamond. In some ways similar to rose cuts. It shimmers. It's like a step or emerald cut. It can only do what it's been cut to do.
 
ItsMainelyYou said:
It's a new cut based on the Jubilee. Great in candle and spot light like @lovedogs says but not really perfectly suited to modern light situations. It almost behaves like a muted crushed ice in a round when looked at head on. If that is the look you're going for without the broad flash or sharper fire then it's a beautiful diamond. In some ways similar to rose cuts. It shimmers. It's like a step or emerald cut. It can only do what it's been cut to do.
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I personally like the jubilee better from videos I've seen
 
Alex Park offers them once in a while. They measure deep and face up small for the weight relative to standard rounds. 83-84% depth for the recently posted ones and a loss of up to 0.9 mm in diameter. I have been keeping track in case a lab one comes along.

1.09 ct @ 5.9 mm (vs 6.6 mm)

1.71 ct @ 6.8 mm (vs 7.7 mm)

2.04 ct @ 7.2 mm (vs 8.1 mm)

2.24 ct @ 7.6 mm (vs 8.3 mm)





 
lovedogs said:
I personally like the jubilee better from videos I've seen
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Me too, it has a little more broad flash and different flavor. Spotlighting does wonder for them like the Park videos, they look their very best.
 
For once, too many facets. The variegations in face-up light return are so tiny that it just looks kind of homogeneous -- almost like it is all pave. I like bigger areas of contrast. Maybe it is amazing in person or in motion but I agree with @GemView's "disco ball" assessment and that is not a compliment.
 
ItsMainelyYou said:
Me too, it has a little more broad flash and different flavor. Spotlighting does wonder for them like the Park videos, they look their very best.
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Agree. Spotlighting makes them look truly amazing, but I think unfortunately they don't live up to that hype IRL because obviously spotlighting is so specific
 
Would have to see it in person. Too many facets translate to mush.
 
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Alex Park offers them once in a while. They measure deep and face up small for the weight relative to standard rounds. 83-84% depth for the recently posted ones and a loss of up to 0.9 mm in diameter. I have been keeping track in case a lab one comes along.

1.09 ct @ 5.9 mm (vs 6.6 mm)

1.71 ct @ 6.8 mm (vs 7.7 mm)

2.04 ct @ 7.2 mm (vs 8.1 mm)

2.24 ct @ 7.6 mm (vs 8.3 mm)





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Wow. On my bucket list to one day see one in person!
 
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