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Date: 4/26/2010 9:16:46 PM
Author: chictomato
I like the color! I thought that its looking good as it this, without a recut![]()
Date: 4/26/2010 9:28:29 PM
Author: VapidLapid
I would be smitten too!
A re-cut might be just the thing though. The short diameter looks like it might be deep because of the extinction there and the long diameter much less so that trimming off the long ends might leave a round with sufficient depth to make it ideal, without too much weight loss. The color and texture are great.
Date: 4/27/2010 8:10:07 AM
Author: Chrono
something about the pictures that bother me. In the first 2 pictures, the blue glows in spite of the darkish tone which is a good thing. In the next 2 pictures, it looks gray and dull, especially when looking at the body colour in the upside down picture. It looks especially dark in that last picture.
You just echoed my concern about this stone, except that I don''t think it''s so much violet that will overpower the stone, but less saturation in certain lighting.Date: 4/27/2010 11:25:31 AM
Author: Michael_E
Date: 4/27/2010 8:10:07 AM
Author: Chrono
something about the pictures that bother me. In the first 2 pictures, the blue glows in spite of the darkish tone which is a good thing. In the next 2 pictures, it looks gray and dull, especially when looking at the body colour in the upside down picture. It looks especially dark in that last picture.
I think that this is because the images were taken in different kinds of lighting. I''ve cut a number of this sort of sapphire and they always seem to have a almost glowing blue appearance under fluorescent lighting. Take them outside or under incandescent lights and they take on a bit of a violet overtone and the glowing appearance drops off. I think that these kinds of stones are best worn and viewed under bright, diffuse fluorescent lighting such as in an office environment.
Oh, with regard to recutting, I think that a person needs to have a pretty good idea about what a recut can accomplish before they decide to do it. In this case a recut will not brighten the stone appreciably, unless the stone is cut smaller. Removing the bow-tie can be done, but I would suggest looking at the stone before deciding to do that, as that bow-tie may not be apparent IRL, (the photographer may have just been too close to the stone as the cause of that bow-tie...then again maybe not, you''ve just got to see it in hand to tell).
Date: 4/27/2010 12:22:10 PM
Author: Chrono
Michael,
It''s not the lack of glow that bothers me in the other pictures but the distinct drop in saturation level.
Date: 4/27/2010 1:54:27 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
I''m not gonig to speak for Chrono, but I will speak for myself. If you''re talking about me
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. A lighter tone, while the color may be a bit desaturated in certain lighting, can still sparkle and be pleasing to the eye.
I''d just like to add that as you want to keep the stone as a roval eliminating the bow tie won''t be any easy job. It''s incredibly difficult to find an oval without even a minimal bowtie. Not impossible but difficult.Date: 4/27/2010 11:25:31 AM
Author: Michael_E
Date: 4/27/2010 8:10:07 AM
Author: Chrono
something about the pictures that bother me. In the first 2 pictures, the blue glows in spite of the darkish tone which is a good thing. In the next 2 pictures, it looks gray and dull, especially when looking at the body colour in the upside down picture. It looks especially dark in that last picture.
I think that this is because the images were taken in different kinds of lighting. I''ve cut a number of this sort of sapphire and they always seem to have a almost glowing blue appearance under fluorescent lighting. Take them outside or under incandescent lights and they take on a bit of a violet overtone and the glowing appearance drops off. I think that these kinds of stones are best worn and viewed under bright, diffuse fluorescent lighting such as in an office environment.
Oh, with regard to recutting, I think that a person needs to have a pretty good idea about what a recut can accomplish before they decide to do it. In this case a recut will not brighten the stone appreciably, unless the stone is cut smaller. Removing the bow-tie can be done, but I would suggest looking at the stone before deciding to do that, as that bow-tie may not be apparent IRL, (the photographer may have just been too close to the stone as the cause of that bow-tie...then again maybe not, you''ve just got to see it in hand to tell).
Unfortunately, not much. I hate to be blunt, but it''s very rare to find a three carat sapphire with high saturation in a dark tone for such a low price. Something seems suspect, but I could be wrong, and in this case, I hope I am.Date: 4/27/2010 2:07:53 PM
Author: Michael_E
Date: 4/27/2010 1:54:27 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
I''m not gonig to speak for Chrono, but I will speak for myself. If you''re talking about me
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. A lighter tone, while the color may be a bit desaturated in certain lighting, can still sparkle and be pleasing to the eye.
No, I was not talking about you or Chrono or anyone in particular TL, but more a concern with comments which can seem negative without any alternatives being presented in the color and price range being discussed. In this case the OP commented that they like darker stones and not lighter, so there''s little point in directing them to lighter colors. In sapphire the overall price range looks like a bell curve with the top prices being paid for those that are medium dark and very highly saturated. On either side of that are either darker or lighter stones. For those on the ''dark side'' and in this price range, what would you recommend ?
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. On the lighter toned stones, I can only assume that you are referring to pale aquamarines ?![]()