I think that you're being too conservative on the color...I'd say it looks more like a Y-Z.  A stunner... all the same. 

I prepared a side by side shot


In this one I've outlined how they share the basic table outline- which may be why Squg noticed a curviness
if you arrange eight lines of equal length in a circle, the illusions of a curve will exist.

Love it more now!!!

What a dramatic change. I now completely understand when David talks about "coaxing" more color from a stone by recutting it.

OK- strange coincidence or what...
1) stone gets damaged, then recut- new photos by the way...





So anyway, just today, we sold the center stone out of this ring

And don't you know the 3.18ct fits......perfectly

Thanks G!

for those that are interested how this new cut has worked such magic with the color.....

If you look at the original cut, the light did not bounce around all that much- most went in, and bounced back out directly. You can actually see the facets on the bottom of the stone for this reason.
Now, the light bounces a few times inside the diamond before it exits- and the patterns of light coming out are totally different.
Those additional bounces are important as the light picks up the color along the way.

Try as you might, your eye simply can't focus on the pavilion facet ( the ones on the bottom) reflecting back up like you could before the recut.
Now, you're looking at reflections of reflections.

   Job well done!  I could hardly believe my eyes.   I find her much more compelling now.

Hey, everyone:  I saw that this diamond is now listed on DBL.  GIA gave it a FANCY YELLOW color  grade (up from S-T) and it went from VS2 to VVS2.  Wow!  It's amazing what a recut can do.

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