Karl_K|1398351224|3659123 said:The Octavia has the same number of steps as the classic asscher, just in different proportions.
The answer is yes due to the optimized angles compared to most step cuts.
That said every diamonds sparkle and light return is degraded by grime and they all get dull if it is allowed to build up.
ericad said:Best way to avoid grime is to clean the ring every week with a little soak in hot water with a few drops of dish soap, scrub gently with a soft toothbrush (including the pavilion/underside of the center stone!), rinse and dry with a paper towel. Then you can get the cut you love most without sacrificing performance or sparkles!
Yup, my wife never clean her diamonds...Karl_K|1398351224|3659123 said:The Octavia has the same number of steps as the classic asscher, just in different proportions.
The answer is yes due to the optimized angles compared to most step cuts.
That said every diamonds sparkle and light return is degraded by grime and they all get dull if it is allowed to build up.
Every week?ericad|1398349053|3659108 said:Best way to avoid grime is to clean the ring every week with a little soak in hot water with a few drops of dish soap, scrub gently with a soft toothbrush (including the pavilion/underside of the center stone!), rinse and dry with a paper towel. Then you can get the cut you love most without sacrificing performance or sparkles!
thecat|1398351923|3659133 said:I thought Octavia has more steps cos there are more sparkles.
motownmama|1398366067|3659281 said:Every day not every week..................
Kenny,kenny|1398366285|3659283 said:motownmama|1398366067|3659281 said:Every day not every week..................
My Octavia is cleaned 2 or 3 times a day.
Tension settings make cleaning a breeze.
30 seconds and the diamond is spotless under a 10x loupe.
Isopropyl alcohol and a tooth brush.
Blow contaminated alcohol away with canned air, instead of letting the liquid evaporate which would leave the residue as a film on the diamond.
kenny|1398365989|3659280 said:thecat|1398351923|3659133 said:I thought Octavia has more steps cos there are more sparkles.
Octavia has such good light performance because the angles of the facets are optimized for superior light performance.
Here's why the angles matter…
Image you are holding a flashlight, and I'm holding a mirror.
When you point the light at the mirror I must hold it at the right angle for the light to reflect back to your eyes.
Now imagine there was two people holding mirrors.
They both would have to hold the mirrors at precise angles with respect to each other for the light to reflect off both mirrors and back to your eyes.
A diamond acts like a complex set of many mirrors controlling the path of light for the best effect, hopefully.
Those mirrors can send the light back to your eyes or let it leak out the bottom or sides.
Multiply this by a zillion and you see the importance of all a diamond's facets being at the best angles.
All the facets on a fine branded cut like Whiteflash's ACAs or the Octavia are cut to precise angles.
That's ok its a common misconception, it does have more virtual facets but that is because of the high crown and small table creates more mid sized virtual facets than most asschers.thecat|1398351923|3659133 said:Thanks for responding and the clarification, Karl. I thought Octavia has more steps cos there are more sparkles.
Jimmianne|1398363096|3659261 said:Every week?ericad|1398349053|3659108 said:Best way to avoid grime is to clean the ring every week with a little soak in hot water with a few drops of dish soap, scrub gently with a soft toothbrush (including the pavilion/underside of the center stone!), rinse and dry with a paper towel. Then you can get the cut you love most without sacrificing performance or sparkles!
I suppose when I've been on PS longer [and therefore have too many diamonds to clean] I'll get over the compulsion to clean mine 5X a day
BTW... any reason you can think of to get an Octavia is a good one.
Texas Leaguer|1398366957|3659287 said:I think I am going to adopt you and Jimmianne as my poster children.
ericad|1398455746|3660021 said:PS - most "regular" people rarely clean their rings ever. One of my best friends routinely hand mashes avocados for guacamole, or smashes raw meat for meatloaf, WITH HER RINGS ON. She thinks it's enough to just wash her hands with soap while wearing the rings and call it a day. I've actually had to take a toothpick to the pavilion of her diamond in order to scrape months of food and lotion build up from it because soaking it and scrubbing it didn't do the job. She just laughed and rolled her eyes at me, as if I was the crazy one.
Kenny - you owe me a keyboard over here! I just sprayed coffee all over everything!kenny said:Daddy, you can adopt me but I need to be fed lots of ACAs.
I recommend Gumout carburator cleaner for cases like that.kenny|1398455911|3660022 said:ericad|1398455746|3660021 said:PS - most "regular" people rarely clean their rings ever. One of my best friends routinely hand mashes avocados for guacamole, or smashes raw meat for meatloaf, WITH HER RINGS ON. She thinks it's enough to just wash her hands with soap while wearing the rings and call it a day. I've actually had to take a toothpick to the pavilion of her diamond in order to scrape months of food and lotion build up from it because soaking it and scrubbing it didn't do the job. She just laughed and rolled her eyes at me, as if I was the crazy one.
EWWWW!
Maybe a Water Pik, set to the highest power water jet, would be effective for gunk build up like that.
I threw up in my mouth a lOttle.ericad|1398455746|3660021 said:PS - most "regular" people rarely clean their rings ever. One of my best friends routinely hand mashes avocados for guacamole, or smashes raw meat for meatloaf, WITH HER RINGS ON. She thinks it's enough to just wash her hands with soap while wearing the rings and call it a day. I've actually had to take a toothpick to the pavilion of her diamond in order to scrape months of food and lotion build up from it because soaking it and scrubbing it didn't do the job. She just laughed and rolled her eyes at me, as if I was the crazy one.
kenny|1398457852|3660044 said:Does Raw Meat Ring Lady ever wake up to find roaches munching on her ring?