Homemade Hearts & Arrows viewer

[TRIALnERROR]

Here's a simple method to view H&A in your diamond. After experimenting with foil, wrapping paper and bottle caps, I found the most effective to be a post-it note. The taller size was easier to view the Hearts and the smaller size for the Arrows. Can be seen with the naked eye or enhanced with a 10X loupe. It was difficult to get a picture of the hearts and near impossible to get a pic of the arrows (best results with pointing the digicam through the loupe, forced flash, and low ambient light), but is clearly visible in person. I'm still planning on ordering a cheap H&A viewer, but I'm liking what I'm seeing so far! *patent pending

 

[Andelain]

Clever!

 

[VRBeauty]

Hmmm... I'm going to have to try that!

 

[Karl_K]

It has to be perfectly round and the stone has to be centered and the camera parallel and centered over the scope to get true images.
The white in the scopes provide contrast by making the hearts stand out.
But for a quick and dirty test this works.
A TP tube will work also, coloring it red even better.

 

[yssie]

 

[TitanCi]

CLEVER, man! Very nice. Wish I thought of that...

 

[baxxter]

Nice
Does this work for arrows pattern on set stones?