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I have been stalking Yoram's website and Instagram account for many a moon now lolOh my, thank you so much @OoohShiny! Those videos would not have been possible without the light on the back porch...and that awesome AVC cut!
For the FC's, interesting question. For me, size would be the main predicate for this cut as far as fire/performance/chunkiness is concerned. The smaller sides perform differently than the larger sized FC's in the shank. Not bad, just different, ie the flashes are smaller. If I where to order a suite for a ring, I'd go as large as I could with this type of cut, as I like broader flashes. I think you'd be able to appreciate the performance better with a larger vs smaller stone size, it just depends on what tickles your fancy.
I also looked at a 2.59 AVC..it was a different flavor in that it was a K with strong flour. Different stone, different flavor. The size component & performance compared with that 3.0 N, really signed the deal for me. Loved the N color & larger flashes. I also own a 1.0 AVC E as a pendant--which I choose because I wanted a small little headlight on my neck and it rocks. Again, different performance/different objective with the stone choice.
Yoram Finkelstein of https://gemconcepts.net cut the sides, he is a PS member & posts as @diagem.
I think his asschers and the Octavia are my favourite but the French cuts also appeal a lot, so thank you for the feedback! IIRC your assessment of the differences between different sizes accords with what I've read elsewhere on here, although @Karl_K would have to confirm whether, say, slow flashes on the larger cuts would remain just as slow on the smaller cuts but just have smaller flashes... (it makes my brain hurt, lol.)
I have been looking at FCs on different sites (that don't seem to be cut to such perfection so are cheaper) but none look as good as Yoram's, dammit! Some 6mm versions would do very nicely...
I think they are the perfect stones for ring shanks, though - the high crown makes them very sculptural and they seem to work even from extreme angles, which is exactly what they will be at on the sides of a ring And being in the style you've chosen means it looks like the ring is made of diamond, which is awesome lol