athenaworth|1406390297|3720998 said:I like that color a lot. The price sounds about right too.
TL|1406396161|3721029 said:If the photo is accurate, I think it's really lovely. Did you view it in all lighting?
$1K/ct seems on par for what these stones are selling for online these days. Some retailers charge $2K+/ct, for stones that don't even look as nice as yours, but are considered "red spinels."
Although it is slightly sleepy, I don't think the sleepiness is such that the stone looks milky, translucent or distracting to the eye. These Tanzanian red spinels tend to be slightly sleepy at times.
athenaworth|1406390297|3720998 said:I like that color a lot. The price sounds about right too.
leslie77|1406397933|3721052 said:TL|1406396161|3721029 said:If the photo is accurate, I think it's really lovely. Did you view it in all lighting?
$1K/ct seems on par for what these stones are selling for online these days. Some retailers charge $2K+/ct, for stones that don't even look as nice as yours, but are considered "red spinels."
Although it is slightly sleepy, I don't think the sleepiness is such that the stone looks milky, translucent or distracting to the eye. These Tanzanian red spinels tend to be slightly sleepy at times.
I found this stone online, but the seller also has a retail store. The color appears more saturated than in the picture. It has a very nice red color under natural light.
I'm not a professional so not sure what lighting condition should i look at.
attached are under very low lighting and indoor yellow lights. it appears an orange color under indoor yellow lights.
the stone is eye clean. sorry i take bad pictures using my cell phone.
TL|1406399045|3721071 said:leslie77|1406397933|3721052 said:TL|1406396161|3721029 said:If the photo is accurate, I think it's really lovely. Did you view it in all lighting?
$1K/ct seems on par for what these stones are selling for online these days. Some retailers charge $2K+/ct, for stones that don't even look as nice as yours, but are considered "red spinels."
Although it is slightly sleepy, I don't think the sleepiness is such that the stone looks milky, translucent or distracting to the eye. These Tanzanian red spinels tend to be slightly sleepy at times.
I found this stone online, but the seller also has a retail store. The color appears more saturated than in the picture. It has a very nice red color under natural light.
I'm not a professional so not sure what lighting condition should i look at.
attached are under very low lighting and indoor yellow lights. it appears an orange color under indoor yellow lights.
the stone is eye clean. sorry i take bad pictures using my cell phone.
It looks far less saturated in these photos, and more brownish, so the question is, which photo is accurate? Notice I did say at the top "IF the photo is accurate. . . ."
So, I'm assuming you saw the stone in person, and if we are to properly evaluate, or give opinions, we need an accurate photo(s).
Some red spinels look fabulous outside, and very unsaturated and even dull, indoors. Is this that kind of stone as well? If so, you have to ask yourself if you can live with that color shift.
LisaRN|1406555141|3721899 said:It's very pretty but do you like the sleepiness? That really is a personal preference and if you are going over budget for a stone -make sure you like everything about it.