Your opinion on this diamond

[Boherb]

I have an opportunity to buy this marquise. It is 1.06 ct. F SI1, GIA certed. VG polish and symm, depth 59.3, table 62. My question: From the photo (attached), is it possible to tell if the bow tie is acceptable? It is described to me from the seller as slight. I am not able to see the diamond in person before purchase, but can return it. But before going through that I thought I would see here if anyone had an opinion. Thanks very much,

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 10/26/2009 7:06:33 PM
Author:Boherb
I have an opportunity to buy this marquise. It is 1.06 ct. F SI1, GIA certed. VG polish and symm, depth 59.3, table 62. My question: From the photo (attached), is it possible to tell if the bow tie is acceptable? It is described to me from the seller as slight. I am not able to see the diamond in person before purchase, but can return it. But before going through that I thought I would see here if anyone had an opinion. Thanks very much,

Hi boherb

No you really can't judge a bow tie from an image although it looks sizeable to me in the pic, they can show to a lesser or greater extent in reality and depending on the tilt of the stone. Usually a table smaller than the depth is preferred but it isn't necessarily a dealbreaker if you like the diamond, I would ask for anASET image, that would tell us more and see if they can run a Sarin scan to get the crown height. What is the girdle thickness too please?