Hi!
I am about to buy my first colored stone and it's an alexandrite.
I read about alexandrite including LD 's recomendations in a post ( very useful, thanks !)
So here is the story:
The dealer is respected and a friend knows him from a longtime. It's somebody I would trust.
It's a 0.78 carat, he told me it's from Russia.
Color changes from green (like grass a bit darker maybe but very lively )at daytime , to purple mix at evening , to really dark reddish purple color at night. I would say pretty dark. He only has small pieces .
When I take pictures at daytime I don't capture the green I see but still it does capture some little greenish blue color. So this worried me!
THe pictures taken at night look more purple than the very dark redish purple color I see.
It has many inclusions but the color change is so pretty and strong I can't stop staring at the stone.
Thoughts on this? Should I be worried because of the pictures ? I'll attach them.
What is a decent price ?
Thanks!
I am about to buy my first colored stone and it's an alexandrite.
I read about alexandrite including LD 's recomendations in a post ( very useful, thanks !)
So here is the story:
The dealer is respected and a friend knows him from a longtime. It's somebody I would trust.
It's a 0.78 carat, he told me it's from Russia.
Color changes from green (like grass a bit darker maybe but very lively )at daytime , to purple mix at evening , to really dark reddish purple color at night. I would say pretty dark. He only has small pieces .
When I take pictures at daytime I don't capture the green I see but still it does capture some little greenish blue color. So this worried me!
THe pictures taken at night look more purple than the very dark redish purple color I see.
It has many inclusions but the color change is so pretty and strong I can't stop staring at the stone.
Thoughts on this? Should I be worried because of the pictures ? I'll attach them.
What is a decent price ?
Thanks!