34 ct Aqua

[bookworm240]

I''ve been searching for an aqua and noticed that many of them are very large. They are cut and polished. Could I have them re-cut? Make two smaller stone? Make a scepter and pretend I am queen?

 

[T L]

How large a size are you looking for?

What shape?

 

[icekid]

I wouldn''t bother most likely with buying a huge stone and getting it recut. Why not just look for one in the size that you want? Reasonable sizes are readily available, too.

 

[T L]

Precisiongem.com has some smaller ones on his aqua page. He has a beautiful 3 carat one sitting there right now.

 

[ma re]

And who says that such a large stone wouldn't lighten in color considerably after the re-cut? Why not search in other varieties with light blue stones available?

 

[colormyworld]

Date: 4/5/2009 11:38:31 AM
Author: ma re
And who says that such a large stone wouldn''t lighten in color considerably after the re-cut? Why not search in other varieties with light blue stones available?

I know of at least one who does. https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/native-cut-stones.96917/page-2

 

[ma re]

Exactly. And it would probably be way more cost-effective to get a small:

- ceylon type sapphire
- blue spinel
- blue zircon
- or maybe even light blue tanzanite (if not for an everyday ring)

than a huge aqua, just to have it re-cut.

 

[bookworm240]

Thanks so much for the info! I was just really surprised to see so many large stones. I will stick with the size I want. I will look at the stones you suggested Ma Ra.

 

[T L]

Just one word of advice - be careful from who and where you buy a sapphire. Simplysapphires.com has a nice large supply of sapphires, some are light blue as well. Blue spinels tend to be very grey in color, it's hard to find a nice blue one without a grey modifier. Zircons are also kind of soft, so you need to be careful with it in a ring.

Well maybe that was more than one word of advice.

 

[chrono]

Most aqua shades are very light, the choices offered by Ma Re are good but the blue is different. It isn''t easy to find a light blue spinel without a gray modifier and blue zircons tend to have a greenish hue to them. They are also too soft as a daily worn ring.

 

[T L]

It is really difficult to find an aqua blue stone other than an aqua. I have an aqua colored tourmaline, but those are kind of hard to come by.