A MAGNIFICENT UNMOUNTED CIRCULAR-CUT DIAMOND

POLISHED PERFECTION The impressive size, captivating circular form and luminous character of this D-color, VS1 diamond place it among the more important diamonds to have been recently offered at auction. The combination of its purity and colorlessness produces the unique beauty of a cut diamond. Those stones possessing this quality, along with significant size or carat weight, are certainly one of the rarest materials on earth - what the diamond trade calls "collection-quality" gems. Further enhancing this gemstone's allure is the Gemological Institute of America's evaluation of excellent polish, excellent symmetry and excellent cut, a new grade only warranted for circular-cut diamonds of superior status, an assessment seldom given for stones of this size. To cut a stone to these extremely desirable proportions, the diamond cutter must sacrifice weight to obtain this result, when in most scenarios the cutter has only one objective: minimum weight loss. The process of cutting the diamond rough into a polished stone results in an average loss of approximately fifty-percent of the total weight. In order to cut a perfect circular-cut diamond of nearly 40 carats, one has to start with a rough stone weighing approximately 90 to 100 carats. Circular-cut diamonds require very intricate cutting and the final yield of this shape is lower than that of other forms. Therefore, this 38.47 carat diamond is not only rare because of the tremendous amount of weight sacrificed on this stone, but also because of the cutter's precision and skill in achieving a finished grade of excellent polish and symmetry and perfect proportions.

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A MAGNIFICENT UNMOUNTED CIRCULAR-CUT DIAMOND
Weighing approximately 38.47 carats
With report 15808598 dated 11 April 2007 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is D color, VS1 clarity, with excellent cut, excellent polish and excellent symmetry

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