Should you avoid medium blue and go for faint or none?
No, there is no reason to avoid med blue. In only a few instances strong blue has a negative effect on the stone. It is rare though.
Below 2 is great but what's the magic number?
2 and below is the magic number if you are referring to the HCA. The HCA is sort of a go/no go tool. Anything below 2 is worth a further look.
Even some stones slightly over 2 can be worth a further look with Idealscope or Aset images.
Thanks all who answer
@sledge @lovedogs @tyty333.
I managed to find a video of the 1.16 We talked about on another post thats gone now.
Any opinions or reasons not to buy? http://www.yadavjewelry.com/diamonds/videos/7246581
abit of a final check /confidence boost that im on the right track and its a good stone.
I'm not sure if it was you, or another member considering this and one other stone. That thread is now deleted, and I see where you asked about how to delete a thread.
Either way, I will withhold linking to the diamond itself.
Proportions are : 56 table, 61.3 depth, 33.5 crown, 40.8 pavilion & 75 LGF
As noted in my other response, you have a shallow crown and shallow depth, which is accounting for the lower 0.9 HCA score. Below is a screen cap of the HCA w/ the GIA number blanked out for your review.
Although paired with a complimentary pavilion angle, I personally don't like the shallow crown angle. General rule is shallow crown and big tables equals more white light return. Steeper crowns and smaller tables equal more fire. It's not that this is "wrong" it's just I would PREFER to maximize fire. If you are indeed the one that posted the other thread, I still prefer the 35.5/40.6 combo for this reason.
Also, are you or your beloved color sensitive? In the video I am picking up a warm buttery tone. Some love it, some don't. Not everyone has the same color sensitive and/or preference for color. For instance I tend to like more white, or brown tints when you go color as opposed to yellow tints. Many don't care for the brown tints.
But when buying a J, you have to expect some tint. Just keep in mind, colors are graded by humans and they are a RANGE, meaning you can have highs & lows in the same color range. Also, as you go further down the color scale, the ranges get larger. So a D will have a very narrow range, where a J will have more variance. Depending on your color sensitivity or preference for tint, you may seek a high (almost I) J or a low J (almost K) or maybe it just doesn't matter that much to you.
Just making you aware before you hit the buy button.
Lastly, if you can request an ASET or idealscope image to confirm light performance, that would be very useful. If a H&A image is available that would confirm symmetry. Depending how well cut the stone is (or not) it could slip from an ideal range to an excellent range in a crude spreadsheet analysis I ran using AGS proportions chart data.
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I'm not sure if it was you, or another member considering this and one other stone. That thread is now deleted, and I see where you asked about how to delete a thread.
Either way, I will withhold linking to the diamond itself.
Proportions are : 56 table, 61.3 depth, 33.5 crown, 40.8 pavilion & 75 LGF
As noted in my other response, you have a shallow crown and shallow depth, which is accounting for the lower 0.9 HCA score. Below is a screen cap of the HCA w/ the GIA number blanked out for your review.
Although paired with a complimentary pavilion angle, I personally don't like the shallow crown angle. General rule is shallow crown and big tables equals more white light return. Steeper crowns and smaller tables equal more fire. It's not that this is "wrong" it's just I would PREFER to maximize fire. If you are indeed the one that posted the other thread, I still prefer the 35.5/40.6 combo for this reason.
Also, are you or your beloved color sensitive? In the video I am picking up a warm buttery tone. Some love it, some don't. Not everyone has the same color sensitive and/or preference for color. For instance I tend to like more white, or brown tints when you go color as opposed to yellow tints. Many don't care for the brown tints.
But when buying a J, you have to expect some tint. Just keep in mind, colors are graded by humans and they are a RANGE, meaning you can have highs & lows in the same color range. Also, as you go further down the color scale, the ranges get larger. So a D will have a very narrow range, where a J will have more variance. Depending on your color sensitivity or preference for tint, you may seek a high (almost I) J or a low J (almost K) or maybe it just doesn't matter that much to you.
Just making you aware before you hit the buy button.
Lastly, if you can request an ASET or idealscope image to confirm light performance, that would be very useful. If a H&A image is available that would confirm symmetry. Depending how well cut the stone is (or not) it could slip from an ideal range to an excellent range in a crude spreadsheet analysis I ran using AGS proportions chart data.
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