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latest eBay stone - pink/purple oval spinel

petit_bijou

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I thought I'd post some pics of my latest eBay stone that I actually really like! I think I've decided for sure that I really do want a light/medium saturated stone for my e-ring, and can focus on finding THE stone now, rather than finding a range of inexpensive stones that appeal to me to determine the colour I like.

I paid $11 in total (stone and shipping) for this lovely little oval, and was quite pleased with Duos-n-Gemstone who I bought it from. It's 1.61ct, 7.8 x 6.4 x 4.5 and was described as a VS silver purple. It's usually somewhere between a lavender and a slightly purple-y pink depending on the light, and I like it a lot! I may set it into a small ring for my mother, since she also quite liked it. Any setting suggestions are welcome :)

I'll start with the vendor photo:

The stone is usually more purple to my eye than the colour in the listing:
(I found my toothpaste cap works quite well for holding the stone :tongue: )




The colour I see most often:

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davi_el_mejor

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It's really pretty! Soft and feminine :D

I think a deco reproduction would really make it sing! Light and airy filligree :D


Just curious, have you had it put on a refractometer to test the RI?
 

Arkteia

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I think it is a beautiful stone!
 

centralsquare

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Beautiful stone ... $11?!?
 

SB621

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centralsquare|1314769025|3006088 said:
Beautiful stone ... $11?!?

I know!!! I have been looking for a lavendar stone forever and i'm so jealous you found one for $11!
 

chrono

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A superb purchase! :appl: A very sweet colour shifter that reminds me of the Luc Yen colour shift spinels. It is also well faceted to boot.
 

petit_bijou

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davi_el_mejor, Thank you for your kind words :) I haven't subjected it to any testing. As a total newbie to all of this, I don't have any of my own equipment and didn't think that for $11 it is worth too much excitement. Do you know if the RI is something I could also someone local to check for me?


crasu, centralsquare, Sarahbear and Chrono, thank you for the lovely compliments :) I'm quite excited by the bargain I got it for too. I've been stalking eBay religiously for a few months now, and it definitely gets tiring looking for that perfect shade, so I feel your pain Sarahbear.


I am thinking about having it mounted in a silver reproduction setting from jansjewells while I make up my mind for a "forever home", and so that I can see how I feel about settings with filigree (most of my jewelry is more modern and simple), but am also thinking about a Daniel M argentium ring with a rose gold bridged bezel (maybe set E-W), possibly millgrained.... what do you guys think?
 

T L

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Very good buy. Just goes to show you how much a better value spinels are vs sapphires. It's also well cut to boot.
 

stargurl78

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Wow $11?? What a great find! Very pretty stone.
 

tyty333

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What a beautiful color! I really like!
 

petit_bijou

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Thank you ladies! The more I play with it, the more I love it.

Chrono, I did a search for Luc Yen spinels and you're right! Yours is so lovely. Maybe our stones are distant cousins :))
 

kas baby

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ooooooooooooooohhhhh :cheeky: :bigsmile:

lovely! lavender has always been one of my favorite colors (as a girl I even had my whole room painted a pale purple :rodent: )
 

chrono

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petit_bijou|1314915044|3007765 said:
Thank you ladies! The more I play with it, the more I love it.

Chrono, I did a search for Luc Yen spinels and you're right! Yours is so lovely. Maybe our stones are distant cousins :))

Tell you what, I'll take this stone off your hands for double the price ($22). Deal? :naughty:
 

petit_bijou

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Chrono|1314966631|3008155 said:
petit_bijou|1314915044|3007765 said:
Thank you ladies! The more I play with it, the more I love it.

Chrono, I did a search for Luc Yen spinels and you're right! Yours is so lovely. Maybe our stones are distant cousins :))

Tell you what, I'll take this stone off your hands for double the price ($22). Deal? :naughty:


:lol: sorry Chrono, this little one's sticking with me :bigsmile:
 

Justin_Cutter

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WOW! What a great deal! Beautiful Stone!

~Justin
 
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