What can pictures tell me?

[Mainer]

Someone suggested that I stop using numbers to determine a diamonds quality and simply look at pictures of the diamond. The problem is I haven’t a clue what to look for. If someone would share some of their knowledge about how to look for the good and the bad in pictures I would be very, very appreciative. Here are the pictures of the diamond I am seriously considering. It has a HCA rating of 1.8 ( Ex-Ex-Vg-Vg) if I use the numbers from the AGS report and a rating of 1.6 (Ex-Ex-Ex- VG)using the GIA report. It has a cut cut class rating of 1A

http://www.ritani.com/diamonds/round-diamond-1-10-Carat-I-color-GIA-certified/D-T19H5N

http://p0.a-ritani.com/uploads/diamonds/certificate/pdf/41228/D-T19H5N.pdf

Frankly I thought the pictures were just sort of an ad and didn’t convey serious information. I admit that looking into the heart of the diamond at certain angles was very neat.

 

[artdecolover71]

google youtube Good Old Gold Diamond education ! There are quite a few things you will be looking for and these are super helpful for the beginner especially. enjoy!

 

[Gypsy]

I'm not sure of the context of the advice you were given but I really only would say the regular macro pictures of the stones are a must have for fancies (non- modern round brilliant) diamonds or for a modern round brilliant to evaluate clarity issues.

If you are shopping for a modern round brilliant the only image I would say is necessary is the Idealscope image. And if I was at or below VS2 in clarity I would want a gemologist to let me know if the stone is eyeclean.

That's really all you need.

 

[c-k]

If I were buying and had stone in hand, my eyes will tell me if I would consider it or not and I still would want a lab report and a look at an Ideascope at a minimum.

If I were buying sight unseen, I would want every bit of information to make an educated buying decision including a picture image, Idealscope, lab report, ASET, even a Sarin report, and a good return policy. It does cost to have stones sent, then returned.

Vendors such as GoodOldGood, Whiteflash, Brian Gavin Diamonds as well as others supply this information on their websites. As mentioned search GoodOldGold, he does a super job and has many articles to reference. The more you can learn the better prepared you will be.