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Shiny_Rock
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- Sep 28, 2004
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For the last few months I''ve been searching online for a blue sapphire to be set in a setting like this one (18K gold, unless I can save enough on the cost of the stone to make it platinum):
My first preference had been a square-shaped stone, but it turned out to be pretty hard to find in the size I needed (5-7mm). The ones I did find just didn''t look as good as I imagined they should (seem "flat" to me somehow, at least on the monitor). Here''s one example:
Thanks to the helpful feedback I received from an earlier post on Pricescope, I found some nice rectangular-shaped stones to consider: (the stone on the right isn’t the color I would like, but I like the cut)
Then, one day while browsing in an antique jewelry store, I saw a cushion cut blue sapphire sparkle like crazy under the "special lighting" (you know, the kind that makes you want to buy everything in the display cases? . Now I''m tempted by cushions too:
The stones shown above all fall within my budget for the stone ($500), and all are 5x7mm or smaller which would fit the setting. I''m torn between the rectangular and the cushion, and I need your help to decide. Are there benefits/drawbacks that I should consider when I compare the two shapes? Would good quality stones be more readily available in one shape versus the other?
Thanks in advance...
My first preference had been a square-shaped stone, but it turned out to be pretty hard to find in the size I needed (5-7mm). The ones I did find just didn''t look as good as I imagined they should (seem "flat" to me somehow, at least on the monitor). Here''s one example:
Thanks to the helpful feedback I received from an earlier post on Pricescope, I found some nice rectangular-shaped stones to consider: (the stone on the right isn’t the color I would like, but I like the cut)
Then, one day while browsing in an antique jewelry store, I saw a cushion cut blue sapphire sparkle like crazy under the "special lighting" (you know, the kind that makes you want to buy everything in the display cases? . Now I''m tempted by cushions too:
The stones shown above all fall within my budget for the stone ($500), and all are 5x7mm or smaller which would fit the setting. I''m torn between the rectangular and the cushion, and I need your help to decide. Are there benefits/drawbacks that I should consider when I compare the two shapes? Would good quality stones be more readily available in one shape versus the other?
Thanks in advance...