What do you think of this diamond?

[Indylady]

There''s a diamond that I''m interested with a depth 61.7% and table of 58.5%. Color and clarity are fine. This is what the HCA says:

Factor Grade
Light Return Excellent
Fire Excellent
Scintillation Excellent
Spread
or diameter for weight Very Good
Total Visual Performance 0.7 - Excellent
within TIC range

I''m interested in this stone, and also an OEC of a similar size (both about .60) and I''m having a hard time choosing.

 

[yssie]

Hi Indy, do you have the crown and pavilion?

 

[Andelain]

Can you get and ASET or Ideal Scope image?

 

[Indylady]

I''m sorry, but that''s about all the information I have. I do trust the seller, and its not a "major" purchase, so I''m ok if this diamond is less than perfect. Is this too little information to determine anything?

 

[yssie]

what info did you use for the hca? it reqires crown and pavilion in either angle or percent

 

[Indylady]

I did it with those parts blank, and it still worked. Maybe it guess-timated? Does it work that way? Oh dear...I feel so lost when it comes to diamonds. I spend so much of my time over at colored stones, that I haven''t quite developed my knowledge of diamonds. Past "oooh pretty!!" I can really say much else about them.

 

[yssie]

Date: 5/6/2010 5:26:27 PM
Author: IndyLady
I did it with those parts blank, and it still worked. Maybe it guess-timated? Does it work that way? Oh dear...I feel so lost when it comes to diamonds. I spend so much of my time over at colored stones, that I haven't quite developed my knowledge of diamonds. Past 'oooh pretty!!' I can really say much else about them.

I feel exactly the same way when I venture over to CS

Unfortunately we can't really say much with just the depth and table, and I wouldn't trust an HCA with standardized inputs (I wonder what it uses?). Have you seen it in person? I think this is might just be one of those cases where if you love it, you love it

Try putting it on your hand or on a brightly coloured sheet of paper, and if you see colour through the stone - under the table - that's leakage. I think it's a bit harder to see than a gem window - maybe it's the fact that the stone is coloured, but that's usually so very obvious!

 

[stone-cold11]

No idea how you get those numbers then. The score is useless in that case, garbage in garbage out.

 

[Indylady]

Drats! Hmmn, back to square 1? Maybe I should post a picture, would that help?

 

[stone-cold11]

Don't you have the report number and carat weight for the stone?

 

[Indylady]

Its .59 carats and it doesn''t come with a report.

 

[stone-cold11]

OIC. Maybe buy an idealscope and learn how to use it?

http://ideal-scope.com/cart_order.asp

 

[Indylady]

Thanks for the link Stonecold!