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Would you tweak your old cut diamond?

Would you Tweak an Old Cut Diamond?

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lulu_ma

lulu_ma

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Has anyone (other than Prs-gosh I miss him) ever "tweaked" their old cut diamond?

I know that often the girdles of old cuts have to be cleaned up. I'm specifically taking about tweaks like opening up the tables (so the petals are clearer) or making the culet larger.

Bonus points, if someone can tell me the performance differences between having a polished girdle versus an unpolished/bruted one.
 
If I recall, I believe the OP on this thread opened up the culet a bit more on the one she ended up choosing.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/help…-choosing-between-two-amazing-omcs.271721/

Haven’t had a chance to go through the whole thread to confirm but that’s what I recall lol
 
Not an expert, just my own personal perspective.

I am a lover of OECs and have always wanted one about 1ct for a right hand ring.

I very nearly bought a lab OEC as it is within my budget, then decided against it as I prefer the wonky uneven look of a genuine old cut stone that would cost more.

There is something endearing about wonky old cuts to me personally.

DK :))
 
Muluver said:
If I recall, I believe the OP on this thread opened up the culet a bit more on the one she ended up choosing.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/help…-choosing-between-two-amazing-omcs.271721/

Haven’t had a chance to go through the whole thread to confirm but that’s what I recall lol
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Thank you. I feel like another one PSer did this with Grace/ Jogani, too…
 
Personally, I wouldn’t. I feel like the wonkiness of old cuts are part of the charm. I would rather try and find one whose faceting pattern was to my taste than cut one I have. If I wanted a precision cut OEC, I’d buy a new one (personally I wouldn’t because they’re not to my taste, but you get me).
 
I wouldn't tweak one for small imperfections or wonkiness. But, if I had one that was damaged by a chip large enough that I wouldn't wear it as is, I would probably try to get it recut or tweaked to make the chip either more bearable, or be gone if possible. So perhaps if I had a family stone like that, I'd fix it up. Otherwise, no. If I wanted it perfect one, I'd buy a newly cut one as @AllAboardTheBlingTrain mentions.
 
I would clean up the girdle or repair a chip if needed.
If the chip repair makes it even more wonky that's kewl.
Thats just me for me and others will feel otherwise and that's kewl.
 
Mine is bruted on all sides and wonky and has a natural on the girdle. At tilt I can see the funky bruting like the diamond Garry posted. It's a little leaky and the pedals are mushy. In daylight it is unremarkable. In daylight, I prefer my round brilliant or step cut.

But at night or in dim lighting this old cut turns into colorful magic. I've had people come from across a restaurant to comment on the fire pinging them in the eye. There is something sweet and romantic in having this wonky, magic diamond. I like having an honest to goodness antique. If it was cleaned up, it would no longer be what it is.
 
MMtwo said:
Mine is bruted on all sides and wonky and has a natural on the girdle. At tilt I can see the funky bruting like the diamond Garry posted. It's a little leaky and the pedals are mushy. In daylight it is unremarkable. In daylight, I prefer my round brilliant or step cut.

But at night or in dim lighting this old cut turns into colorful magic. I've had people come from across a restaurant to comment on the fire pinging them in the eye. There is something sweet and romantic in having this wonky, magic diamond. I like having an honest to goodness antique. If it was cleaned up, it would no longer be what it is.
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Do you mind me asking if your old cut is your original engagement ring? If so did you pick it out yourself or was it an heirloom passed down? Just curious because I feel like a lot of folks start out with modern cuts not knowing about antique cuts until later in their journey.
 
I have never altered an old cut, it would cause me too much anxiety thinking about what could go wrong!
 
YadaYadaYada said:
Do you mind me asking if your old cut is your original engagement ring? If so did you pick it out yourself or was it an heirloom passed down? Just curious because I feel like a lot of folks start out with modern cuts not knowing about antique cuts until later in their journey.
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Hi @YadaYadaYada , actually it was someone else's heirloom. I had been stalking PS for some time and liked old cuts. Wink had this stone in his inventory about 2013 or 2014. I sweet talked my now husband into buying the stone for my e-ring. I remember telling my husband about the stone and us meeting Wink online for a showing. Hubby was skeptical about meeting some man online to buy a diamond in 2014. Anyhow, it all went well, Wink was lovely. We didn't know what to do with the stone at first, but finally set it in the Ritani halo.

Oh, ha, here is the engagement thread

#TBT - engaged....whew

Today he popped the question at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. After a breakfast with friends, we went to the National Aquarium. He got down on his knees by the water and asked me to marry him. After, we had a helicopter ride through Annapolis. Then arrived back at the friend's house to a...
www.pricescope.com

I still love the stone, but maybe not the setting so much anymore. It may be reset in the future. I am dreaming about a 3 stone.
 
Thanks for sharing your story @MMtwo, it is a beauty, glad you were able to talk your husband into it :dance:
 
I had the girdle cleaned up on my antique cushion and opened up the culet to be bigger. I would only do it if advised it was feasible and would not impact faceting/performance. I did it with Grace/Anup as I bought the stone from them.
 
I'd take the approach of a conservator in an art museum of important historical pieces.

While I might 'repair' some minor chips, I wouldn't ' alter, change, or improve' the cut by making the culet or table bigger, or polishing facets onto a bruted girdle.

IMO the former is a repair, but the later is trying to rewrite history.
 
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