Date: 2/20/2007 10:45:43 AM
Author: jr1
Im sorry i dont know all that stuff. All I know is that they are round brilliant stones that are EGL. The F is ideal and the H is premium. The woman also kept telling me about how the 1.29 was 7.4 mm wide whatever that means to anybody. I am just looking for an opinion based on what I know, but I understand that you guys are prob experts and will want more stats on the stones.
Well, in order for you to truly know whether they are well cut diamonds or not (and cut is the most important characteristic of the diamond when you''re talking about the grade stones you are considering) we need to know the measurements.
The sales person telling you it has a 7.4 mm diameter, while that is helpful, it could mean that the stone is cut very shallow in order to make the stone appear larger, but what it does in actuality is leak light through the sides or bottom. You want a stone that is cut to ideal or near-ideal proportions, that way you maximize the amount of fire and brilliance that is reflected back to your eyes.
A well cut diamond will appear larger than it actually is, because it will be reflecting light from edge to edge, whereas a poorly cut diamond will likely look smaller than it actually is because light will be lost from the edges.
Do you have access to the EGL certificates? Does the store have a megascope or sarin reports for their diamonds?
EGL is also known for being a little soft in their grading on diamond clarity - for example, your VS2 might actually be a SI1, which still would be OK if it were eye-clean and well cut...