FICs

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 9/4/2006 2:45:05 AM
Author: Mara
personally i think that the right superideal or ideal stone can display something similar to the amazing look of a FIC in the right lighting situations. just like in the right lighting situations, a super ideal or an ideal can display the same great white light properties of a BIC. that''s why i love the TIC''s so much. to me they are the best of all the worlds combined. i don''t want a diamond that JUST shows white light mostly, or JUST shows colored light mostly. to me the blend of the two is the real prize. in every lighting situation my diamond acts differently. i am still surprised sometimes when we go to somewhere like a new restaurant, or even catching the diamond at an angle from kitchen light flowing into the family room randomly or something, i will stop and go wow that looks stunning. to me a well-cut diamond is like a beauty chameleon. you never know when it is going to take your breath away. being clean or dirty also offers visual viewing variety as well, my diamond does not look the same clean as dirty in the car, or outside. even a dirty pavilion and a clean table offers a whole other set of ''looks''. it''s pretty intriguing.

its funny you mention this... I let this diamond get dirty for a few days - encouraged it to LOL And I started really falling in love with the shape and the whiteness in the facets... and today I cleaned it and wow it really changed! It''s much more clear, less white, more firey - lots more firey... but in some ways I like it less... I absolutely love the long shape. it is so elegant. And you can see the shape better when its dirty lol

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 9/4/2006 2:53:16 AM
Author:
This has been very educational. In my case I guess I was considering a FIC b/c I have diamond earrings from Tiffanys that are so... white sparkly. No fire... looking at firey diamonds seems to make my white sparkly ones seem boring, although I have never knowingly seen an actual FIC in person. I assume the earrings are well cut b/c they are from Tiffany''s, but I have come to realize that I love looking at fire (are they maybe total extreme bics since they are just sparkly white??). They sparkle well and seem to have nice scintillation, just no fire

I came to PS seeking fire - lots of big chunky fire... and I got it as well as tons of pinfire and quite a bit of med flash as well. But my ring is not very brilliant - it has chunks of white but you only can see the shape of the diamond when its dirty... the dirtier the stone got the more I liked it, even at the sacrifice of fire LOL I''m so glad I''ve bought this stone and gotten to play with it. I''m still undecided on keeping it - I *love* the shape, esp dirty LMAO!! And I love the fire when its clean, but I don''t like the look when its clean and the shape is lost when its clean. I imagine rounds hold their shape better when clean?

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 9/4/2006 2:53:16 AM
Author:
It is too bad that GIA still dings the FICS - it would be nice to offer more consumer choice and make them more common. Obviously as many have mentioned, everyone has varying tastes from completely white to a mixture to very firey. If there were more out there for people to see, then maybe more people would find that they actually prefer more fire!

The GIA may ding them but you don''t have to - the stones are out there even if the grade is lower... to some extent I think the grades can be nonhelpful if you''re looking for something outside their narrow box. It all depends on your priorities.