Hi All,
New to this forum and have already learned SO much in just a few short weeks about diamonds! Can anyone (maybe even Gary?) comment as to whether or not the Holloway Cut Advisor works for stones with more than the standard number of facets? I was curious at some of the Solasfera stones that GOG had on their website and when I ran them under the cut advisor, they registered less than stellar numbers.
Given that Solasferas seem to do so well in the light return department, what is to explain their poor performance under the HCA? Is it:
A) The HCA model doesn''t apply well to stones with more than 57 facets due to the nature of the cuts?
B) The HCA does matter, but the light return in diamonds like the Solasfera is so high that even less than "excellent" diamonds perform brilliantly in the light return tests like the Brilliancescope?
C) something else?
Curious to know...
Also -- though I know this is more a personal preference issue -- for those of you who have seen the Solasfera and other high-facet cut stones, did you think the supposedly better light performance was worth the premium over already premium H&As like that offered by SuperbCert and Whiteflash? If it helps, I''m probably looking at a stone in the .80 ct. range.
Thanks in advance!
Vic
New to this forum and have already learned SO much in just a few short weeks about diamonds! Can anyone (maybe even Gary?) comment as to whether or not the Holloway Cut Advisor works for stones with more than the standard number of facets? I was curious at some of the Solasfera stones that GOG had on their website and when I ran them under the cut advisor, they registered less than stellar numbers.
Given that Solasferas seem to do so well in the light return department, what is to explain their poor performance under the HCA? Is it:
A) The HCA model doesn''t apply well to stones with more than 57 facets due to the nature of the cuts?
B) The HCA does matter, but the light return in diamonds like the Solasfera is so high that even less than "excellent" diamonds perform brilliantly in the light return tests like the Brilliancescope?
C) something else?
Curious to know...
Also -- though I know this is more a personal preference issue -- for those of you who have seen the Solasfera and other high-facet cut stones, did you think the supposedly better light performance was worth the premium over already premium H&As like that offered by SuperbCert and Whiteflash? If it helps, I''m probably looking at a stone in the .80 ct. range.
Thanks in advance!
Vic