Good evening all,
I have been aimlessly searching around for padparadschas to make into my engagement ring. I keep finding there to be vendors who have very low carat pads, usually sold in bulk lots with each under .3 carats and vendors who only carry 1.5 carats and up, exclusively. I am totally new to this, being that I only started learning about them so I could shop for my ring but am now also genuinely interested in learning more about gemology in general.
What I am looking for with respect to making this ring:
-Natural, unheated and untreated Ceylon sapphire between .7 and 1.5 carats
-Oval, pear, brilliant, round, or a cool modern cut that brings out the different colors
-Certified pad
-Light orangey pink or sunset, any tone of it light enough that it looks peachy pink and sparkles orange
-VVS
Basically I just want to find vendors who have near perfect pads and would rather go down in carats than in quality, and I am unable to find this with the resources I have found so far. I have searched on these forums and found Dudley Blauwelt but can't figure out how to contact him directly, John Dyer, and Gemfix as suppliers that have sold in the past pads fitting the description. Unfortunately right now there are none available from Gemfix and Dyer that match. Are there any other recommendations for those who specialize in pads? Am I possibly being too picky? I am definitely fixated on a pad for my engagement ring but will likely flank it with spinels/parti sapphires.
Thank you very much and I look forward to any point in the right direction.
I have been aimlessly searching around for padparadschas to make into my engagement ring. I keep finding there to be vendors who have very low carat pads, usually sold in bulk lots with each under .3 carats and vendors who only carry 1.5 carats and up, exclusively. I am totally new to this, being that I only started learning about them so I could shop for my ring but am now also genuinely interested in learning more about gemology in general.
What I am looking for with respect to making this ring:
-Natural, unheated and untreated Ceylon sapphire between .7 and 1.5 carats
-Oval, pear, brilliant, round, or a cool modern cut that brings out the different colors
-Certified pad
-Light orangey pink or sunset, any tone of it light enough that it looks peachy pink and sparkles orange
-VVS
Basically I just want to find vendors who have near perfect pads and would rather go down in carats than in quality, and I am unable to find this with the resources I have found so far. I have searched on these forums and found Dudley Blauwelt but can't figure out how to contact him directly, John Dyer, and Gemfix as suppliers that have sold in the past pads fitting the description. Unfortunately right now there are none available from Gemfix and Dyer that match. Are there any other recommendations for those who specialize in pads? Am I possibly being too picky? I am definitely fixated on a pad for my engagement ring but will likely flank it with spinels/parti sapphires.
Thank you very much and I look forward to any point in the right direction.