opinion on this Pad. Sapphire please

[lovegem]

I have been lurking around this forum for sometime and was referred to the natural sapphire company from other people''s posts. I really enjoy looking at their sapphires. I found one that I like too, but I am not certain whether it is a good price or whether it is a good stone. If someone can give me an idea that would be great. Thanks in advance.

http://www.thenaturalsapphirecompany.com/Sapphires/Padparadscha/Cushion/stoneid=PA128

 

[chrono]

I am sorry but the cut is hideous. The colour is very pretty but the stone has a sizeable window, the pavilion is lumpy, and the crown looks to be uneven as well. Just too yucky for my taste.

 

[movie zombie]

chrono was being kind re the cut.......

movie zombie

 

[Linda W]

I love Pads, but that window is awful. Ditto on everything that Chrono said.

Linda

 

[lovegem]

Thank you very much for your opinion. I often see the word "window" here in PSF. Is that the black thing or the whitish pink in the center of the stone? I have never seen the wold "window" used to describe a diamond''s cutting.

Linda W., is your stone a pad. sapphire? It is a very beautiful stone.

 

[Linda W]

Thank you lovegem. Yes that is a Pad. I have a few pads, and that one is my favorite. I purchased it from the natural sapphire company 2 years ago. It is 2.25

LInda

 

[Linda W]

Lovegem,

The window is the center part of the gemstone that you can see straight through, like the pad you were looking at.

Linda

 

[chrono]

For a more indepth explaination, there''s an older thread on windowing:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/what-is-a-window-in-colored-stones.38217/

Medium sized window in the stone below.

Large window in the stone below.