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Eeeeek found my unicorn! 1.53 E/VS2

shampoolady

shampoolady

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I'm a looooooong time lurker and have very much appreciated all the knowledge from PS over the years.

My 10 yr anniversary is next month and I decided to upgrade my 1.05 stone. I found this 1.53 E VS2 on BN and pulled the trigger! It has everything I was looking for: size, color, clarity, and great cut proportions.

The stone will arrive Wednesday. Obviously I will view under Idealscope and ASET. What else should I evaluate for?

All the proportions look to be in WF ACA range. Is it possible the stone will show up and have wonky ASET, or any other sadness I should prepare for?

My other question is, it was so well priced ($12,200) I keep wondering what's wrong with it? From BN everything else in this range is $3-4,000 more.

Or, have I just found a unicorn?

1.53 E / VS2
Ex/Ex/Ex
No fluorescence
Depth: 60.9%
Table: 55%
Crown: 34*
Pavilion: 40.8*

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It looks perfect I bet you'll love it. I'd just try and look at it in lots of different lighting and make sure you love it to the naked eye.
 
I second Neil's opinion, it looks to be an amazing stone! Great job on finding it! Hope you love it in person and congrats on the upcoming anniversary!
 
Gorgeous stone, I bet it will be stunning. My husband found a unicorn (by luck probably :P2) on BN and it was a stunner. How will you set your new sparklie?
 
It is possible this is a trade in by looking at the GIA report. It is a bit hard to believe such well cut stone has remained unsold for the last 14 months. I have seen some stones with old grade reports and SKU # sold at discounted prices.
No red flag. But I would take it to a reputable appraiser just to double check there is no damage.
Could you share the link if you have already purchased it? Or the SKU # starting with LD?
 
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flyingpig said:
It is possible this is a trade in by looking at the GIA report. It is a bit hard to believe such well cut stone has remained unsold for the last 14 months. I have seen some stones with old grade reports and SKU # sold at discounted prices.
No red flag. But I would take it to a reputable appraiser just to double check there is no damage.
Could you share the link if you have already purchased it? Or the SKU # starting with LD?
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@flyingpig Thank you for the thoughts. :) I do have an appt set-up with my appraiser later in the week to look everything over.

The BN stock number is LD07464078.
 
Looks beautiful but I guess it's possible it may not be completely eye clean if the inclusion is right under the table? I hope it is, though. Good luck, let us know how it goes!
 
http://thediamondapp.com/detail/1/LD07464078/
I do not know how reliable this site is.

But, if this is true, it was priced too high initially (which explains why it never got sold), got reduced to 15k range (which I think is the right price), and a listing error happened and you bought it at 12k.

Believe or not, listing errors do happen. happened to me..

I am just speculating. Regardless, 8k/carat for a well cut 1.5 E VS2 with no fluo is just pure robbery.
You normally pay 7~8k for 1.0c E VS2.
 
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@flyingpig that's really interesting. I saw it listed on BN 2 weeks ago as a virtual selection, then it disappeared. Friday it popped up again (same price) but in-house with video, so I jumped on it. (In those 2 weeks I looked high and low for something comparable in that price range and couldn't find anything!)

I'll report back once I have it in hand. :)
 
I love that you got such good spread with a 55 table. Congrats
 
That is a BEAUTIFUL diamond and at a great price! Congratulations on finding your unicorn!! :appl:
 
Great find!
 
:love: It's a knockout.. you have to do a threat on show me the bling! congratulations on your anniversary!!!!
 
My unicorn arrived today and she's beautiful! Lots of fire under bright light, and nice brilliance. Can't wait to see it when the sun comes out!

I don't have an ideal scope or ASET, but here's a shot of the arrows using @flyingpig's paper cone trick.

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Beautiful diamond! :love:
 
It looks amazing!! :love:
 
You have light entering the cone's opening (high angle) and this lights up the arrows.
The room (I assume you took the photo in the evening) is not bright enough to illuminate the cone to create sufficient white diffused light. That's why other areas are dark.
Basically, you created a lighting condition that is the opposite of what BN uses.
Still cool and useful. As expected, the stone has good optical symmetry. And it does not appear to have detrimental painting or digging.

Try again in a well lit room with daylight, and completely close off the cone's opening.
https://www.pricescope.com/communit...light-performance-diamond-photography.227610/
If you are referring to this one, I did this during daytime and under a 150W dining lamp. Notice my plastic funnel is white and reasonably bright, producing sufficient diffused light.

Or wait for your IS/ASET kit to arrive.
 
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Ooooh, it's lovely, well done.
 
flyingpig said:
You have light entering the cone's opening (high angle) and this lights up the arrows.
The room (I assume you took the photo in the evening) is not bright enough to illuminate the cone to create sufficient white diffused light. That's why other areas are dark.
Basically, you created a lighting condition that is the opposite of what BN uses.
Still cool and useful. As expected, the stone has good optical symmetry. And it does not appear to have detrimental painting or digging.

Try again in a well lit room with daylight, and completely close off the cone's opening.
https://www.pricescope.com/communit...light-performance-diamond-photography.227610/
If you are referring to this one, I did this during daytime and under a 150W dining lamp. Notice my plastic funnel is white and reasonably bright, producing sufficient diffused light.

Or wait for your IS/ASET kit to arrive.
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@flyingpig I love your technical nerdery. :) It was in the ring box on the window sill (overcast day). Cone was just a rolled up piece of printer paper. Not as fancy as your hack, but good enough to get a nice picture to post. I'm sending to GOG for setting, and they'll do IS/ASET/Sarin as part of appraisal paperwork. They'll get better pictures than I ever would with a handheld scope. I found other stones with same proportions, and their ASETs looked great. So, unless there's an egregiously wonky facet (which I don't think there is) we're good to go.
 
shampoolady said:
@flyingpig I love your technical nerdery. :) It was in the ring box on the window sill (overcast day). Cone was just a rolled up piece of printer paper. Not as fancy as your hack, but good enough to get a nice picture to post. I'm sending to GOG for setting, and they'll do IS/ASET/Sarin as part of appraisal paperwork. They'll get better pictures than I ever would with a handheld scope. I found other stones with same proportions, and their ASETs looked great. So, unless there's an egregiously wonky facet (which I don't think there is) we're good to go.
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And if there is an egregiously wonky facet? Even though it looks Fab and you can't see it you'd still return it?
 
Niel said:
And if there is an egregiously wonky facet? Even though it looks Fab and you can't see it you'd still return it?
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@Niel It will depend on how egregious, but I doubt I'd send it back. Looking at it under evening incandescent light, it's lighting up with dancing rainbows and that brings me joy. It has noticeably more brilliance and fire than my current stone. :)
 
shampoolady said:
@Niel It will depend on how egregious, but I doubt I'd send it back. Looking at it under evening incandescent light, it's lighting up with dancing rainbows and that brings me joy. It has noticeably more brilliance and fire than my current stone. :)
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Not remotely expert but I suspect you'd have noticed an egregiously wonky* facet by now ;)2
Your stone is lovely - how are you setting it?
*love the term!
 
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flyingpig said:
http://thediamondapp.com/detail/1/LD07464078/
I do not know how reliable this site is.

But, if this is true, it was priced too high initially (which explains why it never got sold), got reduced to 15k range (which I think is the right price), and a listing error happened and you bought it at 12k.

Believe or not, listing errors do happen. happened to me..

I am just speculating. Regardless, 8k/carat for a well cut 1.5 E VS2 with no fluo is just pure robbery.
You normally pay 7~8k for 1.0c E VS2.
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I have bookmarked that site for future reference! Another tool in the arsenal for finding good deals!
 
Smiling at the beauty !

&

Love this about video VS symmetry appreciation:

flyingpig said:
Basically, you created a lighting condition that is the opposite of what BN uses.
Still cool and useful. As expected, the stone has good optical symmetry. And it does not appear to have detrimental painting or digging.

Try again in a well lit room with daylight, and completely close off the cone's opening.
https://www.pricescope.com/communit...light-performance-diamond-photography.227610/
If you are referring to this one, I did this during daytime and under a 150W dining lamp. Notice my plastic funnel is white and reasonably bright, producing sufficient diffused light.

Or wait for your IS/ASET kit to arrive.
Click to expand...
 
shampoolady said:
@flyingpig I love your technical nerdery. :)
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I admit. I get nerdy when I find a hobby. It happened when I was collecting kitchen knives (different steel, hardness, styles, toughness) and camera lenses. Now diamonds. At least, this is a cheap hobby. I get all technical and just adore others' creations.
 
Question: is it possible to see inclusions with the naked eye on a VS stone?

I can see the inclusion under the table marked on the chart. I have to tilt the stone slightly and really look for it, but I can see then teeny tiny black dot. It doesn't bother me and I wouldn't see it if I weren't looking. However, it was always my understanding that VS inclusions shouldn't be visible period?
 
Definitely possible - VS is graded at 10x magnification so dark inclusions will be visible at a certain distance, angle, or even if you just have eagle eyes. My previous stone was a 1.81 VS2 that had a few tiny black crystals under the table and I could only see them at about 3 inches away and ONLY from the side of the diamond. Never bothered me bc they were not visible from the top down!
 
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