Thoughts on this emerald?

[Odyssey44]

I love a round cut stone and rarely see emeralds in a round cut so this did give me pause. Emeralds are another world for me--I have been researching ad reading up on them and looking at examples here. I think this stone, while an interesting color that to my eye looks almost Paraiba, may not have the transparency one would hope for in an emerald. Does it glow? Would love to hear critiques. It's a whopper at 9.1 cts and has no oil, which I understand does not rule out unoiled fissures being present.

https://imgur.com/a/I9xHbT5

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

I like the colour and the stone overall but two things that stand it to me:

It reads a bit “milky” - I’m all about glow but this is headed down the path of looking fuzzy and blurry to me and I feel like there’s a difference between that and glow

Would you like something that is a richer green or do you like this colour? - obviously this is personal, but this would inch towards being a bit too light and pastel for me.

I dunno…..I quite like it though. I typed out the comments above, rewatched the video and I think it’s really pretty. But objectively I can see the my points above. I think this is one of those things where you dive in if you love it and it’s the right price.

 

[Odyssey44]

I like the colour and the stone overall but two things that stand it to me:

It reads a bit “milky” - I’m all about glow but this is headed down the path of looking fuzzy and blurry to me and I feel like there’s a difference between that and glow

Would you like something that is a richer green or do you like this colour? - obviously this is personal, but this would inch towards being a bit too light and pastel for me.

I dunno…..I quite like it though. I typed out the comments above, rewatched the video and I think it’s really pretty. But objectively I can see the my points above. I think this is one of those things where you dive in if you love it and it’s the right price.

Thanks MellowYellow! I really do like the color, in large part because it is so not typically emerald. I am not saying I would never want a richer green (of course I would down the road), but this color seems like something I won't see again. I did have a nagging feeling something was not quite right with the transparency--the milkiness you are talking about. I may indeed be mistaking fuzzy for glow. Though the video is odd, because sometimes I feel it does not look as fuzzy--some angles are nicer than others.
I am torn on this one. It is $950 per ct. I am not up on emerald pricing at all.

 

[Odyssey44]

Thoughts on this one? It is Zambian. I have never seen inclusions that look like water spots on the surface of an emerald. Is this common? I don't think I like it. Is the entire middle a window? Not sure how they are getting it to show green.

https://imgur.com/a/59CakdD