Russian Demantoid Garnet ring

[amber_312]

Just admiring this 1.93 ct. Russian demantoid garnet ring on africa gems

Gorgeous, huh? Can you imagine wearing this?!

 

[T L]

It's gorgeous, but I'm not crazy about the horsetail inclusions. When they have too many, they cloud up the stone, and although the color is pretty, it looks cloudy to me. Maybe it's just a bad photograph or I need to see a shrink.

 

[amber_312]

you''re right- there seems to be a lot of horsetail inclusions, but the color is nice.

 

[T L]

The color is nice, and don''t kill me, but the prongs are "eating the stone." I would have used smaller prongs. Again, perhaps I need a shrink.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

Date: 10/19/2008 8:31:34 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
The color is nice, and don''t kill me, but the prongs are ''eating the stone.'' I would have used smaller prongs. Again, perhaps I need a shrink.

The prongs need to shrink

 

[cushioncutnut]

LOL! Hey... it is on sale for a little over $10k....!! I will take 2 of them!!

 

[amber_312]

*nom nom*

Nah, it''s good that you are particular with jewelry!

 

[amber_312]

Lol!

 

[UCLABelle]

Color is nice, inclusions are a bit much though---

 

[Kismet]

The color is very pretty but the prongs do seem to overpower the stone. I don''t imagine that the inclusions are that apparent in person though. My demantoid has a horsetail inclusion that can be seen with the naked eye but it doesn''t dominate the stone really.

 

[T L]

It's good to have a small amount of horsetail inclusions in the stone to validate it's Russian authenticity. However, that being said, it also detracts from the value if you have so many that they're clouding up the stone. Even if the horsetail inclusion is microscopic, that's a good thing, it doesn't have to be seen with the naked eye to identify the stone as Russian. However, I now think that some stones coming out of the Middleast also have horsetail inclusions, so someone please clarify if I'm wrong. I have a Russian stone with microscopic horsetail inclusions. It's one of the few stones in the colored stone world where you want to have an inclusion (the Russian stones anyways). My African stone is not included, and the inclusions that do exist in those stones are not desirable.

 

[movie zombie]

horsetail inclusions are a sign of quality....and that it really is a demontoid from russia. a stone without them is not considered noteworthy. however, i''m not sure how many horsetails is considered desireable.

movie zombie

 

[neatfreak]

Lol we are all SO PICKY here!

 

[T L]

I know, we''ve torn apart this poor ring and its center stone, haven''t we?!! LOL!!