I do not understand what is going on here.

[distracts]

What is this I don't even.





http://www.thenaturalsapphirecompany.com/Sapphires/Curiosities/CG26/Round/stoneid=CG26

I thought it was a bead at first. A really expensive bead.

 

[LD]

It's just a fancy cut sapphire. If you look at Glenn Lehrer's website you'll find lots of similar examples. In his torus range he puts a diamond in the centre hole.

http://www.lehrerdesigns.com/gemstones1.html

 

[justginger]

LOL, a really expensive bead! I can appreciate the workmanship that goes into something like this, but it is most certainly not to my taste.

 

[distracts]

It's just a fancy cut sapphire. If you look at Glenn Lehrer's website you'll find lots of similar examples. In his torus range he puts a diamond in the centre hole.

http://www.lehrerdesigns.com/gemstones1.html

Ahh, okay, this is the sort of thing I was wondering - what on earth use would this shape be, other than as a bead with no matching fellow-beads.

My brain still hurts looking at it though.

 

[T L]

They're his patented "torus cut" gems. Here's some more photos. He's even done this to paraibas.

http://www.gem2000.com/lehrer.php

It's kind of neat, and I don't mind him doing this cut to an inexpensive gem. I did kind of cringe when he did it to paraibas though.

 

[fussykiki]

Wow. Those round ones look like color contact lens to me..

 

[Lula]

I love his work! They remind me of Lifesavers candies!

 

[chrono]

Would make a really neat pendant.

The ones done on Paraiba almost made me cry; such beautiful gems with a hole in the center. Those are of excellent colour and probably cost a fortune today. I suppose the fancy faceting is supposed to increase their worth but it still hurts my heart to see a stone "un-whole".

 

[Starzin]

The ones done on Paraiba almost made me cry; such beautiful gems with a hole in the center.

There, there, Chrono...think of it as him doing them a favour - all he did was cut the glass out of the window so you could see straight through

Actually paraibas aside, I rather like some of them - it's an innovative way to combine some colour