What is more meaningful – HCA numbers or an Ideal-scope/ASET image?
No computer projection is as meaningful as actual assessment of the ‘live’ test subject, so the Ideal-scope image is more telling. If we think of a diamond as a container of visual potential, PROPORTIONS numbers merely describe the outside of the container, while PERFORMANCE assessment evaluates the actual contents of the container. What else should I know? We believe the foundation of your diamond buying decisions should be confidence in the expertise and authority of the seller. We make it possible for our customers to see lab analysis, measurements, proportions sets and light performance of all of our diamonds. Beyond these things there are considerations that also demand attention. Durability, girdle treatment, eye-clean judgment, azimuth shift/facet yaw and patterning particulars are as important as any measurements of performance and appearance, but they cannot be plugged into a computer algorithm. Only the world’s leading authorities assess all of these components. Five generati
