When people talk about whether they can "see" color in a diamond, I''m curious as to how they are viewing it. In stores, I''m told to view the stone from the side against a white background. This tends to emphasize the color, but I''m skeptical about whether they''re doing this to try to convince me to upgrade to a more colorless stone. Generally, people won''t be viewing it this way; they''ll be viewing it (in this case) from the top in an 18K gold setting (platinum prongs, of course).
Using the sideways-against-white-background method, I certainly can see some color in an H stone (and even a trace in G), but I really can''t from the top. What''s the most appropriate way to be judging the color of a stone?
Using the sideways-against-white-background method, I certainly can see some color in an H stone (and even a trace in G), but I really can''t from the top. What''s the most appropriate way to be judging the color of a stone?