erislynn
Shiny_Rock
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- Feb 8, 2016
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Hi all, I'm considering an eternity stacker after parting with my solitaire 
, and am wondering if those who own BGD or ACA melee can show close up pictures comparing them to non-ideal cut melee. -Gypsy, I know from a past post that you have made this comparison before. Do you happen to have a zoomed in photo?
I know some people say when looking at small melee, you can't tell too much difference between very good cut and ideal. I want to believe this, but have also been disappointed before with lesser quality melee as small as 2 points. For others wondering about this question, here are photos showing the importance of cut in 1.5 pointers (0.015 ct). Sorry for the lint!
The left is a Tiffany band, the right is a chain store band. I don't know what grade the chain store ones are, but I sure can tell a huge difference. These are very close up, but in person, at a foot and a half away, I can still see the arrows clearly on the Tiffany. Unfortunately, I can't capture this difference in a photo when it's that far away, but it's there. During my long journey to finding the perfect channel band, I went from chain store to independent B&M to Facets to Tiffany, and the cut quality (and metal work) got progressively better. It also got more expensive but it was a difference I could appreciate. Where do ACA or BGD melee sit in this spectrum? How about other PS vendors like IDJ?
Buying online, I'm very grateful for the tips PS has given me, but once I've been taught to see those arrows, I can't go back. Poor DH
, and am wondering if those who own BGD or ACA melee can show close up pictures comparing them to non-ideal cut melee. -Gypsy, I know from a past post that you have made this comparison before. Do you happen to have a zoomed in photo?I know some people say when looking at small melee, you can't tell too much difference between very good cut and ideal. I want to believe this, but have also been disappointed before with lesser quality melee as small as 2 points. For others wondering about this question, here are photos showing the importance of cut in 1.5 pointers (0.015 ct). Sorry for the lint!
The left is a Tiffany band, the right is a chain store band. I don't know what grade the chain store ones are, but I sure can tell a huge difference. These are very close up, but in person, at a foot and a half away, I can still see the arrows clearly on the Tiffany. Unfortunately, I can't capture this difference in a photo when it's that far away, but it's there. During my long journey to finding the perfect channel band, I went from chain store to independent B&M to Facets to Tiffany, and the cut quality (and metal work) got progressively better. It also got more expensive but it was a difference I could appreciate. Where do ACA or BGD melee sit in this spectrum? How about other PS vendors like IDJ?
Buying online, I'm very grateful for the tips PS has given me, but once I've been taught to see those arrows, I can't go back. Poor DH
. This is very typical of chain store bands and even some "high end" brands such as De Beer.
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