StoneSeeker
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2003
- Messages
- 27
Hello.
Well, I finally got a stone from Whiteflash.
It''s a .68 G SI1 H&A (ACA) and had great
proportions, read well on the HCA (1.3 or so.)
They were courteous, professional, fast.
It arrived this morning and I was excited to
open it.
When I brought it in to be evaluated,
I noticed the cert said "neglibile fluorescence" even though it was advertised as no fluorescence.
It was put in the machine they use to test this,
with some test stones showing various hues of
blue (light, medium, darker) and it read as
medium (not navy, but definitely not faint blue.)
As you may know, this is not a desirable quality, as it can cause a stone to look muted
and milky.
We compared it to a .59 D SI1 (non H&A) and
I looked at it at various lights, outdoor shade and direct sunlight.
The comparison stone clearly outperformed the ACA visually with regard to the flashes of fire- they were stronger and more frequent- like little lasers shooting out.
The stone I had bought flashed less often and with less intensity and looked more muted and somewhat milky.
I have e-mailed Whiteflash about this, letting them know why I''m sending their merchandise
back and requested them to cover my shipping/
insuring because of their unintentionally incorrect listing of the fluorescence as "no."
I''m sure they will do this as they are a very
reputable company, and I''m only communicating this to you fellow consumers
to share my experience and as a reminder to
keep your eyes open and have any stone you
get checked out.
I''d be curious to see if anyone has any feedback on this- I''m sure it''s a pretty rare
scenario.
Well, I finally got a stone from Whiteflash.
It''s a .68 G SI1 H&A (ACA) and had great
proportions, read well on the HCA (1.3 or so.)
They were courteous, professional, fast.
It arrived this morning and I was excited to
open it.
When I brought it in to be evaluated,
I noticed the cert said "neglibile fluorescence" even though it was advertised as no fluorescence.
It was put in the machine they use to test this,
with some test stones showing various hues of
blue (light, medium, darker) and it read as
medium (not navy, but definitely not faint blue.)
As you may know, this is not a desirable quality, as it can cause a stone to look muted
and milky.
We compared it to a .59 D SI1 (non H&A) and
I looked at it at various lights, outdoor shade and direct sunlight.
The comparison stone clearly outperformed the ACA visually with regard to the flashes of fire- they were stronger and more frequent- like little lasers shooting out.
The stone I had bought flashed less often and with less intensity and looked more muted and somewhat milky.
I have e-mailed Whiteflash about this, letting them know why I''m sending their merchandise
back and requested them to cover my shipping/
insuring because of their unintentionally incorrect listing of the fluorescence as "no."
I''m sure they will do this as they are a very
reputable company, and I''m only communicating this to you fellow consumers
to share my experience and as a reminder to
keep your eyes open and have any stone you
get checked out.
I''d be curious to see if anyone has any feedback on this- I''m sure it''s a pretty rare
scenario.