i have been lurking and have learned a great deal from everyone on this site but still have a few questions...
the scenario:
i have been shopping for a white sapphire for my e-ring. i''m looking for something that is princess cut 6-7.5mm, eye clean and without inclusions, don''t really care if it''s been lightly heated, and i want a white or VERY SLIGHT pink/blue tint. i am told by many that these are difficult stones to find as sapphires aren''t really cut in princess and, if they are, not at that size.
Anyway, Ambassador Diamonds (the only dealer i''ve found in town so far that would even consider putting a white sapphire in a setting) in tucson found a princess cut 7.5x7.59mm eye clean sapphire, 2.55ct, looks very white but the saleswoman told me it has a slight pink (which i couldn''t really notice). i went to see it today and it is sooooo beautiful - it even radiated colors like i didn''t expect - it was a fair competition between the sapphire and the diamonds when we put it on a setting to see how it would look ( i was VERY surprised). However, it does have one pretty significant inclusion that can be seen under magnification and it also has a red line (looks kinda like a tiny string which i thought was really weird - is that normal??) Anyway, she initially told me $1550 but when i asked if that was firm she said she could go down to $1450. She also said it probably wasn''t heated but she seemed to be guessing. that was the first time i''ve ever seen a white sapphire and i''m not extremely knowledgable....
My questions are:
Does this sound like a reasonable price for a stone with a noticable inclusion like that?
Does that red strand (that is only seen under mag) sound normal??
Is it okay to ask for an appraisal? If so, how do i go about getting that done?
Should i also get it certified? if so, (again) how do i go about getting that done?
Do you think it would be worth it to have online dealers send me some to look at (considering i will have to initially pay for it and then send it back when i don''t like it AND have to pay shipping costs)?
In addition, i have done a great deal of research online and have looked at a ton of websites. I am weary of just looking at pictures and taking someone''s word for it, though. Other quotes i''ve been given are the following:
Indygmes: 7.3x7.2 white, 2.15ct, $625 - this sounds too good to be true - do you think it is?
NSC: 7.07x7 white square radiant (http://www.thenaturalsapphirecompany.com/nscnet/expandedstones.aspx?stoneid=U2305) this one looks a bit cloudy to me but it''s hard to tell in a picture.
Gary Dutton: 6x6mm, 1.24cts, $341 - this also sounds ridiculously cheap.
Mindy Robbins (from Robbins Diamonds): stated her dealer could find her something for $800 or less.
Thanks so much for any help you can provide and sorry for such a long post....
the scenario:
i have been shopping for a white sapphire for my e-ring. i''m looking for something that is princess cut 6-7.5mm, eye clean and without inclusions, don''t really care if it''s been lightly heated, and i want a white or VERY SLIGHT pink/blue tint. i am told by many that these are difficult stones to find as sapphires aren''t really cut in princess and, if they are, not at that size.
Anyway, Ambassador Diamonds (the only dealer i''ve found in town so far that would even consider putting a white sapphire in a setting) in tucson found a princess cut 7.5x7.59mm eye clean sapphire, 2.55ct, looks very white but the saleswoman told me it has a slight pink (which i couldn''t really notice). i went to see it today and it is sooooo beautiful - it even radiated colors like i didn''t expect - it was a fair competition between the sapphire and the diamonds when we put it on a setting to see how it would look ( i was VERY surprised). However, it does have one pretty significant inclusion that can be seen under magnification and it also has a red line (looks kinda like a tiny string which i thought was really weird - is that normal??) Anyway, she initially told me $1550 but when i asked if that was firm she said she could go down to $1450. She also said it probably wasn''t heated but she seemed to be guessing. that was the first time i''ve ever seen a white sapphire and i''m not extremely knowledgable....
My questions are:
Does this sound like a reasonable price for a stone with a noticable inclusion like that?
Does that red strand (that is only seen under mag) sound normal??
Is it okay to ask for an appraisal? If so, how do i go about getting that done?
Should i also get it certified? if so, (again) how do i go about getting that done?
Do you think it would be worth it to have online dealers send me some to look at (considering i will have to initially pay for it and then send it back when i don''t like it AND have to pay shipping costs)?
In addition, i have done a great deal of research online and have looked at a ton of websites. I am weary of just looking at pictures and taking someone''s word for it, though. Other quotes i''ve been given are the following:
Indygmes: 7.3x7.2 white, 2.15ct, $625 - this sounds too good to be true - do you think it is?
NSC: 7.07x7 white square radiant (http://www.thenaturalsapphirecompany.com/nscnet/expandedstones.aspx?stoneid=U2305) this one looks a bit cloudy to me but it''s hard to tell in a picture.
Gary Dutton: 6x6mm, 1.24cts, $341 - this also sounds ridiculously cheap.
Mindy Robbins (from Robbins Diamonds): stated her dealer could find her something for $800 or less.
Thanks so much for any help you can provide and sorry for such a long post....
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