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« on: February 05, 2007, 03:34:17 PM »
Hi all!
Here's a remarkable diamond.


Since we have been lucky in life, and diamond-dom specifically, we are very close with the man, and the people who work for him, that cut this remarkable diamond.

Here's a glimpse into a world of diamonds few people get to understand.
This diamond is a 14.66carat Fancy Intense Yellow VS1- as graded by GIA.

Here's how it came about:
We started with a piece of rough that weighed 40.42carats.
The rough was sewn into two pieces.

The  "top" is over at GIA now, we anticipate a grade of Fancy Yellow- it's an imperfect diamond.
Probably Si2. It is a radiant and weighs 6.87carats
Add the two and you'll see the total polished weight is 21.53 carats.
That means 18.89carats of diamonds being swept up by the janitors, and sticking to the walls, and everything else.
Diamond cutting factories are not very neat places- lotsa dust.
Very very expensive dust too.
We lost almost 50% in the cutting of this boulder. But the resultant main diamond is breathtaking.
We were able to saw so that only one of the finished diamonds suffered the consequences of imperfect clarity.
I suspect the other diamond- the 6.87 which we'll be posting here in a few days- is also pretty durn nice.

Here's more of the 14.66






Here's the stats from the brand-ee new GIA report:
ITEM #: R1781
Asscher Cut Diamond, Loose

  WEIGHT: 14.66ct
  SHAPE: Asscher Cut
  COLOR: Fancy Intense Yellow
  CLARITY: VS1
  MEASUREMENTS: 14.34 x 13.32 x 8.76 mm
  TOTAL DEPTH: 65.8%
  TABLE SIZE: 65%
  POLISH: G
  SYMMETRY: G
  FLUORESCENCE: FAINT
  GIA REPORT #: 15696496

Price: $420000


Plus- guess what this diamond isn't?
An Asscher cut.
Technically speaking, it's an Emerald- not even a square one at that.
Still, anyone looking at this who didn't see Asscher does not know what an Asscher looks like!
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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2007, 04:36:04 PM »
Oh my goodness gracious!  What a fabulous stone - wait until KK sees this one! 

Thanks for the added info David.
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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2007, 04:40:06 PM »
You're welcome Annie!
Here's some more photos
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« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2007, 04:42:41 PM »
Heavens to mercy. David told me about this mother of diamonds earlier today. That is gorgeous. Check out all that concentric stuff happening! Small table, high crown. It's an asscherish em cut, too. I'd buy it but it's a little large for my finger.

But as a necklace.....
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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2007, 06:57:38 PM »
Jeez Flash, I'd already marked it as "sold " in my mind to you!

Oh well...that means we'll offer it to the general public.

For scale: Here's the monster next to a "mere" 4.18 W-X
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« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2007, 08:14:11 PM »
 Shocked Shocked Shocked  David that is spectacular!!!!  If only I had a few extra pennies... 
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« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2007, 09:03:25 PM »
Breathtaking!!!

It was pretty strange, I was opening this post to view the pictures at the same time as watching Antiques Roadshow where a woman in PA brought in a ring passed on to her from her grandmother. It was a FIY 3.25 carat Asscher cut ca. 1930 set in a platinum filligree mounting. It was beautiful and she was stunned!! She had no idea what she had. Lucky lady!
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« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2007, 10:41:59 PM »
Oh if only you guys could have seen how big my eyes got and how much drool came from my mouth.  It is THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!

Ok, that one thread about what would you buy if money was no object?!?! I CALL FIRST DIBS ON THIS!!!

It looks GINORMOUS compared to that tiny 4+ 3 stone!!  Shocked Shocked Shocked <--my reaction!
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« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2007, 11:32:47 PM »
So do we get a discount if we buy from CDI?  Like 95%?!~
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« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2007, 11:47:56 PM »
This is beyond incredible!  There are just no words!  I cannot imagine where I would ever safely wear such a bauble (grocery shopping? the park?  My Gym?), but woweeeeeeeeeeeee!
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« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2007, 11:49:13 PM »
I also want to say that even though it is dwarfed, I am impressed by how well that W-X keeps up its color next to the FIY!  Makes me love the "little" guy even more!
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« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2007, 12:15:19 AM »
OMG!!!!!

That's one heck of a beautiful diamond!  I have to say, I love looking at the ginormous ones and this one is spectacular!!
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« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2007, 12:29:15 AM »
OK that is just HUGE....i'm not sure what to say.  I'm in total shock. 

What on earth do you do with a diamond like that.......

AZ sounds like you had a great time...i'm jealous!! Pity about your cameraphone Sad
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« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2007, 02:53:39 AM »
Quote from: mskerryk on February 06, 2007, 12:35:28 AM
I am stunnified. <-- new word.

I have stunnification. <-- another new word.

OK, that diamond is stunnilicious. <-- yet another new word.


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LOL I agree! Cheesy
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« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2007, 05:45:44 AM »
WOW.   Shocked  WOW.   Shocked  HOLY WOW.   Shocked

David, you sure know how to start a new section of the forum off right!  I have never seen anything like that - NEVER.  I absolutely HAVE to get to NY soon as I want to hold that darling in my hand - or rather hands!  I'll probably need both!   Grin  You may want to have some extra security on hand for when I start sobbing and refusing to leave without it...!!! 

Yeah Snooper, I hear ya - put this baby on my list in the 'money no object' thread too.  HOLY MOLY!
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« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2007, 02:56:53 PM »
That's what we call the smaller part of the rough which is on top when we saw- a "Toppie"
Since the main stone is what's going to make the business feasible, the toppie presents a different opportunity.
We're free to cut to our hearts content.

this 6.87 carat results from the polishing of the top piece of the rough that 14.66 came from.



The depth on this guy? A remarkable 61.2%!


ITEM #: R1783


  WEIGHT: 6.87ct
  SHAPE: Radiant Cut
  COLOR: Fancy Yellow
  CLARITY: SI2
  MEASUREMENTS: 11.95 x 10.10 x 6.18 mm
  TOTAL DEPTH: 61.2%
  FLUORESCENCE: FAINT
  GIA COLOR REPORT #: 15704229

Price: $68,700
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« Reply #16 on: February 06, 2007, 04:49:13 PM »
I'm seriously salivating here...  Tongue
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« Reply #17 on: February 07, 2007, 11:46:46 AM »
David, I AM BLOWN AWAY!!!!!

They are both so stunning & that Asscher (looks like an Asscher to me-not EC) is so cool!

I am curious too. How does the cutter decide on which cut to do?Huh??

Amy
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« Reply #18 on: February 07, 2007, 12:22:20 PM »
Jessica,

Sounds like you had a blast at the Gem show! I wish your camera wouldn't have died. I'd kill to see a pic of that 8+ ct heart!!!!!!! That's sweet you thought of me!

Amy
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« Reply #19 on: February 07, 2007, 03:53:22 PM »
David-those are ALL gorgeous, my new favorite ring(the 4ctw-x) looks SOOOO tiny compared to that fantastic yellow asscher----if your safe is too full, you can always send that beauty over to mine to 'hold' for you--hehehe Tongue
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« Reply #20 on: February 07, 2007, 06:30:39 PM »
That diamond is so wonderfully crisp, you can see David's fingerprint "magnified" through it.    There are just no words!  I am in utter AWE!!  notworthy  That is definately tops in the "If money were no object" thread!   Hey that reminds me ...I have to check my lotto ticket that I purchased....


AZ...it is so true...all that jewelry can delight in such a way that it truly can make your heart skip a beat!   Did you buy anything?    It would be soooo hard not to!   crybaby2 ~Ronda
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« Reply #21 on: January 06, 2009, 02:56:22 PM »
 omg  I'm beyond words.  Stunnified is as close as it gets.  (great word)

I would have thought it was an asscher, too, but hey - what do I know?  What makes this an EC instead?    I see windmills, not TV people. Huh?   Does this make it an Escher Cut?
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« Reply #22 on: January 06, 2009, 04:21:34 PM »
No, the Escher cut is the stair-like one, not the windmill-like one.

(I think it's an EC because of the number of steps in the crown, plus the fact that it's over 5% non-square, so GIA does not call it a "modified square step-cut" but "emerald cut". Overfussy or what?)
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« Reply #23 on: January 06, 2009, 07:38:44 PM »
Seriously, OMC?  There really is an ESCHER cut - or are you pulling my leg?  icon_jokercolor
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« Reply #24 on: January 06, 2009, 07:53:00 PM »
Of course- you've never heard of the MC Escher Cut?

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