Hey all! I've recently taken it upon myself to acquire a ruby bracelet in white gold(karat is yet to be determined) with the very specific Burmese "pigeon blood" hue. I fell in love with the colour when reading up on gems and decided to look into it more, and turns out it's rather in demand and/or rare. I'm looking to set a tennis bracelet with these unheated natural stones but I've been having difficulty nailing down a bulk order source for the roughly 50 stones I'd need(again, carat weight is to be determined by price of both bracelet setting and the stones themselves, but from what I've gathered I'd likely need about 35-50). I can find a ton of vendors on etsy, ebay, and alibaba that advertise their stones as Burmese Pigeon Blood but the price is either too good to be true ($40 a carat) or the hue is noticeably off. Often a combination of the two. I have found one source for these rubies but they are heat treated, which I suppose I can live with if it's the only available option. Pricing seems to be in the range of $200 a carat which is a little more than I was hoping to spend, but at least it seems realistic for natural stones. The vendor is Israel-Diamonds. Has anyone here had experience with them, or any other vendor which potentially has what I'm looking for at a lower price? Even if not cheaper, I'd like the ability to choose and not have to go with the single available source of which I have no expectations of if I don't have to.
Hopefully someone can offer some assistance, it'd be greatly appreciated!
Hopefully someone can offer some assistance, it'd be greatly appreciated!