HCA Score of 1.6 but Very Good Scintillation?

[blushmint]

Despite the very good score on scintillation, will this diamond still have a good balance of white sparkle vs fire? Will it have good contrast? I know it has thicker arrows due to the shorter lgf’s (75%).

.8 E VS1 AGS 000 Canera Ideal Hearts

Depth 60.9%
Table 57%
Crown 34.6
Pavillion 40.9

 

[sledge]

HCA only applies to GIA certified stones.

This VC stone is a super ideal AGS000 that will have complete ASET and idealscope images to confirm light performance and H&A imaging to confirm precision symmetry.

Place the stone on hold and then provide a link and we can review the images with you.

I suspect it will be near perfect though.

 

[John P]

The HCA is mainly for rejecting dubious combos.

It does you a solid by postulating what *may be* implications for fire and scintillation. But that’s based entirely on 2D assumptions. It doesn’t take 40 of the facets or optical precision into consideration.

Summarized: The detailed info you have on the make of your diamond, including the AGS 0 grade specifically, trumps the fire/scint postulations the HCA gives as a favor “in the blind.”

Edited to add: I was composing my reply when @sledge posted. +1 to the comments above.

 

[sledge]

The HCA is mainly for rejecting dubious combos.

It does you a solid by postulating what *may be* implications for fire and scintillation. But that’s based entirely on 2D assumptions. It doesn’t take 40 of the facets or optical precision into consideration.

Summarized: The detailed info you have on the make of your diamond, including the AGS 0 grade specifically, trumps the fire/scint postulations the HCA gives as a favor “in the blind.”

Edited to add: I was composing my reply when @sledge posted. +1 to the comments above.

Well said sir!

I was going to dive into 2D and 3D modeling differences but felt I sometimes sound like a broken record. You did it much better than I would have anyhow.

 

[bmfang]

AGS 000 trumps HCA anyday!

 

[YoLaL]

Despite the very good score on scintillation, will this diamond still have a good balance of white sparkle vs fire? Will it have good contrast? I know it has thicker arrows due to the shorter lgf’s (75%).

.8 E VS1 AGS 000 Canera Ideal Hearts

Depth 60.9%
Table 57%
Crown 34.6
Pavillion 40.9

Proportions is hard to tell but if you can provide the scopes would be more easy to comment on your diamond light performance.

 

[GHtest]

All good. Ignore the HCA warning