Recutting an asscher to improve numbers?

[tungsten]

A diamond vendor in LA called me about my visit there a few weeks ago.

He had a .72 F SI1 that had a ~68 table and ~58 depth I think. I have seen it and it was eyeclean, but this was in the beginning of my Asscher quest and I didn''t know what I liked really.

Now that I told him to go look for 58-62% table and depth 67-72%, he also suggested getting this 0.72F recut (for ~ $160) to match my specs. It would obviously lose a bit of weight, but that is not so important. To me this sounds like an odd thing to do. Does anyone actually do this?

If I were to do this, how do you know that the cutter will do a good job? With there being so many poorly cut diamonds, what are the odds of some random cutter turning out a fantastic asscher?

I am pretty sure I won''t do this, but I wanted to hear if anyone has any experience of recutting.

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Wierd!
it will fall under 0.70ct and loose value

 

[strmrdr]

Date: 7/14/2009 12:04:58 AM
Author:tungsten



If I were to do this, how do you know that the cutter will do a good job? you don''t
With there being so many poorly cut diamonds, what are the odds of some random cutter turning out a fantastic asscher? somewhere around slim to are you kidding?

 

[tungsten]

Thanks Gary, I was thinking that it sounded like a odd thing to do.

I won't do the recutting because I would have to first buy a diamond I don't like, then pay to cut it and lose value, and not know what I would end up with. The seller sounds desparate to me and that is always a red flag. That also makes me wary of buying anything from this guy. I think I will just have to wait for GOG and JA to find me something better.

There, I pretty much answered my own post.