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Rough_Rock
- Joined
- May 31, 2018
- Messages
- 9
Hi all - first time poster and *very* new to colored stones. I’m looking for an everyday ring and was expecting the search to take me a few months. The problem is I have unexpectedly fallen in love with a spinel ring. I know very little about spinels, but I can’t stop thinking about it. Now, there’s barely any real sparkle and many visible inclusions - but that’s what I love about it (a colored stone with lots of sparkle is too flashy for daily wear for me). It’s 4.5ct and about 12k from a very high end jewelry brand.
Now, how terrible of an idea is this? Do the inclusions make the stone more prone to breakage and unsafe for daily wear? Never thought I’d buy a preset ring - what is the significance of that re: pricing? I assume it’s quite overpriced, but where else would I find rough/old cuts (if that’s a term) sapphires or spinels that don’t focus on the sparkle? Is there a particular designer? I’m way to inexperienced at this to embark on trying to source the stone on my own. Thanks so much in advance!
Now, how terrible of an idea is this? Do the inclusions make the stone more prone to breakage and unsafe for daily wear? Never thought I’d buy a preset ring - what is the significance of that re: pricing? I assume it’s quite overpriced, but where else would I find rough/old cuts (if that’s a term) sapphires or spinels that don’t focus on the sparkle? Is there a particular designer? I’m way to inexperienced at this to embark on trying to source the stone on my own. Thanks so much in advance!