Whats up with flouresence

[flamingoezz]

Seems like a ton of BGD stones have a lot of flouresence..and i see plenty of posts about it lately too..

i thought its good for stones with a little color to show whiter, but are there other benefits? why would someone choose strong blue over none? just their taste? to save money?

 

[Skippy123]

if a diamond is more tinted, fluorescence can make it look less tinted. I wonder if they have that info on their website. It does bring cost down.

Here is what they say from their website.

In some cases, fluorescence positively affects diamonds making them appear whiter than their true color grade when exposed to UV elements.

http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamond/brian-gavins-blue-diamonds-with-fluorescence/

 

[ecf8503]

I just think it is a really cool effect - I have a D w/ SB fluor, and I love it so much I wish all my diamonds had it!

 

[Niel]

It does have a whitening effect for near colorless or slightly tinted stones. And also it CAN cause a milky or oily effect, so it is deemed as an undesirable trait, making it slightly cheaper than the same stone without flour. BUT. It by no means akways has a negative effect and when it doesnt all you get are the positive effects of a lower colored stone looking whiter in some lights (also the nerd in me thinks its awesome)

 

[yssie]

Tastes. Precision cut RBs w/ fluor can be difficult to find elsewhere.

BGD Blues do have premiums so I don't think people looking to prioritise pricepoint would choose that route.