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Ideal_Rock
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Hi Everyone!
I''m really interested in buying this padparadscha from the Natural Sapphire Company:
http://www.thenaturalsapphirecompany.com/Sapphires/Padparadscha/Oval/stoneid=PA2023
Sorry I couldn''t attach a photo, I can''t figure out how to cut the down an acceptable size
Its fantastic because, for $99, its totally in my budget. Its small, but I like delicate jewelry, so thats not an issue either. The three concerns that I do have are:
shape: it seems like a rather fat/unusual oval; its length to width ratio seems different from any other ovals I''ve seen
color: would you call this padparadscha? I know that a lot of people argue about the true color of a padparadscha..I''m not worried about the semantics..I love this stone, and I love it for the color it is, not its title..but, I don''t want to sound like an idiot if and when I tell people its a padparadscha if it doesn''t actually look like one.
depth: is it just me, or does this look like a very shallow stone? is this an issue? are there any drawbacks to having a shallow stone? that probably means it will face up larger than otherwise, right?
Lastly, I know their cutting is done in house, which is fantastic to hear about. However, does anyone know about their mining practices?
Thank you so much!
I''m really interested in buying this padparadscha from the Natural Sapphire Company:
http://www.thenaturalsapphirecompany.com/Sapphires/Padparadscha/Oval/stoneid=PA2023
Sorry I couldn''t attach a photo, I can''t figure out how to cut the down an acceptable size
Its fantastic because, for $99, its totally in my budget. Its small, but I like delicate jewelry, so thats not an issue either. The three concerns that I do have are:
shape: it seems like a rather fat/unusual oval; its length to width ratio seems different from any other ovals I''ve seen
color: would you call this padparadscha? I know that a lot of people argue about the true color of a padparadscha..I''m not worried about the semantics..I love this stone, and I love it for the color it is, not its title..but, I don''t want to sound like an idiot if and when I tell people its a padparadscha if it doesn''t actually look like one.
depth: is it just me, or does this look like a very shallow stone? is this an issue? are there any drawbacks to having a shallow stone? that probably means it will face up larger than otherwise, right?
Lastly, I know their cutting is done in house, which is fantastic to hear about. However, does anyone know about their mining practices?
Thank you so much!