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Re: Please explain the logic of lousy cutting for more carat
I don't think that's what I said at all. The point I was trying to make, was that gems in them selves have no actual value. You can't eat it, you can't burn it to heat your house, they are stickily something to look at. If I owned the stone, and had to look at it, couldn't sell it, but just owned it for useless stone it is, I would recut. Then I would be more entertained looking at.
Arkteia|1336592563|3191388 said:PrecisionGem|1336588095|3191282 said:TL|1336583650|3191161 said:PrecisionGem|1336581749|3191122 said:"Not all well cut stones are gems, but all gems are well cut."
The Logan sapphire, Smithsonian Institution.
I've seen this stone in person many times, and if it were mine, I would recut it in a heartbeat. To me, all stones are basically worthless objects that I appreciate only for the beauty, and I'd much rather make that stone more beautiful. It's not like there is any real worthwhile value to the stone (unless you plan on selling it). To a starving person an apple is worth more.
As always with this thread, one can find extreme exceptions to contradict what has been said.
If you are right, then Kenny should send all his FCDs for a recut ASAP. They are worth nothing till he recuts them in a heartbeat!![]()
(Sorry, Kenny).
I don't think that's what I said at all. The point I was trying to make, was that gems in them selves have no actual value. You can't eat it, you can't burn it to heat your house, they are stickily something to look at. If I owned the stone, and had to look at it, couldn't sell it, but just owned it for useless stone it is, I would recut. Then I would be more entertained looking at.