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I had a .992 ct round diamond that my grandmother had bought from a neighbor years ago and had given to me in a pendant when I was 15. I loved it as a young person, but as I got older, it didn't hold my interest anymore. It was splintery and not well cut (very deep). It sat in a box for decades. Pricescope taught me about cut (the cut of this diamond was a disaster), and I decided to have this stone recut by Brian Gavin. Not much diameter was lost, and the recut stone weighs .85 ct. I had it AGS certified and it came back as G SI1 with Ideal optical proportions (one heart is imperfect, as you can see in the images in the other thread, but that's not factored into the angle analysis). So...my first Ideal cut diamond. Here's my thread about the experience, complete with before and after info (tons of after photos at the bottom of the first page):
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/sent-an-ugly-1ct-diamond-to-brian-gavin-for-recut-analysis.203438/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/sent-an-ugly-1ct-diamond-to-brian-gavin-for-recut-analysis.203438/[/URL]
Unset, it didn't do much for me, I have to admit, though I could tell that it was far more beautiful than it had been before. I decided to have it set in a very inexpensive Stuller halo setting (but with the highest quality melee they had) just for the heck of it. I didn't know when I ordered it that it would have an airline, and I would certainly prefer if it didn't, but it does add to the diameter, and it allows me to see the perfect girdle. Again, the setting was really inexpensive, so I'm not freaking out about it. The setting is 14kwg, plated with rhodium. The diamond is G color (SI1 clarity).
All of this said...I am REALLY ENJOYING IT, and surprised how much presence it has at .85 ct! I've been wearing it for a few days. My camera isn't doing me any favors. But here it is...
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/sent-an-ugly-1ct-diamond-to-brian-gavin-for-recut-analysis.203438/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/sent-an-ugly-1ct-diamond-to-brian-gavin-for-recut-analysis.203438/[/URL]
Unset, it didn't do much for me, I have to admit, though I could tell that it was far more beautiful than it had been before. I decided to have it set in a very inexpensive Stuller halo setting (but with the highest quality melee they had) just for the heck of it. I didn't know when I ordered it that it would have an airline, and I would certainly prefer if it didn't, but it does add to the diameter, and it allows me to see the perfect girdle. Again, the setting was really inexpensive, so I'm not freaking out about it. The setting is 14kwg, plated with rhodium. The diamond is G color (SI1 clarity).
All of this said...I am REALLY ENJOYING IT, and surprised how much presence it has at .85 ct! I've been wearing it for a few days. My camera isn't doing me any favors. But here it is...
And what a nice setting! 
The diamond is gorgeous, and I love the setting - and wow, the band goes perfectly with it!
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