Hi Less!

thank you so much for taking the comments to heart and looking into what the cause could be!

I am about to order my ring, which I was going to do with asha since the Mira didnt work out. Is there a chance of getting a 5mm screened stone anytime soon? Just wondered as I really wanted Mira to work out for me!

Sure, and thanks for your feedback and hync's feedback as that definitely helped us narrow down and solve this.

All Mira's will be screened using the dichroscope going forward but the issue is that we won't be running any new 5mm for a bit.

We are still finishing off pre-orders for 6.5mm esp. and then we've got a lot of mostly screened (except for the new dichro-step) larger stones (1ct+) to complete.

So, I think this means we wouldn't have a 5mm for you until roughly another month and not sure if you want to wait that long?

Best thing to do though would be to email our support and that way we can advise directly and not via the forum.

Hope that helps,
Less

DiamondGirl, I think you should totally wait the month. I know it seems like forever, but in the long run, I think it will be so worth it...

I'm happy to report that both Hync's and DiamondGirl's Mira's are on their way to serve as masters for use in future pre-screens for Mira candiates via the dichroscope.

This way we can perfect the 3rd pre-screen step for Mira candidates:
1 - Primary color (excessive tinting)
2 - Shallow cutting (causes dark centers)
3 - Hidden secondary color (normally not visible, but that can flare in diffuse lighting - i.e. the cloudy day scenario).

From an initial pass with the dichroscope, it appears most Mira's are fine but obviously there are the few outliers and we want to avoid those and this will allow us to ensure we can catch them now going forward.

Best regards
Less

Hello! I have GOT to know EXACTLY what makes this beautiful ring in your profile photo. Is it a pink moissy? And, what is surrounding it?

Sorry, I'm new to this. My last post was directed to Katnewby.

Thanks Less for all of your help! I have to say that the customer service from you guys is really amazing. It's obvious you just want the customers to be happy and are willing to go the extra mile to do so!

+1 Absolutely top notch customer service!!

Lol, I'm with you Red, but I wouldn't say never, it might just take a while, like, 10-20 years from now when BTD is a multi-million/billion dollar business making the most gorgeous moissanite in the world!

Otherwise I'll just have to buy a GIGANTIC Mira and have someone re-cut it to a pear for my 15th anniversary or something.

More on subject, that is really cool you figured out about the primary and secondary colors for moissanite, that really makes a lot of sense, even if it slows up the screening process more.

even with the mira treatment, i believe they still turn brown when recut?!? maybe not as much, but there is a technique to cutting them and avoiding the tea color change that only BTD and C&C (to my knowledge) know how to do