Feedback needed on this sapphire, please :)

Date: 7/23/2007 4:37:59 PM
Author: Kit
Chrono! Yay, so glad to hear from you.
Glad to be able to help.

Well, first I have to say taking pics is hard!!! Ugh.
I agree.

Second, I would say I really like the color. Very pretty. It also sparkles a lot in direct sunlight which is just a nice thing for me.
This is good to hear.  How dark does it get when it is away from direct sunlight?  Fluorescent?  Incandescent?

My main concern is what appears to be what I would refer to as a bowtie in the middle of the stone. Kind of in the rectangular part of it. On the two ends there is lots of faceting and color and sparkle. In the long part it is a slightly duller color and more translucent. Is this normal?
Thie "bow-tie" you are seeing is due to its longer rectangular shape.  If it was more squarish, the "bow-tie" would be less noticeable.  The facet is also larger, hence, probably a bit duller too, unless it catches the light, then it'll be a bright blue.

I am also not sure of the window. I tried to read text through it and could not, although if you put the stone on its side you can see through it. Is that normal?
I don't think I see any windows.  It is normal to be able to see through the side.

Above all, this stone may be far from perfect but I do like the color and sparkle. If it is in fact completely natural and untreated, and I have no reason at this point to suspect otherwise, am I getting a good deal on the stone?
I don't see any red flags.  If you like the colour, the shape, and how it performs in both direct and indirect sunlight, I'd say there's no reason not to keep it.

These are my questions.

Date: 7/23/2007 4:45:36 PM
Author: Chrono

Date: 7/23/2007 5:38:39 PM
Author: twodoor2
I don't know if it's something you want to share, but it's hard to tell you if you've got a good 'deal' or 'value' if we don't know how much you paid for it. That also plays a big part.

The stone is pretty, it has some extinction in the middle, but the color is a nice blue, and it looks a bit dichroic, It looks as if it has a purple secondary hue, is that true? It reminds me of a tanzanite.

Date: 7/23/2007 7:48:33 PM
Author: Kit


Ha! LOL, good point. It cost about $380 per carat.

Yeah, the middle is kind of a bother...but I am on a tight budget so I will have to sacrifice something in order to get the size stone I am looking for.

Re the color...I am not sure about dichroic. I looked it up on wiki but could not tell you what it means! Haha. I think that you could see a bit of a pale violet/lavendar color in there along with the greyishness of the middle area.