Turning to the Dark Side - Help!

[Gearhead]

TWENTY (20) days until I must have a stone in my pocket. I have "selected" a stone that yields:




White Light Return: Very High


Colored Light Return: Very High


Scintillation: High - Very High


Generic H&A Cut


.95 Ct, G / VS2


diam 6.35 x 3.93


Crown angle 34.6


Crown height 15%


Pav angle 40.9


Pav Depth: 43.1%


culet .5%


Table 55.9%


t. depth 61.6


med girdle


ISee2: 9.7




But, what is this I keep hearing about those few stones not conforming to H&A per say, but still yielding excellent white and colored light return, and scintillation? I really need to make a decision quickly. I want bragging rights for the best price to performance ratio hence the spread ( so H&A is an not necessarily required

. I believe this is the only other variable I must investigate before I make make a purchase. I''m leaning to more brilliance than fire.




In an earlier thread: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/hearts-on-fire-brand-stones-tints-of-a-slight-yellow.11639/ Cut Nut posted:

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On 1/7/2004 6:08:06 AM Cut Nut wrote:
I skimmed this - but you know that it is possible the generic GIA was a unusual proportioned ideal (of the sort that I have defined - but then I am commonly thought to be quite mad

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EG could have been 30 degree crown and 41.5 degree pavilion.
A very bright stone.
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You may have had a 35C 41.2P HOF that would not cut it as my ideal

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I MUST find these stones! I MUST have these stones! I''ve gone Mad! Damn you ''Crusader....and all you Pricescope Aficionados!




20 days and counting...




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[phoenixgirl]

I'm not sure, but I think you're saying that you're hoping to find a non "ideal" stone that still performs as such like this or this or this? (Note, none of these are for sale).

You've got a winner with the stone you've got. It will be very difficult to find that "non-ideal ideal," and I doubt the price will be much different. But maybe some of the vendors here can help. I'd be more than happy with the stone you've found though. It's not going to be a dud with those results.

 

[pricescope]

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I MUST find these stones! I MUST have these stones! I've gone Mad! Damn you 'Crusader....and all you Pricescope Aficionados
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Although there is nothing wrong with the stone you found, you have an option to search by cut quality and exclude AGS0 from search results.

Here are some results in your carat/color/clarity ranges.

Carat Color Clarity HCA Depth Table Crown Pavilion Price
0.920 F SI1 1.5-EX 60.3 59 34.9° 40.7° $3568
0.900 G VS2 1.7-EX 61.6 59 34.2° 40.8° $3619
0.900 H VS2 0.8-EX 61.7 55 36° 40.1° $3705
0.930 G VS1 1.9-EX 59.4 59 32.9° 40.2° $3744
0.920 F VS1 1.5-EX 58.9 60 32.8° 40.6° $3851
0.900 G VS1 1.1-EX 62.2 54 33.4° 41° $3895
0.900 G VS1 0.9-EX 61.7 56 33.5° 40.8° $3997
1.010 F VS2 1.3-EX 60.2 58 34.1° 40.8° $6376