Extra fine padparadscha

[normanintheskywithsapphires]

I came across this:
https://www.cushiongem.com/456-oval-srilankan-unheated-padparadscha-sapphire-feature

I'm sure it must be a utterly crazy-good gem for almost $369.000, yet it seems to have the same type of little center window I have in my pink sapphire.

I wonder, for $88.000 per carat would one not expect to have everything flawless and then some?

Then, I read their comments about the cut, and they touch some topics we did on the pink:
"CherryScore™ for Cut: 3.6 FINE: Logic would have it that this native cut stone could stand some skilled re-shaping. Logic however is flawed in respect to re-cutting given the delicate nature of color disbursement as it relates to corundums in general but especially to 'pad' types sapphires specifically. Color is a very fleeting thing and often found in pinpoint areas of a gemstone. Re-cutting can sometimes unintentionally alter the color of a 'pad' sapphire. This gem's overall shape is fairly well centered for native cutting (as you can see in the back-side photo next to the dime) and face-up the gems offers no apologies. Kudos to the native cutters who knew exactly how far to take this one. "

I'm trying to understand this in light of what Dana and Gene explained. Does Cushion-gem say, the color might change if the gem is re-cut? Do I get that right?

 

[chrono]

For the rarity of it being so large, be of Sri Lankan origin, very well saturated, and unheated, it is not surprising for this particular padparadscha sapphire to not be flawless in every which way. Sapphires have colour centers and if not oriented and faceted in the right way, could end up colour zoned, which greatly devalues the stone.