winnietucker
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It is reasonably priced and a nice shape - color-wise it reminds me of a Rhodolite Garnet - YMMV
It is reasonably priced and a nice shape - color-wise it reminds me of a Rhodolite Garnet - YMMV
@AV_ Thank you for the suggestions! That French cut is super interesting. I’m going to really look through all the websites after work today to see what else they have.
I’m looking for something similarly colored to this ruby. I love the way it looks on my screen.
I have not, but I think several folks here have in the past.@chroman These are nice! Have you ordered from him before? I see he’s in the UK.
I have not, but I think several folks here have in the past.
Great finds @chroman! I have a few stones from Jeff Davies and the stones are beautifully cut. I find his medium to medium-dark stones, like the garnets, to be darker in person. You can see he has them directly under light in the video, so I usually keep that in mind and choose a stone that is a bit lighter than what I am actually looking, for based on the studio videos/photos he provides.
Another stone type you may be able to find in the shade you are looking for is zircon.
I like umbalite garnet colored spinels. With that said a few years back I purchased a medium reddish purple tone spinel from MC that looked very similar to the one you pictured. In real life it was very, very dark purple and hardly resembled the picture from the site. I returned it, it never arrived back to the vendor, and I was out around $500. My mistake in sending it registered mail. Once it left the US there was no tracking available. I reached out to the vendor but there was nothing he could do. For that reason I never buy a stone from a seller outside the US unless I am willing to lose the money if I need to return it.
I like umbalite garnet colored spinels. With that said a few years back I purchased a medium reddish purple tone spinel from MC that looked very similar to the one you pictured. In real life it was very, very dark purple and hardly resembled the picture from the site. I returned it, it never arrived back to the vendor, and I was out around $500. My mistake in sending it registered mail. Once it left the US there was no tracking available. I reached out to the vendor but there was nothing he could do. For that reason I never buy a stone from a seller outside the US unless I am willing to lose the money if I need to return it.