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Post#1 @
07-08-00
, 02:49 PM
Hi all, When the different dealers here talk about branded H&As, and why they carry certain ones, the only difference (in the stones) I recall being mentioned is "consistency." If I understand correctly, brands are different cutting houses which decide to do their own marketing of their best diamonds; there are cutters cutting H&As which are not branded (so not all unbranded H&As are branded "rejects"?). Since some cutters are able to produce H&A stones of more consistent quality than others, this is what creates differences in consistency. A consistent brand helps a dealer by saving her time in sorting through particular stones deciding whether or not she's going to buy them (and by providing marketing materials). But since, as a consumer, I should look carefully at whatever stone I eventually purchase, how does branding help *me*? Aren't I just better off looking at unbranded stones for one that would have been branded had it been cut by someone else and saving the extra $$$? I've leanred a lot about diamonds, especially eightstar, reading this board...maybe we'll start an H&A thread yet! |
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Post#2 @
07-08-00
, 03:38 PM
Consistency is important. It can be a time/money saver. There are subtle diferences between all the H&A's. Some have flanges and some don't in a viewer. I wonder if these differences are meaningful. They are all beautifuly made diamonds. Sounds like you enjoy the hunt. If that is right I say now that you have seen many H&A's you are ready to go. You now know the look you want and I have a hunch you will do well. ------------------ Respectfully, JoeB www.intellex.com/~bacon |
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Post#3 @
07-08-00
, 04:54 PM
Rockdoc, Thanks for your great reply. I think it added two things to my understanding of H&As, and I just want to check to be sure. 1. The different brands have different cut styles which give rise to slightly different H&A patterns. So someone with a lot of experience might be able to identify the H&A brand just by looking at the H&A pattern? This is neat, but I haven't noticed it before. Does someone have a couple H&A viewer images they could post to illustrate this? 2. I had understood consistency to mean stone-to-stone consistency. But your response made it sound as those within-stone consistency (min-max girdle thickness, crown angle, etc) varies widely, too. Is is this sort of consistency I, as a consumer, are getting with the branded stone? jbacon: Thanks. I do love the hunt. I started out just hoping to get a nice stone my lady will like, and hopefully not get ripped off in the process, but this has turned out to be more interesting and more stimulating than I expected...it's fun!  |
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KirstensGuy... See and read this thread http://www.diamondring.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002061.html for some images that would give you some idea. |
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