Medium Blue Floresence - Quick - ADVISE NEEDED . . .

[lachance22]

What do you know about a Med. Blue Florescense and how does it affect a diamond (positively or negatively) if the diamond as long as the diamond is not clouded?

 

[YoungPapa]

lachance22,

love it, love it, love it.

My diamond is a "D" color with medium blue. Doesn''t hurt the diamond one bit - makes a cool party trick with a blacklight. If the diamond is "H" or below in color it''ll make your diamond look whiter in the sun. Fluorescence also makes the diamond less expensive (typically).

So in short, you get a cool diamond with hidden talents, whiteness beyond it''s grade and you pay less money.

 

[windowshopper]

perfectly fine--a bonus at discount.

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Fluoro is a fine example of human stupidity - it reduces prices and makes diamonds look better.
if you can get stronger than medium - then that is better still

 

[lachance22]

Thanks for the responses from all of you. Are there any negativities at all?

 

[windowshopper]

possibly two as follows:

1-you got a discount of sorts upon purchasing so if you go to sell it or trade in they will apply the same discount
2-IF the fluorescence is very strong it can affect the clarity of the crystal--oiliness, haziness etc but it is very rare and can be determined before purchasing

 

[glitterata]

The diamond will glow purple-blue in sunlight if the fluorescence is strong enough. I just bought a .30 ct F with strong blue fluorescence, and it has a quite obvious blue tint in daylight, which gets stronger in stronger sunlight. I love it! I bought it for the cool color. However, some people might not like that tint.

I don''t know whether there''s enough fluorescence in your stone to make it go purple or blue. If there is, you have to decide whether you like the effect.

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

ot with medium - but the color can be graded higher than if it was not fluoro

i.e. a G may be an H in non fluoro light

 

[lachance22]

What does "Inert" mean in terms of Florescense?

 

[DiamondExpert]

No Fluor, Nada, Bupkis.

 

[diamondlil]

Love it! I would always prefer a diamond with medium blue fluorescence. Once recently, I went diamond shopping with a friend, and we compared diamonds with and without fluorescence. All specs were equal between diamonds -- cut, color, clarity. I picked the fluorescent stones every time as my favorite. She, on the other hand, picked the stones without. The look that blue fluorescence creates does not always appeal to everyone.

DiamondLil