Dreamer_D
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Dreamer_D said:Getting a lower color halo will not help much with the contrast in my opinion. The contrast comes not so much from body color as from the way that diamonds of different sizes handle light. Teensy diamonds do nto actually show much or any body color at all, they look like sparkly little white circles all the time in large part because the factes are so small your eye cannot pick up contrast. Larger diamonds, especially a chunky cut like the AVC, allow lots of opportunity for body color to show, and since the facets are larger, also lots of opportunity to see contrast. In my experience with a larger J color stone, it markedly contrasts with H/I color melee because the larger stone shows its body color more and treats light differently than do the little melee stones. So I am of the opinion that there will *always* be a contrast between a J color main stone and melee, even if you match the color grades exactly.
Dreamer_D said:My opinion about the different optics of small and large diamonds is based on part on my own observations and in part on conversations on PS.
My observations about melee contrasting with J color larger diamonds is based on my own diamonds. I have eternity bands with 5 pt and 8pt diamonds in H/I color and have worn them with G, J and K color larger solitaires. Saw contrast with the (high)J and K, not with the G. I attribute this in part to the "chameleon" effect of J/K color stones -- they show so much more variance in their color accross lighting than do less tinted diamonds like a G color (part of their charm IMO), but it also gives so much more opportunity for the larger diamond to simply look *different* than the melee. These are just my own observations and I am color sensitive. Others may have other opinion.
txagkg said:bean, awesome video - thanks for posting the link. I honestly can't really detect a difference in color between those two center stones.
arjunajane said:Dreamer,
Thank you for your reply and CCL thanks for the technical info.
I am basing my recommendation off what some higher - end jewellers who are used to working with lower coloured old cuts (such as SS) practice when setting their stones..
It really is so much in personal preference and the eye of the wearer though - when I compare my M AVC solitaire to the F/G BGD signature melee in another ring, I really do not see a colour difference that is displeasing to my eye.
I am currently setting a warmer coloured OEC with high colour sides and melee, and the difference does not bother / concern me.
So I guess my advice to tx would be to make sure you get to compare your AVC in person next to some different colour melee diamonds,and decide on your tolerances / preferences - as you can see in this thread, different consumers feel differently about their perception of warmth/colour in their diamonds - but what matters is your (or your intendeds) perceptions
it sounds as if you are able to visit GOG in person? If so I'm sure Jon would be happy to arrange a viewing comparison with a little bit of notice..