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Low Crown Angle: Chipping Risk?

Anjaani3

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Im looking at a diamond with the following specs:

Carat Weight: 2.01 carat
Color Grade: J
Clarity Grade: SI2
Cut/Polish/Symm Grade: Ex/Ex/Ex
Measurements: 8.26 - 8.28 x 4.86 mm
Depth: 58.8%
Table: 61%
Crown Angle: 32.5°
Pavilion Angle: 41°
Girdle: Medium, Faceted (3.0%)

Is there a durability issue i should be concerned about? Is there a high chipping risk?

i did a little research and i read that GIA generally looks at crowns being shallow when they are 30 or below, and especially high risk when paired with a thin girdle. Since the angle is 32.5 and a medium girdle, is there still a significant chipping risk? I came across some other info in gia.edu about the different quality of cuts, and it seemed to imply that with a diamond that is 59% depth, the crown angle should be around 33 to be considered an excellent cut...

Is there anything i can do to find out the durability and possible chip risk with these angles?
 
no risks with this set of diamond proportions.
 
I have read on here that shallow diamonds can have obstruction. The medium girdle will help the chipping risk. But I just don't think low crown diamonds are as attractive from the profile view as those that have a higher crown. I stick to 34-35 when looking for mine because most ideal cut stones will fall into that range. But the stone may be okay. I am just particular about cut.

Do you have pictures of this stone? How about idealscope images? These would be important to have on this stone before I would consider it.
 
In my opinion their should not be an issue of chip but I would only be concerned about the table, seems like table percentage
is little too high.
 
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