Just bought 2.65ct E SI1 RB stone. Opinions?

[Cosmo gal]

Hi everyone,
I've been a big fan of pricescope and I wanted to get some opinion on the stone I just bought from bluenile.
Carat: 2.65
Color: E
Cut: GIA Excellent
Clarity: twinning wisp and a single small crystal
Flou: Medium Blue
Polish: VG
Symmetry: Excellent
Crown angle: 33.5
Pavilion angle: 41
Table: 56%
Depth: 60.7%
HCA: 0.9
Girdle: thin-medium

My questions are: Do you think the diamond look ok?
How do you assess the fire and scintillation without going to the appraisal? (may be difficult to locate one from where I am).
Is it possible to see hearts and arrow with naked eye? (could see some arrows but I only see one or two at a time).
Many thanks in advance!!!!

 

[Cosmo gal]

I also attach the diagrams. Do you think this twinning wisp would affect the durability? many thanks!

 

[jadedpony]

Looks like a great stone and wow is it big!

Here is a simple way to assess the fire and scintillation:

Holloway Cut Adviser

Anything at or below a score of two is supposed to be good so looks like you've picked a winner with a score of 0.9

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 10/12/2009 11:41:52 AM
Author:Cosmo gal
Hi everyone,
I've been a big fan of pricescope and I wanted to get some opinion on the stone I just bought from bluenile.
Carat: 2.65
Color: E
Cut: GIA Excellent
Clarity: twinning wisp and a single small crystal
Flou: Medium Blue
Polish: VG
Symmetry: Excellent
Crown angle: 33.5
Pavilion angle: 41
Table: 56%
Depth: 60.7%
HCA: 0.8
Girdle: thin-medium

My questions are: Do you think the diamond look ok?
How do you assess the fire and scintillation without going to the appraisal? (may be difficult to locate one from where I am).
Is it possible to see hearts and arrow with naked eye? (could see some arrows but I only see one or two at a time).
Many thanks in advance!!!!

Welcome!

It looks like a very nice diamond as far as can be told without images, well cut and possibly geared more towards brilliance than fire, but it could be an excellent pick! Some diamonds might show distinct hearts and arrows but might not have perfect patterning as shown by the top cut branded h&a we often see here, however if you don't want a ' true' h&a diamond then that isn't an issue. In some lights if a diamond has an arrow pattern you can see the arrows/ some arrows face up, when set even if the diamond shows a semblance of hearts you won't see those, only on a loose stone. The best way to view the patterning is with a h&a viewer ( see this page for an image of a h&a viewer) but those are normally used for diamonds which are considered to be h&a.

For completeness it would be nice to know the star and lower girdle facet percentages and the diameter in MM of the diamond , this info will be on the report.

If you are worried about the inclusions as this is a sizeable purchase ( unlikely to be a durability issue with twinning wisps but always prudent to check with a purchase of this magnitude), get an independant appraiser to check the diamond out - you might be able to find an appraiser near you below, you do have 30 days from BN in which to do so.

appraiser listing.

Other than that, the diamond does have good proportions and appears to be a well cut stone, all you can do is to see how you like it when it arrives, check carefully it is eyeclean to your standards and give it a thorough test drive by seeing how it looks in as many different lighting conditions as possible.

 

[HVVS]

http://www.goodoldgold.com/4Cs/Clarity/InclusionGallery/
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/twinning-wisp-surface-graining.113984/
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/beware-of-diamonds-with-strain.36144/

Check those links out. I've been wondering the same thing, since I'm looking at SI1, SI2, & I1. I'd almost rather have one dainty black inclusion than wisps or feathers. You;'ll also find comments about twinning wisps reflecting much in RBs, and decreasing the brilliance.

And this one, where Garry says

If your stone has a wisp on the side (East west) that is exposed - then just for saftey - have it turned to under a prong or north south - along the finger (70% of damage is in the E-W sides)

That stone then has wisp on each side.

 

[Cosmo gal]

Hi everyone!
Thanks so~~~ much for your comments. I did go through discussions here at PS and decided that twinning wisp was better inclusion to have than others since it seemed it''s less visible. However, seeing the stone myself, I can point out small specs of blacks with the twinning wisp (without using the loup). I can''t decide whether I''m bother by it or it actually is a cool marker of the stone.

Lorelei, thanks for the appraisal list but unfortunately I don''t live in the US. But many thanks for your help.

HVVS, good point about the setting. Actually I''m thinking of having a heart-shaped side stones. Maybe the side stones would protect the center stone?

Does anybody know whether having side stone should help stones with twinning wsip like mine? Thanks everyone!!!

 

[D&T]

Date: 10/12/2009 10:01:36 PM
Author: Cosmo gal
Hi everyone!
Thanks so~~~ much for your comments. I did go through discussions here at PS and decided that twinning wisp was better inclusion to have than others since it seemed it''s less visible. However, seeing the stone myself, I can point out small specs of blacks with the twinning wisp (without using the loup). I can''t decide whether I''m bother by it or it actually is a cool marker of the stone.

Lorelei, thanks for the appraisal list but unfortunately I don''t live in the US. But many thanks for your help.

HVVS, good point about the setting. Actually I''m thinking of having a heart-shaped side stones. Maybe the side stones would protect the center stone?

Does anybody know whether having side stone should help stones with twinning wsip like mine? Thanks everyone!!!

do you mean haloing the ring? having a ring of diamonds around the center? certainly helps a bit and gives it additional protection. How bought bezeling? if not, then how bout six prongs?

 

[Cosmo gal]

Thanks D&T!
I was thinking more of a three stone ring using heart-shaped stones as side stones.
I''ll consider Halos

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 10/12/2009 10:01:36 PM
Author: Cosmo gal
Hi everyone!
Thanks so~~~ much for your comments. I did go through discussions here at PS and decided that twinning wisp was better inclusion to have than others since it seemed it's less visible. However, seeing the stone myself, I can point out small specs of blacks with the twinning wisp (without using the loup). I can't decide whether I'm bother by it or it actually is a cool marker of the stone.

Lorelei, thanks for the appraisal list but unfortunately I don't live in the US. But many thanks for your help.

HVVS, good point about the setting. Actually I'm thinking of having a heart-shaped side stones. Maybe the side stones would protect the center stone?

Does anybody know whether having side stone should help stones with twinning wsip like mine? Thanks everyone!!!

Not visually it wouldn't help, if you mean for durability then any diamond can chip but if the side stones were in place and you hit the ring in that area then those would be the ones to take the blow.