Hi Everyone!!
I am curious to get everyone''s feedback on this, and particularly other owners of Superideal diamond rings.
A few months ago we purchased a 1.5ct ACA for an engagement ring. It sparkles crazily in several lighting environments and overall is quite nice. However, the one aspect of it that has been driving us a little bonkers is that it almost always seems to have a dark ''core'' (under the table). This is especially prevalent when it is in lighting environments that make it the most sparkly, such as in restaurants with lots of strong direct in-ceiling lighting. We find that the core is very dark, but the outside (crown?) is multiple colors mixed in with white and very nice.
Another thing that has bugged us is that it appears almost dirty grey looking in the sun, but I understand this is just normal for diamonds.
I am curious whether this dark core is normal in ACAs or whether it may be caused by:
a. We may have gotten a ''dud''? Doesn''t seem likely since from my understanding these ACAs are all carefully screened at WF.
b. The setting is very low Tiffany-style setting - maybe this is causing us to see a shadow of the platinum underneath?
c. All diamonds have this, but the larger size (at least larger than our friends who have very ''white sparkly'' rather than ''dark sparkly'' diamonds) is showing the dark table more than smaller diamonds. Maybe we were expecting more of a ''crystal'' look and diamonds do not look like this?
Thanks for any help you can provide!!!
I am curious to get everyone''s feedback on this, and particularly other owners of Superideal diamond rings.
A few months ago we purchased a 1.5ct ACA for an engagement ring. It sparkles crazily in several lighting environments and overall is quite nice. However, the one aspect of it that has been driving us a little bonkers is that it almost always seems to have a dark ''core'' (under the table). This is especially prevalent when it is in lighting environments that make it the most sparkly, such as in restaurants with lots of strong direct in-ceiling lighting. We find that the core is very dark, but the outside (crown?) is multiple colors mixed in with white and very nice.
Another thing that has bugged us is that it appears almost dirty grey looking in the sun, but I understand this is just normal for diamonds.
I am curious whether this dark core is normal in ACAs or whether it may be caused by:
a. We may have gotten a ''dud''? Doesn''t seem likely since from my understanding these ACAs are all carefully screened at WF.
b. The setting is very low Tiffany-style setting - maybe this is causing us to see a shadow of the platinum underneath?
c. All diamonds have this, but the larger size (at least larger than our friends who have very ''white sparkly'' rather than ''dark sparkly'' diamonds) is showing the dark table more than smaller diamonds. Maybe we were expecting more of a ''crystal'' look and diamonds do not look like this?
Thanks for any help you can provide!!!