Gene's newest stones (precision gem)

[voce]

Not sure if it is kosher to share a video on PS that was sent in an email...it is pretty, but might be a bit more purple than I was after - granted the video is indoor lighting.

Here is a terrible and likely useless screenshot....

Thanks so much for your thoughts. It's weird, there are a mix of videos, and not. I get that the price is low so a video may not be a great use of time, but the purple sapphire for $50 more has one...anyways.

I think you are right, RE returns, (I know what you mean by bother - if it was even a smidge more expensive, I might feel differently)... $250 is incredibly low stakes compared to other gem purchases....it is a very pretty, saturated color, I like that it is a well cut sapphire for a very reasonable price. I am drawn to it, by no means is it a dream stone. I was hoping it showed more red, less purple. Still might sleep on it....the question for me is - will it be nice enough to set?

My goal is a glowy, reddish / pink stone (a juicy spinel or ruby), but what I want will be in the thousands and is years off (I have a few other priorities first, both financially and with jewelry, hah!) - so I thought - this might be a fun one to bide my time! I was assuming I'd only find a garnet for a small budget...hmmm

Cerulean, I've definitely tried out these more included gems, and returned them before. They are very beautiful in their own right. Gene definitely prices them at a very attractive point.

For what it's worth, I'm no longer grabbing every loose gem I like. I went crazy in 2019, then realized in 2020 I get more satisfaction from setting gems than collecting more gem jars. So I'm between 80-100 rings now, and I have a lot of color in my collection. Thus, I'm pickier with gems and have to consider if I can set the gem in a way that produces a different ring from what I already have, and if I will really wear that different ring given what's already in my collection.

So this is my roundabout way of saying, I think that color looks really attractive to me, and if you a) don't have too many gems of a similar color and b) do like the look of that sapphire, I would totally encourage you to get it. It certainly beats any rhodolite garnet in any outdoor lighting!

 

[Cerulean]

Cerulean, I've definitely tried out these more included gems, and returned them before. They are very beautiful in their own right. Gene definitely prices them at a very attractive point.

For what it's worth, I'm no longer grabbing every loose gem I like. I went crazy in 2019, then realized in 2020 I get more satisfaction from setting gems than collecting more gem jars. So I'm between 80-100 rings now, and I have a lot of color in my collection. Thus, I'm pickier with gems and have to consider if I can set the gem in a way that produces a different ring from what I already have, and if I will really wear that different ring given what's already in my collection.

So this is my roundabout way of saying, I think that color looks really attractive to me, and if you a) don't have too many gems of a similar color and b) do like the look of that sapphire, I would totally encourage you to get it. It certainly beats any rhodolite garnet in any outdoor lighting!

I do appreciate your insights - I basically only have one unset gem, a chrysoprase, (meager by PS standards) and imagine I’ll never own a collection of larger than ~10 high quality rings (likely even including bands, and by high quality I mean not some random silver ring I picked up a flea market on a vacation) - so trying to be judicious about what I buy and only want to buy things I know I will set one day. I know I will have no budget to set anything more than a sapphire I have for 2021, which is another reason I am hesitant. But it’s a lovely price for a lovely color!

 

[Cerulean]

Well - I bought the sapphire! Will share pics when I get it - no point in hemming and hawing over such an affordable stone

 

[Cerulean]

Well - the red is just not picking up in the photos at all.

It looks so much less pink / violet (almost mauve?) than photos suggest IRL - if anything it is more maroon / deep red with violet undertones - it is a pretty little stone! this stone has also helped me learn I honestly really don't care about inclusions nearly as much as many PSers...

Photos with my iphone...




Photos with an Android

 

[Myshinybestlife]

Well - the red is just not picking up in the photos at all.

It looks so much less pink / violet (almost mauve?) than photos suggest IRL - if anything it is more maroon / deep red with violet undertones - it is a pretty little stone! this stone has also helped me learn I honestly really don't care about inclusions nearly as much as many PSers...

Photos with my iphone...




Photos with an Android

I love how saturated it looks.

 

[Cerulean]

I love how saturated it looks.

Me too! I hate that photos are totally washing it out! But I know what my eyes see

 

[elle_71125]

New drop.

 

[elle_71125]

Well - the red is just not picking up in the photos at all.

It looks so much less pink / violet (almost mauve?) than photos suggest IRL - if anything it is more maroon / deep red with violet undertones - it is a pretty little stone! this stone has also helped me learn I honestly really don't care about inclusions nearly as much as many PSers...

Photos with my iphone...




Photos with an Android

Oh, I love it! The nice and bright and the color seems to outweigh the inclusions. That’s a winner in my book.

 

[bright&shiny]

New drop.

They are so beautiful! I was sad to see the paraiba YAG go so quickly last drop. I need to work on my timing

 

[ItsMainelyYou]

Well - the red is just not picking up in the photos at all.

It looks so much less pink / violet (almost mauve?) than photos suggest IRL - if anything it is more maroon / deep red with violet undertones - it is a pretty little stone! this stone has also helped me learn I honestly really don't care about inclusions nearly as much as many PSers...

Photos with my iphone...




Photos with an Android

I love inclusions, I think of them as fingerprints.

 

[elle_71125]

They are so beautiful! I was sad to see the paraiba YAG go so quickly last drop. I need to work on my timing

Those always go in seconds! Gene does do custom / commissioned cuts for his lab material so it may be worth looking into that on his sight.

 

[MissyBeaucoup]

I really love that lilac Umba sapphire with the rutile inclusions. I was able to catch a couple of Gene’s pink-purple Umba sapphires previously, and I really enjoy them. The rutile is really beautiful under a loupe.

 

[bling_dream19]

Please forgive my tardiness. I snagged this gorgeous pink spinel just after Christmas. Gene was a dream to work with. This is a 6.4 pink spinel. It truly is pink though the camera shows some purple. I plan to set it in a pre loved Summer BG setting that I've recently purchased and waiting to arrive.

 

[Cerulean]

Oh, I love it! The nice and bright and the color seems to outweigh the inclusions. That’s a winner in my book.

Aww thank you!

And @ItsMainelyYou i totally agree RE inclusions!

 

[elle_71125]

New drop! I’m loving that new cut on the yag and that color on the tsav is killer! Somebody needs to buy it so I can stop with my itchy trigger finger. I probably would have bought that purple sapphire but it sold out already. Here’s hoping it was to a PSer so I can at least drool over it some more.

 

[AnastasiaBeaverhausen]

New drop! I’m loving that new cut on the yag and that color on the tsav is killer! Somebody needs to buy it so I can stop with my itchy trigger finger. I probably would have bought that purple sapphire but it sold out already. Here’s hoping it was to a PSer so I can at least drool over it some more.

Omahgawd, you're killin me here! I almost put that purple sapphire in my cart too.

 

[elle_71125]

Omahgawd, you're killin me here! I almost put that purple sapphire in my cart too.

I feel you! I have such a soft spot for purples (and I’m still looking for my perfect one).

 

[elle_71125]

I really love that lilac Umba sapphire with the rutile inclusions. I was able to catch a couple of Gene’s pink-purple Umba sapphires previously, and I really enjoy them. The rutile is really beautiful under a loupe.

I hear you on interesting inclusions. I have a small tsavorite garnet from Gene and it has these really neat inclusions under a loupe. It’s like a miniature work of art.

 

[elle_71125]

Please forgive my tardiness. I snagged this gorgeous pink spinel just after Christmas. Gene was a dream to work with. This is a 6.4 pink spinel. It truly is pink though the camera shows some purple. I plan to set it in a pre loved Summer BG setting that I've recently purchased and waiting to arrive.

It looks beautiful! Have you had a chance to set it yet? Or is that a long term project?

 

[elle_71125]

I’m late to the game. Gene dropped a few new stones to his site. Of the new drop, only the purple sapphire is still available.

 

[chrono]

Thank goodness these are not the right shape for my empty setting or I'll be even more tempted!

 

[AnastasiaBeaverhausen]

I’m late to the game. Gene dropped a few new stones to his site. Of the new drop, only the purple sapphire is still available.

That purple sapphire is the exact dimensions I'm looking for, but I have so many purple pieces! I was really looking for something pink or green, maybe even blue, this time... boo.

 

[Rubymal]

I had shared this in another thread, but here is a blue spinel I had ordered from Gene:



The process was super easy and it only took him about a week to cut it.

 

[elle_71125]

I had shared this in another thread, but here is a blue spinel I had ordered from Gene:



The process was super easy and it only took him about a week to cut it.

Ooh, it looks beautiful! I’m really partial to his signature round cut. They’re always so sparkly.

 

[elle_71125]

New drop!

 

[emeraldhummingbird]

New drop!

I want that pink one!!! Gahh!
I'm looking for a soft pinky peach stone like a morganite. Will this stone scratch this itch or should I wait for the right morganite or lab sapphire?

Hope somebody buys it quick so it's no longer an option for me

 

[elle_71125]

I want that pink one!!! Gahh!
I'm looking for a soft pinky peach stone like a morganite. Will this stone scratch this itch or should I wait for the right morganite or lab sapphire?

Hope somebody buys it quick so it's no longer an option for me

Color preferences are subjective. Gene’s post did note that it’s more peach in incandescent and more pink outside. I think if you want something that looks more pink inside, you should pass on this one. If you love peach tones, then this one may work for you.

 

[emeraldhummingbird]

Color preferences are subjective. Gene’s post did note that it’s more peach in incandescent and more pink outside. I think if you want something that looks more pink inside, you should pass on this one. If you love peach tones, then this one may work for you.

Thanks for the tips! I have quite a bit of trouble interpreting colour in vendor photos sometimes. I did buy what I thought was pink before only for it to be more salmon.

I am definitely after a baby pink with some peach, rather than have peach be the dominant tone, especially indoors.

 

[Django74th]

That mahenge garnet is beautiful! I’m hoping a PSer got it and will share more pictures! I bought the green tourmaline that’s shaped almost like a flower from his last drop and it’s beautiful. Gemstones are such a dangerous addiction!

 

[PinkAndBlueBling]

I got the cuprian tourmaline, but then emailed him that I can't buy it because I forgot I still have to make final payment on an emerald and sapphire. Luckily, there were others who wanted it. But I'm still going to pout for a bit.