Tycoon Cut -girdle Please help!!

[tycoon]

Hello,

I am looking at a ring with a Tycoon cut diamond that has an extremely thin girdle. Will this be a problem (e.g. easy breakage)? Should I consider a better girdle rating?

Any help is appreciated.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I have never heard of a tycoon cut diamond. What is that? In most cases people do avoid extremely thin or very thin girdles. Thin to slightly thick is the preferred range.

 

[RockDoc]

The Tycoon Diamond is a branded cut diamond.

To answer your question about the very thin girdle :

1. It depends on how much area is very thin. Is it just a small area or the entire edge of the stone?

2. Location of the very thin girdle. (This of course is not relevant if the entire girdle is very thin)

3. Crown angle in the area where the very thin section is.

Rockdoc

 

[RockDoc]

For those who haven''t seen a Tycoon, here a photo of a ring I did with one set in the center.

(c) 2004 Consumers Gem Lab


Rockdoc

 

[MustangGal]

Was this the same one from your other post that is already set? It has a halo doesn''t it? If it''s set and protected from the sides, I don''t think you''d have much of a problem with it.

 

[tycoon]

Thanks for the reply and pic. The GIA Certificate rates the girdle as extremely thin to medium so it is not extremely thin all over. How do I figure out where the extremely thin part of the stone is and where the medium part is? The stone is already set as the center stone in a three piece setting.

 

[tycoon]

Thanks for the reply. Yes, the stone is already set. I am not sure what you mean by halo.