Help me find a tourmaline

[Tourmaring]

Hi all,

I am looking to get an engagement ring soon and decided up on blue/green tourmaline for the centre stone (knowing that its not as hard wearing as others) and will get it set locally in Australia. Like many, I'm apprehensive about a first time gem purchase online so thought I'd ask for some assistance - I'm concerned about getting something too dark or lacking any "sparkle".

I'm after something in either a square-ish cut or if not, emerald cut and anything in the 1-2 carat range. I was really hoping for a nice teal colour (that my girlfriend loves) such as:

http://www.finewatergems.com/store/p265/6.46_ct_Afghan_Tourmaline.html
http://www.precisiongem.com/gemstackpage/gems.php?product/page/910/Gem+1864+-+Tourmaline

I've got a max budget of $700USD for the stone - any suggestions?

Thanks in advance !

 

[normanintheskywithsapphires]

WildFish will deliver to Australia and Ed has tourmalines that deserve your budget, or vice versa:
green: https://www.wildfishgems.com/green_tourmaline
blue: https://www.wildfishgems.com/tourmaline__blue
multicolor: https://www.wildfishgems.com/tourmaline__multicolor
chrome: https://www.wildfishgems.com/chrome_tourmaline
If you want only precision cuts: https://www.wildfishgems.com/precision_cut
I'm not sure others deliver to down under.

 

[Tourmaring]

Thanks for the suggestion - they have a large inventory, I'll have a look through. I was just assuming most suppliers would ship to Aus!

 

[mochiko42]

Try Doug of Bespoke Gems, sometimes he gets some nice blue green tourmalines and he's in Australia. He can also source gems not listed on his site. http://www.bespoke-gems.com

 

[SparkliesLuver]

Your post reminded me of this one from Prima: https://www.instagram.com/p/BQld9hUha6C/?taken-by=primagemsusa

I'd reach out to them and ask. Let them know your budget!

 

[chroman]

These are more on the green side, but I still love the color:

https://www.mastercutgems.com/Produ...maline_Afghanistan_1_74_ct-Gem.php?FromPage=1

https://www.mastercutgems.com/Produ...n_Green_Tourmaline_2_01_ct-Gem.php?FromPage=1

And +1 to Gene's tourmaline that you linked.

This looks like it hits everything but your budget
http://www.earthstreasury.com/product/2-48-carat-deep-blue-indicolite-tourmaline/

 

[minousbijoux]

Love the Prima stones. I also think they may be your best bet for price as well - certainly much less expensive than the two you linked to.

 

[Tourmaring]

I have reached out to bespoke gems (I had emailed last week but no response yet) and prima-gems. I'll post back if I get any viable options from them!
More affordable options will be great because the setting will be fairly expensive for me

 

[Tourmaring]

These are more on the green side, but I still love the color:

https://www.mastercutgems.com/Produ...maline_Afghanistan_1_74_ct-Gem.php?FromPage=1

https://www.mastercutgems.com/Produ...n_Green_Tourmaline_2_01_ct-Gem.php?FromPage=1

And +1 to Gene's tourmaline that you linked.

This looks like it hits everything but your budget
http://www.earthstreasury.com/product/2-48-carat-deep-blue-indicolite-tourmaline/

I'll keep the mastercutgems on my shortlist - they seem to have decent colour and are far more affordable. I love Gene's tourmaline but it's just too big for my gf's small hands. That indicolite is stunning - I would've gone for it if it was a bit cheaper (and maybe smaller)!

 

[Tourmaring]

any thoughts on this one I found on Etsy?

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/497...lite-16-ct-rare-loose?ref=shop_home_active_12

Edit: Actually having had a discussion with my gf, I have had to reassess the size I'm looking for. I think I got a bit carried away with all the large gems in this forum! I'll now be looking for something near to 1ct (even a bit smaller), though I haven't come across much in this size range

 

[chroman]

Here's one whose color looks great, but its an oval - is that a deal-breaker?
http://www.pearlmansjewelers.com/gemstones/?sku=G83906

 

[Tourmaring]

The colour is lovely but unfortunately an oval/round shape is a deal breaker. I'll just have to keep an eye out at on all the sites listed here