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janiced163

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I am new to the site but I wanted to share my most recent purchase. I have always wanted a colored stone, particularly a blue sapphire for the color and durability of the stone compared to other colored gems. I know enough about diamonds, but when it comes to colored gems, I always second guessed myself... until now! Bold, yet there's still something delicate about it... The fancy yellow diamonds on the side topped it off for me. :)

Sorry for the not so clear pics... Took all with my iPhone. Not the best lighting either...

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T L

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We need a thread on that beautiful sapphire ring, and the stats, and all the particulars. More photos with a real camera too - please!! :saint:
 

iLander

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janiced163|1290489748|2776217 said:
I am new to the site but I wanted to share my most recent purchase. I have always wanted a colored stone, particularly a blue sapphire for the color and durability of the stone compared to other colored gems. I know enough about diamonds, but when it comes to colored gems, I always second guessed myself... until now! Bold, yet there's still something delicate about it... The fancy yellow diamonds on the side topped it off for me. :)

Sorry for the not so clear pics... Took all with my iPhone. Not the best lighting either...


GORGEOUS! :appl:

I agree with TL, we need a thread on this with lots of pics. The iPhone will take great pictures in good light, and I can't wait to see the sapphire in all it's glory! :love:
 

janiced163

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iLander|1290783175|2779656 said:
janiced163|1290489748|2776217 said:
I am new to the site but I wanted to share my most recent purchase. I have always wanted a colored stone, particularly a blue sapphire for the color and durability of the stone compared to other colored gems. I know enough about diamonds, but when it comes to colored gems, I always second guessed myself... until now! Bold, yet there's still something delicate about it... The fancy yellow diamonds on the side topped it off for me. :)

Sorry for the not so clear pics... Took all with my iPhone. Not the best lighting either...


GORGEOUS! :appl:

I agree with TL, we need a thread on this with lots of pics. The iPhone will take great pictures in good light, and I can't wait to see the sapphire in all it's glory! :love:

Thank you! I started a new one under "My first sapphire ring." :)
 

Amys Bling

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janiced163|1290489748|2776217 said:
I am new to the site but I wanted to share my most recent purchase. I have always wanted a colored stone, particularly a blue sapphire for the color and durability of the stone compared to other colored gems. I know enough about diamonds, but when it comes to colored gems, I always second guessed myself... until now! Bold, yet there's still something delicate about it... The fancy yellow diamonds on the side topped it off for me. :)

Sorry for the not so clear pics... Took all with my iPhone. Not the best lighting either...

it's bold....and beautiful!!!!!!!!!!
 

Amys Bling

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MakingTheGrade|1277798867|2630033 said:
Blue spinel ring:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/barry-blue-spinel-in-iolani-sally-setting-pics.145723/


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My sally collection
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I really love that spinel in the sally setting- the rope details and touches of rose gold are amazing.
 

davi_el_mejor

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Just a few of my favorite unset stones :D There's only one stone in there destined for jewelry already. I wish the trillion and the oval in the middle were bigger :(

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Colored Gemstone Nut

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Pretty Collection Davi...
 

jent

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My 11th anniv. wedding set upgrade! Alishan rings with a custom cut spinel. alishan%20hand%20sm.jpg alishan%20side%20sm.jpg
 

T L

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I wish PS wouldn't kill color when it crops, but here's a new pic. Hopefully the glow shows up. 1.77 ct trillion Mahenge spinel in two tone trillion micropave setting. Sunlight.

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blithesome71

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Wow! What a colorful treat!

LTP's rubellite is sooo gorgeous. Same w/ TL's glowing spinel.

More more more! :)
 

T L

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Here's some collages I put together of my spinel, tourmaline and miscellaneous garnet and other gem species. I have other rings, but I never wear them like I wear these. Sorry about all the pics. Some are precision cut, and some are not. Sometimes I wish I had better crafted rings, like WF or Leon, but then I would never be able to afford setting all these stones, and it's the stones I love.

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freewheelinrose

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Don't have anything to post yet myself, but those are some lovely examples!
 

T L

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Here's a small 6mm faceted Ethiopian opal I bought at a small gem show last October. I'm thinking of pairing it up with an indicolite. It's really beautiful, and more neon orange than I can capture in these horrible fuzzy photos. The stone will not cooperate, but it's very firey. It stood out in a tray full of such opals. It has a neon orange base color, and ever since I saw a similar, but huge opal, like this at a museum, I had to have one.

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mrs taylor

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psyched to be here and happy to be posting my lovely jewel! This is my 2.07 carat ruby bezel set in a yellow gold, diamond halo from diamonds by lauren. It's a 5.5.

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loriken214

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I'm drooling over all of these gorgeous colors!!!!

Lori
 

baby monster

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LaurenThePartier|1285443931|2720408 said:

Such beautiful rings :love: Lauren, is that also peridot in the ring on the right with side stones? Do you have a thread with more pics?
 

Arcadian

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Lauren, that ring is really tdf! I love that color!! :love:


-A
 

Arcadian

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may as well add my newest up here huh? =)

2.93ct 8.3 x 8.3 x 6.2 mm blueish green tourmaline definitely a color changer of a stone.

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The blue zircon ring:

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Both are LOGR setting I bought sometime last year. about time I filled them right?

-A
 

T L

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Everyone has such beautiful pieces. :appl: I have this 2.5 carat portuguese cut oval blue spinel, which has inclusions, but it has nice color. It's sitting on a yellow gold ring, just to show it off next to yellow gold, but unset. Wanted to post this because I love the shot.

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briolette

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I don't think i ever posted a photo of my 3 ct. bi colored sapphire. It's yellow and blue but in some angels you'll get a touch of green. Cyrus Shennum in Austin,TX set it in a 14 yg Stuller setting...I'd like to get it reset in the future. Any ideas?
 

blithesome71

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Jackieclarkm ur sapphire ring is exquisite! Love that setting :love:

Same goes to arcadian's blueish green tourmaline. The color is so tempting :lickout:
 

blithesome71

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It's been awhile since I last posted some gem shots. Now I'm really excited about posting my recently acquired gem

First...

My color shift Lavender Spinel from Vietnam (it's 9.7x8.6x6.3mm) I bought it last month, first week of January from my trusted local dealer. It seriously needs a recut & repolishing ::) **notice the pink flash in some shots. too bad I wasn't able to include some photos taken under incandescent light to see its dramatic shift to pastel pink hue**

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blithesome71

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Second...

This is so far my favorite gem purchased and I bought it last december along with my indicolite as xmas gift to myself. It's my dream stone & now I finally own one. It's a 5.4ct Brazilian Imperial Topaz. Native cut & windowed but the color hides it. My photos don't give justice on how the golden orange/salmon/reddish colors blend together nicely. It even shifts to a more reddish color under incandescent light. I also encircled the healed-fracture/wisp veil inclusion near the girdle.

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blithesome71

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This one is the closest color it shows in RL...

A true classic treasure...

'Til my next post :wavey:

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T L

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blithesome71|1297598235|2850675 said:
It's been awhile since I last posted some gem shots. Now I'm really excited about posting my recently acquired gem

First...

My color shift Lavender Spinel from Vietnam (it's 9.7x8.6x6.3mm) I bought it last month, first week of January from my trusted local dealer. It seriously needs a recut & repolishing ::) **notice the pink flash in some shots. too bad I wasn't able to include some photos taken under incandescent light to see its dramatic shift to pastel pink hue**


I likey!! That stone is beautiful. Here's my new small spinel, 6.5mm. Very little grey, reminds me of a purple sapphire, and very sparley.

TLpurplespinelround.JPG
 

loriken214

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tourmaline_lover|1297615481|2850776 said:
blithesome71|1297598235|2850675 said:
It's been awhile since I last posted some gem shots. Now I'm really excited about posting my recently acquired gem

First...

My color shift Lavender Spinel from Vietnam (it's 9.7x8.6x6.3mm) I bought it last month, first week of January from my trusted local dealer. It seriously needs a recut & repolishing ::) **notice the pink flash in some shots. too bad I wasn't able to include some photos taken under incandescent light to see its dramatic shift to pastel pink hue**


I likey!! That stone is beautiful. Here's my new small spinel, 6.5mm. Very little grey, reminds me of a purple sapphire, and very sparley.

TL...where are you finding these spinels???

Lori
 
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