AGS Triple Zero & Gia Ideal Cut Ranges Shrinking in the Future?

[Karl_K]

Re: AGS Triple Zero & Gia Ideal Cut Ranges Shrinking in the

There was one cutter for a while cutting under 1ct ags0 specs SE but they sent them to gia for grading and could not cut them 1ct and over and make money.

Why was it difficult for this cutter to maintain AGS0 SEs and cut them over 1ct? Couldn’t they have started with a large rough? Or maybe this is due to something I didn’t glean from previous replies – rough is generally only available in sizes that will produce diamonds at the major price milestones when cut improperly (improper meaning that they won’t necessary reach AGS0).

If you take a rough that is sold to be cut at 1.5ct and cut it at 1.4ct you can not get a large enough premium to cover it. The more the $$ per ct the worse the problem gets.
That was the bottom line: sale $$ didn't cover rough+labor+profit.

 

[Karl_K]

Re: AGS Triple Zero & Gia Ideal Cut Ranges Shrinking in the

They were nice but not more awesome than others.

Are these under 1ct. AGS0 SEs not more awesome than others because it is possible for the cutter to vary step-cuts or cut/pattern and achieve similar light performance results without reaching AGS0 rendering the AGS grading useless and achieving a greater profit for the greater weight?

Similar or better performance was available in stones with better yield for the cutter at lower costs.
When you considered mm per $$ they were close to reasonable but $$ per ct they looked way overpriced.

 

[soontomarry2]

Re: AGS Triple Zero & Gia Ideal Cut Ranges Shrinking in the

Thanks a lot Kark_K, you've helped to clear a lot of this up for me

 

[yssie]

Re: AGS Triple Zero & Gia Ideal Cut Ranges Shrinking in the

Yikes! Sorry - replied in the wrong thread!

 

[Regular Guy]

Re: AGS Triple Zero & Gia Ideal Cut Ranges Shrinking in the

Yikes! Sorry - replied in the wrong thread!

Just wanted to acknowledge this "mistake" has been helpful to me.

Thanks, Yssie,


Ira Z.