J color?

[2babycarrots]

If a diamond is rated J by GIA will it look too dark or too yellow? I''m looking at pears and have seen a couple that are GIA J/ SI1''s. I don''t know if I should automatically ignore these or if I should take a closer look.

What are your thoughts?

 

[Allison D.]

In fancy shapes such as pear, that''s hard to say.

General rules of thumb about color:

Shows less in smaller stones/more in larger
Shows less in well cut stones/more in less well cut stones
Shows less in rounds/more in fancy shapes

Also, keep in mind that the viewer plays a part in it, too. Some people aren''t very color sensitive and others are.

I''m afraid all of this info bring us down to "you really have to see the stone yourself to decide if the warmth bothers you or not".

 

[2babycarrots]

I think you just described the stone I will likely end up buying: large and fancy. I am shooting for a stone with a really good cut.

When a fancy cut is listed as an ideal or an excellent cut--- does this mean that it is the feeling of that particular jeweler? I am thinking that I read somewhere that GIA doesn''t give a grade of ideal or excellent for anything other than a round.

Who decides what is the grade a fancy cut?

 

[neatfreak]

a "fancy" cut is anything other than a round brilliant...and unfortunately I have found that the GIA cut grade for fancies isn't always accurate, so take it with a grain of salt. For pears you'll notice the color much more than an RB...so a J might be too low for someone who doesn't like any warmth.

 

[coatimundi_org]

GIA doesn't issue cut grades for fancy shapes. When a vendor uses a term like "ideal" for a GIA graded fancy shape, that is the vendor's term, not GIA's. Click on the actual reports, and you will not see a cut grade.