Rb color and silver center?

[Green with Envy]

I have not had the privledge to study a ton of 1+ ct RB in different lightings- but the one I have looks silver in the center in certain lighting. Would the actually color grade effect this at all? Say- a D color will look white in the middle and an I color will look more silvery? Or do all nice H & A RB look silver in center in certain lighting because it is the contrast of the black arrows or something?

 

[Ellen]

Hi Green,

My arrows always appear silvery, however in some lighting situations they are more prominant, amidst the rest of the diamond which is very white/bright. Is it your arrows that are appearing that way?

I think it''s the cut, not the color.

 

[Green with Envy]

Thanks- i guess it is the cut. It is an ACA from Whiteflash so I know the cut is awesome. Maybe i have seen more lower quality stones that do not have such a distinct and symetrical pattern such as the ACA H&A? It is 1.2 ct h VS2 and don''t get me wrong- in most light it glows. It just happens to look silver or gray sometimes so I guess that is the arrows I see?

 

[Ellen]

Date: 9/5/2007 12:48:40 PM
Author: Green with Envy
Thanks- i guess it is the cut. It is an ACA from Whiteflash so I know the cut is awesome. Maybe i have seen more lower quality stones that do not have such a distinct and symetrical pattern such as the ACA H&A? It is 1.2 ct h VS2 and don''t get me wrong- in most light it glows. It just happens to look silver or gray sometimes so I guess that is the arrows I see?

Yep, I believe that''s it, since cut clearly isn''t the issue.