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Looks good to me, too! I hear ya on being too busy to even take it in, at this point! I am waiting for FedEx now. They already missed the 10:30 deadline!
Life gets in the way of bling!I appreciate the early thoughts on the diamond ... I am sad to say, I still have not been able to find the time to pull it back out for a more in-depth look & assessment since it arrived. The to/from travel to get my dad was followed by a few days of me feeling pretty ill coupled with kids and Christmas, caring for my dad, etc. It’s been a bit hectic, and I want to really be able to peacefully & quietly look it over and just take it in.
Are those white areas in the centers all leakages? A little hard to tell...I am seeing quite a bit flash of rainbow on the outskirts which are awesome!
I like the colored flashes in the crown facets as well, but I *think* my eyes are not seeing as much action in the center under the table, which leads me to believe 1) the ASET images are close to correct; or 2) maybe I’m just used to seeing edge-to-edge sparkle/fire in my MRB and have that same expectation for the asscher when perhaps I shouldn’t.
I interpret those white areas to indeed be leakage, per the ASET ... since the diamond is somewhat white-backlit, any white would translate to leakage. I’m just not 100% sure the ASET images are correct because it’s the first time I’m using one and it is VERY difficult to hold the ASET loupe, hold the diamond still in the exact right position, and take a clear picture with only two hands at my disposal. My hope is that someone familiar with Asschers can take a look at the videos and see if the ASET images I took do in fact correspond to the videos, or if perhaps others see more activity under the table than I do, and that I’m just not using the ASET loupe properly. But I’m reasonably confident that they are close to correct because I used a few ideal cut MRBs to practice with.
@clcat120 Honestly, I am scared to carry it around and take pics & videos of it, so have kept it primarily in my home office with natural lighting to view it. The tension/ spring ring does not hold it very securely because of the shape, and I am so afraid it will pop out and go flying while I try to maneuver it with the camera (already happened once in my office).
I may try it in my kitchen with spot lights later tonight, but I pretty much refuse to take it outdoors in this spring ring.
Girdle even with the mouth of the scope with the diamond centered in the scope.
You need even lighting under the diamond, if one side is lit more than the other you get glare which looks like leakage. on the stone.
The brightness is also critical because if it is to bright it will give you false leakage indications like 5% leakage looking like 100% leakage.
In the video it looks like it is not centered well in the ASET scope.
Then finally is alignment the camera lens the top of the scope and the table of the diamond have to be parallel.
After watching the video I think more strongly that the ASET images with the green in the center are pretty close to being representative.
What really matters is how it look to you. Is it dark to you under the table in disused softer lighting? Is it lively under the table and sparky under more direct lighting?
How you feel about it is the most important thing and I think you have your answer?
You deserve a diamond you adore.
Thank you Karl; you are right. This isn’t a ‘must have’ for me, so I think it makes sense to return it and hold out for something that ticks all my boxes vs settling or compromising.
I just took it outside once - though it is cloudy/overcast outside today here - for a quick video/pics to share, and in person, the center appears dark/semi-lifeless to my eyes outside. Maybe others see it differently. My iPhone case is white/glittery, so that may impact the pictures a bit in that regard.
And the video:
Guess I’ll get on the horn w/BN this morning, and get the return process started.
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It looks excellent to me in the outdoor pictures in post #108. I see you sent it back, and that's the right thing to do when uncertain or you don't love it.