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Hi Gypsy,
Thanks for your suggestions and please accept my apology. As you pointed out I am human and make mistakes and perhaps I try and read between the lines when I shouldn't be. I did take that too personal so thanks for understanding. I get your point regarding what Laila619 quoted below but as she pointed out these are not going to be a regular offering.
I respect Brian, WF's, etc. to seperate lines based on non-cut reasons but in my professional opinion, as a gemologist who inspects diamonds for cut daily "Hearts & Arrows" is a feature that is strictly related to the subject of cut. Not color. Not fluoroescence. Not clarity. Not anything but the skill of the cutter. The same with Octavia, Solasfera, Star129 etc. Just because one has faint, medium, strong fluoro shouldn't seperate it as a different line. To me that makes no sense unless of course you're looking to target a particular market ... say H&A specifically with fluoroescence. Along those lines I could understand perhaps begining a line of AVC/AVR Gold and AVC/AVR Platinum. The "Gold" line being the warm colors and "Platinum" line being the whites or something along those lines. In either case it is however the cut that differentiates the line. No other gemological reason.
Thanks for your input and I do appreciate your feedback.
Kind regards,
Jonathan
Thanks for your suggestions and please accept my apology. As you pointed out I am human and make mistakes and perhaps I try and read between the lines when I shouldn't be. I did take that too personal so thanks for understanding. I get your point regarding what Laila619 quoted below but as she pointed out these are not going to be a regular offering.
I respect Brian, WF's, etc. to seperate lines based on non-cut reasons but in my professional opinion, as a gemologist who inspects diamonds for cut daily "Hearts & Arrows" is a feature that is strictly related to the subject of cut. Not color. Not fluoroescence. Not clarity. Not anything but the skill of the cutter. The same with Octavia, Solasfera, Star129 etc. Just because one has faint, medium, strong fluoro shouldn't seperate it as a different line. To me that makes no sense unless of course you're looking to target a particular market ... say H&A specifically with fluoroescence. Along those lines I could understand perhaps begining a line of AVC/AVR Gold and AVC/AVR Platinum. The "Gold" line being the warm colors and "Platinum" line being the whites or something along those lines. In either case it is however the cut that differentiates the line. No other gemological reason.
Thanks for your input and I do appreciate your feedback.
Kind regards,
Jonathan
Laila619|1326423973|3101781 said:Gypsy|1326421706|3101751 said:I will use an example to make my point, maybe it will help. The majority here loves fluorescent stones, right? And they are considered a good value. But they are discounted by the powers that be and considered by some to be inferior. Now take BGD. They COULD have decided to include Fl diamonds in their Signature line. No one would have objected too strongly on PS. BUT-- BGD knows that some people (right or wrong) would have considered that to cheapen his Signature line. So what did he do? He created a new line. BGD Blue. The lesson: If you want to carry CE stones-- don't cheapen your AV line with them. The solution is to create a new line: AVCE for example. That way you keep your AVC/AVR's safe, but are able to offer CE stones.
The big difference is that Jon is not going to be 'carrying' CE stones. If anything, this was a completely rare occurrence.