another chipped culet

[smitcompton]

Hi,

Yesterday i took my gemstones on a walk into the sunlight. I wanted to see how they looked in sun. I recently purchased a 3 ct amethyst that was a nice dark African color.(Namibia) I noticed that the culet was chipped and I have a white light at the end.

I just finished reading the recent topic on a pink tourmaline where the PSer had the same problem. Most people here thought her stone looked better with the open culet. Since I cant forward a photo, a written description is the best I can do. The white light at the end of the stone gives the stone a depth perception that was not there before. It enhances depth. The color is fine. How bad would it be to set the stone this way. The darker color shows the white light from the open culet more significantly than it did in the pink tourmaline.

The stone did not come that way. It is a 10 mm round and while I was trying to weight it, it slipped several times out of my grasp. I did not notice the damage until yesterday. It was an inexpensive stone but quite nice for the money.

This is my first damage. I''ll be much more careful in future.

Thanks,
Annette

 

[Barrett]

I think a stick of butter is easier to hold than gemstones..lol..I keep longer fingernails for it..if you ever notice is some of my photos I have dirt under my nails..nails long for small crystals and gemstones don''t go well with digging for stones all the time..seems as if i always have dirt under them..well ...and hot sauce too. Maybe the whole open/chipped cutlet is a new gemstones cut fad..PSer''s will take the credit for it..hmm..might have to get next stone cut that way..

 

[cellentani]

I''m so sorry to hear about your stone - I''m sure your heart sank when you realized what had happened. I wish I could see some photos of the amethyst, but if you like it the way it is, there''s no reason not to set it. In addition, since the amethyst is still unset, you could have the culet polished out, but I don''t know if it would be worth it to you. It sounds like even though you''re disappointed, you''re still enjoying the stone, so I hope it all will work out.

 

[chrono]

If you don’t mind the way it looks now after the “culet removal”, I don’t see no reason not to set the amethyst. My concern is the strong contrast between the end and the rest of the stone as your amethyst seems to be of darker tone. Without pictures, only you can see it and make the decision.