HELP - what do you do think?

[sevenam]

Can I get some honest opinions on this stone? I have it reserved and wanted to solicit some expert advice on it before picking it up.

General opinions are welcome. Specific concerns that I would love to hear comments on are the following:

1. The ASET Image and DiamXray show a some-what large area of light leakage smack in the middle of the stone. I can''t really see it in the video and I''ve seen this stone in person and it didn''t seem noticable. Seems odd that I can''t really see it when the images seem to show a clear white circle of light leakage.
2. The stone seems very inexpensive for the size ($14500)...can''t quite put my finger on what is so bad about the stone. Yes it''s an "I", but I fear I''m missing some large problem. Just seems lke a low price for the size/quality of the stone. Or I am getting a good deal and am being paranoid?
3. The Gem Advisor software gives it a rating of ".50 poor" on fisheye effect. I definitely did not notice this in person and was wondering if anyone could see it in the video or had some other insights on the software and its readings. I never looked at this software until today.

http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/5528/


Thanks in advance!

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 7/30/2009 11:35:40 AM
Author:sevenam

Can I get some honest opinions on this stone? I have it reserved and wanted to solicit some expert advice on it before picking it up.

General opinions are welcome. Specific concerns that I would love to hear comments on are the following:

1. The ASET Image and DiamXray show a some-what large area of light leakage smack in the middle of the stone. I can''t really see it in the video and I''ve seen this stone in person and it didn''t seem noticable. Seems odd that I can''t really see it when the images seem to show a clear white circle of light leakage.
2. The stone seems very inexpensive for the size ($14500)...can''t quite put my finger on what is so bad about the stone. Yes it''s an ''I'', but I fear I''m missing some large problem. Just seems lke a low price for the size/quality of the stone. Or I am getting a good deal and am being paranoid?
3. The Gem Advisor software gives it a rating of ''.50 poor'' on fisheye effect. I definitely did not notice this in person and was wondering if anyone could see it in the video or had some other insights on the software and its readings. I never looked at this software until today.

http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/5528/


Thanks in advance!

The price looks fine, if you do a search for others similar you can compare prices. I think it is is a lovely cushion, it is quite ''contrasty'' looking at the images, but did you love it when you saw it in person? Is it what you are looking for? I assume you went to GOG, how did this one compare to others Jon had?

 

[sevenam]

I did like it. I like it a lot, actually. In fact, unless I see something I like even more at GOG, this will be the one for me. I was just hoping to get some last-minute insights before making the big purchase from folks that have looked at these types of things for much longer than I have.