Smokey Quartz?

[Couture]

Does anyone have opinions on smokey quartz stones???

I saw a white gold or platinum ring with a solitaire smokey quartz, it was a very pillowish cushion cut if I remember correctly, that was probably the size of a 3 ct. It would be a right hand ring.
Brown is my favorite color and I really like smokey quartz, but I just wanted to hear other opinions on it.

Thanks

 

[movie zombie]

what counts is if you like it! it is not an expensive stone.

i think designers are starting to use stones that were previously not as popular or considered less desireable as costs for gems are going up. and i for one think it is a good trend!

since you like brown: http://brown-jewelry.reeds.com/Brown-Jewelry.html?parentId=3050&pushParent

movie zombie

 

[monarch64]

I think smoky quartz is beautiful! I am also a big fan of browns/earth tones. I have seen some gorgeous smoky quartz rings set in yellow and white gold in the past... but I was in my very early twenties and everything I saw was a larger (3+carat) stone, and I felt like they were too "big" for me. I don''t know what I was thinking!!! I''m almost 30 now, and my tastes have certainly changed, size-wise. I think the 3 c. cushion cut you''re describing sounds lovely for a right hand ring! So WHEN you get it, please post pictures, lol!

 

[movie zombie]

more smokey quartz: http://store.nordstrom.com/product/product.asp?StyleID=2878044&Search=True&SearchType=keywordsearch&keyword=rings+%3E+In+All+Categories

nice!

movie zombie

add the word 'cognac' and add several hundred dollars: http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod28440003&parentId=cat9550738&masterId=cat2650734&index=0&cmCat=cat000000cat2830732cat4870731cat2650734cat9550738

 

[movie zombie]

looks a bit green on my monitor.....

movie zombie

 

[valeria101]

Date: 2/21/2006 11:11:00 AM
Author: movie zombie
looks a bit green on my monitor.....

movie zombie

Golden on mine! (more like dravite tourmaline - never seen a sapphire quite like the picture) ... that''s funny (or not)

 

[Couture]

Oooh, Beautiful. I love the dark brown on the Nordstrom website, the NM one is really pretty too. If I get one, I know I want it to be really dark, basic brown. No tints of orange or green.

I was also thinking it would be pretty with Morganite, but I don''t know what I would do with that...
Maybe a big cushion Morganite with Smokey quarts traps on the sides??? (Traps are the ones that look like half of a hectagon right?)

Thanks everyone!! If I do get one, I will post pictures for sure!!

 

[Catmom]

Couture, I love smokey quartz! I have a pair of smokey quartz dangle earrings that a friend of mine made while we were in college[that means many, many years ago!]. They still look great to this day. I say go for it!! I really love the NM rings.

I think a 3 ct RHR would be great.

 

[PrecisionGem]

If you like those earth tones, but want to move up from a smokey quartz, you may consider a sunset tourmaline, or a zircon. Zircons are available in from browns, to golden browns and grayish. The zircon will have a lot more flash than the smokey quartz too.

Here''s a picture of a sunset tourmaline on the left, and a brown zircon on the right.

 

[partgypsy]

I really like smoky quartz too! One of my favorite earrings was a pair of smoky quartz rounds, lighter shade so could see the color. I don''t like it when it is too dark. The stone itself is not expensive, so you shouldn''t spend alot of money for the stone.

 

[LizzieC]

Ooooh MZ... this one from the Reeds site is GORGEOUS! Great find!

 

[movie zombie]

why thank you LizzieC!

i like the sparkle of zircon but the color of smoky quartz w/o the red/orange overtones is something i really like. rather than zircon, i''d go with a garnet to get those red/orange overtones....i''d be giving up ''sparkle'' but i''d be getting a more durable stone without any type of enhancements.

i do hope if anyone buys something that pictures will be posted immediately!

movie zombie

 

[movie zombie]

how about some earrings?

http://www.lagos.com/itemdesc.asp?item=01-80433-ST

Lagos also makes some smokey quartz rings.....

movie zombie

 

[Catmom]

Date: 2/22/2006 10:14:40 PM
Author: movie zombie
why thank you LizzieC!

i do hope if anyone buys something that pictures will be posted immediately!

movie zombie

Here is a picture of my smokey quartz earrings that a college buddy made many years ago. She loved to tumble stones in her garage and I was always a willing recipient! I wish we had some sun here so you could see the color better. They are a very nice brown.

 

[valeria101]

If building something around a fancy stone is out of the question,

... and designerish things are ''in''...

you may want to check out these guys:

http://www.kanemarie.com

 

[movie zombie]

very nice, Catmom!

movie zombie

 

[movie zombie]

Couture, i think this would be stunning set in a ring!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Smoky-Quartz-fancy-D-cut-14x10mm-5-3-carats_W0QQitemZ5057904283QQcategoryZ10251QQcmdZViewItem

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[gemnut]

Smokey Quartz is a little too drab for me in a ring, but I absolutely LOVE this necklace & earrings set I picked up last year.