What about this sapphire?

[beaujolais]

http://www.riogems.com/sa62r-3.html

I''m not considering purchasing this but want to see what you experts think of it, in order to learn more.

I think it looks deep and has areas of extinction. Did I get it right?

Thanks.

 

[LostSapphire]

yep

(that website also takes FOREVER to load!)

LS

 

[beaujolais]

Thanks Lost. I find myself getting stuck staring at your avitar whenever I see it.

 

[LostSapphire]

..so very kind of you to say!

I''m getting anxious now. The ring is shipping soon.

LS

 

[beaujolais]

..so very kind of you to say!>

Oh, just the facts. It''s a Daniel Stair, if I remember.

I''m getting anxious now. The ring is shipping soon.>

Great. How are you setting it?

 

[LostSapphire]

I don''t know Daniel Stair''s work, but have seen a few threads of his lately.

Here''s a link to the thread with pics of my soon-to-be-shipped ring. Bottom of page 8 are the Whiteflash CAD drawings.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/gemscoop-is-posted.88994/page-8

LS

 

[beaujolais]

Thanks for the link, LS. Hope it brings you much happiness.

The setting is truly breathtaking. I love how diamonds compliment fine sapphires.

 

[GemRite]

You asking for an opinion on this sapphire, will be honest. I look at the stone and it appears to be fairly included. I would probably call it mod - heavy on inclusions. The color is great. The cut is avg to below avg. It appears to be a simple step cut on the bottom to hold the weight. The color of the stone is good, but the clarity is not even close to what they list it as very clean. I can see with all the picutres the inclusions.

 

[Proteus]

Yes, it appears to be highly included, not "very clean" like they mention. Something about it really bothers me... the thumbnail for the face-up shot doesn''t match the enlargement. Notice that when you look at the thumbnail image for the face-up shot, there is a big crack on the table. Then on the actual enlargement of the photo, the crack appears less obvious. Also, the color is more vivid on the enlargement.

I can''t help but feel like they''ve done some photoshop work to artificially improve its appearance... or used a picture of a different stone. At any rate, the 2 photos don''t match and I think that''s fishy.