Radiant aset help

[emeraldemerald]

Hi, I am deciding between 2 radiants. Both images in top row of same diamond. Both images in bottom of another.

I was wondering if there was a mistake when the images were labelled as top diamond has blue in aset but no black patch in photo, and bottom aset has no blue yet there is a small black patch in the middle of diamond photo. Yet, the ratios indicate the images in each row are of the same diamond.

I prefer a crushed ice, scintillating flash. Which is preferable or are both not good?

Thank you so much for your help.

 

[kb1gra]

Looking at the faceting I'm wanting to agree with you that the images are reversed, except if you look at the stone ratios, they aren't. That's the funny thing about imagery, sometimes it shows us things we can't otherwise see.

That being said between these two I prefer the more elongated one based on the still images. Have you seen videos of these two to compare?

 

[emeraldemerald]

@kb1gra Thanks for weighing in. The first link is of top diamond in opening post while second is bottom diamond.

https://www.bluenile.com/diamond-details/LD18554482

https://www.bluenile.com/diamond-details/LD18771968

 

[kb1gra]

@kb1gra Thanks for weighing in. The first link is of top diamond in opening post while second is bottom diamond.

https://www.bluenile.com/diamond-details/LD18554482

https://www.bluenile.com/diamond-details/LD18771968

Looking at these I do prefer the bottom one.

 

[tyty333]

I can believe the bottom aset belongs to the bottom stone.

The first aset/stone combo have me a little ???

Lets see if @Karl_K can enlighten us.

 

[kb1gra]

I can believe the bottom aset belongs to the bottom stone.

The first aset/stone combo have me a little ???

Lets see if @Karl_K can enlighten us.

If you watch the video you can see what the ASET is seeing on the first stone, there is an area through the middle that's a little nonresponsive. Since it's at an angle it's not obstruction but I could believe that ASET after seeing the vid.

 

[Karl_K]

The less large areas of one color the better the crushed ice.
Even red areas will stand out.
Using this standard the bottom on shows more potential.
ASET matches the video, but sitting the way they are in the video is one of the worst possible ways to show them.
If possible I recommend seeing it unmounted within a return policy then return it for setting or a refund depending on how you like it.

 

[tyty333]

If you watch the video you can see what the ASET is seeing on the first stone, there is an area through the middle that's a little nonresponsive. Since it's at an angle it's not obstruction but I could believe that ASET after seeing the vid.

Yeh, I cant pick it out but my eye-sight is not the best . I'll have to take your word for it!

 

[emeraldemerald]

@tyty333 Thanks for getting Karl to weigh in. Like you, I cannot see what the aset captured in the video too.

@kb1gra Thanks for sharing what you saw in the video of top diamond though I still cannot see it myself. I suppose I don't know how to see it hence I'm grateful for a forum which helps newbies.

@Karl_K Thank you for sharing what made bottom diamond the more crushed ice of the two. Crushed ice aside, is the top diamond any good? Could you please share what one would see irl with the top diamond parallel to the finger instead of on its side? What does the aset translates to irl? Thank you.

 

[Karl_K]

@Karl_K Thank you for sharing what made bottom diamond the more crushed ice of the two. Crushed ice aside, is the top diamond any good? Could you please share what one would see irl with the top diamond parallel to the finger instead of on its side? What does the aset translates to irl? Thank you.

I'm not willing to say its awful or awesome just on the available data.

When you have large areas of any color on a crushed ice stone what you get is a bunch of small fast flashes from the rest of the stone and slow large flashes and or dark zones in the large color areas.
This stands out and can bug some people.
Is it going to be visible to some? yes
Will everyone notice it? probably not

 

[emeraldemerald]

Thanks for explaining, @Karl. I suppose this is similar to H&A rounds that I'm more familiar with. Sometimes, whole round lights up with black arrows. In other lighting, whole diamond is dark while arrows are bright.