So much fuss about strong fluor values. So much concern about its possible milkiness.
I personally think too much emphasis is placed on the transparency fluors and too little placed on the tint of fluors. I've read enough to hear how rare cloudly looking fluors are anyways. Actually, I have an ideal cut diamond with strong blue fluor. It is a wonderfully scintillating and fiery stone, but it has noticeable blue/violet tint even when face up in sunlight and various lighting conditions. Anyone who looks at the stone, with normal eyesight, will see it's blue (it looks like a pale blue/violet diamond). It doesn't have any transparency issues, however (my eyes hurt from the sparkle).
Because the blueness is apparent and transparency is rare, the real issue is whether blue/violet tint is acceptable. If one likes the tint, especially the fickleness of it, then fluor is a real plus; however, if one wants a white diamond, then fluor should not be considered (unless very faint). The tint should be the deciding factor in choosing a fluor stone.
I personally like a nearly imperceptible blue, which makes the diamond look whiter than white, but not a noticeable blue tint. I'll be returning the diamond I bought thought it's cut is extremely nice (a non-branded AGS00 H&A discovered by an ideal scope) due to it's strong tint rather than its transparency.
I thought about keeping since it wasn't cloudy like everyone said, but it's blue and I don't want a blue stone. It was a bit hard to make this decision since nobody seemed to mention that a strong blue often looks blue in the sun. I'm breaking from the herd.
BTW it's a G body color, but still looks blue in the sun, though it may appear whiter in most lights.
I personally think too much emphasis is placed on the transparency fluors and too little placed on the tint of fluors. I've read enough to hear how rare cloudly looking fluors are anyways. Actually, I have an ideal cut diamond with strong blue fluor. It is a wonderfully scintillating and fiery stone, but it has noticeable blue/violet tint even when face up in sunlight and various lighting conditions. Anyone who looks at the stone, with normal eyesight, will see it's blue (it looks like a pale blue/violet diamond). It doesn't have any transparency issues, however (my eyes hurt from the sparkle).
Because the blueness is apparent and transparency is rare, the real issue is whether blue/violet tint is acceptable. If one likes the tint, especially the fickleness of it, then fluor is a real plus; however, if one wants a white diamond, then fluor should not be considered (unless very faint). The tint should be the deciding factor in choosing a fluor stone.
I personally like a nearly imperceptible blue, which makes the diamond look whiter than white, but not a noticeable blue tint. I'll be returning the diamond I bought thought it's cut is extremely nice (a non-branded AGS00 H&A discovered by an ideal scope) due to it's strong tint rather than its transparency.
I thought about keeping since it wasn't cloudy like everyone said, but it's blue and I don't want a blue stone. It was a bit hard to make this decision since nobody seemed to mention that a strong blue often looks blue in the sun. I'm breaking from the herd.
BTW it's a G body color, but still looks blue in the sun, though it may appear whiter in most lights.