That''s really interesting. So do you actually see the whole gem shift in colour to a distinct colour change? I don''t mean just bits of the gem but an actual full body colour shift - does that make sense?Date: 11/20/2009 12:16:35 PM
Author: MakingTheGrade
Mmm...mine does the opposite, more orange indoors and more pink outdoors..
Date: 11/20/2009 1:38:16 PM
Author: TravelingGal
Can''t really help you here...I''ve seen mine go pink AND orange depending on the day outside. It also does that inside. I actually haven''t been able to peg its personality yet, but I also don''t wear it enough.
Date: 11/20/2009 5:08:23 PM
Author: brandy_z28
Not sure I should add anything to this post since my pad has no cert or proof of it''s authenticity or possible treatments. BUT it does quite a bit of color shifting and even looks different at different times of the day outside. Sunrise and sunset are particularly nice as the stone seems to come alive. The best thing my brain is coming up with (long day) today is that it takes on the color of raw salmon. I''ve worn it every day now for a year and a half and I still find the shifting and different looks fascinating.
Date: 11/20/2009 6:55:38 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
I can''t get this little Pad to look right in the photos and I''ve only taken some tonight (none in daylight yet) so please bear that in mind!
MTG,Date: 11/20/2009 12:23:07 PM
Author: MakingTheGrade
I don't know if I'd call it a color shift, I think the incandescent indoor lighting has a stronger yellow component which brings out the orange more, and outdoor lighting is more blue and brings out the pink more. I have a color change garnet that goes pad-color to golden, which is a distinct color change, so compared to that the pad doesn't change, it just favors one half of it's personality over the other depending on the lighting.
Sorry if that was rambly, hope if helps? Maybe TL or Linda can chime in
I wish people would drop the padparadscha marketing name and just call all these gems pink-orange sapphires. To me, there is too much distinction between pink and orange, unlike red and pink, which are typically the two colors in a ruby - another marketing name. I''m glad you''re enjoying it and loving it for what it is, and it is a lovely stone.Date: 11/21/2009 6:54:55 AM
Author: LovingDiamonds
Oh TL - WOW I''d give that ring a home!
I agree to everything you say. This is definitely a keeper because I didn''t pay a lot (and it has a yucky window that I need to do a Houdini with) but I love it''s multiple personalities and I definitely see the two colours in real life (although in some lights more than others). If it''s a Pad - great. If not, I don''t care because it''s very pretty!
Anyway, here are the daylight photos - taken on a dull, rainy, grey, windy day though a gem box lid because I knew I''d be chasing it around the garden if I didn''t leave the lid on! So this is the more peach/orange colour.
B U T I know why this changes colour. I had a brainwave and tried it under the UV light and it has fluor!!! So without further ado, here are the pics ...........