I don't think this FCD is going to last long

[kenny]

Though graded Yellowish Green, I consider this practically a PSA since you just don't seen this much green and so much carat weight, 0.74 for such a low price, $8520 wire.
Strong Blue Fluorescence too.
If it wasn't so huge I'd consider grabbing it, but it would dwarf the little guys my collection.
While the color could be more even, many very expensive natural greens are very often much more blotchy.

http://www.fancydiamonds.net/view_diamonds/6310.htm

 

[LD]

Kenny - great price and size as you say. I would love to know how the blue fluor actually affects this diamond though. I had a yellow diamond, with blue fluor, and it completely cancelled out all the yellow in certain lighting conditions. I truly hated it. I have no idea what blue fluor would do to the green but if there's more yellow IRL then I wonder if the same would happen here?

 

[minousbijoux]

Thanks for the post, Kenny. I appreciate the bits of education you provide as a FCD connoisseur. Of course, LD's comments as well.

 

[innerkitten]

I don't know a lot about colored diamonds but that one might be more beautiful in person.

 

[innerkitten]

Kenny - great price and size as you say. I would love to know how the blue fluor actually affects this diamond though. I had a yellow diamond, with blue fluor, and it completely cancelled out all the yellow in certain lighting conditions. I truly hated it. I have no idea what blue fluor would do to the green but if there's more yellow IRL then I wonder if the same would happen here?

Interesting. Guess it depends how strong the blue is right? Maybe blue and green would work better together. Not sure though.

 

[kenny]

Kenny - great price and size as you say. I would love to know how the blue fluor actually affects this diamond though. I had a yellow diamond, with blue fluor, and it completely cancelled out all the yellow in certain lighting conditions. I truly hated it. I have no idea what blue fluor would do to the green but if there's more yellow IRL then I wonder if the same would happen here?

Good point LD.
You'd really do have to see the effect of the strong blue florescence for yourself.
FCDs are very personal and too complex and nuanced to be adequately described by a lab report.
You just can't make a final decision based on specs or pics.

 

[LD]

Kenny - great price and size as you say. I would love to know how the blue fluor actually affects this diamond though. I had a yellow diamond, with blue fluor, and it completely cancelled out all the yellow in certain lighting conditions. I truly hated it. I have no idea what blue fluor would do to the green but if there's more yellow IRL then I wonder if the same would happen here?

Good point LD.
You'd really do have to see the effect of the strong blue florescence for yourself.
FCDs are very personal and too complex and nuanced to be adequately described by a lab report.
You just can't make a final decision based on specs or pics.

I agree and to top it off you can never predict how fluor will affect a diamond! There doesn't appear to be hard and fast rules (as you might expect).

 

[LD]

Kenny - great price and size as you say. I would love to know how the blue fluor actually affects this diamond though. I had a yellow diamond, with blue fluor, and it completely cancelled out all the yellow in certain lighting conditions. I truly hated it. I have no idea what blue fluor would do to the green but if there's more yellow IRL then I wonder if the same would happen here?

Interesting. Guess it depends how strong the blue is right? Maybe blue and green would work better together. Not sure though.

The blue on mine was "stone blue". You'd think that blue + yellow would make green wouldn't you? It didn't though. I have a number of diamonds with fluor and from my own limited experiment and seeing what others say, I think it's fair to say that "normal" rules just don't work with fluor. The only way to be sure is to get the diamond and put it through it's paces in all lighting conditions!

 

[kenny]

That's why it's important to buy from a vendor with a no-questions-asked full money back guarantee.
Over the years I've returned 8 FCDs for various reasons.

If anyone's looking for a natural green diamond in this size this is a very unique opportunity, and worth a look in person.

 

[LD]

Kenny - great price and size as you say. I would love to know how the blue fluor actually affects this diamond though. I had a yellow diamond, with blue fluor, and it completely cancelled out all the yellow in certain lighting conditions. I truly hated it. I have no idea what blue fluor would do to the green but if there's more yellow IRL then I wonder if the same would happen here?

Interesting. Guess it depends how strong the blue is right? Maybe blue and green would work better together. Not sure though.

The blue on mine was "stone blue". You'd think that blue + yellow would make green wouldn't you? It didn't though. I have a number of diamonds with fluor and from my own limited experiment and seeing what others say, I think it's fair to say that "normal" rules just don't work with fluor. The only way to be sure is to get the diamond and put it through it's paces in all lighting conditions!

Clearly I meant STRONG blue not stone blue! Sorry, put it down to a combination of tiredness and dyslexia!

 

[kenny]

It's okay.
Dyslexics are teople poo.

 

[LD]

It's okay.
Dyslexics are teople poo.

Despite the fact that I REALLY am dyslexic - I love this post and actually it made perfect sense to me!

 

[kenny]

And so it goes.

I hope someone here grabbed it.
I'd love to see pics of this green set in a ring.

 

[justginger]

Yes, nice stone at the price - mine is only 14 points and virtually the same price.

 

[kenny]

Yes, nice stone at the price - mine is only 14 points and virtually the same price.

Mine was only a third the weight but 3 or 4 times the price, years ago.

The FCD world is like the Wild Wild West.

I hope Garry Holloway's prediction is true that diamond price will go up 30% in the next 2 years.
FCDs of rare color and shape may go up even more.

https://www.pricescope.com/blog/pricescopes-garry-holloway-projects-30-rise-diamond-prices

 

[chrono]

Lucky lady/gent to snag a good sized decently coloured FCD at a good price.

 

[acebruin]

i thought this comparison shot was interesting to see...

the left is the 0.74 fancy yellowish green diamond...
the center is the 0.81 fancy green diamond...
the right is the 0.88 fancy blue green diamond...

 

[kenny]

Look at the color difference and the price difference. (all wire prices)
Now I'm wishing I bought it.
It sure pays to check the noob FCDs every morning.

the left is the 0.74 fancy yellowish green diamond... $8,520
the center is the 0.81 fancy green diamond... $47,040
the right is the 0.88 fancy blue green diamond...$29,568

 

[acebruin]

i was just about to post the prices, you beat me to it kenny...

 

[kenny]

i was just about to post the prices, you beat me to it kenny...

You gotta wake up pretty early in the morning to beat Kenny to the coffee.

Since all 3 have GIA reports and are priced at the same vendor, this is a particularly powerful example of the challenges of FCD shopping.

 

[T L]

i thought this comparison shot was interesting to see...

the left is the 0.74 fancy yellowish green diamond...
the center is the 0.81 fancy green diamond...
the right is the 0.88 fancy blue green diamond...

When I look at FCD's, I always think about how they'll look surrounded by metal and a specific color of metal.

Yellow is a modifier that really brings down the price of a more expensive hue, like green, in FCD's. This may account for the huge price difference. It's still a lovely diamond, but I see a lot of yellow in comparison to the fancy green, and fancy blue/green. Fluorescence also plays a huge role IMO, and if the fluorescence impedes the strength of the green in sunlight, that may account for the huge price differential as well. I have seen fancy yellow greens, or greenish yellows, that once they hit sunlight, turned an almost surreal neon green. For me, that is what I would personally look for.