JohnQuixote
Ideal_Rock
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Date: 5/16/2005 9:10:05 PM
Author: AChiOAlumna
Do you know if AGS will eventually be coming out with new grading/certs for other shapes (ECs, Radiants, etc)? Or are they limiting themselves strictly to RBs and Princess?
Date: 5/17/2005 11:23:48 AM
Author: JC
Finally! Thanks John. I was wanting to see what those new reports would look like.
One major player is kin to the ideal-scope. AGS has an Angular Spectrum Evaluation Tool or ASET (they pronounce it ‘asset’). The images are much like IS but use different colors to show light returned at different angles. White is leakage, green is from 0 to 45 degrees from the horizon, red is from 45 to 75 degrees, and blue is 75 to 90 degrees. This assessment will play into the performance analysis.
A couple of years ago a few of us got our hands on the "Gilbertson Scope" (named after Al Gilbertson who is a member of the GIA research team) which also featured a multi-colored type FireScope. Explaining it''s images involved quite a bit more detail which was tough for some to grasp besides the fact that 8* was threatening us with law-suits for posting images taken through it at that time.Date: 5/20/2005 2:35:36 PM
Author: Ukieza
Ooohh.... this is the thread I''ve been looking for.
So do you guys (the experts) feel the ASET will be a good replacement for ideal scope images? Or do you feel a combination of these should be used? My current local jeweler states that their diamonds are better than most because they have the certs and the GEMEX light performance analysis report. Is the ASET technique going to beable to verify the same as the GEMEX light performance analysis report?
Thanks!
Ukieza
Date: 5/20/2005 2:35:36 PM
Author: Ukieza
Ooohh.... this is the thread I've been looking for.
So do you guys (the experts) feel the ASET will be a good replacement for ideal scope images? Or do you feel a combination of these should be used? My current local jeweler states that their diamonds are better than most because they have the certs and the GEMEX light performance analysis report. Is the ASET technique going to beable to verify the same as the GEMEX light performance analysis report?
Thanks!
Ukieza