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On 1/30/2003 9:49
7 PM Richard Sherwood wrote:
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Do you think I got something that's worth what I paid?
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New guy, it looks to me that you got a good deal on the diamond. Don't forget the platinum mounting it's sitting in is probably a $300-$400 mounting, so in reality you only paid $4100-$4200 for the stone. Was that including tax, or no?
As far as quality goes, a G/VS2 is a gorgeous combination of color and clarity. The EGL-LA lab is a good lab, so the grading is probably reliable. A 99 pointer is a smart buy, because you jusssssst escape the high 1.00 per carat price range.
The cut ranks an AGA Cut Class 3A, which translates as a "good" commercial cut. Not the best, not the worst. A pleasing stone to the eye. The depth on it makes it look about 10 points smaller than an "ideal" 0.99.
The DiamCalc light return analysis gives these results:
Light Return (mono)…...: 0.84 Good
Light Return (stereo)…..: 0.89 Good to Very Good
(Non) Leakage (mono)..: 0.60 Fair
(Non) Leakage (stereo).: 0.65 Fair to Good
Contrast............................: 0.97 Very Good
(Non) FishEye Effect…...: 1.00 Very Good
One thing the DiamonCalc program doesn't assess (yet) is dispersion, the colored light return commonly called "fire". Your stone has a nice high crown with a long "prism" length crown facet angle. That means it probably has a lot of "fire" coming off the bezel area of the crown. The high contrast rating confirms the nice "scintillation" you reported it to have.
Is it the best? No. Is it the worst? Definitely not. Not by a long shot. Is it probably beautiful to gaze upon? Yes. Was it a good deal? Yes.
Congratulations.
I've attached the DiamCalc computer simulated
IdealScope image generated by the proportions listed.
In general, the darker pink areas indicate areas of greater light return, with the lighter pink areas indicating areas of lesser light return. The black areas indicate areas of greater contrast, with the gray areas indicating areas of lesser contrast. The white areas indicate areas of light leakage. A good explanation of the
IdealScope image along with examples can be found at http://www.pricescope.com/idealscope_indx.asp
Disclaimer- The facet arrangement and symmetry of the image will probably vary from your actual diamond, which may affect the light performance indicated. The computer simulation is reproduced best when the actual diamond is being viewed and the image "tweaked" to the appearance of the diamond. However, this "blind" reproduction should be fairly close on the major points.
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