Midnight Blues
Rough_Rock
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- Jan 20, 2020
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Wow what a helpful forum! I really appreciate all the feedback. One thing I should point out: This is entirely opportunistic - she/we have not been hunting for a sapphire ring, she just happened to come across this piece and fell in love with it - love at first sight! She actually owns very little other jewelry other than her engagement ring and so if we can make the numbers work, then great. She is also very pragmatic and understands that if we overpay for it (too much) and the world caves in and we need to liquidate (we think about that when it comes to every expensive 'non-essential' purchase') then its not a smart purchase
So, if this doesn't work out, then we move on, and hopefully one day something else will knock her off her feet!
The key questions in my mind at this point are simply:
- Is this a 'good' color - ie classic Kashmir color. As @Bron357 said 'does it have the look of a premium Kashmir sapphire.' With some of the picttures he posted, I'm not sure. But it looks very similar to the colors of the Leon Mege ring, and also to some of the high-value auction items that have been posted. In person, it definitely has that silky mesmerizing look but I'm not sure if its too dark or not. Pictures are tough.
- Getting a 3rd certification that it is in fact Kashmir material.
- Figuring out /negotiating an appropriate price
So, if this doesn't work out, then we move on, and hopefully one day something else will knock her off her feet!
The key questions in my mind at this point are simply:
- Is this a 'good' color - ie classic Kashmir color. As @Bron357 said 'does it have the look of a premium Kashmir sapphire.' With some of the picttures he posted, I'm not sure. But it looks very similar to the colors of the Leon Mege ring, and also to some of the high-value auction items that have been posted. In person, it definitely has that silky mesmerizing look but I'm not sure if its too dark or not. Pictures are tough.
- Getting a 3rd certification that it is in fact Kashmir material.
- Figuring out /negotiating an appropriate price