GIA Excellent/HCA failure

[Linda74]

I am looking at some stones for a pendant. They recieve an excellent cut rating from their GIA reports but score 4.5 to 5.5 on the HCA. The price is a little under $6000 for a 1.25 plus stone.....Can go smaller in size to get a better stone but wonder if with a halo I will really notice the difference between a stone scoring below the ideal "2" and a 4 or a 5????Especially since this is for a pendant????

 

[strmrdr]

please post the angles from the GIA report here please.

 

[Linda74]

The depth is 62.7, table 58, and angles 35 and 41.6

 

[strmrdr]

not a combo id consider and not the right combo for a pendant.
The pavilion is too deep at 41.6.

 

[strmrdr]

are you looking at a b&m or online?
If online whats your max budget?
color and clarity preference?

 

[Allison D.]

Linda, you didn''t mention your color/clarity preferences, so I''m not sure what you''re shopping range is.

I can tell you, though, that you wouldn''t have to go that much smaller to get a well-cut stone. Right now, a top-make H, SI2 stone in the 1.12 ct. range goes for just under the $6k mark; you could probably massage that a little bigger if you were to go to I or J.

Personally speaking, yes, I think people will notice the difference between using a well-cut stone and using an average make stone. I wear a .75 halo pendant (J, SI2), and I''m constantly getting comments from strangers standing next to me in the bank, in the coffee shop, etc. about how sparkly it is.

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Date: 2/5/2008 8:38:50 PM
Author:Linda74
I am looking at some stones for a pendant. They recieve an excellent cut rating from their GIA reports but score 4.5 to 5.5 on the HCA. The price is a little under $6000 for a 1.25 plus stone.....Can go smaller in size to get a better stone but wonder if with a halo I will really notice the difference between a stone scoring below the ideal ''2'' and a 4 or a 5????Especially since this is for a pendant????

Have you compared a GIA VG shallow stone that score around HCA1 or lower in a pendant position to a stone like this? If you did you would have chosen a different subject heading.

If you saw the 2 stones side by side after a weeks wear and a bit of grime, you would think the GIA Ex was 2/3rds the ct weight.

Duh

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Date: 2/5/2008 8:38:50 PM
Author:Linda74
can I go smaller in size to get a better stone

size is weight?
Size is mm?
size is comparative visual effect?

what is "better"

 

[Linda74]

I was offered these stones at a B&M. Color is H. The other stone has a black inclusion in the center. Guess I should look for a more shallow stone. I just don''t understand how a stone can get a GIA excellent rating and be a dog!!!!Seems like the cut grade is not very accurate from GIA.

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Not a dog, just not good, and not worth the money as about 1/4 of the stone will return little light from face up.