Si1 opinions of stone please

[linny14]

i am really thinking about this stone but the clarity pictures scare me. do you think these inclusions would be seen face up or from the side. what are these inclusions classified as - the certificate does not specify. thanks
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[motcs]

Your best bet would be to give Jonathan a call at GOG. He'll be able to let you know if the stone is eye clean or not. Ask him what you want to know, and his answers should let you know either way.

 

[moremoremore]

I may be wrong here...but isn't it a good sign that yu can't see anything on the optical analysis pix...and nothing is being reflected in the pix!!! With the exception of that bigger inclusion, they all look really tiny... I agree- give J a buzz...That's a nice looking stone btw!

 

[wonka27]

I agree...fling Jonathan an email. He'll tell you how it is!

 

[MelanieC]

I agree- The stone looks great. I would definately have Jonathan eyeball it. That's the only way to really know. I have seen some SI1's that had pretty ugly looking plots and were totally eye clean. It just depends. Remember what you are seeing is magnified. The only one that worries me is the larger one in the upper left hand corner.

 

[Dancing Fire]

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On 8/12/2004 3:49:55 PM linny14 wrote:

i am really thinking about this stone but the clarity pictures scare me. do you think these inclusions would be seen face up or from the side. what are these inclusions classified as - the certificate does not specify. thanks
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linny14
i think the inclusions will be white. since this stone is exactly 2 ct, have you considered looking for something a little under 2? maybe to save some premium. now about the B-Scope pictures, there are 4 out of 6 pictures that look the same. i would prefer a stone with pictures that have 6 different look to it. seems like those are the ones that have better preformance. talk to jon about it.

 

[valeria101]

If anything may show... it would be the larger inclusion at about 100 o'clock. Not sure what difference it makes the type of inclusions, but the larger one looks like an included crystal, while the others would be smaller crystals, clouds and two feathers (the short lines on the plot - one near the girdle and one near the culet on the face-down plot). As far as I know, of course... All these are either white or tranparent.

Out of all tests that Jonathan runs on his stones I tend to go for the Iscope and Gem Adviser - both seem to give this stone their highest mark

The Bscope shows what the stone may look like under bright direct light - something that may not be 100% like wearing conditions. Good to know - but not a complete appreciation of the diamond's look.

BTW, this is the first time I hear comments about having different rather than alike shots on the Bscope

What does this mean?

 

[valeria101]

There is another stone - a 1.91cts E-VS2 listed at GOG. The Gem Adviser stats for both stones are very top... but the Brilliance Scope does not agree. Have you considered this other piece?

In the pic below the Gem Adviser and Brilliance scope results for both the 2cts E-Si1 (to the left) and the 1.91 E-VS2 are listed side by side waiting for comments

 

[linny14]

i spoke to jonathon, he said that the inclusions would not be seen with the eye. the big one looks like a feather.
i am not married to a 2ct ring, but i would like around that size. there are not many rings out there meeting my criteria. i am looking at another stone on the site so i will compare them and hopefully can make a decision.

 

[Dancing Fire]

BTW, this is the first time I hear comments about having different rather than alike shots on the Bscope What does this mean?

Valeria 101
look at the light view picture on the b-scope #1,2,3,5 for the 1.91 e-vs2 see how similiar looking they are. now compare to the one attached below. notice how all 6 pictures have different look ? + 9.8 on the Isee2, seems like those are the ones that have better preformance...btw wish i needed a 1ct now would buy it in minute !!!.

here's an example of 6 different looking pictures

 

[valeria101]

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On 8/12/2004 9:53:56 PM vtigger86 wrote:



look at the light view picture on the b-scope #1,2,3,5 for the 1.91 e-vs2 see how similiar looking they are. ----------------

So.... the Bscope pictures for one stone show strong light flash in fewer positions. It seems that this effect tells the pics apart more (as you say) and it should, since the Bscope is all about what diamonds look like in direct light. But the pics could be "different" and yet not display all that much "flash" for what that matters. There are some examples like this among Jonathan's sold piecs I suppose.

But then, some stones may get top scores when different lighting is taken into account (such as Isee2 does and, I suspect, the gem Adviser). I hope there will be some comment on what makes GA scores alike for two different Bscope cahrts... This should be one interesting point.

 

[Dancing Fire]

http://www.goodoldgold.com/round_3_01ct_i_vs1.htm

the above link is one example from GOG discout diamond section.

Valeria 101
here's an example of a poorly cut stone,look at pictures #1-#5 see how they look pretty much alike.look at the b-scope chart all in the med range not too impressive compare to his top h&a cuts.