Is this a nice overall color and tone/hue for this pair of 4.4 mm diamond cut Zambian emeralds?

[Arthur Kennedy]

Just wanted to get some opinions about the color and tone/hue of this little pair of diamond cut emeralds. They look pretty vibrant and nice to me, but I know next to nothing about emeralds. These are very slightly included with minor oil (C1 is the term, I believe). The vendor has a 100% positive feedback rating on eBay and Etsy. And he seems very forthright and communicative. Plus he has a 30-day money back guarantee. Do you think these puppies are worth taking a gamble on? Or do you think the tone is too dark?

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

Just wanted to get some opinions about the color and tone/hue of this little pair of diamond cut emeralds. They look pretty vibrant and nice to me, but I know next to nothing about emeralds. These are very slightly included with minor oil (C1 is the term, I believe). The vendor has a 100% positive feedback rating on eBay and Etsy. And he seems very forthright and communicative. Plus he has a 30-day money back guarantee. Do you think these puppies are worth taking a gamble on? Or do you think the tone is too dark?

Here is another pic:

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

Here is another pic:

Sorry to be a pest, but I'd really appreciate some feedback on the overall quality--- and the tone--- of these emeralds. Do you guys think they look medium, medium-dark, or dark in tone? The color seems pretty damn close to vivid, and the clarity looks pretty good (especially for emerald). I'm just worried about the tone. I don't want a tone that is too dark. They seem like above average quality emeralds for a nice price. And I do have the money back guarantee as an option. But I don't want to go to the trouble of sending them back to India for a refund if you guys think they aren't solid stones. Like I said, I'm a newbie when it comes to Zambian emeralds (sane goes for Colombian and Brazilian emeralds, actually ). I know less about decent emeralds than I do rubies, in fact.

But just to be clear, I'm not looking for top of the line Zambian emeralds. Just a nice quality 4.4mm pair at a decent price. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. The seller is going to hold them for me, but I'd kinda like to get some "yays and nays" from you fine folks before I make my decision.

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

I think they are very pretty and definitely not too dark at all. I love their glow! I think they have a good glow about them!

It would be a yay from me as long as you are happy with the price and the assessment that they are minor oil.

This is my Zambian, in sunlight and in crappy train lighting.

 

[JPie]

That’s a nice pair with a good glow and reasonable clarity. It fits your preferences for a tone that’s not too dark - I’d guess medium.

For reference, this was graded medium-dark, vivid, Gemworld standards. The photo is modified to get the green as close to what I see indoors, next to a window on a sunny day.

This is LED(?) light indoors:

 

[Neptune]

That’s a nice pair with a good glow and reasonable clarity. It fits your preferences for a tone that’s not too dark - I’d guess medium.

For reference, this was graded medium-dark, vivid, Gemworld standards. The photo is modified to get the green as close to what I see indoors, next to a window on a sunny day.

This is LED(?) light indoors:

You’re killing me softly with those 2!

 

[LunaIzzy]

Sorry to be a pest, but I'd really appreciate some feedback on the overall quality--- and the tone--- of these emeralds. Do you guys think they look medium, medium-dark, or dark in tone? The color seems pretty damn close to vivid, and the clarity looks pretty good (especially for emerald). I'm just worried about the tone. I don't want a tone that is too dark. They seem like above average quality emeralds for a nice price. And I do have the money back guarantee as an option. But I don't want to go to the trouble of sending them back to India for a refund if you guys think they aren't solid stones. Like I said, I'm a newbie when it comes to Zambian emeralds (sane goes for Colombian and Brazilian emeralds, actually ). I know less about decent emeralds than I do rubies, in fact.

But just to be clear, I'm not looking for top of the line Zambian emeralds. Just a nice quality 4.4mm pair at a decent price. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. The seller is going to hold them for me, but I'd kinda like to get some "yays and nays" from you fine folks before I make my decision.

It is definitely not too dark. It is very pretty.

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

I think they are very pretty and definitely not too dark at all. I love their glow! I think they have a good glow about them!

It would be a yay from me as long as you are happy with the price and the assessment that they are minor oil.

This is my Zambian, in sunlight and in crappy train lighting.

Wow, your Zambian emerald is gorgeous--- and HUGE!!!

Thanks so much for your feedback.

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

That’s a nice pair with a good glow and reasonable clarity. It fits your preferences for a tone that’s not too dark - I’d guess medium.

For reference, this was graded medium-dark, vivid, Gemworld standards. The photo is modified to get the green as close to what I see indoors, next to a window on a sunny day.

This is LED(?) light indoors:

Thanks for the feedback--- I appreciate it! Holy shit, your Zambian is also HUGE. Beautiful ring!

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

It is definitely not too dark. It is very pretty.

It is definitely not too dark. It is very pretty.

Awesome! Thanks for the chart thingie. Very handy!

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

It is definitely not too dark. It is very pretty.

So you think MY lil' 0.58 tcw Zambian diamond cut round pair are vivid color (and slightly bluish-green ) with medium tone? Hellz, yeah! And if so, do ya think they would look best set in white gold to help bring out the blue? I'm going to make a pair of 2nd piercing accent studs with these, so I think they are just the right size as accent studs to add a little pop of color with her white gold diamond hoops. Oh, and I also bought a little 3.5 mm round that matches the 4.4mm pair to use as an accent stone for a big freshwater Pearl pendant. That way these studs can also be accent stones in her 2nd piercings when she's wearing her nice round freshwater Pearl studs in her first piercings--- so these puppies will already be good for at least two different jewelry combinations. Woot!

Here is a picture of the two 4.4 mm emeralds along with the 3.5 mm emerald:

 

[JPie]

Sorry, I should’ve noted mine is Colombian! I thought the reference might help since it has tone and saturation grades from an appraiser.

Emeralds are notoriously difficult to photograph so it’s hard to say for sure the color and tone from photos. I think rather than trying to decide based on what the tone and saturation would be graded as, listen to your intuition as well. At the end of the day, it needs to please your eyes, not look good on paper.

I think what you have here would make a lovely set! I’d take a gamble on them if the all-in price with setting is still less than retail. There are a lot of bad emeralds out there and these already look leagues above them.

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

Sorry, I should’ve noted mine is Colombian! I thought the reference might help since it has tone and saturation grades from an appraiser.

Emeralds are notoriously difficult to photograph so it’s hard to say for sure the color and tone from photos. I think rather than trying to decide based on what the tone and saturation would be graded as, listen to your intuition as well. At the end of the day, it needs to please your eyes, not look good on paper.

I think what you have here would make a lovely set! I’d take a gamble on them if the all-in price with setting is still less than retail. There are a lot of bad emeralds out there and these already look leagues above them.

I should have known your emerald was a Colombian--- it has that VERY distinctive glow. But I love the gorgeous HUGE emeralds both of you ladies posted--- Zambian and Columbian.

As for price, I feel like I got a pretty good deal. I'm just buying the gems loose (I can get really nice 14k white gold 4-prong earring settings from my local jeweler for only $100 total, and he doesn't even charge me to set the stones). The emerald pair was 0.58 tcw and the little 3.5mm is probably at least 0.12 or 0.13 carats. So that's 0.70 tcw combined of vivid Zambian emeralds for only $306. That's at least $50 bucks cheaper than the national emerald company for 0.70 tcw Zambian emeralds (that was the only concrete frame of reference I had on deciding if the price was fair).

So that pair of 0.58 total carat weight Zambian emeralds (which face up 4.4mm each) will only cost me roughly $330 once they are set in 14k white gold, plus the $70 for the 3.5mm emerald I'll be using as an accent stone for a pearl pendant.

 

[JPie]

I should have known your emerald was a Colombian--- it has that VERY distinctive glow. But I love the gorgeous HUGE emeralds both of you ladies posted--- Zambian and Columbian.

As for price, I feel like I got a pretty good deal. I'm just buying the gems loose (I can get really nice 14k white gold 4-prong earring settings from my local jeweler for only $100 total, and he doesn't even charge me to set the stones). The emerald pair was 0.58 tcw and the little 3.5mm is probably at least 0.12 or 0.13 carats. So that's 0.70 tcw combined of vivid Zambian emeralds for only $306. That's at least $50 bucks cheaper than the national emerald company for 0.70 tcw Zambian emeralds (that was the only concrete frame of reference I had on deciding if the price was fair).

So that pair of 0.58 total carat weight Zambian emeralds (which face up 4.4mm each) will only cost me roughly $330 once they are set in 14k white gold, plus the $70 for the 3.5mm emerald I'll be using as an accent stone for a pearl pendant.

Wow, that’s a no-brainer! Please come back and share when you get those glowy emeralds!

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

Wow, that’s a no-brainer! Please come back and share when you get those glowy emeralds!

I sure will! Hoping they look as good as the pics (and I have my fingers crossed the tone will be medium to medium-dark ).

 

[LunaIzzy]

So you think MY lil' 0.58 tcw Zambian diamond cut round pair are vivid color (and slightly bluish-green ) with medium tone? Hellz, yeah! And if so, do ya think they would look best set in white gold to help bring out the blue? I'm going to make a pair of 2nd piercing accent studs with these, so I think they are just the right size as accent studs to add a little pop of color with her white gold diamond hoops. Oh, and I also bought a little 3.5 mm round that matches the 4.4mm pair to use as an accent stone for a big freshwater Pearl pendant. That way these studs can also be accent stones in her 2nd piercings when she's wearing her nice round freshwater Pearl studs in her first piercings--- so these puppies will already be good for at least two different jewelry combinations. Woot!

Here is a picture of the two 4.4 mm emeralds along with the 3.5 mm emerald:

Sorry, that chart is for reference only and demonstrates how to assess a gem's color.

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

Sorry, that chart is for reference only and demonstrates how to assess a gem's color.

Ohhhh, ok! But would you consider MY 4.4mm Zambian emeralds to have a slightly blue-ish undertone? Or does the undertone seem more yellow? and is the tone medium or medium-dark tone? the color definitely seems vivid, but I'm just not sure about the tone and secondary color/undertone.

 

[minousbijoux]

They are pretty stones and will make great earrings. With that said, you seem preoccupied with the labels of what they are - the important thing is whether you love them and you do. Let the rest go and enjoy!

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

They are pretty stones and will make great earrings. With that said, you seem preoccupied with the labels of what they are - the important thing is whether you love them and you do. Let the rest go and enjoy!

Good advice! You're right. I'm getting too hung up on the fine details.

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

I just wanted to let everybody know that the 4.4 mm rounds turned out even better than I hoped. Gorgeous stones! Great color and nice SI clarity. Thanks again for the feedback!

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

I just wanted to let everybody know that the 4.4 mm rounds turned out even better than I hoped. Gorgeous stones! Great color and nice SI clarity. Thanks again for the feedback!

You can’t say that and have no pics! Can we have some pics?

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

You can’t say that and have no pics! Can we have some pics?

I'll try to post some decent ones later tonight. I'm lousy at taking pictures of gems, though. My pics almost never turn out all that great. The original pics I used from the seller's listing will probably be much better than the ones I take....

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

I'll try to post some decent ones later tonight. I'm lousy at taking pictures of gems, though. My pics almost never turn out all that great. The original pics I used from the seller's listing will probably be much better than the ones I take....

I did take a few pictures that turned out pretty good of some cute medium color Columbian emerald studs that I got for my fiance a while back, however. The Ruby stud with teensy diamond halos are fairly heavily included (I got such a good deal on that pair that I couldn't resist), but I REALLY love the glow of those 3mm Colombian emeralds. Oh, and the diamond in the 2nd picture is part of a pair of natural 0.61 (J color and SI1 clarity) total carat weight GIA triple excellent cut diamond studs I got her several months ago. This is another example of my poor picture taking skills, because those stones sparkle like crazy in real life.

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

I did take a few pictures that turned out pretty good of some cute medium color Columbian emerald studs that I got for my fiance a while back, however. The Ruby stud with teensy diamond halos are fairly heavily included (I got such a good deal on that pair that I couldn't resist), but I REALLY love the glow of those 3mm Colombian emeralds. Oh, and the diamond in the 2nd picture is part of a pair of natural 0.61 (J color and SI1 clarity) total carat weight GIA triple excellent cut diamond studs I got her several months ago. This is another example of my poor picture taking skills, because those stones sparkle like crazy in real life.

Here's a slightly better picture of the fairly heavily included Ruby and diamond Halo studs. And while the micro pave diamonds are as dull as frozen spit, I think the rubies look pretty nice in bright fluorescent lighting: