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Ideal_Rock
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I''ve been discussing on another thread about a ring/stone I''m considering for my ering and it brought up an issue that I thought might warrant a separate thread. The issue is the eye color of a stone in different settings vs. the grading color.
For example, I''m looking at an ungraded antique cut stone that''s being sold as an I/VVS-VS1 (I haven''t had it appraised yet). I have another stone - also antique cut - that was already appraised at G-H/SI1. When I put both rings on my fingers in the store (under what I think is halogen lights), they look very similar in color and they both blaze with fire and sparkle. When I take them outside and look at them in either shade, overcast daylight or in my shadow, they both sparkle like crazy and are extremely white and very clear to look into. But as soon as I put both stone in direct bright sunlight, they wash out to a grayish color. Actually, more in the middles and lighter towards the edges. My point is, in any light EXCEPT direct sunlight, the both look amazing. Is this fairly common of diamonds in direct sunlight and if so why? Is the amount of light forced into/out of the stone so much that it washes it out, so to speak? I''m just curious. The same thing happened to my friend''s stone and it is a modern rb cut. Thanks for any thought you all might have on this.
For example, I''m looking at an ungraded antique cut stone that''s being sold as an I/VVS-VS1 (I haven''t had it appraised yet). I have another stone - also antique cut - that was already appraised at G-H/SI1. When I put both rings on my fingers in the store (under what I think is halogen lights), they look very similar in color and they both blaze with fire and sparkle. When I take them outside and look at them in either shade, overcast daylight or in my shadow, they both sparkle like crazy and are extremely white and very clear to look into. But as soon as I put both stone in direct bright sunlight, they wash out to a grayish color. Actually, more in the middles and lighter towards the edges. My point is, in any light EXCEPT direct sunlight, the both look amazing. Is this fairly common of diamonds in direct sunlight and if so why? Is the amount of light forced into/out of the stone so much that it washes it out, so to speak? I''m just curious. The same thing happened to my friend''s stone and it is a modern rb cut. Thanks for any thought you all might have on this.