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Shiny_Rock
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Hi you guys,
I can''t seem to find an affordable round red spinel in the 7.5-8mm range. I know rounds are unusual for spinel, and the red I ordered turned out to be pink. So, my idea is to get an ebay spinel that seems true red but is cheaper and have it recut into a round.
Do any have an opinion on which is the best candidate for recutting, etc from the 3 options below? This would be set into a bezel setting and needs to be perfectly round, and I''d prefer it to be totally eye clean, not too dark and not pinkish or brown. I am wondering if these stones are actually much darker in regular light and/or if anyone else can recommend a good spinel for under 2k. I am debating just going ahead and getting a diamond center instead of spinel.
option 1
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-07CT-Shimmering-AAA-Red-Natural-Spinel-Sri-Lanka_W0QQitemZ350295908369QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item518f436011
option 2
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-31CT-Shimmering-Red-Natural-Spinel-Sri-Lanka_W0QQitemZ390134085735QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad5cdb867
option 3
http://cgi.ebay.com/6-56CT-Shimmering-Red-Natural-Spinel-Sri-Lanka-Big_W0QQitemZ390135479650QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad5e2fd62
To me it looks like option 3 has the best overall color and saturation as a candidate for recutting ...but are there any cutters with an opinion on this?
I have checked every single recommended website on PS by the way and saw very little round red.
Please feel free to contact me if you know somebody willing to cut a spinel or who has a larger red spinel.
I can''t seem to find an affordable round red spinel in the 7.5-8mm range. I know rounds are unusual for spinel, and the red I ordered turned out to be pink. So, my idea is to get an ebay spinel that seems true red but is cheaper and have it recut into a round.
Do any have an opinion on which is the best candidate for recutting, etc from the 3 options below? This would be set into a bezel setting and needs to be perfectly round, and I''d prefer it to be totally eye clean, not too dark and not pinkish or brown. I am wondering if these stones are actually much darker in regular light and/or if anyone else can recommend a good spinel for under 2k. I am debating just going ahead and getting a diamond center instead of spinel.
option 1
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-07CT-Shimmering-AAA-Red-Natural-Spinel-Sri-Lanka_W0QQitemZ350295908369QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item518f436011
option 2
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-31CT-Shimmering-Red-Natural-Spinel-Sri-Lanka_W0QQitemZ390134085735QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad5cdb867
option 3
http://cgi.ebay.com/6-56CT-Shimmering-Red-Natural-Spinel-Sri-Lanka-Big_W0QQitemZ390135479650QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad5e2fd62
To me it looks like option 3 has the best overall color and saturation as a candidate for recutting ...but are there any cutters with an opinion on this?
I have checked every single recommended website on PS by the way and saw very little round red.
Please feel free to contact me if you know somebody willing to cut a spinel or who has a larger red spinel.