rparker1998
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Kind of like "dyed" to get that color. So they wouldn''t be worth much at all.Date: 1/30/2009 7:20:21 PM
Author: rparker1998
diffused???
Date: 1/30/2009 7:30:46 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
Does the description say ''Padparadscha coloured sapphire''?
Lattice diffusion, berylllium diffusion, diffusion (all different names for treatments). When you take a normal coloured sapphire and add beryllium to the heating process to enhance yellow and orange tones. Pads are not common and natural Pads will cost top $. If you see a Pad that''s cheap then the chances are it''s been treated to obtain the Pad colour.
Date: 1/30/2009 7:43:17 PM
Author: rparker1998
Date: 1/30/2009 7:30:46 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
Does the description say ''Padparadscha coloured sapphire''?
Lattice diffusion, berylllium diffusion, diffusion (all different names for treatments). When you take a normal coloured sapphire and add beryllium to the heating process to enhance yellow and orange tones. Pads are not common and natural Pads will cost top $. If you see a Pad that''s cheap then the chances are it''s been treated to obtain the Pad colour.
The description says ''14K PADPARADSCHA COLOR SAPPHIRE W.GOLD RING''
Diffused - sorry!Date: 1/30/2009 7:53:12 PM
Author: rparker1998
here are more details for you:
89.00 for the ring
Metal Weight: 14K GOLD 3.81g.
Type: PADPARADSCHA COLOR SAPPHIREPiece(s): 4Total Weight: 0.972 Ct.Size: 4.5X3.5 MMShape: OVALSetting Type: PRONGOrigin: MADAGASCAR
Date: 1/30/2009 7:53:12 PM
Author: rparker1998
here are more details for you:
89.00 for the ring
Metal Weight: 14K GOLD 3.81g.
Type: PADPARADSCHA COLOR SAPPHIREPiece(s): 4Total Weight: 0.972 Ct.Size: 4.5X3.5 MMShape: OVALSetting Type: PRONGOrigin: MADAGASCAR
Is that correct? I thought that the word Padparadscha was more about a distinguishing colour rather than locality?Date: 1/30/2009 8:20:43 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Even if it those were natural colored padparadscha''s, the best quality and some experts agree that the only pads that should be labeled as pads, should come from Sri Lanka, not Madagascar or anywhere else.
Experts tend to disagree about this, and I don''t think it''s been decided on definitively. You''ll often see pads from Africa labeled as "African Padparadscha" because of this origin dispute. For the "padparadscha purist," I don''t think they wouldn''t want anything less than a Sri Lankan stone.Date: 1/30/2009 8:23:53 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
Is that correct? I thought that the word Padparadscha was more about a distinguishing colour rather than locality?Date: 1/30/2009 8:20:43 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Even if it those were natural colored padparadscha''s, the best quality and some experts agree that the only pads that should be labeled as pads, should come from Sri Lanka, not Madagascar or anywhere else.
And some experts argue that "Locality is not a practical way of defining gem varities." Link Richard Hughes goes on to say that the best pad he has ever seen came from Vietnam.Date: 1/30/2009 8:20:43 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Even if it those were natural colored padparadscha''s, the best quality and some experts agree that the only pads that should be labeled as pads, should come from Sri Lanka, not Madagascar or anywhere else.
Date: 1/30/2009 7:09:33 PM
Author:rparker1998
this pad ring also has some diamonds somewhere in it... I'm getting it for an amazing price...
Date: 1/31/2009 9:14:59 PM
Author: colormyworld
what do you think of the color of this padparascha ring?
P: 1/30/2009 7:09:33 PM
Date: 1/30/2009 7:09:33 PM
Author:rparker1998
this pad ring also has some diamonds somewhere in it... I''m getting it for an amazing price...
I really like the color and at the price why not even if the stones are treated.
When you think of all the steps that went into putting that ring togethe,r eighty bucks seems like quite a deal even if the stones are treated.
That''s not a reason to buy it though unless the setting is THE reason for buying it. You''ve then got the cost of unsetting the central stones, finding 4 other matching gemstones and getting it set again. Sometimes, it''s not worth the hassle. The only time I do this is when the setting is one I HAVE to have.Date: 1/31/2009 11:19:42 PM
Author: colormyworld
Even just the mounting in 14 k from stullers would be ninety dollars wholesale.
I don''t believe I have missed your point at all.Date: 2/1/2009 3:25:40 PM
Author: colormyworld
My point which you seem to have missed LD is that the price seems more than fair for the item. Even if the stones are treated.
what do you think of the color of this padparascha ring? is the title of the thread. I mean come on a complete ring with pad colored sapphires for ninety dollars. Seems as though I was the only one who actually said anything about the actual color of the stones. Every one else mentions treatment. Again I'll say for NINETY DOLLARS.Date: 2/1/2009 3:41:20 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
I don't believe I have missed your point at all.Date: 2/1/2009 3:25:40 PM
Author: colormyworld
My point which you seem to have missed LD is that the price seems more than fair for the item. Even if the stones are treated.
You seem to have missed the whole point of this thread. The OP thought the Pads to be untreated and therefore rare which would have made the ring an exceptional bargain had that been the case. I don't believe the cost of the setting was even factored into the decision making process. Buying gemstones that one doesn't want just because the price is 'fair' is a waste of money whether it's $10 or $10,000.
IF you like the ring (and I''m sure the gold weight will be light) and IF you like dreadful accent diamonds - because they''re going to be frozen spit for that money and IF you like the colour of the treated Pads and IF you wanted a treated Pad ring then ok. $90 fits the bill and indeed I agree $90 is a very fair price.Date: 2/1/2009 3:57:23 PM
Author: colormyworld
what do you think of the color of this padparascha ring? is the title of the thread. I mean come on a complete ring with pad colored sapphires for ninety dollars. Seems as though I was the only one who actually said anything about the actual color of the stones. Every one else mentions treatment. Again I''ll say for NINETY DOLLARS.Date: 2/1/2009 3:41:20 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
I don''t believe I have missed your point at all.Date: 2/1/2009 3:25:40 PM
Author: colormyworld
My point which you seem to have missed LD is that the price seems more than fair for the item. Even if the stones are treated.
You seem to have missed the whole point of this thread. The OP thought the Pads to be untreated and therefore rare which would have made the ring an exceptional bargain had that been the case. I don''t believe the cost of the setting was even factored into the decision making process. Buying gemstones that one doesn''t want just because the price is ''fair'' is a waste of money whether it''s $10 or $10,000.