Hello everyone,
I love the forums here and have learned quite a bit about diamonds and gemstones. I'd really appreciate your opinions and advice on my situation.
I'm shopping for engagement rings, but I've never really been a fan of diamond engagement rings since it's so traditional. My girlfriend's birthstone is sapphire, and I've bought her pieces of sapphire jewelry before which she has loved. I was thinking that for an engagement ring, I'd really like to find a Padparadscha sapphire for the center stone.
There seems to be quite a lot of debate about the "perfect" color for one of these sapphires but from the descriptions (and in my mind's eye) I see a tropical sunrise/sunset with a 50/50 mix of orange and pink but not too "bright" or "saturated". I've found this particular example and wondered what people thought of it as far as look and pricing. I really appreciate your thoughts.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/84116287/padparadscha-color-peach-cushion?ref=shop_home_active_20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEodi6UocOU&feature=youtu.be
I also looked at one that a previous poster had mentioned in another thread.
http://www.simplysapphires.com/jewe...aradscha-sapphire-diamond-ring-14kwg-2.53-ctw
Anything you could tell me about these or Padparadscha shopping in general would be helpful. Thanks in advance.
I love the forums here and have learned quite a bit about diamonds and gemstones. I'd really appreciate your opinions and advice on my situation.
I'm shopping for engagement rings, but I've never really been a fan of diamond engagement rings since it's so traditional. My girlfriend's birthstone is sapphire, and I've bought her pieces of sapphire jewelry before which she has loved. I was thinking that for an engagement ring, I'd really like to find a Padparadscha sapphire for the center stone.
There seems to be quite a lot of debate about the "perfect" color for one of these sapphires but from the descriptions (and in my mind's eye) I see a tropical sunrise/sunset with a 50/50 mix of orange and pink but not too "bright" or "saturated". I've found this particular example and wondered what people thought of it as far as look and pricing. I really appreciate your thoughts.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/84116287/padparadscha-color-peach-cushion?ref=shop_home_active_20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEodi6UocOU&feature=youtu.be
I also looked at one that a previous poster had mentioned in another thread.
http://www.simplysapphires.com/jewe...aradscha-sapphire-diamond-ring-14kwg-2.53-ctw
Anything you could tell me about these or Padparadscha shopping in general would be helpful. Thanks in advance.