I would be very careful when buying a Padparadscha Sapphire.
I spent the last 2 months searching for a natural, untreated one.
It was a long hard process and I live NYC, so I went from Jeweler to Jeweler.
In the end I bought one from Thenaturalsapphirecompany.com
Unfortunately, I took them up on their guarantee and had it certified by AGTA, which now has a Padparadscha certification that costs another 65 bucks. It came back as a Pink Sapphire!! Npt a Pod.
I would be very reluctant to buy a padparadscha unless it was certified...
I must say that the Natural Sapphire Company was very patient, and apologetic for this mistake. However, they still have the stone on their site as a Padparadsha. They did refund me all my money and were fairly honest to work with. I would just be a certain you are getting what you are paying the extra few thousand per carrot for.
I hope to one day continue my search when I''m at my 5 or 10 year anniversary for the stone I originally tried so hard to get. Instead my engagement ring is now a beautiful pink sapphire designed by Mark Paterson with very good saturation and clarity.
Best of luck to all
I spent the last 2 months searching for a natural, untreated one.
It was a long hard process and I live NYC, so I went from Jeweler to Jeweler.
In the end I bought one from Thenaturalsapphirecompany.com
Unfortunately, I took them up on their guarantee and had it certified by AGTA, which now has a Padparadscha certification that costs another 65 bucks. It came back as a Pink Sapphire!! Npt a Pod.
I would be very reluctant to buy a padparadscha unless it was certified...
I must say that the Natural Sapphire Company was very patient, and apologetic for this mistake. However, they still have the stone on their site as a Padparadsha. They did refund me all my money and were fairly honest to work with. I would just be a certain you are getting what you are paying the extra few thousand per carrot for.
I hope to one day continue my search when I''m at my 5 or 10 year anniversary for the stone I originally tried so hard to get. Instead my engagement ring is now a beautiful pink sapphire designed by Mark Paterson with very good saturation and clarity.
Best of luck to all