Sydneyphoenix
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There are several items in my long-term bucket list, and one of them is a no-oil Colombian emerald of good colour. I stumbled across this a couple of weeks ago, and thought give a heads-up in case anyone is interested, given it seems to be an excellent price fitting the bill of no-oil Colombian.
Some will wonder why do I flag it here rather than claiming it for myself? Well, taking this would eat into rest of my gemstone budget for this year and likely some of next year's. But in seriousness, I understand for one thing that this vendor doesn't come recommended by the forums. While it is a detracting factor, what actually bothered me most are suspicions for fissure on one corner of the face that I was worried might reach the surface, and inconsistencies about colour intensity on the website default description vs in-house appraisal.
I did flag the concerns with the vendor customer services and they got back to me after a few days saying the colour intensity description should be read as intense and that they will amend the appraisal to reflect that-but hasn't happened thus far, more than 10 days on. They acknowledged the inclusion appear to reach the surface on one side; while I appreciate their candour and will look into their other no-oil emeralds, that seem to be a deal-breaker for me, more for mind-clean sake really (I know, sounds contradictory given my views on Burmese rubies few days ago but that fissure can lead to the stone shattering at some point...). Shame, because it would've ticked all the other boxes for me. Mind you the surface-reaching inclusion is quite minute so it may be good enough for some people, putting the photo up in case anyone is interested.
Loose Emerald - Asscher - Octagon 1.11 Ct. - #E1741 | The Natural Emerald Company
One beautiful transparent 1.11 carat asscher shape green emerald with dimensions of 6.46 x 6.07 x 4.83 mm. It has a asscher cut, and a clarity grade of very slightly included (evaluated at eye level), intense color intensity, and an excellent polish. The origin of this emerald is Colombia.
www.emeralds.com
Some will wonder why do I flag it here rather than claiming it for myself? Well, taking this would eat into rest of my gemstone budget for this year and likely some of next year's. But in seriousness, I understand for one thing that this vendor doesn't come recommended by the forums. While it is a detracting factor, what actually bothered me most are suspicions for fissure on one corner of the face that I was worried might reach the surface, and inconsistencies about colour intensity on the website default description vs in-house appraisal.
I did flag the concerns with the vendor customer services and they got back to me after a few days saying the colour intensity description should be read as intense and that they will amend the appraisal to reflect that-but hasn't happened thus far, more than 10 days on. They acknowledged the inclusion appear to reach the surface on one side; while I appreciate their candour and will look into their other no-oil emeralds, that seem to be a deal-breaker for me, more for mind-clean sake really (I know, sounds contradictory given my views on Burmese rubies few days ago but that fissure can lead to the stone shattering at some point...). Shame, because it would've ticked all the other boxes for me. Mind you the surface-reaching inclusion is quite minute so it may be good enough for some people, putting the photo up in case anyone is interested.
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