#JOTW My luscious peridot from Precision Gems!

[cellentani]

I was looking for a really bright, apple green peridot, so Gene agreed to cut a piece of his Pakistani rough for me. Here is his pic:

 

[cellentani]

And after going to the mailbox 4 times today (of course the mailman had to be late), this is what I found inside.

 

[cellentani]

It''s just slightly more olive than I had hoped for, but it''s still very bright. It''s 3.46carats - 9.45mm across the flat sides, and 9.93mm across the points, quite a whopper!

 

[SB621]

Well I think he nailed the color! Are you going to set this big apple beauty?

 

[cellentani]

sitting in a 2-tone LOGR. I''ll definitely go with an all WG setting - yellow gold seems to bring out just a little more olive tone.

 

[cellentani]

Date: 9/23/2009 8:24:20 PM
Author: Sarahbear621
Well I think he nailed the color! Are you going to set this big apple beauty?

Hi Sarah! I would like to set this, but am still up in the air on the setting. I think I just might be able to pull off a ring, even though it''s almost 10mm.

 

[cellentani]

This stone can look so different depending on the light, but I''m in love with this one!

 

[cellentani]

gotten a little hazy from handling it...

 

[Arcadian]

Its really nice looking. Peridot can look different in other lights. You may feel different if you look at it in high karat yellow gold.


-a

 

[cellentani]

with my other star 80 cut stone, an umbalite garnet.

 

[cellentani]

the umbalite has 9 sides, but I asked for a 10-sided peridot. And those weird dark lines in the peridot are just from touching my skin, they're not inclusions or anything.

 

[cellentani]

on the hand facing the window with a pink tourm friend!

 

[cellentani]

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[cellentani]

last one for now - shaded halogen light.

 

[Kay]

Pretty color -- can''t wait to see how you set it.

 

[Kismet]

That''s a gorgeous green! I lurves it.

 

[Stone Hunter]

WOW that''s BIG and Beautiful!!!

I like the size on your hand. And the color is very very nice too. Congrats!

 

[T L]

Cellentani,
Very pretty and he did a nice job capturing it''s true color in the vendor photo. Just warn the benchperson that peridot is rather soft.

 

[movie zombie]

gene can bring out the sparkle, can''t he?! congrats!

mz

 

[Barrett]

Hey cell..that is an awesome stone!!!!!! It looks so clean and crisp with the color and tone and saturation..I am on a different computer right now thats not calibrated but it looks so sweet on here..your photos are excellent..way to go..two thumbs up here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LtlFirecracker]

Wow that is a beauty. It has it all size, color and a nice cut!

I really like it in the first setting, I think it doesn''t distract from everything that is going on with that stone (that stone doesn''t need competition), but the thin row of diamonds add contrast.

 

[Fly Girl]

Nice green stone, cellentani! I love Gene''s work. Looking forward to seeing how you set that beauty.

 

[princessplease]

YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ma re]

Nice stone Celle! I know you''re probably aware of this, but those points need to be protected as much as possible with a very low profile and/or a halo that''s leveled with the stone or something. Enjoy the beauty

 

[mariedtiger]

Date: 9/23/2009 8:44:52 PM
Author: cellentani
last one for now - shaded halogen light.

This one was my favorite picture. That peridot is so bright, it almost looks unreal. I like it a lot!!!!! Nice with all of your pinks as well, I love pink and apple green.

 

[bling addict]

very nice! Looking foward to seeing how you set it!

 

[AustenNut]

Very pretty. Thanks for sharing!

 

[chrono]

A very bright and vibrant peridot. I’d do a more protective setting for it and remind the bench person to be extra careful.

 

[brandy_z28]

That is so pretty cellentani! Peridot is now one of those gemstones that has now moved to the top of my list of wants.

 

[mochi]

Thats a beautiful color and a fantastic cut! Love it!!