Hello everyone! I wish I had found this forum sooner! I got engaged in Oct '06 and was pretty happy about my diamond until I started reading more on this forum. When I ran my diamond on the HCA, I got a score of 4 Now, that would be fine if the diamond didn't cost a lot, but it was quite expensive considering it's HCA score (~40,000). It was graded by the GIA prior to 2006, but I called and got the crown/pavilion info (see below). When I tried looking at the AGS table, I got a cut grade of 1 (four 1's and two 0's).
What I don't understand is if the cut is so crucial to the performance of the diamond, then why does color and clarity seem to have a greater impact on the price? I mean GIA didn't even have cut info prior to 2006.
I know now that the pavilion angle 41.4 is too steep.
Date: 2/13/2007 10:23:33 PM
Author: lovediamond!
Hello everyone! I wish I had found this forum sooner! I got engaged in Oct ''06 and was pretty happy about my diamond until I started reading more on this forum. When I ran my diamond on the HCA, I got a score of 4 Now, that would be fine if the diamond didn''t cost a lot, but it was quite expensive considering it''s HCA score (~40,000). It was graded by the GIA prior to 2006, but I called and got the crown/pavilion info (see below). When I tried looking at the AGS table, I got a cut grade of 1 (four 1''s and two 0''s).
What I don''t understand is if the cut is so crucial to the performance of the diamond, then why does color and clarity seem to have a greater impact on the price? I mean GIA didn''t even have cut info prior to 2006.
That is an excellent question - the reason is that most of the market either does not know what is good and what is not so good, or tries its hardest to ensure that near enough is good enough. For many years GIA only indicated sym and polish on its reports - and maybe 1/2-2/3rds of all retailers and their diamond buying consumers got to thinking that this must mean the cut is good or bad. Proportions are harder to understand. so the market sells cut cheap.
I know now that the pavilion angle 41.4 is too steep.
What do you think of my diamond? I guess there''s nothing much I can do about it now. Any info would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you!
size 2.01 ct
8.09-8.13 x 5mm
color E
VVS2
table 58%
depth 61.7%
crown angle 33.5
crown height 14%
pavilion angle 41.4
pavilion depth 44%
fluoresence faint
medium girdle
symmetry Ex
polish VG
culet None
When I first met Peter Yantzer - director AGS lab- i complained about their 35.8 crown and 41.2 pavilion that was given AGS 000 until 2 years ago (and they are finally closing as a loop hole now). Peter told me that as soon as they had a better system, they would impliment it. He agreed that the steep deep was not so beautiful. I still think they could improve on their current system - but I do not have an answer yet to a better method that a lab could employ, so that is not a criticism.
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