k3wt|1461349621|4022498 said:I'm just finding it hard to get a decent hearts view?! The image on WF is very sharp but in the scope I can't get the uniformity of colour on a heart and they have slight clefts in them
I didn't get a ACA diamond, but I did get an Expert Selection. I used my own $7 H&A viewer (I believe it's the same type that WF sends) and also could not get the level of uniformity as those found online. But they use very elaborate equipment to get the position just right (I've seen it - it does ASET and IdealScope as well) whereas we just hope that diamond is perfectly in the the middle and the viewer is perfectly centered. In addition, my viewer uses a colored film that isn't a perfect circle in the viewing tube. That is to say, we have a lot of variables to control for (diamond position, tube position, head position). Even then, with that elaborate equipment, it's possible to be slightly off, resulting in more/larger clefts and irregular Vs. I don't think there's too much value trying to get their exact image. Get the best that you can and it's probably as much as you can expect. I have ideal cut CZ to compare it to and still have trouble getting perfect hearts and arrows on those.
Also, flip it around and use it as a loupe if you don't already own one.