Spessxperts

[VapidLapid]

yay or nay?

 

[davi_el_mejor]

Is the picture upside down? It's really messing with my mind lol.

I would buy it on cut alone, I think it's unique and I don't mind brownish yellow. What are the specs?

 

[chrono]

Depends on size and price. It's sorta yellowish but it's still a very bright and attractive colour. I presume that it is eye clean because of the high magnification? Any other views of the stone? Good return policy?

ETA
I love your Subject titles and hope to create catchy and amusing ones like yours. I even read your Header incorrectly and thought you were asking for the lewd sort of experts. It goes to show that my mind's already in the gutter this early in the morning.

 

[T L]

Looks like Tanzanian material, which is slightly yellowish and almost always included, but it's a pretty color nonetheless. Not top Fanta color, but very nice, and seems to be well cut. Did you ask about the brown in it? Pictures of spessartites are extraordinarily difficult to photograph, and often show some brown, but you need to ask about it IRL too.

For a minute, I thought your thread said sexperts. I have Bruno Santos on my mind too much lately!! Ha!

 

[VapidLapid]

I think I really like the cut; it's like a Troval or a Tround. Im not sure the cut needs the small table. I think the dome crown faceting could be all it needs. Well maybe He will try that as a variation of the cut. This stone is Loliondo (you go T_L!) and 4.4 carats coming in at 10mm. Chrono, I thought it would be eye clean too with the specks and the magnification, but they say it is SI. I admit I don't know what SI means to anyone so I always read it as "Significantly Included" which is what I think they mean, while hoping it is read as Slightly Included. Back to the stone, there are other photos but they are all from the same point of view, so no point. And it is less than $400. I already have one stone from this cutter and he is very, very good. I am really digging the shape and I'd like to see a profile shot to understand the pavilion. David I did turn the photo upside down. But the stone is still right side (crown) up, and there is no rotational orientation that is more right than another. I thought point down would be more the way one would likely see it set in a ring as a viewer not as wearer.
T_L, if I get this stone I shall name it Bruno!

 

[VapidLapid]

I have these new pictures of the stone. One of the pavillion, unfortunately not from the profile so still can't properly gauge it's shape.

 

[chrono]

It’s very attractive in the close up hand shot but showing some brown in the faraway gem box and tweezer picture. Still, for $400 and considering the size and all, I think it’s a decent purchase. If the return policy is generous, I’d certainly request to see the Loliondo in person. This material is no longer being mined, or at least whatever is coming out of the ground is heavily included.

 

[T L]

I have these new pictures of the stone. One of the pavillion, unfortunately not from the profile so still can't properly gauge it's shape.

Is that from Gene because my goodness, it looks an awful lot like my spess from him in the second two photos. I think it's a great purchase for $400. It's very pretty!!

 

[Upgradable]

Cut AND color! Yum!!

 

[VapidLapid]

Im on the fence so I guess I'll have to order it VERY provisionally. I think I see a lot of brown in it. And it seems I really DO want a fanta!