Somebody's Gotta Buy This Stone!

[chroman]

Speaking of not cheap - my birthday is coming up and people keep asking for gift ideas
https://www.pearlmansjewelers.com/gemstones/?sku=G810381

 

[elle_71125]

Screenshot of these beautiful sapphires but you need to watch the video (link below)...totally drool worthy. I’d buy the pink and purple ones in a heartbeat, if I had the funds. The pink one is about 1.3ct and unheated (for $1,400), in case anyone’s interested. Gosh, they look so saturated.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx3lY2qliWb/?igshid=18hoyiy3xdjow

 

[elizat]

I think this is a really cool stone myself!

 

[chroman]

I’m a sucker for orange:
https://gemfix.com/gems/sapphire-montana-12-147

 

[Rfisher]

https://loupetroop.com/listings/rings-colored-stone-center/5-dot-915ct-green-blue-tourmaline-wg-ring

 

[elle_71125]

https://loupetroop.com/listings/rings-colored-stone-center/5-dot-915ct-green-blue-tourmaline-wg-ring

Over 5cts of that delicious blue-green color and precision cut to boot. This is a phenomenal piece at a fantastic price.

 

[leslie1956]

Gray sapphire diamond halo ring on Loupe Troop
This ring is an incredible deal for $300. Lovely unheated grey sapphire in a pretty 14K WG setting. If I didn't need to finish my paraiba project, it would be mine! It's listed in the "bands" section of LT, so maybe that's why it hasn't sold yet.

 

[leslie1956]

Yvonne Raley 2.27 ctw neon turquoise paraiba tourmaline cabachon on Loupe Troop
Here is a 2.27 ct paraiba cab of Yvonne's going for $799!

 

[natasha-cupcake]

Love this stone, such a pretty pink! If I had the funds, this would be mine. Has a small window, but I think it would close up when set.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/701015296/old-stock-neon-pink-mahenge-spinel-2-ct?ref=hp_rf-2

 

[lovedogs]

Love this stone, such a pretty pink! If I had the funds, this would be mine. Has a small window, but I think it would close up when set.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/701015296/old-stock-neon-pink-mahenge-spinel-2-ct?ref=hp_rf-2

***Faints, fans self furiously*** I am in love. Sadly it's far out of my budget.

 

[Mrs_Strizzle]

Love this stone, such a pretty pink! If I had the funds, this would be mine. Has a small window, but I think it would close up when set.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/701015296/old-stock-neon-pink-mahenge-spinel-2-ct?ref=hp_rf-2

Looks radioactive! While pink typically isn't my color, this is amazing. I'm jealous of who ever snaps this one up. It won't be me because I was saving for a red spinel, then blew my load on a completely different kind of stone today quite impulsively.:roll

 

[lovedogs]

Looks radioactive! While pink typically isn't my color, this is amazing. I'm jealous of who ever snaps this one up. It won't be me because I was saving for a red spinel, then blew my load on a completely different kind of stone today quite impulsively.:roll

The teenage boy in me just laughed out loud. I am very mature

 

[Mrs_Strizzle]

The teenage boy in me just laughed out loud. I am very mature

Can you tell DH is retired Army and I have 4 sons?? Didn't even occur to me what I was saying, lmao

 

[PinkAndBlueBling]

Well, here's something you can make an offer on, and it comes with a GIA cert. I love how the seller puts the important phrases in quotes! Anyhow, it's a bit on the large size for my taste, but maybe one of you would like it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/62-12-TCW-...879424?hash=item2f32364180:g:tREAAOSw7OFdAZOO

 

[strawrose]

Well, here's something you can make an offer on, and it comes with a GIA cert. I love how the seller puts the important phrases in quotes! Anyhow, it's a bit on the large size for my taste, but maybe one of you would like it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/62-12-TCW-...879424?hash=item2f32364180:g:tREAAOSw7OFdAZOO

Okay... what are the winning lottery numbers?

 

[PinkAndBlueBling]

If I had that much cash, I'd a least want my jewelry to come in a pretty little blue box!

 

[ordinaryrainbow]

I think this aqua is gorgeous, and with a halo or double-halo, would make an incredible RHR (a more-beautiful version of the Tiffany Soleste, perhaps?)

https://loupetroop.com/listings/loo...erian-deep-blue-aquamarine-4-dot-00-cts;25015

 

[lovedogs]

I think this is a great deal for a heated Ruby!
https://loupetroop.com/listings/loo...great-clarity-juicy-color-bargain-price;29716

 

[strawrose]

@lilmosun is selling some gorgeous pieces. It’s too bad that my fingers are so small.

https://loupetroop.com/listings/rings-colored-stone-center/1-dot-94-ct-green-tourmaline-ring

 

[PreRaphaelite]

ShopGoodwill is well-known to have shill bidding by the people who list things, but nevertheless, this is such an amazing piece and whichever retailer gets it will make a nice profit on it. I wish I could afford this!

https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/71414111

 

[YadaYadaYada]

@PreRaphaelite, LOVE that brooch! We were married on St. Patrick's Day so if I find something with a shamrock I almost always get it but sadly this is way out of my price range. Cute though!

 

[T L]

ShopGoodwill is well-known to have shill bidding by the people who list things, but nevertheless, this is such an amazing piece and whichever retailer gets it will make a nice profit on it. I wish I could afford this!

https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/71414111

How do we know it’s real emeralds and gold?

 

[PreRaphaelite]

How do we know it’s real emeralds and gold?

Well, to my eyes this brooch was made by a Haute Maison, either French or English. But we take the same risk here as with any other online seller, so we use the same precautions:
1) bid only what you want to spend
2) use a credit card to protect the purchase
3) have it assessed by an expert upon receiving it and return it if it’s not right
If I had *any* way of pursuing it, I would. But alas.

 

[Wanaka]

Not a stone, but 14 of them Vietnamese cobalt spinels from Yvonne... wow! Imagine having these as a half eternity

 

[Rfisher]

http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?-1854159176

Looks promising enough, to me.
Especially for this size/price
If you are looking for a sleepy pink that I’m betting has a good amount of fluorescence, comparing to the pear I had from him that looked similar.

 

[lovedogs]

oh my god oh my god oh my goddddddddd. This ring is everything and I am so sad I don't have the funds to snap it up!
https://loupetroop.com/listings/rin...uropean-cut-diamond-ring-size-6-dot-5-sizable

 

[voce]

https://www.litnon.com/index.php?page=viewgem&id=11694

This is not Brazilian origin, but the size and and the clarity and that tropical blue color!

Alas, too big for a ring and too pricey for my small pocketbook.

 

[T L]

https://www.litnon.com/index.php?page=viewgem&id=11694

This is not Brazilian origin, but the size and and the clarity and that tropical blue color!

Alas, too big for a ring and too pricey for my small pocketbook.

It looks like a regular indicolite to me, no neon glow. It’s well cut though.

 

[voce]

It looks like a regular indicolite to me, no neon glow. It’s well cut though.

Paraibas do count as indicolites. I don't think it's a regular indicolite because most indicolite I have seen on PS are dark (black out) or have greyish masks. This one doesn't appear to have the flaws of the other regular indicolites I have seen. Plus it's Litnon, whose pictures look worse than what you get in-hand when it comes to plenty of gems...

 

[T L]

Yes, maybe it’s bad pictures, as I see quite a gray mask for a paraiba. I have a cuprian that looks like that, it’s pretty for an indicolite, but meh as a copper bearing tourmaline. It doesn’t black out, but is the same color as that.

Paraibas do count as indicolites. I don't think it's a regular indicolite because most indicolite I have seen on PS are dark (black out) or have greyish masks. This one doesn't appear to have the flaws of the other regular indicolites I have seen. Plus it's Litnon, whose pictures look worse than what you get in-hand when it comes to plenty of gems...