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Joined: Apr 2008
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hi all. I am new to this forum and having a question regarding my hearts on fire wedding brand. My brand is 18k glod contain .27 ct diamond ring. Since the diamonds are sooooooooo tiny, I am having a question. Are those tiny ones still "perfectly cut"? If so, are these "cuts" more harder compared to those "large in size" diamonds? I mean if you can't tell the different of the cut in tiny diamounds, why bother to spend more on "hearts on fire"? Any expert can advice on this? Thanks.
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Location: Dallas Area
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I don't own a HoF branded ring. Risingsun does though, I think, maybe she can help.
I personally wouldn't spend the extra $ on HoF unless it ws a sizeable stone so I could really see the difference. |
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Joined: Apr 2007
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,658
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Last edited by risingsun; Apr 30th, 2008 at 11:26 PM. |
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Up On My Toes!
Joined: Jun 2006
Location: Highland, Maryland
Posts: 7,415
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My DH and I have looked at Hearts of Fire diamonds a few times. They're nice, but honestly to my poor, old eyes, I can't see the difference between on of them and a nice other diamond. But when I look under their special microscopes (or whatever they are called) I can see the specialness of them.
I recently had an SA tell me that a Hearts of Fire diamond reads about two shades lower on the color scale than other diamonds. For example, a Hearts of Fire rated "H" color would actually be comparable in color to a diamond rated "F" in color. She said this was due to the precision cut. But IDK, really. I even took the Hearts of Fire outside in the sunlight for a better look, but wasn't sold on it. |
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Location: Dallas Area
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it is true that the better the cut, the better the color appears.
I don't prefer HoF over another ideal/excellent cut stone because I don't desire that perfection or absolute symmetry in my facets. But that superb cut is really valuable. I have am excellent cut round and I can see the arrows in most of it, it must've been barely off not to qualify and that's good enough for me! |
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tommye48
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,291
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love4eq, this is a great question. If you can't tell the difference in the smaller HOF stones why spend the money? Well if you can't, then you might not want to. The HOF stones I've seen have had great white light return and were really bright.
My HOF I colored graded stone returns more light than my Lazare Kaplan F graded stone. ( I love my Kaplan more, but, truth be told, my HOF is prettier!!) |
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