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glenn925

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I have found a diamond that rated a 1.8 in the cut advisor...But the rating is based on a vg polish and med girdle,,,The diamond I am interested in has a thin girdle,,,but an exc polish & sym!!! It is an H&A diamond...Should I worry about it having a thin girdle??
 

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Hi Glenn, Thin girdle is not affecting beauty of the diamond. Tolkowsky described his ideal diamond with Extremely Thin - Knife Edge girdle.AGS ideal proportions allow Thin to Slightly Thick girdles.The only problem with a thin girdle is a higher chance to chip it.As for better polish and symmetry, it shouldn't hurt you at all
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In an otherwise proplery cut stone, the thin girdle will have little adverse effect on durability and will have no effect on appearance. A thin girdle combined with a shallow crown angle contributes to a decrease in durability allowing girdle chipping and larger breakage to more readily occur.------------------
David Atlas
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Thank you, Oldminer. If I'd know that you are around, I'd better shut up. Thanks so much for your help
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glenn925

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WOW,,,you guys are FASSSSTTTTTTT!!!! Thank you!!!!!
 

Garry H (Cut Nut)

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A thin girdle gives max spread and reasonable protection against chipping.
Very thick girdles have little impact on beauty - but a big impact on spread because there is additional weight at the thickest part of the stone.
Garry
 

imback

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a thin girdle is virtually NO DIFFERENT than a medium. it is no more or less appealing,has NO effect on the beauty or brillance, and is absolutley NOT more likely to chip more than a medium, AND it is quite unlikely that even well experienced diamond appraiser could look at a diamond girdle and be certain whether the GIA would call it a thin girdle or a medium....THE DIFFERENCE is EXTREMELY microscopic.
but for those who are enthralled with such minutia, a THIN girdle is generally prefered, similarly to a very small or no culet being prefered.
 

imback

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a thin girdle is virtually NO DIFFERENT than a medium. it is no more or less appealing,has NO effect on the beauty or brillance, and is absolutley NOT more likely to chip more than a medium, AND it is quite unlikely that even well experienced diamond appraiser could look at a diamond girdle and be certain whether the GIA would call it a thin girdle or a medium....THE DIFFERENCE is EXTREMELY microscopic.
but for those who are enthralled with such minutia, a THIN girdle is generally prefered, similarly to a very small or no culet being prefered.
 

imback

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a thin girdle is virtually NO DIFFERENT than a medium. it is no more or less appealing,has NO effect on the beauty or brillance, and is absolutley NOT more likely to chip more than a medium, AND it is quite unlikely that even well experienced diamond appraiser could look at a diamond girdle and be certain whether the GIA would call it a thin girdle or a medium....THE DIFFERENCE is EXTREMELY microscopic.
but for those who are enthralled with such minutia, a THIN girdle is generally prefered, similarly to a very small or no culet being prefered.
 

lawmax

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What I've read most is that Very thin to Extremely thin girdles are to be avoided in fear of chipping during setting or daily wear.It seems reasonable to me-diamonds are expensive and there are so many out there (in general). I would prefer to err on the side of safety.lawmax
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lawmax

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Good link Leonid-that information is not so easy to find.
 
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