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Weird princess cushion hybrid

Interesting shape and cut. I really dislike the sharp corners on a princess so this would sit better with me.
 
Cool stone! I love the shape.
 
Whoa! That's interesting. I am not a princess cut fan because of the corners, so this kind of solves the problem.
 
A nice hybrid for those who prefer a pinfire style of cut but without the risk of pointy princess corners.
 
AprilBaby|1393570488|3624551 said:
Interesting shape and cut. I really dislike the sharp corners on a princess so this would sit better with me.
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Same here. I like this way better than any princess cut.
 
Very cool. I love how cuts like these sometimes just turn up on the JA website!
 
That is very nice, and I'm not a big princess fan. There could be a market for more stones like that!
 
Wow!! I like that. I like it a lot. I'm not a fan of the sharp corners on princess cuts, but this is pretty!
 
I really like that! I love the facet pattern of a princess but don't like the square shape with straight edges.
 
I really dislike princess cut but this hybrid has a lot of potential. Wish I could see it in action in person.
 
That is actually an old gemstone cut and I have seen a couple just not in diamond.
After the princess came out there was a ton of mix and match going on with gemstone cutters.

The problem with it is that the numbers mean no one would even look at it on a list of cushions.
The numbers are weird so no one will consider them outside a highly diamond educated market like PS.
 
Karl_K|1393616562|3624839 said:
That is actually an old gemstone cut and I have seen a couple just not in diamond.
After the princess came out there was a ton of mix and match going on with gemstone cutters.

The problem with it is that the numbers mean no one would even look at it on a list of cushions.
The numbers are weird so no one will consider them outside a highly diamond educated market like PS.
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I was thinking that. The depth and table are going to scare away people that don't understand what it is. But it's a very bright stone. Has lots of potential.
 
Prime example of how there's more to a fancy than it's numbers.

Interesting find.
 
You always seem to find the coolest stones, Gypsy!
 
Looks like a 3 Chevron Princess with Chamfered corners a little too much rounding so GIA called it a cushion. Probably made it hard to sell if its still sitting after a 2011 grading report. No proof it is even a good princess though.
 
usetensils|1393708141|3625401 said:
Looks like a 3 Chevron Princess with Chamfered corners a little too much rounding so GIA called it a cushion. Probably made it hard to sell if its still sitting after a 2011 grading report. No proof it is even a good princess though.
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And you are... ?

That's what ASET's are for.
 
usetensils|1393708141|3625401 said:
Looks like a 3 Chevron Princess with Chamfered corners a little too much rounding so GIA called it a cushion.
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The pavilion resembles Pr3C, but the girdle is faceted to create curvature in the outline, so it's not a Pr.

The crown looks like a cushion, but with a 69% table the crown height would be limited, going against the spirit of most modern CMBs - as does the apparent pavilion faceting choice. So while the diamond outline, crown faceting and extra row on pavilion (as interpreted by GIA) say CMB the pavilion faceting and table % are Princess like... Too short to play in the NBA and too light to be a Sumo wrestler, but shouting "Put me in, coach!" ... Without more information how it performs is all speculation.

I suspect Karl is right. Gemstone-inspired. The VG finish doesn't get me excited, but it's definitely interesting, and a nice size. Fun find, Gypsy.
 
John Pollard|1394472550|3631082 said:
The crown looks like a cushion, but with a 69% table the crown height would be limited, going against the spirit of most modern CMBs - as does the apparent pavilion faceting choice.
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The pavilion choice dictates the crown.
The princess pavilion will not work with a steep and high cushion crown.
It is weird it actuality performs better with no crown than a high steep crown.
 
Some needs to request an ASET.
 
Karl_K|1394474320|3631106 said:
John Pollard|1394472550|3631082 said:
The crown looks like a cushion, but with a 69% table the crown height would be limited, going against the spirit of most modern CMBs - as does the apparent pavilion faceting choice.
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The pavilion choice dictates the crown.
The princess pavilion will not work with a steep and high cushion crown.
It is weird it actuality performs better with no crown than a high steep crown.
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The rough may have restricted the approach, or something may have happened in polishing. I can see it as a cushion-planned to finish 3.50 which broke in the crown during blocking. The girdle outline was already shaped. If straightening the sides for PR would drop it below 3.00, or if re-vamping to smaller overall CMB would have dropped it below 3.00ct this hybrid may have been seen as middle-ground.
 
Hi folks,

A few of our own staff were intrigued enough about this diamond that we're going to run an ASET as an internal teaching tool. Once I have the image (figure a day or two) I'll post on the board as well.

All the best,
 
James Allen Schultz|1394481936|3631213 said:
Hi folks,

A few of our own staff were intrigued enough about this diamond that we're going to run an ASET as an internal teaching tool. Once I have the image (figure a day or two) I'll post on the board as well.

All the best,
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That is terrific, Jim. The time and effort are appreciated. The ASET will be telling, but I'd be even more interested in your personal comments or notions, if you have a chance to take a peek yourself.
 
John Pollard|1394482500|3631226 said:
That is terrific, Jim. The time and effort are appreciated. The ASET will be telling, but I'd be even more interested in your personal comments or notions, if you have a chance to take a peek yourself.
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What John, you don't think an ASET tells you everything you ever needed to know about a fancy shaped diamond?

;)
 
Hi folks,

I've been in NYC the last couple of days and had a chance to look at the 3.21 'cushion' this morning. We also took an ASET, which I've attached.

The verdict? Meh. Looks like a mediocre princess that had a corner broken off and was recut into a cushion shape. Not sure that is exactly what happened, but that's the vibe it gives off when you play with it. I'm sure it'll be a 'dream come true' for some lucky lady (it is pretty - just not spectacular), but I doubt it'll find a home to anyone around here.

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My goodness that's underwhelming, isn't it?

I got a SERIOUS belly laugh out of your post Jim!

Thanks for indulging me/us.

And thanks for the all the vendors for helping us learn and indulge our curiosity.

Jim, BTW I wanted to tell you ASETs are looking much better and correlating to what we see in the videos better. Thank so much for taking our comments and using them to improve your photo set up. It's very nice to know that James Allen is so responsive. :wavey:
 
Just out of curiousity Jim, what was the price tag on it? It seems someone snatched it up. It's unique enough I definitely would have been interested
 
In the range of $33,000 - $35,000 if my memory is correct.
 
Gosh, I really thought the ASET would come back better than that... :| :blackeye: it looked pretty good in the video -- thank goodness for other technologies to determine performance! ::)
 
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