draganpower
Rough_Rock
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I have been saving money to buy a purple sapphire to make into a solitaire ring for myself. I got into contact with Jeff White as I have seen so many people post positive things on here and pricescope about his gems and lapidary. I got in contact with him and he stated this rough he thinks would be perfect for what I am looking for.
As a newbie about these things I just want people's opinion. I found this reference photo (attached) and sent it to Jeff white and he recommend this rough to me to make roughly a 2 carat purple sapphire round brilliance in shape. The setting I was thinking of is this.
However, in the photos the colours are showing more of a bluish colour with occasional flecks of purple. I asked Jeff and he stated all purple shift colour in different light. Which make sense because purple is a combination of red and blue primary colours. He stated most sapphires show a bluish colour in natural light and warmer purple closer to my reference photo.
The rough also doesn't look as saturated but it could also just be photoshop in the reference photo. Do people think this rough when cut will make a sapphire the colour of the reference photo? Thanks
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natural and then indoor (SOLUX daylight-balanced incandescent) lighting
As a newbie about these things I just want people's opinion. I found this reference photo (attached) and sent it to Jeff white and he recommend this rough to me to make roughly a 2 carat purple sapphire round brilliance in shape. The setting I was thinking of is this.
However, in the photos the colours are showing more of a bluish colour with occasional flecks of purple. I asked Jeff and he stated all purple shift colour in different light. Which make sense because purple is a combination of red and blue primary colours. He stated most sapphires show a bluish colour in natural light and warmer purple closer to my reference photo.
The rough also doesn't look as saturated but it could also just be photoshop in the reference photo. Do people think this rough when cut will make a sapphire the colour of the reference photo? Thanks
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