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A few Snapshots from the March HK Show

Cognition

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I barely made it to the show as I arrived at 12. I was only able to skim through hall 10 and 11, and stop by four dealers that I knew really well. overall, the materials are average with exception of several highend European and Japanese dealers. I saw a lot of rubies, sapphires, emeralds, paraibas, and alexandrites.

One thing for sure, the price tags were insanely high like it used to a year ago. I was considering to purchase a fine alexandrite, but I finally end up with a "not so alexandrite". It is a red chrysoberyl, but it may "change" to grayish teal under a controlled environment. Otherwise, it looks reddish purple, even under my living room's light. Btw, this germany dealer that I bought this red chrysoberyl, gave me a 100 years return period if any top lab conclude that this stone was not an untreated chrysoberyl. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

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Hi Cognition,

Thanks for giving us a photo tour! Would love to see more photos! I really like the idea of PSers photographing the shows that they visit - gives the rest of us a chance to live vicariously ;)

What were the prices per carat for paraiba and mahenge spinel, do you remember?
 
HI:

How fun! Thanks for sharing.

cheers--Sharon
 
Cool... thanks for letting us be a part of your visit to the HK gem show. Please show more pics and comments if you have more. Excited to see your red chrysoberyl.
 
Thank you for sharing. What an amusing way to display the Paraiba melee!
 
I did not ask for the price of those paraiba, but the price of the finest 2ct pink mahenge spinel that I asked was $2k pct, negotiable.

One of the dealer also carry a nearly 1.5ct true cobalt bearing and eye clean spinel with its finest color, and its asking price was $5k pct

what else...

a dealer asked 15k pct for a 2ct eye clean Brazilian alexandrite. it came with AGL cert stating prominent (90% - 100%) degree of color change. This one is too dark for my taste.

a Japanese dealer asked 100k pct for an eye clean royal blue paraiba. :errrr: :errrr: :errrr:
Honestly, this one looks like a regular fine sapphire. I just do not get the paraiba hype :wall: :wall:
 
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Thank you, Cognition for the prices per carat that you listed...yes, I agree, 100k pct for that royal blue paraiba is crazy!!! I guess it's just a rare color for paraiba??
 
Ooooo, it's like a sweetie shop! I'd love to get to a gem show someday, more pics please, if you have them :twirl:
 
Thank you for the pictures. It looks like a fun gem show.
 
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One of the dealer also carry a nearly 1.5ct true cobalt bearing and eye clean spinel with its finest color, and its asking price was $5k pct

If that is for an electric (hauyne-like) blue spinel from Luc Yen, then that would be a bargain.

I would love to get to one of the larger trade shows...but I would need to save save save for such an adventure, so thank you for sharing.
 
Thank you for the pictures! Love the pic of the Kashmir sapphire, the color is fabulous!
 
Thank you, thank you! I'm enjoying the eye candy very much. :appl:
 
I was quoted $22000 per carat for a 2ct Brazilian alexandrite from a Indian dealer . Almost all the dealers in the hongkong fair had atleast 5-6 pieces of alexandrite for sale . Ended up buying a 3 ct Indian origin alexandrite for $11000.
 
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Great Pic's..........thanks so much for sharing info and beauty!
 
is the Hong Kong show only open for trade personnel?
 
thank you MollyMalone :)
 
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