Help Between 2 Stones

[JewelFreak]

Can't decide about these 2. Opinions welcome. The Montana sapphire is 2.19 ct, 7.4 x 5 mm. Yeah, it's a little grayish; they all are & I love them. Looks like pic taken indoors. Don't know what lighting. Good buy on the tourmaline -- 2.55 ct, 8 x 6 mm -- it's hard to tell from photos, but it doesn't look like it has that special tourmaline glow, what do you think?

Maybe I shouldn't get either one! Mr. JF will blow a gasket anyway re $$$. So I'll lie! Happy wife, happy life!

--- Laurie

 

[Treenbean]

I like the tourmaline's color better, but, I wonder how firey the sapphire is. Can you get both and send one back?

 

[Kismet]

I'm not wowed by the cut on the tourmaline and the green looks a bit greyish. I like the sapphire but I'd worry that it would be too dark (but then I tend to like the lighter colored sapphires so YMMV.)

 

[chrono]

Neither appeal to me. Best to save your money, keep looking and keep Mr. JF's gasket intact. The tourmaline is nothing outstanding (too green) while the sapphire is dark and drab.

 

[JewelFreak]

Kismet, agree about the cut on the tourmaline, it is odd. I like the color, myself, though. Tempted to take a look at the sapphire to how it looks IRL. Montana sapphires kind of have their own look, different from other-sourced ones & I'm attracted to them because of that. Thanks for the input, will cogitate a bit.

Both stones are untreated. forgot to mention that.

 

[chrono]

Montana sapphires typically aren't treated and as for tourmalines, treatment is very difficult to detect.

 

[JewelFreak]

Chrono -- Montana sapphires aren't? I think I recall running into heated ones in my online travels but could remember wrong, wouldn't be the first time & won't be the last. Fill me in on why would they not be? Also, I should've said Vendor says they weren't treated. Wouldn't buy one without its being certed.

--- Laurie