My biggest worry about this diamond is the striation clearly present in the material. I know there tends to be differing opinions on how much this impacts the optics/if you need a pro to vet out the effect for you. Perhaps it'd be a negligible effect in this case, perhaps not.
Apart from that looks like a nice rock!
Its not going to be eye visible except in just the right lighting and just the right angle and there are probably a couple dozen people in the world who would even look hard enough to notice or care at this level.I agree that the material could be better.
Diamond came and it’s far from a dud, but the fire seems less chunky (maybe muted is the right word) compared to my wife’s AGS stone (has the additional light performance grading and is rated a 0).
The wife doesn’t mind the more splintery fire and appreciates how it doesn’t go dark in certain circumstances. I’m happy as I can’t turn down a good deal and it was <$1k.
Will post a comparison video once we have it mounted. Below are the specs of the stone I’ve been comparing it to.
Does this stone look any better as it relates to the issue you are referring to?
Not sure if it matters to the human eye, but the scintillation map has way more activity….
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Does this stone look any better as it relates to the issue you are referring to?
Not sure if it matters to the human eye, but the scintillation map has way more activity….
Gem Certification & Assurance Lab
www.gcalusa.com
From my understanding most CVD diamonds will have it to some degree. HPHT won’t have any …