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What do you think of this princess-cut stone? (IS and ASET included)

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12tm

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What do you guys think of this diamond? More pictures to follow in the following posts. I will be comparing this to another diamond (should get those other pictures either today or Monday). But, let me know what you guys think of this one. Thanks!

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Please provide the grading info and price.
 
2.1 Carat
Table: 73%
Depth: 72%
Crown Height: 12.5%
Girdle: Med to STK

Roughly $15K

Opinions?
 
I am not a princess expert, but it looks really nice. Is it an AGS0 princess?
 
Date: 1/15/2010 8:37:11 PM
Author: 12tm
2.1 Carat
Table: 73%
Depth: 72%
Crown Height: 12.5%
Girdle: Med to STK

Roughly $15K

Opinions?
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The diamond looks great, very well cut, good ASET and Idealscope and the basic proportions are good.
 
Thank you guys for the responses. I like the the first diamond, but I wanted to throw another one out there for comparison. I''m pretty sure the first one is nicer, but I wanted to make sure there wasn''t anything that I was overlooking. Here are the details with more pictures to follow:

2.03 carat
Table: 69%
Depth: 71%
Girdle: Thin to Thick

Price is about $500 less.

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The first one is much nicer, well worth the extra $500 in my opinion (but then again, it is not my money
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That''s what I was thinking, but the second one seems to have more "fire" for some reason in the picture. But I guess that can be due to the lighting, background, angles, etc.
 
Notice how white the center is in the second IS, and how green the center is in the second ASET? Those are not good things, suggesting the light return is better in number 1, which is very red in the center in both images.
 
Date: 1/18/2010 5:20:26 PM
Author: 12tm
That's what I was thinking, but the second one seems to have more 'fire' for some reason in the picture. But I guess that can be due to the lighting, background, angles, etc.
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If you are referring to the yellow in the photo of the second diamond, that is a reflection of something in the room, not fire--most likely the person taking the photo was wearing something yellow.
 
The second is a pretty and well cut diamond, but personally I prefer the first original diamond.
 
The other thing that threw me off was that when I checked the values in the Old AGA cut class system, the second one graded out a little better. But, I guess that''s what the Idealscope and ASET are for. I''ll most likely go with the first one then, unless anyone else has anything to add.
 
Nope. Definitely #1.
 
Date: 1/18/2010 5:29:46 PM
Author: 12tm
The other thing that threw me off was that when I checked the values in the Old AGA cut class system, the second one graded out a little better. But, I guess that''s what the Idealscope and ASET are for. I''ll most likely go with the first one then, unless anyone else has anything to add.
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Yes, images trump numbers so go by those, the charts are used as a first round screening tool then you make the final choice with the help of images.
 
Date: 1/18/2010 5:26:13 PM
Author: Lorelei
The second is a pretty and well cut diamond, but personally I prefer the first original diamond.
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Me too, it just has winner written all over it..
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Best to reserve it if you haven't already....
 
Date: 1/18/2010 4:35:55 PM
Author: 12tm
Thank you guys for the responses. I like the the first diamond, but I wanted to throw another one out there for comparison. I''m pretty sure the first one is nicer, but I wanted to make sure there wasn''t anything that I was overlooking. Here are the details with more pictures to follow:

2.03 carat
Table: 69%
Depth: 71%
Girdle: Thin to Thick

Price is about $500 less.
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The second stone you posted - the first picture that was in the post i am replying to is quite nice - but you then posted images of a 3rd stone wihich is not good at all.
Why didn''t you post the IS and ASET for the second stone?
Did I miss something?
 
Date: 1/18/2010 9:36:52 PM
Author: Garry H (Cut Nut)
Date: 1/18/2010 4:35:55 PM

Author: 12tm

Thank you guys for the responses. I like the the first diamond, but I wanted to throw another one out there for comparison. I''m pretty sure the first one is nicer, but I wanted to make sure there wasn''t anything that I was overlooking. Here are the details with more pictures to follow:


2.03 carat

Table: 69%

Depth: 71%

Girdle: Thin to Thick


Price is about $500 less.
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The second stone you posted - the first picture that was in the post i am replying to is quite nice - but you then posted images of a 3rd stone wihich is not good at all.

Why didn''t you post the IS and ASET for the second stone?

Did I miss something?
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Garry, good catch! That was my mistake. The first stone I posted with today''s date, the one that you said is quite nice, is actually another image of the first stone I posted a few days ago (1/15). The last three pictures are all for the same stone. So I have five pictures total for the first stone (which everyone agrees is nice) and three pictures for the second stone (which no one thinks is that nice). Thanks again for catching that!
 
ceartainly the last images were not of a great stone
 
For the cut on a princess, are the ideal measurements for table and depth different than a round, or is it the same for all diamonds no matter what the shape?
 
Date: 1/22/2010 12:27:52 AM
Author: deb1830
For the cut on a princess, are the ideal measurements for table and depth different than a round, or is it the same for all diamonds no matter what the shape?
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Hi Deb

No they aren''t the same, also with fancy shapes images are essential in order to evaluate the cut quality, yssie has linked the brand new tutorial for fancy shapes written by Coatimundi, so that will give you a good grounding in what to look for. Also as you have questions, please don''t hesitate to ask.
 
Thank you yssie! I''ll be sure to read this!
 
Thank you lorelei!!
 
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