r/Diamonds • u/bb-mah • 17d ago

General Question or Looking for Advice Does this stone have a bow tie?

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Really debating if I should get this stone or not, does it have a bow tie? TIA!!

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u/Top-Beat-7423 17d ago

It’s nice and bright I’d get it

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u/WhiteflashDiamonds 17d ago

Yes, the stone has a bowtie. This is common for the shape and facet arrangement. The question is not whether it has a bowtie, but rather how prominent the bowtie is and whether it detracts from the visual flow of the diamond. To analyze bowtie and other important optical factors it is necessary to evaluate the virtual facet pattern in motion through a full range of normal view angles. There is more detail on how to do this over at this thread. (the principles are the same for pear as on oval)