colored sapphires in san francisco

[stevielaine]

Hello all,
I'm hoping I am doing this right, this is my first post ever, so I'm sorry if I do this wrong. My boyfriend and I are not engaged yet, but have recently started looking at engagement rings. I have been looking on pricescope for ideas and am blown away by all of the gorgeous rings everyone has. I love James Meyer's rings and have sent an email to him about the possibility of a ring made by him. I understand that he only uses his own stones, so if I go with him, it will probably be either an OEC diamond or I also inquired with him about a colored sapphire for the center stone. I love the lighter peachy pink and paraparadscha colors, but have had a hard time finding those online besides on etsy. I also love the light aquamarine montana sapphires, and even some lavender colors as well. My question is, does anyone know of a reputable seller of loose sapphires in the San Francisco bay area where I might be able to look at some of these colors in person? (If Mr. Meyer doesn't work out). I will be going to the Gift Center/Jewelry Mart in a few weeks, if anyone knows anyone there to talk to, I've never been, and have heard it can be overwhelming. I really appreciate any advice you care to share. Thank you!

 

[movie zombie]

welcome, and congrats on a pending CS e-ring!

Union Street Goldsmith has a lot of color stone eye candy. not sure how many loose stones they have but it is worth looking in their shop: http://unionstreetgoldsmith.com/

there is a building on Market Street that has a bunch of color stone related professional types but I forget the name of it. perhaps someone else will chime in.

be careful: most diamond vendors don't know much about color stones.....and I don't think that will be any different in the Gift Center.

again, welcome to Pricescope and the wonderful world of color stones!

 

[eringnewbie]

Lang antiques in Union Square has lots of gemstone rings. Not sure if they have any loose gems though. I love looking at their selection online. One day I'll get a lovely art deco ring from them! http://www.langantiques.com/products/category/gemstone-rings

Joe escobar diamonds in Campbell does carry loose gems and they will source them for you as well. I'm getting my engagement ring from them. They are amazing! http://www.joeescobardimomds.com

When I was looking at rings we hit up brilliant earth in sf. Their son selection wasn't great for blue sapphires and I didn't care much for their show room. French jewelry in the gift center had a decent selection of sapphires but I found their pricing pretty high.

 

[stevielaine]

Thank you, I have definitely been wanting to check out Lang's!