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[agothacles]

Hi, I really need some help evaluating this idealscope image. Stone is a GIA excellent cut, F color, VS2 clarity, no fluoresence, TIC range on HCA, and this is the idealscope. It's 1.2ct and is 11k.

I have no idea how to interpret this image though... Any advice on whether I should buy it?

Thanks very, very much in advance.

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[denverappraiser]

I see no problems in the image and it’s probably a lovely stone. Should you buy it? That’s going to depend on your own requirements, the ‘value added’ that’s coming from the dealer and, of course, the price. Tell us a bit about how you landed with this particular dealer and with this particular stone.

[agothacles]

Thanks very much for helping me!

It's a James Allen stone. I spent a month searching and it seemed like a good deal when it came up. I especially like the upgrade policy.

The price after pricescope and bank wire discounts is 11,062.

Edited by agothacles, 29 January 2012 - 04:27 PM.

[denverappraiser]

OK. So you're happy with the stone, you're happy with the dealer, you're happy with the terms, and you're happy with the price. What's the question?

[agothacles]

My question was really about the ideal-scope image. I have no idea how to read them, so I wasn't sure if I was missing some critical piece of information it revealed. Plus, it looks a lot pinker than a lot of the examples of "good" images I've seen.

[denverappraiser]

Variations in color saturation is mostly a function of the photography, not the stone.

[davidelevi]

Or said another way: it's not "pink vs. red"; it is "lighter vs. darker" tones of whatever is the most saturated colour in the image.