Crown of Light, Diamonds International

[WillyDiamond]

We are in Antigua, DI on premise is pushing this COL with 90 facets.
Stone I looked at was an M/IF graded by AGS.
What is the scoop on them?

 

[Kaycee2018]

I've seen these. My understanding is they are Diamonds Internationals fancy cut with the extra facets and are cut deeper than the typical MRB. Lots of scathing reviews about them. I would stay away.

Quick search on PS found this:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/crown-of-light-diamond.196550/

 

[lovedogs]

Ugh, I just went to their website. They are selling overpriced garbage. You can't choose your own diamond....you just click on a color/clarity. AND, it says that certs are from EGL, GIA, OR AGS (as though somwhow those are all equal....), But have in small print that some pieces won't come with any cert. WTF????

 

[Austina]

Check out the reviews for DI before purchasing!

 

[flyingpig]

Not gonna judge its appearance without seeing it person. It may be beautiful in person

Here is a video from their youtube channel.

I will comment on what I see in the video.
First, it is a red flag for me when a company promotes its products using an extremely unrealistic and biased light setting where light comes from a very narrow range of angles
Second, the extremely high crown and pavilion angles translate to an extreme loss in spread.
Third, look at the edges. They are just dead.

 

[WillyDiamond]

Not buying

 

[Tinyd]

Stay away from DI. Bad experience in the past and loads of bad reviews.

 

[Johnbt]

Everything I know about DI I learned on cruisecritic. Here's one thread.

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1615989-diamonds-international/