Hi all!
I've been looking nonstop for the right engagement ring, but unfortunately, my search for diamonds is limited to one vendor (Brilliant Earth). They sell a vintage setting that I really like, and I've not been able to find anything like it elsewhere. They will not set an outside diamond, nor will they sell the setting by itself. If I had my choice, I'd have already picked up a diamond from Whiteflash.
After A LOT of searching in Brilliant Earth inventory, I think I've finally found a diamond that I really like. The problem is that their image data only consists of a picture of the diamond (after I requested it be taken), and no ASET nor Imagescope images (yet).
I am a little concerned about the steeper crown angle at 35.5. It is paired with a shallow pavilion angle of 40.6, but I don't know if that might still be a candidate for light loss? It does still classify as AGSL Ideal based on their proportion charts here: http://agslab.com/docs/pbcg/AGSLProportionCharts.pdf but I don't really know how useful that is.
I do like the idea of steeper crowns for more fire. I would have probably passed on it just to be on the safe side, but I requested the pic of it from the vendor and I love the optical symmetry on it. Getting pics at all from them for various diamonds has been a real pain, so I was stoked to finally find something that looked so nice.
Brilliant Earth says they can only get ASET/Imagescope pics if I either purchase it or place a 50% deposit on it so they can ship it from their international inventory into one of their US domestic branch offices for more imagery. They do have a full refund policy as well. I will likely purchase it and get them to take the ASET pictures before doing the setting. If it doesn't look good, I guess I go back to searching.
Anyone have any initial opinions on how it might perform based on the specs and the image?
GIA Specs:
.63 carat
H
VS2
Cut/Polish/Sym: Excellent
Table: 56%
Depth: 61.9
Crown Angle: 35.5 degrees
Pavillion Angle: 40.6 degrees
Girdle: medium 3.5%
Lower girdle: 80%
Star length: 50%
$2390 USD
Thanks!
I've been looking nonstop for the right engagement ring, but unfortunately, my search for diamonds is limited to one vendor (Brilliant Earth). They sell a vintage setting that I really like, and I've not been able to find anything like it elsewhere. They will not set an outside diamond, nor will they sell the setting by itself. If I had my choice, I'd have already picked up a diamond from Whiteflash.
After A LOT of searching in Brilliant Earth inventory, I think I've finally found a diamond that I really like. The problem is that their image data only consists of a picture of the diamond (after I requested it be taken), and no ASET nor Imagescope images (yet).
I am a little concerned about the steeper crown angle at 35.5. It is paired with a shallow pavilion angle of 40.6, but I don't know if that might still be a candidate for light loss? It does still classify as AGSL Ideal based on their proportion charts here: http://agslab.com/docs/pbcg/AGSLProportionCharts.pdf but I don't really know how useful that is.
I do like the idea of steeper crowns for more fire. I would have probably passed on it just to be on the safe side, but I requested the pic of it from the vendor and I love the optical symmetry on it. Getting pics at all from them for various diamonds has been a real pain, so I was stoked to finally find something that looked so nice.
Brilliant Earth says they can only get ASET/Imagescope pics if I either purchase it or place a 50% deposit on it so they can ship it from their international inventory into one of their US domestic branch offices for more imagery. They do have a full refund policy as well. I will likely purchase it and get them to take the ASET pictures before doing the setting. If it doesn't look good, I guess I go back to searching.
Anyone have any initial opinions on how it might perform based on the specs and the image?
GIA Specs:
.63 carat
H
VS2
Cut/Polish/Sym: Excellent
Table: 56%
Depth: 61.9
Crown Angle: 35.5 degrees
Pavillion Angle: 40.6 degrees
Girdle: medium 3.5%
Lower girdle: 80%
Star length: 50%
$2390 USD
Thanks!