Worried about Light Leakage vs Proportions?
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reddit.comPosted Nov 30, 2023, 6:37 AM UTC
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reddit.comPost the cert and or video, we can’t give you an answer on this without seeing more.
Thee ASET is nice, yes, but a 58 table with 14 crown height won’t give you fire and scintillation if that’s what you’re looking for.
Good luck
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The cert is on the second image, since it was a lab grown, I was told it's a dossier only from GIA.
Yes I was a bit bothered about the 58 table, but since the crown and pavilion angle was good, I had thought it would be alright :/
It does reassure me that the ASET is good to your eye though, thank you.
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What would be an ideal crown percentage for a 58% table?
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The ASET has some light leakages at the edge but that’s not the dealbreaker here for me. It will be a bright diamond. What I’m not seeing from the loupe video is fire, scintillating and sparkle. That’s because of the slightly larger table, but the 14% crown height. And the cutting isn’t that tight, you can see it in the video in the center of the table. Is this a bad diamond, no, you just need to know what you’re buying. And if you’re looking for a super ideal, this isn’t it.
I’d aim for a 55-57 table with a 15-15.5 crown height.
https://www.pricescope.com/education/diamond-cut/diamond-proportions
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I’m not sure what you’re worried about. If that’s the actual ASET I think it looks great. The last image is the hearts and arrows viewer not an aset, if that’s the “light leakage” you’re worried about.
But how does it look to the natural eye? Have you compared it to other diamonds?
From what you’ve shown here, there’s nothing to worry about and the diamond looks great. Did you already buy this? It would be better to see the vendor video too
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There are some white spots on the ASET images around the periphery that I was worried about. It looks eye clean, but I can see that the symmetry of the diamond is slightly off when I look at it up close. I haven't compared it to any diamonds side by side, but I can link the vendor video video
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It does seem slightly blue/grey in the video, but a lot of times that can just be the way they shot the video. The white spots you are talking about are normal. Compare it to the ASETS of super ideal listed diamonds at the premium vendors and you will see the same thing
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Looks to be a tiny bit of added contrast due to table reflection instead of leakage, based on the ASET result.