I am new here and hope this is an appropriate question for the forum. Dh announced that for our anniversary I could upgrade my solitaire to a 3 stone. Yippee! After having decided on a pave setting, a salesperson thought that the pave would be wasted on my size 4 finger. So I went to the internet for opinions, and presto… I found PS. Turns out that I have put that issue on the back burner for now.
So here is my real problem. Sorting through all this awesome information here, I have just deduced that I have a low cut grade diamond; possibly even a fish eye. It is GIA cert but back in ’94 there was no cut grade. So, the emphasis was really placed on clarity and color. Dh has always been proud of his thoughtful consideration of my diamond.
It is a 1.5 VVS2, G. After breaking out the certification I see it is a 7.48-7.55 x 4.35mm. It has a large table of 65% and shallow depth of 57.9.
Girdle is thin to medium, polish is vg and sym is only good.
Believe it or not, to most uninformed people, my solitaire looks beautiful, but I have to admit that over the years I have noticed a glassy look from certain angles, most probably due to the large table. So here are my questions. Sorry for the length.
1.I am wondering if this will present a problem when set next to 2 other diamonds. Those two are .49 and .5 of the same color. Not sure about the rest of the details, but am assuming the cuts are better, will the my orig center stone look dull?
2. I think I read that shallow diamonds often do better when set high in order to get light to pass thru. Will being in a 3 stone setting block too much light and really dull down the center stone? Hope that makes sense.
3. Dh is very sensitive and thoughtful. Had he known about the importance of cut, he would have insisted on an ideal cut. I am reluctant to share what I have learned because 1. He always looks back on his purchasing decision fondly and 2. His wanting to give me this upgrade as a gift is to be a joyful time and if he learns about this it could cast a negative light on the whole experience. What do you all think?
Thank you.
So here is my real problem. Sorting through all this awesome information here, I have just deduced that I have a low cut grade diamond; possibly even a fish eye. It is GIA cert but back in ’94 there was no cut grade. So, the emphasis was really placed on clarity and color. Dh has always been proud of his thoughtful consideration of my diamond.
It is a 1.5 VVS2, G. After breaking out the certification I see it is a 7.48-7.55 x 4.35mm. It has a large table of 65% and shallow depth of 57.9.
Girdle is thin to medium, polish is vg and sym is only good.
Believe it or not, to most uninformed people, my solitaire looks beautiful, but I have to admit that over the years I have noticed a glassy look from certain angles, most probably due to the large table. So here are my questions. Sorry for the length.
1.I am wondering if this will present a problem when set next to 2 other diamonds. Those two are .49 and .5 of the same color. Not sure about the rest of the details, but am assuming the cuts are better, will the my orig center stone look dull?
2. I think I read that shallow diamonds often do better when set high in order to get light to pass thru. Will being in a 3 stone setting block too much light and really dull down the center stone? Hope that makes sense.
3. Dh is very sensitive and thoughtful. Had he known about the importance of cut, he would have insisted on an ideal cut. I am reluctant to share what I have learned because 1. He always looks back on his purchasing decision fondly and 2. His wanting to give me this upgrade as a gift is to be a joyful time and if he learns about this it could cast a negative light on the whole experience. What do you all think?
Thank you.
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