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I love it! Congrats.
Love this. It is on my wishlist. Do you mind where you get it from?


I bought this spessartite at a gem show and sort of regretted it because in a real rookie move i did not bring my magnifier with me (or my reading glasses) and so only once at home i was able to see the stone has quite the window. On the positive side the stone is very lively and stays so even in low light and the orange has very little brown to it IRL. Nevertheless, no more gems shows for me.
I decided to set it in rose gold setting from Best in gems. The photo in direct light is quite accurate as far as stone color and liveliness.![]()
Honestly I can’t see the window and I’m normally the type of person who hones in on them. It’s beautiful!
Thank you! I was not happy with myself as far as how i bought it (didn’t take my glasses with me or my jeweler’s loupe), total amateur hour. it makes me feel much better that i did alright. I think rose gold helps, it brings out the orange more.
I think it’s beautiful.
Not sure if I have shared this video of my near 40ct blue green EC Tourmaline cut by Jeff White in this thread, so here it is and apologies in advance if it is duplicated. As far as I am aware, the stone is cleaner than what one can see in the video:
I do not have it in hand yet, however, it will be set as a brooch pendant as I doubt if I could wear such a big CS as a ring.
Instead of 'Bird on a Rock', I shall have a cat and a dog in memory of my beloved pets that have crossed the Rainbow Bridge.
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I bought this spessartite at a gem show and sort of regretted it because in a real rookie move i did not bring my magnifier with me (or my reading glasses) and so only once at home i was able to see the stone has quite the window. On the positive side the stone is very lively and stays so even in low light and the orange has very little brown to it IRL. Nevertheless, no more gems shows for me.
I decided to set it in rose gold setting from Best in gems. The photo in direct light is quite accurate as far as stone color and liveliness.![]()