Did I make the right choice?

[aRnonymous]

Been looking at diamonds for the last two weeks and finally decided to settle on this one, did I make the right choice? It''s a 0.75 H VS1 Hearts and Arrows from James Allen. With the Pricescope discount it came to $2520

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1266625.asp

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 11/2/2009 9:51:04 AM
Author:aRnonymous
Been looking at diamonds for the last two weeks and finally decided to settle on this one, did I make the right choice? It's a 0.75 H VS1 Hearts and Arrows from James Allen. With the Pricescope discount it came to $2520

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1266625.asp

Lets just fix your link then I will take a look....It looks like a nice diamond, I would rather see the hearts image larger in order to evaluate it, looks like some of the hearts are split and the IS image isn't loaded. Have you received the diamond yet?

 

[aRnonymous]

Still awaiting idealscope image, decided to go for it since it seemed like a good buy. I''m having it sent straight to my jeweler (Arthur''s Jewelers), and they told me they''d give me their honest opinion of it as well. I just figured it would would wise to ask here as well.

 

[aRnonymous]

Realized I didn''t really answer your question directly, it should be arriving at my jewelers tomorrow

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 11/2/2009 10:18:04 AM
Author: aRnonymous
Realized I didn''t really answer your question directly, it should be arriving at my jewelers tomorrow

Ok that sounds fine. I would like to get a clearer view of those hearts, from what I can see in my opinion I would call it '' near'' hearts and arrows due to the splits in the hearts but it is still a very well cut diamond, depends on how much you want a '' true'' h&a and to be fair, I can''t see the image that clearly. See if your jeweller has a h&a viewer you can use.

 

[aRnonymous]

Attached is the idealscope, what do you think?

 

[stone-cold11]

IS image looks good.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 11/2/2009 2:17:11 PM
Author: aRnonymous
Attached is the idealscope, what do you think?

I think it is an excellent Idealscope image.

 

[ChunkyCushionLover]

Date: 11/2/2009 2:25:26 PM
Author: Stone-cold11
IS image looks good.

The image depicts a diamond that looks good and thats what the OP is looking for.

The image however is fuzzy and out of focus and shows background light on the edges not what I would call a nice IS image.

 

[AshNZ]

Just to be clear - the fact that ''splits'' exist in the hearts is not a negative at all.
What is by way and away of more importance is that they are symmetrical. This diamonds has pretty good hearts symmetry.
IS looks pretty decent for JA diamond (which is often a function of substandard photography)

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 11/2/2009 3:32:05 PM
Author: AshNZ
Just to be clear - the fact that 'splits' exist in the hearts is not a negative at all.
What is by way and away of more importance is that they are symmetrical. This diamonds has pretty good hearts symmetry.
IS looks pretty decent for JA diamond (which is often a function of substandard photography)

You might want to read this concerning the splits in the hearts and how these images are judged, just to be absolutely clear.

http://journal.pricescope.com/Articles/65/1/Hearts-and-Arrows-Diamonds-and-The-Basics-of-Diamond-Cutting.aspx

 

[AshNZ]

Date: 11/2/2009 3:48:44 PM
Author: Lorelei

Date: 11/2/2009 3:32:05 PM
Author: AshNZ
Just to be clear - the fact that ''splits'' exist in the hearts is not a negative at all.
What is by way and away of more importance is that they are symmetrical. This diamonds has pretty good hearts symmetry.
IS looks pretty decent for JA diamond (which is often a function of substandard photography)

You might want to read this concerning the splits in the hearts and how these images are judged, just to be absolutely clear.

http://journal.pricescope.com/Articles/65/1/Hearts-and-Arrows-Diamonds-and-The-Basics-of-Diamond-Cutting.aspx

I have already read it. And others.

Are Rhinos diamonds bad diamonds? Tell me how many of his don''t have small splits. It is what he or his customers prefer. A very small split is NOT a negative, it is different. It is a choice. Good luck picking out the difference. Symmetry is what H&A''s is about. Those ''splits'' are only a negative in that they don''t meet a standard set forth by a person in the industry. However, they are actually prefered by others. Who is ''Right''? It is a choice. Symmetry is what matters.

The OP needs to understand what those ''splits'' mean to performance. Then he/she can decide if they are a detractor or not. Automatically saying they are a negative is mis-leading.

Ash

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 11/2/2009 4:02:56 PM
Author: AshNZ

Date: 11/2/2009 3:48:44 PM
Author: Lorelei

Date: 11/2/2009 3:32:05 PM
Author: AshNZ
Just to be clear - the fact that 'splits' exist in the hearts is not a negative at all.
What is by way and away of more importance is that they are symmetrical. This diamonds has pretty good hearts symmetry.
IS looks pretty decent for JA diamond (which is often a function of substandard photography)

You might want to read this concerning the splits in the hearts and how these images are judged, just to be absolutely clear.

http://journal.pricescope.com/Articles/65/1/Hearts-and-Arrows-Diamonds-and-The-Basics-of-Diamond-Cutting.aspx

I have already read it. And others.

Are Rhinos diamonds bad diamonds? Tell me how many of his don't have small splits. It is what he or his customers prefer. A very small split is NOT a negative, it is different. It is a choice. Good luck picking out the difference. Symmetry is what H&A's is about. Those 'splits' are only a negative in that they don't meet a standard set forth by a person in the industry. However, they are actually prefered by others. Who is 'Right'? It is a choice. Symmetry is what matters.

The OP needs to understand what those 'splits' mean to performance. Then he/she can decide if they are a detractor or not. Automatically saying they are a negative is mis-leading.

Ash

Those diamonds of Rhino's are called near h&a, he has some cut that way because he and some clients like that look particularly with the lower girdle facet length these diamonds often have, however those are not ' traditional' h&a. There is also a thread in the archives on this very matter. Jon also sells h&a which meet the traditional standards. The usual standard of h&a is for minimal to no clefts in the hearts as per the article, fact.

And for the record, I did not state that the clefts in the hearts were a negative, however for a poster wanting to buy a traditional h&a diamond the clefts in the hearts need to be pointed out. Also concerning performance, the proportions of a diamond are what matters, along with superior craftmanship top optical symmetry is often a byproduct. Clefts in the hearts will not necessarily affect performance but for the purist wanting to buy a ' true' h&a diamond clefts can mean a diamond ' fails' as h&a. Doesn't mean it won't be a beautiful diamond, just not traditional h&a.

 

[aRnonymous]

Hmmm, some interesting points were brought up. Personally, I don''t care if it a "true" hearts and arrows. To me this seems more than adequate, and the rest of the stone seems great. I''ll be receiving it tomorrow and will let you know what my jeweler says about it

 

[stone-cold11]

Good luck.

 

[Laila619]

Looks like a very nice stone.