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Rough_Rock
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- Feb 11, 2016
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Hi all, I'm really glad I stumbled upon this forum while doing some research on padparadscha sapphires. Everyone here seems so helpful and I decided to take a plunge and ask for some help.
My fiancé decided to let me pick my engagement ring (yay), and I have been tossing up between getting the more traditional diamond or something a little more unique - the padparadscha. I have been wavering between the two over the last few weeks, because while I am very inclined to get the padparadscha, I am also worried that it isn't as easy to pick (there aren't many!) and there just seems to be less information on it out there.
I found this particular pad from the NSC which is my favourite out of all the pads I have seen so far: http://www.thenaturalsapphirecompany.com/p-58158-oval-padparadscha-sapphire-pa2521/
As I am really new to gem buying, I could use some help... What do you all think of this particular padparadscha? Are there any others that you would recommend over it?
I would prefer my pad to be unheated and from Sri Lanka (so that it fits within the conservative definition of a pad). I have a budget of about $20-$25k (although less is always good too!).
I also have a question regarding the GIA report on sapphires - GIA's website says that they don't grade sapphires but provide an opinion. What's the difference? Will an insurance company accept that opinion report? Anyone have experience with getting a non-diamond insured? What is the process?
My fiancé decided to let me pick my engagement ring (yay), and I have been tossing up between getting the more traditional diamond or something a little more unique - the padparadscha. I have been wavering between the two over the last few weeks, because while I am very inclined to get the padparadscha, I am also worried that it isn't as easy to pick (there aren't many!) and there just seems to be less information on it out there.
I found this particular pad from the NSC which is my favourite out of all the pads I have seen so far: http://www.thenaturalsapphirecompany.com/p-58158-oval-padparadscha-sapphire-pa2521/
As I am really new to gem buying, I could use some help... What do you all think of this particular padparadscha? Are there any others that you would recommend over it?
I would prefer my pad to be unheated and from Sri Lanka (so that it fits within the conservative definition of a pad). I have a budget of about $20-$25k (although less is always good too!).
I also have a question regarding the GIA report on sapphires - GIA's website says that they don't grade sapphires but provide an opinion. What's the difference? Will an insurance company accept that opinion report? Anyone have experience with getting a non-diamond insured? What is the process?