New home for wee Alex.....

[Bron357]

Many many years ago I bought a sweet fine bracelet with an “amythest charm” that was actually an Alexandrite.
After having the bracelet fall off twice (and luckily not lost) due to the weak bolt clasp and my habit of catching bracelets on everything - I put it away.
I then thought about converting the pendant to a ring, literally by soldering it onto a gold band.
But as I am of the “meaty fingers” club, my wee Alex is smaller than the freckles I have on my hands!
Turning my my friend, eBay, I found a ring with a composite ruby that was the correct dimensions for a swap and a blingy enough setting to provide some much needed finger coverage. I’ve extracted the ruby and Alex is just resting on top.
Of course, taking a photo on an Alexandrite with an iPhone is no mean feat. Out of 105 photos, I almost got one the real daylight colour. Yay me,
Incandescent colour is actually quite easy except for the red glints, can’t catch them.
What I actually love most about this wee Alex is its inclusions. It’s got what I presume are minute mica flakes and it results in a mass of tiny tiny pinpoint sparkles - sort of diamond like. It’s amazing under the microscope, there’s a whole other world living in there!
So here’s the planned transformation.
Btw Alex 7.1 x 5.2.

 

[Tarquin]

How lucky the wee alex was to find a home with you.

 

[IcePhoenix]

Wonderful ring, I have a question, I can photograph the green colour with my Samsung phone, haven't tried the incandescent light colour near a candle, does that mean I have a fake? That would suck honestly

 

[IcePhoenix]

Also the alexandrite doesn't look that small, how big is it?

 

[Bron357]

I found out that the lights in my bathroom are the right wavelength for “incandescent .
One of the factors determining Alexandrite “value” is the strength of the colour change. My little one shows an almost 100% change however is rather included and not a good cut.
It measure a tad over 7;x 5 mm but is just .90 carats. That’s not “small” for an Alex but having fat fingers I need “big”.

 

[IcePhoenix]

That might be something with the fact that the IGI certificate said faint colour change, again yours is a very beautiful alexandrite

 

[strawrose]

I love the color change! I can see that you like a certain style of ring.

 

[YadaYadaYada]

As a charm ring, so cute but in this new setting....gorgeous!

 

[leukolenos]

Wee and charming on its own but QUEEN status in that setting!

 

[Pinkmartini87]

@Bron357 I love the setting. Is it a ballerina setting? The luxurious fanning out effect of the diamonds offsets the daintiness of the alexandrite perfectly and makes it the star of the show!