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It's not a bad stone, but not my cup of tea in terms of the large table, shallow depth, skinnier arrows and lower crown angle. It's a spready stone facing up more like a 1.3 ct but will not be fiery - it should be very bright and white, though. Again, some people prefer this look and there's nothing wrong with that!
 
Thanks for the inputs. Is the shallower crown the reason why you guys are saying the stone won't be fiery? I plugged the numbers into the HCA and it's giving me an excellent rating on fire.
 
Yes, the lower crown angle coupled with the very large table. Remember that the HCA is a rudimentary tool that just uses 4 data points to calculate a score. I could give you 4 completely different numbers that would give you the same outcome, but I can guarantee you the stones wouldn't perform the same or look the same.

You could read more about 60/60 stones here: https://www.pricescope.com/wiki/diamonds/60-60-proportioned-diamond
 
I agree with ac117 and MissGR....not my cup of tea either. The flat crown, larger table and longer
lower halves are just not a look that I can appreciate. The one MissGR posted is very nice and
is an H&A stone.
 
taehun74 said:
Thanks for the inputs. Is the shallower crown the reason why you guys are saying the stone won't be fiery? I plugged the numbers into the HCA and it's giving me an excellent rating on fire.
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Yes, the shallower crown, the shallow depth, and the large table all contribute. These things together show very well in the idealscope showing some leakage and very skinny arrows. You want to use the following guidelines to choose a well cut stone:
Table 54-58
Depth no more than 62.2
Crown 34-35
Pavilion angle 40.6 - 40.9
Fire is only one attribute of a stone and the HCA is to be used more as a rejection tool than a selection tool. Compare the images of the two stones and you will see the deficiencies in the one you posted. You are ideally looking for a balance of fire, white light return and scintillation in a well cut stone.
 
https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3824315.htm?source=pricescope

This is a super ideal cut stone from Whiteflash. Again, much more expensive but this stone represents top of the line cut. There are some tutorials on their home pages that explain what we are talking about in a bit more detail. Compare the images of this stone to the on you posted and again you'll see differences - completely red idealscope image, arrows that are more uniform and balanced, and no light leakage in the center of the stone. All those things result in a much better appearance in a diamond. You don't have to buy a top of the cutting line stone to achieve these things; I am just trying to show you the differences in the stone you posted and some others. Find the best cut stone in your price range; you will never regret buying a well cut diamond!
 
Thanks all for the help - I really appreciate it. The james allen stone posted by MissGotRocks might be the winner here as I don't really want to sacrifice on size (ring size will be 7, so I'm somewhat concerned about the size of the stone compared to finger size) or color, and my price point on the stone is somewhat firm on $8500.
 
That's the one I went with :) Thank you all so much. Trying to educate myself when there's so many options/things to consider has been difficult so I appreciate the help from all of you.
 
Awesome!! :appl:What kind of setting are you going with?!
 
Congrats on choosing a stone! It should be beautiful!
 
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