There are a number of reasons why someone would want an imperfect diamond. Primary among them, is the cost. Clarity being valued the way it is in diamonds- whether right or wrong-still results with imperfect diamonds costing a lot less than diamonds which are free of imperfection.

The price of this diamond is at least 40% less than it would be for one which was VS1. The diamond is beautiful to look at, and much more affordable than the average 2 carat rock. That's why we are carrying it.

If you're looking at this, the likelihood is that you've shopped for diamonds on the Internet. That means you seen a lot of treated diamonds. We don't carry any of those. The cutters we deal with deal in finer diamonds.

In general fine cutting houses don't cut imperfect rough. The only times they will, is if the diamond is exceptional, in one way or another. Sometimes it could be because the rough diamond is very large. Obviously, this diamond was exceptional because of the color. So it comes from a great cutter.

Lets look at some photos that will outline the imperfection in the diamond.

Below, I've outlined the imperfections in the diamond. There's actually only two imperfections - but it looks like there's more.
How is that possible?
The areas outlined in Green are "white feathers" which run at a diagonal in the "up and down" axis.

The next area of imperfection is outlined in Red- this is a carbon spot.

Oddly enough,all the areas outlined in Blue are reflections of the single carbon spot.
The carbon is located beneath the very edge of the table. This causes some weird light tricks, because you can see the carbon spot through two different facets.
What happens is that the black reflects up from the bottom of the diamond, in such a way that it appears that there are two spots.

IN person, the imperfections are not a bother to me- but your preference is the issue here.

Finding a 2 carat rock, with GIA report, well cut, with a color as amazing as this one could easily set you back triple the price of this stone. That also makes the imperfection easier to take.....

In the video below, you can see the imperfections, yet you can also see how little the imperfections actually impact the overall sparkle of the diamond, which is prodigious.

Because of his imperfection, the cutter did not submit the diamond for a full GIA report.  Instead, he opted for the color only variety of GIA report. Therefore, the clarity grade is mine.

Initially, I graded the diamond I1 clarity.  But after looking at a little bit, and wishing to air on the conservative side I revised my estimate to I2 clarity

The color is remarkable in its ability to look very brown, or look beautifully yellow as well.

The cut is beautiful. There's tremendous sparkle, and ample size for a two carat diamond. It's an organic teardrop shape, nary a straight line to be found.

The color is going to really look great once we get this puppy set.

ITEM #: R2771
Pear Shape Diamond, Loose

WEIGHT: 2.02ct
SHAPE: Pear Shape
COLOR: Fancy Brown Yellow
CLARITY: I2
MEASUREMENTS: 9.45 x 6.68 x 4.33 mm
TOTAL DEPTH: 64.8%
FLUORESCENCE: NONE
GIA REPORT #: 16255590

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