A couple of new tourmalines

[purrfectpear]

Picked these up from eBay. I still don''t have a digital camera, but here are the seller''s pics. They look exactly like this in real life, so I''m pleased. Now I have to figure out what to do with them

Tourmaline
9.34Ct
11.69 x 11.52 x 9.22mm
Peach With V.Slight Pink Undertones
IF/VVS1

 

[purrfectpear]

The second one is a pretty bicolor.
Bi-Color Tourmaline
5.13Ct
11.29 x 7.50 x 6.62mm
Peach To Gold/Green Bi-Color
IF/VVS1

 

[coatimundi_org]

mmmm tourmalines! Do you think you want to set them? ...or just pet them from time to time?

 

[Linda W]

ha ha ha Coati, I was thinking the same thing.


PP, those are scrumptious looking gems

Really beautiful

. I bet they are even more beautiful in real life.



Linda

 

[cushioncutnut]

Those are gorgeous! The cushion cut has an amazing cut!!

 

[purrfectpear]

I was surprised they were so nice. Most of the eBay stuff from Thai sellers have funky native cuts. These looked like they were cut by someone who really had it together.

I don''t think I''ll have them set for awhile though. I need to think about them for a bit.

 

[LD]

OMG that bi colour tourmaline is to die for! I''ve been looking for one for ages but can''t find the right one and now here it is!!!!

Lucky you! (Ooooo the other peach/pink is lovely too).

Many congratulations.

Can you share who the Ebay seller is please? As you say, it''s unusual to find such well cut gemstones.

 

[T L]

Congratulations!! I love your gems!! How lucky to find such amazing stones on ebay.

 

[purrfectpear]

Date: 12/1/2008 6:36:26 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
OMG that bi colour tourmaline is to die for! I''ve been looking for one for ages but can''t find the right one and now here it is!!!!

Lucky you! (Ooooo the other peach/pink is lovely too).

Many congratulations.

Can you share who the Ebay seller is please? As you say, it''s unusual to find such well cut gemstones.

I had to go back and look it up, it was Gem-Earth.

The profile says UK, but they shipped from Thailand. I think they arrived in aprox. 14 days.
Don''t count on the low starting prices, most gems end up selling around the $200-$300 range.

They have a lot of really nice spinels from the pics, but I''ve not purchased one...yet.

 

[Dogmom]

Wow! The bi-colored is lovely, but I''m SO digging the peach-colored beauty. Yummy!

 

[glitterata]

The bicolored one is enchanting.

 

[mochi]

I love both of them!!

 

[Gailey]

Date: 12/1/2008 5:57:08 PM
Author: coatimundi
mmmm tourmalines! Do you think you want to set them? ...or just pet them from time to time?

You know, when I first came to this forum and I saw that people were just buying gems just for the pleasure of owning them, I really couldn''t understand it.

Now I totally get it. Top of my Christmas list this year is going to be a large case filled with little individual cases. I think my DH will be horrified.

Beautiful stones, can''t wait to see your pictures.

 

[T L]

Date: 12/1/2008 9:55:12 PM
Author: Gailey

Date: 12/1/2008 5:57:08 PM
Author: coatimundi
mmmm tourmalines! Do you think you want to set them? ...or just pet them from time to time?

You know, when I first came to this forum and I saw that people were just buying gems just for the pleasure of owning them, I really couldn''t understand it.

Now I totally get it. Top of my Christmas list this year is going to be a large case filled with little individual cases. I think my DH will be horrified.

Beautiful stones, can''t wait to see your pictures.

I love gemstones because they''re wonders of the Earth. While you can buy a stereo, clothing, car, or other material object, a gemstone is extraordinary because it''s part of the beauty of nature. It was created over eons of time. I read that diamonds are probably the oldest rocks on earth (billions of years old). I think it''s fascinating to have somethng so ancient, natural and beautiful.

 

[laurel25]

Oh my gosh - that bi-color tourmaline is SO beautiful! I''m generally not a fan of bi-colored stones, but that is so cool looking! It kind of reminds me of a gummi worm candy!

 

[T L]

Actually, I think that''s a tri-colored tourmaline because it''s pink, yellow and green. Nice find!

 

[shinyrocks]

Oooooo. Those are nice!!! As others have mentioned, they look well-cut too. The folks at Gem Earth are nice, aren''t they? I''ve bought from them in the past and was pleased with the customer service and responsiveness...

 

[Catmom]

Ooooooo YUMMY! I love both of them.