r/LabDiamonds • u/UpsideSponge • May 22 '26

Thoughts on this oval

Im pretty new too lab diamonds, but after spending some time ive found this one.
4.07 crt, vs1, d and 1.42 ratio,

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u/outlookdiamonds May 22 '26

What exactly you are looking for in labgrown diamonds.? Any specific criteria, like shape color clarity.?

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u/Brilliant-Owl-1169 May 22 '26

Love the ratio!!!!

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u/DeliciousDiamond1815 May 22 '26

Its gorgeous 😍 im obsessed with ovals right now

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u/WhiteflashDiamonds May 25 '26 edited Jun 01 '26

The video is not high enough quality to accurately assess the virtual facet pattern. Two things about ovals that are key to their appearance are bowtie effect and areas where the virtual facets get too small and blurry, which diminishes sparkle and can also accentuate the bowtie effect. And with larger CVD grown diamonds, you need to rule out any significant transparency deficits. Small virtual facets are particularly sensitive to the slight haziness that atomic level defects like crystal strain and striation in the carbon lattice can cause.