I repaired the pavilion of this oval Amethyst
A jeweler in Colorado chipped this oval Amethyst while setting it. They needed it repaired with a minimum of loss in length of the stone.
A jeweler in Colorado chipped this oval Amethyst while setting it. They needed it repaired with a minimum of loss in length of the stone.
You can see the large chip on the right end of the pavilion. It is a pretty deep chip which will require making the length a bit smaller.
We always work to keep the loss of size to an absolute minimum.
I work only on the end of the pavilion where the chip is located.
You can see the new facets that I have cut, while matching the step cut pattern.
On the left, you can see a tiny remnant of the chip. This will go away in the pre-polishing step.
When taking the length in, it makes the girdle too thick in that spot.
To remedy that, after repairing the pavilion, I need to re-facet part of the crown, in the area where the girdle is too thick, to normalize the girdle thickness.
Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of the top of the stone.
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