down to 2 stones. opinions wanted - have sarin reports!

[clueless_in_boston]

Hi all. I've got a choice on two stones. Both are 1.2 ct princess cuts. Any opinions? I have attached the sarin for both.

1 - a good SI1. $4000
2. a good VS2. $4325

 

[clueless_in_boston]

vs2 sarin report

 

[Ellen]

Hi clueless,

Is there any way you could get an IS image, or better yet, an ASET?

 

[clueless_in_boston]

Date: 6/26/2007 4:17:48 PM
Author: Ellen
Hi clueless,

Is there any way you could get an IS image, or better yet, an ASET?

Hi Ellen - thank you for your reply. Unfortuantely, an IS or ASET is not possible. Basically I was hoping someone could give it a spin in diamcalc, or one of the other folks can give their opinion on the slight variations between the two and which one has the better cut (in theory anyway) . Both stones cuts are within spec. I''m just wondering which one has the slight edge over the other based soley on the numbers.

 

[Ellen]

I see. Hopefully someone will chime in that is more knowledgable, as I''m no expert w/Princess. Pics of them I''m better at.

 

[Rhino]

Can you get an OGI on the 2nd stone akin to the one you got on the first stone? The more details on that report help.

 

[clueless_in_boston]

Here is the OGI on the second stone. Thanks.

 

[Rhino]

Thanks clueless,

While I most definiitely require more data than this if I''m going to part with my $$$, you stand a better chance with the 1st stone than the 2nd based on the numbers. Hope that helps.

Regards,

 

[clueless_in_boston]

Thanks Rhino for your input. Definitely helps. Great minds think alike. LOL.

Anybody else what to chime in? Going once... going twice...

 

[belle]

#1
that 8% crown height can''t be doing anything good for #2

 

[clueless_in_boston]

thanks belle. I''m saddened because I''m reading through all the old postings, and I''m sure RocDoc would have chimed in about the cut, as princess seemed to be a particular area of interest to him (from what I can gather).

Does anyone have any opinion on where the cut of the princess with the 11.5 Crown would fall on the AGS cut scale?

 

[belle]

based on the numbers you posted here, it might get a ''4''

 

[clueless_in_boston]

I know it''s not AGS-0 ideal, but 4? I was thinking more along the lines of a 2 or 3, but I am far from an expert. The depth/table are near ideal 70/70. Is the rest of the data that bad?

 

[Rhino]

Date: 6/26/2007 9:14:29 PM
Author: belle
#1
that 8% crown height can''t be doing anything good for #2

True, however there are rare exceptions to the rule from time to time. Impossible to know/tell with this data but like you, when I see a crown height less than 10% it generally doesn''t get me excited.

 

[Rhino]

Date: 6/26/2007 9:50:13 PM
Author: clueless_in_boston
thanks belle. I''m saddened because I''m reading through all the old postings, and I''m sure RocDoc would have chimed in about the cut, as princess seemed to be a particular area of interest to him (from what I can gather).

Does anyone have any opinion on where the cut of the princess with the 11.5 Crown would fall on the AGS cut scale?

Considering all the factors that make up the AGS cut grade its really impossible to tell. The numbers can suggest one cut grade but the symmetry could really alter it in another direction and also impact light return causing a different grade. A 3 dimensional scan of the stone must be acquired and then someone with AGS proprietary PGS software could give a more solid opinion.

Peace,