I have my precious, continued

[iceseeker]

Sorry about the incomplete post.


I''ve been searching for an oval stone for quite awhile. After having little luck at B&M (no availability, too expensive) I decided to purchase from an on-line vendor. I was very nervous about this, but I decide to go with vendors frequently mentioned on this site.


I used the AGA chart to narrow my search down to diamonds that fell between ideal and premium cut (1A and 1B). I found what I believed to be the perfect stone! When it arrived, I was so disappointed. It lacked brillance and fire. I had purchased a dud!


Many of the posts on fancy shapes said that you need to see fancy shaped stones in order to really find a winner. This is so very true!


I decided to purchase an oval from Good Old Gold. I liked the fact that they have all the stones in stock and they run Sarin, Brilliancescope, and Lightscope tests on each stone. The stone rated very high in both fire and scintillation.
One post I read said that these tests don''t apply to fancies. While another said that the tests are applicable to all diamonds. Sometimes there is a lot of conflicting info.


Marie and Jonathan were the best! I was concerned about the bow-tie effect in fancy shapes. Marie and Charles assured me that due to the brilliance of the stone the bow-tie was barely noticeable. I decided to go for it.


My stone is beautiful! I can see every color of the rainbow in the stone! I was nearly blinded by it this afternoon! The bow-tie is minimal.


Accoding to the AGA chart my stone rates lower (2B)than the one I''m returning. The stone is 50 million times more beautiful.


GOG cost about 2% more, but it was so worth it!Here are the specs:


carat: 1.16
color/clarity: H/VS2
cert:GIA
table size:72.1%
l/w ratio:1.35
depth: 61.6%
table:61.6%
girdle:slightly thick to thick
fluorescence:none
polish/sym: very good, good
pavillion depth: 42.8%
pavillion angle:40.7%
crown height: 14.8%
crown angle:37.3%

I am so happy with my stone from GOG! All fancy seekers should check out www.goodoldgold.com for an in-depth look at a stone before you purchase it. Fancies are difficult to purchase, but if you want one, you can find it!

 

[strmrdr]

The sarin info is less helpful on a fancy because as you found out the numbers cant tell you as much about a diamond as they do with a RB.
It can however point out gross defects in the cut.

The b-scope and lightscope/ideal-scope/red-whatever-scope are all just as valid for fancies as rounds the intreptation of the results may be a little harder on fancies.
Thats where a diamond expert you can trust plays a bigger role than with a round brilliant.

Congrates on an awesome diamond! :}
Now where are the pictures?? :}

 

[diamondlil]

Congratulations, Iceseeker!

I can't wait to see pictures!!




You are absolutely right about having to see fancy shapes to make your decision. I too have a cut grade 2B pear which I did not find out until after I had purchased my stone. I freaked out and sent myself on a mission to compared my pear to ever single pear I could find (including Tiffany's and Bailey, Banks & Biddle), and I must say mine was tops!! I even took it back to my vendor (since he would let me trade) and compared it to a same-size, better-cut-by-the numbers pear, and there was no visual difference in light return or color. I had several friends view the same two stones side by side, and they all agreed. In the end, my 2B was the keeper! Of course, I've been eyeing ideal RB stones now and my mind is back in a spin -- what's a girl to do?

DiamondLil