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| Brian Gavin Signature Quadex |
I was caught by surprised when I saw this. Yup, I didn't know that Brian Gavin once have a modified square brilliant called Quadex in their inventory before. That was probably some time ago before I actually bought any diamonds before. I was pretty excited when I saw this because these days I admire all these custom/modified fancy cuts from exquisite diamond cutters like Brian Gavin, hence it did not take long for me to decide to get myself one for review. It is really easy to decide to get a diamond from Brian Gavin Diamonds simply because they are selling extremely well-cut in-house diamonds at reasonable prices.
If you Google around and search for Quadex diamonds, you can probably find some old IdealScope or ASET images, you will see that the original Quadex diamonds tend to have light leakage at the table of the diamond, but this is rarely the case for the new and updated Quadex. We now see superb light performance on the Quadex collection and it some of them have earn themselves the Black by Brian Gavin hallmark.
Alright, next, I will talk about the packaging. This will be standard Brian Gavin Diamonds packaging, not the Black by Brian Gavin packaging. While the Black by Brian Gavin do come with a magnetic rectangular box as part of the branding, but the grading report does not come with the standard AGS cover. Instead, the original grading report is just folded 3 times and slide into the box itself. Personally, it is not something I really fancy. I still prefer the good old AGS cover that can provide adequate protection for my grading report. On top of that, the standard Brian Gavin Diamonds packaging is nice and simple and I don't see that the Black by Brian Gavin packaging can add a lot of point to the overall appeal. In fact, I actually prefer the standard packaging due to its simplicity.
The standard packaging does come with a small ring box that is small enough to store a complete engagement ring for a surprise proposal, but I have to say it is not something that looks luxury enough for an engagement ring, but rather, it is something that can play its functional role good enough, so it may not appeal to everyone.
Since the Quadex I purchase is part of the Brian Gavin Blue collection, I do not get a Hearts & Arrows scope. Instead, I get an UV LED blacklight torch. This torch will emit UV rays that can excite the fluorescence in my diamond that has strong blue fluorescence and makes it go blue in colour. Oh yes, this time I have get myself a 0.305ct K VS2 Signature Quadex diamond, which so happened to have strong fluorescence, making it to become a Brian Gavin Blue collection as well! Feels like killing two birds with one stone for me. Nice.
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| 0.305ct K VS2 Signature Quadex |
While this stone is not the nicest Quadex within my budget. Yes, there is a nicer one, which is this 0.317ct K VS1 Signature Quadex. You can compare the fire video between these two diamonds and see the differences. However, I chose the earlier diamond because it is something rare in Brian Gavin Diamonds inventory - It is hard to see any Brian Gavin Blue Quadex at this carat weight. This reminds me of my regret of missing out the Black by Brian Gavin Cushion Cut that is also around similar carat weight last time. Secondly, I also wanted to review a Brian Gavin Blue for sometime, so well, this seems like a more logical choice to me. However, if I were to buy the best performing diamond, the 0.317ct K VS1 Signature Quadex will be the one. I can tell the differences based on the videos of the two diamonds, and Emily, my Brian Gavin Diamonds consultant also tells me that the latter diamond performs better as well due to better contrast. Will it be a huge difference? Perhaps not, but in real life, I will probably see the slight difference and THAT is really all that matters for me to fall for that diamond. This will probably be one of the reasons some jewelers will ask you to see the diamonds yourself and see if you like it or not, which is a fair point. Since we can't view the diamonds from Brian Gavin Diamonds physically, having videos like will probably help us to make a judgement call. I will say that it is the closest thing we have to real life viewing.
Alright, to be continued...
Ok. Here is the video:
