Are these feathers problematic?

SabineH · Aug 12, 2023

I know it's debatable but I had some stones selected for my upgrade trough blue nile and then they were working on the website and international upgrades were not possible for a few weeks and all stones I selected were gone.

So now I found this stone, all Gia numbers are now blocked on the site so I do not have that but I have the plot for this SI1 stone. it is eye clean and I can only spot the girdle an near girdle inclusion when I put it in super zoom. It doesn't seem to reach the surface when I rotate it and it doesn't reach the lower half of the diamond.

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tyty333 · Aug 12, 2023

Offhand, I would say no, it's not an issue. Plenty of PSers/people have stones with feathers and probably 99% of the time
have no problem with their stones. Of course, there are no guarantees so, in my opinion, buy insurance.

SabineH · Aug 13, 2023

Thank you for your reply

I have insurance but it also states in my policy it doesn't cover wear and tear. It's under my home insurance and it covers theft and losing it, inside and outside my home. I spilled water over my MacBook twice this year and got my repairs covered so I know it's a good insurance but you only know that after you need it.

diamond shopping isn't really so evolved in Europe and that makes it a bit harder.

Garry H (Cut Nut) · Aug 13, 2023

BriteCo is an excellent diamond and jewel insurance company and easy to work with online.
Jewelers Mutual have been around forever and are also specialists.
It is hard to break a diamond, and if the feather ran all the way to the girdle with a chunk missing - that would be a worry.
Think your pretty safe

SabineH · Aug 14, 2023

Garry H (Cut Nut) said:
BriteCo is an excellent diamond and jewel insurance company and easy to work with online.
Jewelers Mutual have been around forever and are also specialists.
It is hard to break a diamond, and if the feather ran all the way to the girdle with a chunk missing - that would be a worry.
Think your pretty safe

Thanks Garry,

I've checked both of them, seems good but both do not seem to offer insurance to European customers unfortunately.

SabineH · Aug 14, 2023

2.01 Carat I-SI1 Excellent Cut Round Diamond

This 2.01 carat round diamond I color si1 clarity has Excellent proportions and a diamond grading report from GIA

www.bluenile.com

don't know if this works.

Texas Leaguer · Aug 15, 2023

Judging from the stone plot, I would say the grade setting feather is the one on the crown that bisects the star facet. In that position it is very unlikely to pose a durability risk.
But it most likely breaks the surface, as almost all feathers do, making it somewhat easier to see from some angles. Not necessarily a problem if it is eye clean to you.

SabineH · Aug 15, 2023

Texas Leaguer said:
Judging from the stone plot, I would say the grade setting feather is the one on the crown that bisects the star facet. In that position it is very unlikely to pose a durability risk.
But it most likely breaks the surface, as almost all feathers do, making it somewhat easier to see from some angles. Not necessarily a problem if it is eye clean to you.

Thank you, I am not so worried about the grade setting feather but the feather on the girdle scares me a bit, it looks a bit scattered and yellow. Even if I use the super zoom I cannot see the grade setting feather, maybe I am not looking in the right direction. I can see the two smaller ones at the girdle.

Garry H (Cut Nut) · Aug 15, 2023

Texas Leaguer said:
But it most likely breaks the surface, as almost all feathers do, making it somewhat easier to see from some angles.

The GIA definition is a feather meets the surface. Only shown as a cavity or wide opening if there is a green dotted line around the red.

A feather is a surface reaching crack. But labs do not like using human language as it stops people buying diamonds and them getting paid for grading them.
A feather is a flaw in common language.