Josh's Sapphire Re-Cut's by Richard Homer have arrived..OUTSTANDING Job

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On 2/20/2004 12:31:00 AM Colored Gemstone Nut wrote:

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Enjoy the pic's can't wait to hear everyone's feedback

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Ana "The greatest experts are only as good as the sum total of what they have seen." [Souren Melikian]

I had a problem attaching both before and after shots the first time. Here's the before and after side by side. What a difference..!

Josh Rioux
Haines, Alaska
*The Colored Gemstone Nut*

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On 2/20/2004 12:45:50 AM Stephan wrote:

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Before 4.6mm and after 4.6mm too???

That's a great precision job!

Congrats, they look so gorgeous!!!

 

 

Regards,

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Thanks Stephan,

Concave faceting involves re-cutting of the pavilion facets only (bottom of the stone). In some cases if the symmetry of the crown or if the the stone is out-of-round a re-polishing of the crown is also necessary..

Josh Rioux
Haines, Alaska
*The Colored Gemstone Nut*

Wow Josh they are amazingly blue! That is going to be a blinding, amazing ring!! Can't wait to see the photos of when it's all put together. Congrats and great job!!

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BTW is that you in the avatar?!

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Josh Rioux
Haines, Alaska
*The Colored Gemstone Nut*

I thought you were older, you are much more mature than your years in appearance.

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On 2/20/2004 2:15:53 PM Mara wrote:

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What is behind your head? I want to say a black cat??

That's funny Mara...Now that I look at it it does look like a black cat.. It is Christmas time in this photo and behind my head is the bottom of a dark stocking with 2 buttons sewn near the bottom..Interesting Perspective you have..

Thanks for the compliment on my age...I hope I will always feel 18. As I get older I have realized that adults are usually just their childhood souls in adult bodies (With a couple refinements here and there )..I hope I always keep that sense about myself.. Growing Up..Hmmm...

Josh Rioux
Haines, Alaska
*The Colored Gemstone Nut*

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On 2/22/2004 2:35:46 AM garfield wrote:

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Great Job on these sapphires !

Must add my praise for Gary Dutton -aka DiamondExpert - He is a pleasure to do business with.

What is Homer's contact details ? Does he have a website ?

Thanks !
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Hey Garfield,

Richard's website is www.concavegems.com.

From there you will find his personal address. Richard is just getting his website up and running and currently has 3-4 pages of photos of work he has complteted in the past...

I emailed him perssonally and then worked from their. Good Luck and thanks for the comments on the sapphire's..

Josh Rioux
Haines, Alaska
*The Colored Gemstone Nut*

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On 2/22/2004 10:00:45 AM garfield wrote:

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If I may ask, how much was that work done by Mr Homer ?

Besides the magnificant photos - when you look at the sapphires - what is the most noticeable change ?


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Well Garfield,

These stones were sourced from madagascar and had excellent color and brilliancy to begin with . After cutting I would say the color seems a little more even and saturated. The most obvious difference to me was the contrast created by the concave faceting from light to dark almost seen as a sort of asterism aeffect eminating from the center of the stone. Very Very unique. Homer custom made some spindels to do this job because the stones I sent him were smaller. These stones came out to be about a 1/2 carat each. Losing only 13% of the original weight due to the of cutting of the pavilion only. In colored gems the difference will be more evident in larger specimens. Larger quality gemstones have much better depth of color because the color zone is larger and the perceived depth and size has also increased. In the larger stones you can really see the detail put into concave faceting...

The largest difference  can be seen in crudely cut native stones which have the "windowing" affect and display obvious areas of color zoning. Cutting can often darken or lighten the perceived color hue and improve saturation and overall appearance.

Pricing ranges from the medium Homer is working with along with the size of the stone and what shape and how much work goes into cutting it...

I will email you a PM on how much the cutting cost...Richard Re-Cuts stones from clients, but you would be better off requesting a medium since he already has access to many different qualities of gem Rough...

Josh Rioux
Haines, Alaska
*The Colored Gemstone Nut*

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On 2/24/2004 12:13:12 PM pulp_princess wrote:

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Those are gorgeous!  Barely any weight or diameter lost too!  Has Regina seen them yet? 

From your avatar, I thought it was a cat behind you too.  I was going to ask about that...
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Regina has seen them and she is thrilled..

Thanks for the compliments everybody..

Josh Rioux
Haines, Alaska
*The Colored Gemstone Nut*

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Josh Rioux
Haines, Alaska
*The Colored Gemstone Nut*