TheWolfman
Rough_Rock
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Hey ya'll, I'm working on a custom engagement ring for my girlfriend, and stumbled across this site. You guys are rock stars! Please forgive the pun...
I'm looking at using an alexandrite, her birthstone, because it's what she told me she wants (I'm good at the subtle hints). She also absolutely does not care where the stones came from, be it the ground or a lab. Obviously, with those choices, I'm going to get a synthetic stone, as it's much friendlier to my budget, and should allow me to get a nicer stone and better setting.
The company I'm working with to design the ring gets their synthetic alexandrites from Chatham, which I've read good things about on this forum. However, every marketing picture I see shows a blue to purple color shift, which I know is NOT the proper color shift for an alex. Has anybody bought one of these stones? Are they actually alexandrites, or something else? I'm not sure I'll be able to get my hands on the stone they're using in order to see it in person, but in the pictures they've sent, it's blue-purple, with emphasis on the blue.
If that's not the real synthetic deal, where can I go to get one that is?
Thanks!
I'm looking at using an alexandrite, her birthstone, because it's what she told me she wants (I'm good at the subtle hints). She also absolutely does not care where the stones came from, be it the ground or a lab. Obviously, with those choices, I'm going to get a synthetic stone, as it's much friendlier to my budget, and should allow me to get a nicer stone and better setting.
The company I'm working with to design the ring gets their synthetic alexandrites from Chatham, which I've read good things about on this forum. However, every marketing picture I see shows a blue to purple color shift, which I know is NOT the proper color shift for an alex. Has anybody bought one of these stones? Are they actually alexandrites, or something else? I'm not sure I'll be able to get my hands on the stone they're using in order to see it in person, but in the pictures they've sent, it's blue-purple, with emphasis on the blue.
If that's not the real synthetic deal, where can I go to get one that is?
Thanks!