Need Opinion! Would you be happy with this diamond?

[Ellen]

Date: 3/26/2008 2:28:13 PM
Author: whatmeworry

Date: 3/26/2008 2:00:04 PM
Author: americanhero
would i really be able to tell the difference between a steep/deep diamond and a well-cut? or is it all in theory?

An informal survey comparing ''steep/deep'' with other diamonds

In one lighting condition.

 

[whatmeworry]

This is where theory meets the real world.

 

[americanhero]

wow, great video.

so, it seems as though if you aren''t an expert, and you aren''t analyzing the diamond, in general, to a regular joe all cuts look similar and are very hard to tell between performance.

 

[coda72]

I have to disagree that regular people can''t tell the difference between well-cut and not so well-cut diamonds. I am always receiving compliments on my diamonds from regular people that I doubt know much about diamonds. If you didn''t care about a well-cut diamond, I don''t think you would have posted on this website because almost everyone here advocates cut above everything else. I would rather have a smaller well-cut diamond rather than a larger not so well-cut diamond.

Here''s a couple to consider that are a bit smaller than what you''re looking at but will sparkle more:

http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/3799/

http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-737787.htm

http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-608074.htm

(One of the ones I posted is an I color, and I never thought I''d buy an I colored diamond, but I did and honestly it is pretty white.)

 

[Ellen]

If interested, read this. It's by a 5th generation diamond cutter. If there really wasn't a noticable difference, all cutters would cut to these combos, it would mean more money. There must be a reason why they don't.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/gia-ex-let-the-buyer-beware.41371/


If you buy this stone, and it's never compared to a truly great cut stone, no, you'll never know the difference. And you'll never know just how much you're missing.

Good luck!