Ideal cut revolution?

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

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[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Date: 10/11/2006 2:09:48 AM
Author: maxspinel
I look at the cut from a some what different perspective. I am a color gemstone person. I love emeralds, sapphires, diamonds and all of the nature has to offer as long as they display lovely color. There are only 3 Cs in colored gemstones: color, color and color. Cut and clarity are secondary, or acceptable compromise if the color is exceptional. In my personal opinion, one appealing round white diamond is not so different than the other one. I cannot understand the hype on D vs. I, IF vs. SI2, H&A vs. 1B since apparently no common folks can differentiate them anyway. Even for carat, a 10 carat diamond is a reproduction of 1 carat if they are identical in every other way except magnified 10 times. Uniformity wipes out individuality and when everything is standardiized to be the same, it is not special anymore. Diamonds clearly are about sparkle - white and spectral - and no - a 10ct round does not work the same as a 1ct magnified - there are lots of differences - and at 10ct there is a good case for extra facets or deliberate symmetry deviations. You simplfy things because of your beliefs - and that is OK, but you might try to understand why other people are different to you Maxspinel.

All other gem stones are valued based on their rarity, beauty and intensity of color so why should the grading of white diamonds which is just a sub-category of these gems to be so different? White diamonds are not as rare as other natural gems but De Beers promote them to be the gem for eternal love. Since white diamonds are more abundant, now we want to separate them based on color that we can''t tell, clarity that is not visible and cut that appeals to a certain era. Diamonds are not more abundant than most precious colored gems - there are more dug out of the ground because it is worthwhile spending $100''s millions prospecting for them because enough people like them. Big biz vs cottage industry.

 

[Stone Hunter]

Date: 10/10/2006 4:21:22 PM
Author: Cehrabehra

Date: 10/10/2006 2:18:41 PM
Author: Stone Hunter
But PS has caused me to become very very particular about diamonds. I don't know it that's such a good thing. It makes the search for an upgrade tough. But I will be getting exactly what I want within the limits of diamond availability and price!!!

Have you narrowed it down at all? Please share your desires!!

Yes I have.

I am trying out my camera's macro mode on my current diamonds while waiting for my new stone to be set. Then of course someone will have to tutor me in how to post photos.

My new cushion will be an I/VS1 with flour. I would have gone lower in clarity but it just wasn't out there with the spread I wanted and I really did want Medium Blue flour. It will be an 8.13 hope you know what that means from our previous posts! I believe that your stone is a 9.5?

I plan on taking it to all of the local jewelry stores and making sure that I love it and it looks as white/sparkly as it did when I picked it. I think that you did exactly that last month didn't you? My friends think I'm crazy to "shop and compare" with my new stone but I just have to do it.

You understand don't you?

 

[Stone Hunter]

Garry,

Thanks for explaining that diamonds are more abundant because the money return for digging them out is greater.

In an odd way that makes me feel better about spending so much money on a diamond. I could have bought a simulant but it just didn''t feel right to do that. Fortunately my husband paid attention to my feelings.