Pre summer sizzler---mastercut gems sale

[strawrose]

Yeesh... it’s so hard to photograph the correct color. Finally! This is more accurate than the first two.

 

[Stone Hunter]

https://www.mastercutgems.com/Produ...-GemMedia.php?FromPage=1&ProductMediaID=38609

I got this one...

Looks like a great color!

 

[Stone Hunter]

My zircon pair arrived! They are bright and sparkly! I just love zircon .
Here are photos in various rainy day, not great indoor lighting. I am super color sensitive and notice the bottom/left stone shows a little more green than the top/right stone in my photos, but I think they are a close enough match for earrings.. What do you all think?

Yes! Earrings are never looked at side by side. Except by us PSers when we take them off.

 

[Stone Hunter]

hi! I'm a newbie poster but like to look at everyone's photos, so I thought I'd share my own from the pre summer sizzler sale. Apologies for weird formatting, have not gotten used to the forum.

Here are my purchases in order-
Peridot pair
Sphene: I bought this one simply to look at because of the dispersion - I'd never seen one in person before. It does not disappoint!
Green Apatite (17.31 carat)
Red garnet pair
Green Tourmaline in the sunshine (first photo) and overcast weather (second photo)

NICE new collection!! The Sphene is very cool looking. What will you do with it?

 

[Stone Hunter]

got a garnet and tourmaline from the sale. all indoors as it’s too hot in TX to venture out.

Very pretty!!

 

[Stone Hunter]

So far I have avoided purchasing anything! Just barely.

I am thinking of setting a gem from them that I've had for years before I buy another.

 

[pwsg07]

hi! I'm a newbie poster but like to look at everyone's photos, so I thought I'd share my own from the pre summer sizzler sale. Apologies for weird formatting, have not gotten used to the forum.

Here are my purchases in order-
Peridot pair
Sphene: I bought this one simply to look at because of the dispersion - I'd never seen one in person before. It does not disappoint!
Green Apatite (17.31 carat)
Red garnet pair
Green Tourmaline in the sunshine (first photo) and overcast weather (second photo)

The sphene is so beautiful. I love green sphene.

 

[eldo]

Looks like a great color!

Thanks looking forward to getting it (it's stuck at customs here!), and the others. I loved the others I bought, even if not 'ideal'.

 

[greenriverr]

NICE new collection!! The Sphene is very cool looking. What will you do with it?

Thank you! I'm not sure what I'll do with the sphene. I'd like to set it in a pendant, but I haven't found any jewelers local to my area with soft stone experience. I may just admire it for a while

 

[ksage92]

So many pretty blue sapphires...how do i even choose?

 

[lovedogs]

So many pretty blue sapphires...how do i even choose?

If you start a new thread with your budget, desired color, shape, etc, we are happy to help

 

[ksage92]

I’ll start one! Thanks!

 

[eldo]

Here are my gems from the sale. I had been looking for a royal blue unheated sapphire, but then thought the greenish Montana sapphires match my skin/eyes better, and I can get a much bigger sapphire for my money! I also ended up getting this spessartite pair, the Trillian, some garnet melee, and a little bicolor sapphire whose colour I also liked. They also kindly threw in some treats - the last photos are me showing off some of my new (dried apple) rings! I'll get the sapphires set in rose gold, I think it looks nice with that grey/green tone

 

[eldo]

Everything is a bit more yellow and less pink in real life. Just a touch. My camera isn't the best

 

[natasha-cupcake]

I bought a pair of Burmese rubies from MCG during one of last year's sales and I finally got around to setting them. I had a pair of rings made as birthday gifts to my daughters who are turning 20 in July. The rubies are approximately 5 x 4mm and just under .4 carats each. The settings are from Stuller--14k white gold GH color VS2/SI1 melee. They're lovely and delicate looking. I'm very happy with the outcome.

 

[YadaYadaYada]

Oh those are lovely @natasha-cupcake what a perfect gift for your two daughters, great color. I find Mastercut to have really nice stones at good prices.

Your daughters are turning 20 and my son is turning 5, I bet if I got him some jewelry he would be thrilled, he loves to try on necklaces.

 

[Stone Hunter]

Here are my gems from the sale. I had been looking for a royal blue unheated sapphire, but then thought the greenish Montana sapphires match my skin/eyes better, and I can get a much bigger sapphire for my money! I also ended up getting this spessartite pair, the Trillian, some garnet melee, and a little bicolor sapphire whose colour I also liked. They also kindly threw in some treats - the last photos are me showing off some of my new (dried apple) rings! I'll get the sapphires set in rose gold, I think it looks nice with that grey/green tone

Very nice! I like the spess, of course. What will you do with the melee? Could we see more of the greenish Montana sapphire?

 

[Stone Hunter]

I bought a pair of Burmese rubies from MCG during one of last year's sales and I finally got around to setting them. I had a pair of rings made as birthday gifts to my daughters who are turning 20 in July. The rubies are approximately 5 x 4mm and just under .4 carats each. The settings are from Stuller--14k white gold GH color VS2/SI1 melee. They're lovely and delicate looking. I'm very happy with the outcome.

These look GREAT!!

 

[minousbijoux]

So lovely! What a great Mom thing to do - really thoughtful as well as beautiful. Sounds like you all are pretty close.

 

[eldo]

These look GREAT!!

Beautiful! Can you buy Stuller settings direct, or did uyou have to get a jeweller to supply them?

 

[eldo]

Very nice! I like the spess, of course. What will you do with the melee? Could we see more of the greenish Montana sapphire?

I am not sure what to do with the Melee, I had thought about using it with a little opal I have, but the colours don't quite look right together! What would you do with it?



Here is another pic of the bigger sapphire - it is more lilac under artificial light

 

[natasha-cupcake]

Beautiful! Can you buy Stuller settings direct, or did uyou have to get a jeweller to supply them?

I bought the settings through a jeweler. I don't believe they sell directly to end users.

 

[Stone Hunter]

I am not sure what to do with the Melee, I had thought about using it with a little opal I have, but the colours don't quite look right together! What would you do with it?



Here is another pic of the bigger sapphire - it is more lilac under artificial light

I have some unset melee and it's expensive to set so I haven't done anything with it yet.

Will you be setting the larger sapphire?

 

[Stone Hunter]

Beautiful! Can you buy Stuller settings direct, or did uyou have to get a jeweller to supply them?

I have had a local jeweler buy them and then set my stone for me. They make a profit on the setting and that cost covers the setting of my stone. Cost varies widely even in the same area.

 

[eldo]

I have some unset melee and it's expensive to set so I haven't done anything with it yet.

Will you be setting the larger sapphire?

Yes! In a ring. i thought a classic diamond cluster/halo, but in rose gold.

Orrrr something like this...

https://www.sundayisland.se/shop/oval-morganite-ring-connie/

....In rose gold.

What do you think?

 

[Stone Hunter]

Yes! In a ring. i thought a classic diamond cluster/halo, but in rose gold.

Orrrr something like this...

https://www.sundayisland.se/shop/oval-morganite-ring-connie/

....In rose gold.

What do you think?

I haven’t done any halos. I do like the idea of adding a few diamonds to add some sparkle, like the ring in your link.

 

[natasha-cupcake]

I ended up buying two gems from the pre-summer sizzler sale. I bought a 1.81 modified emerald cut aquamarine and a 1.05 oval red-pink spinel. I love, love, LOVE the aquamarine. The spinel is very pretty, but I haven't quite made up my mind about it yet. I know there are better colored red-pink spinels out there, but nowhere near this price point.







Here's the aquamarine with 3mm hauyne rounds from Yvonne Raley for color comparison:


I had a hard time capturing the color of the spinel. These are close:





Here is the spinel with a side of CBI fire shot (just for fun):

 

[OboeGal]

I ended up buying two gems from the pre-summer sizzler sale. I bought a 1.81 modified emerald cut aquamarine and a 1.05 oval red-pink spinel. I love, love, LOVE the aquamarine. The spinel is very pretty, but I haven't quite made up my mind about it yet. I know there are better colored red-pink spinels out there, but nowhere near this price point.







Here's the aquamarine with 3mm hauyne rounds from Yvonne Raley for color comparison:


I had a hard time capturing the color of the spinel. These are close:





Here is the spinel with a side of CBI fire shot (just for fun):

I LOVE that spinel!!

 

[YadaYadaYada]

The aquamarine @natasha-cupcake bought is gorgeous! I got to see it in person this weekend and was blown away at the cut and color.