Which gems do you have and which gems are on your wish list?

[seaurchin]

No real reason. I just feel chatty today.

As always, photos are most welcome!

 

[seaurchin]

I'm only listing the ones I have that are already set in jewelry or nice enough that I might set them in jewelry (Sorry, I'm away from home right now so I can't take any pics):

Chrysoprase
Diamond- mined and lab
Garnet- spessartine and a pair of mali
Pearl- white and lavender freshwater, golden and white south sea, Tahitian.
Opal
Peridot
Tourmaline- seafoam
Zircon- blue

Aquamarine and yellow zircon are high on my current wish list but I tend to "grab it when I see it" more than stick to a plan.

 

[lala646]

These are all on my long term wish list:
cornflower blue sapphire (sapphire is my dh's birthstone)
hot pink sapphire
purple sapphire
amethyst (maybe that's redundant with the purple sapphire?)
aquamarine (my sister's birthstone)
I have lately decided I would love a big citrine ring in a collet setting
I have a Welo opal, but would love a white opal and maybe a black opal
a big moonstone cab
a juicy emerald cab
more turquoise!!

 

[dk168]

A Paraiba cabochon and a Mahenge Spinel.

DK

 

[lavenderdragonfly23]

Aquamarine
French cut platinum band by Estate Diamond Jewelry

 

[Avondale]

I'm probably never going to stop lusting after that velvety blue that never goes dark in a sapphire. So that one's still on the list.

But aside from that, I think I'm starting to gravitate more towards cabs. I'm thinking a star sapphire. And I'm also binging on Black Opal Direct's youtube channel, so an opal is also not out of the question.

 

[Bron357]

I have many many gemstones but I still often search for a big blue zircon and I’d also love a good size Paraiba but the price of these is eye watering, really eye watering. I’ve often admired star sapphires too but again it’s hard to find the one that makes your heart sing.

 

[Lisa Loves Shiny]

Vanadium chrysoberyl. That’s the last one on my list.

 

[Autumn in New England]

I have collected all the gems on my list. Or, at least, that's what I'm telling myself (please, self). I want to concentrate on setting them now!

 

[dk168]

In theory, I should not need a Mahenge Garnet as I have one sold to me as a Mahenge Garnet.

However, in real life, its colour falls short on being a vibrant red that I had anticipated, vendor's photo:

Don't think I had posted a photo of the finished ring as I was disappointed with the stone.

DK

 

[Tartansparkles]

I have many many gemstones but I still often search for a big blue zircon and I’d also love a good size Paraiba but the price of these is eye watering, really eye watering. I’ve often admired star sapphires too but again it’s hard to find the one that makes your heart sing.

In my early days of PS (around 10 years ago) I came across a zircon set as a solitaire in art deco setting. It was 11mm by 11mm but I didn't know enough or feel confident enough to buy it at auction. It sold for £800. If I came across it again today I would buy it in a heartbeat. I ended up with a smaller 8*10 zircon that I love, it's just the right shade of blue. But the zircon in the art deco setting will forever the one that got away.

 

[Autumn in New England]

In theory, I should not need a Mahenge Garnet as I have one sold to me as a Mahenge Garnet.

However, in real life, its colour falls short on being a vibrant red that I had anticipated, vendor's photo:

Don't think I had posted a photo of the finished ring as I was disappointed with the stone.

DK

This forum oftentimes has such impossible standards (which, I'll admit, is how it should be). So while she may not be "neon," most folks would love to own such a beautiful stone. Please show us the ring!!

ETA: I just realized this is a garnet and not a spinel... that is about as vivid a pink/red garnet as I've ever seen!

 

[Lisa Loves Shiny]

I have collected all the gems on my list. Or, at least, that's what I'm telling myself (please, self). I want to concentrate on setting them now!

That is so hard isn't it. Just when you think you should put the money into setting your gems another lovely gem shows up and you think "just one more". Lol

 

[Autumn in New England]

That is so hard isn't it. Just when you think you should put the money into setting your gems another lovely gem shows up and you think "just one more". Lol

It's so true... I think when you're a "collector" (read: obsessive-compulsive), you're never really "done." My biggest issue is upgrading. So it's not that I want new varieties of gem, per se, but I want to keep bettering those I already have/love. However, I think I've finally reached the upper limits of what I can afford in that respect. In other words, my pocketbook has decided I'm done for me.

 

[dk168]

This forum oftentimes has such impossible standards (which, I'll admit, is how it should be). So while she may not be "neon," most folks would love to own such a beautiful stone. Please show us the ring!!

ETA: I just realized this is a garnet and not a spinel... that is about as vivid a pink/red garnet as I've ever seen!

I have made a mistake - it is a Spinel and not a Garnet!

I wear the ring often, however, the colour of the stone does not thrill me, that's all.

I shall take and post a photo of the ring later.

DK

 

[Autumn in New England]

I have made a mistake - it is a Spinel and not a Garnet!

I wear the ring often, however, the colour of the stone does not thrill me, that's all.

I shall take and post a photo of the ring later.

DK

I thought she was rather effervescent for a garnet! But either way, it's a lovely stone, and it sounds like you enjoy it. I look forward to the unveiling!

 

[missy]

I love blue zircon and to that end would love antique blue zircon OEC earrings. But I think that's a needle in a haystack

 

[glitterata]

Have:
Blue sapphires, purple sapphires, star sapphires in several colors, rubies (only small ones), lime-yellow chrysoberyl, cats-eye chrysoberyl, aquamarine, moonstone, amethyst, most of the garnets (I might be missing hessonite), emerald, trapiche emerald, golden beryl/heliodor, iolite, various opals, various kinds of quartz (onyx, agate, carnelian, citrine, amethyst...), jade, lapis, malachite, coral, pearls, mother of pearl, shell cameos...what am I forgetting? Diamonds.

Missing:
Vanadium chrysoberyl. Sharp, translucent, red red red star ruby. 12-arm star sapphire. Tanzanite. Nice-size overblue diamond. (I have one, but it's like .3 ct.) Fancy color diamond--maybe brown. Alexandrite.

 

[qubitasaurus]

Im missing a large Burmese or mahenge spinel, an unheated ruby, and a vanadium chrysoberyl (which I doubt I'll ever find). I own multiple large unheated sapphires but I have a feeling I'll always be shopping for another. Trouble is I'm ridiculously picky now, as I have stones with nice colour which are relatively clean and I can't seem to get myself to buy anything short of that. But things have really gone up in price since I bought some of them. So shopping for larger versions at today's prices seems wasteful.

 

[BoulderGal]

I'll play!

Have and set:
cornflower blue sapphire ring
amethyst pendant
purple-ish garnet ring

Have and needs to be set:
pink cushion sapphire
yellow sapphire pair (simple stud earrings)
royal blue emerald cut lab sapphire

On the lookout for:
Vibrant yellow sapphire without too much orange. I love the color of @Autumn in New England 's yellow sapphire ring.

 

[dk168]

Ooo, I have not posted what I have set.

My collection of CSs commissioned and cut by Jeff White that I have set on one hand.

On the ring finger, Rubellite and Tsavorite Garnet; on the middle finger, blue Zircon and Aquamarine with Morganite sides; on the index finger is the pink Sapphire (recut by him):



The Mahenge Spinel:



OEC blue Zircon:



Three Rubies:

Better views of the two of the Rubies:

4 dressy pearl rings: Black Tahitian, white SSP, Sea of Cortez semi-round, and a SoC mabe:

The above are my dressier rings, and there are quite a few lesser CSs and rings.

DK

 

[Autumn in New England]

I'll play!

Have and set:
cornflower blue sapphire ring
amethyst pendant
purple-ish garnet ring

Have and needs to be set:
pink cushion sapphire
yellow sapphire pair (simple stud earrings)
royal blue emerald cut lab sapphire

On the lookout for:
Vibrant yellow sapphire without too much orange. I love the color of @Autumn in New England 's yellow sapphire ring.

Good luck in your hunt, my friend!! I hope you find a sunny treasure to scratch that itch.

 

[asterismdispersion]

I really try to limit my collecting these days in favor of setting loose stones though I do want a few future goodies still...mostly expensive ruby and sapphire dream gems.

Have:

Small unheated ruby
1 ct unheated sapphire
1 ct unheated color change sapphire
Almandine-pyrope / rhodolite garnet
Small demantoid garnet
Citrine
Small emerald
Small amethyst
Dendritic agate
Moss agate
Bloodstone
Jadeite (green and lavender/violet)
Star sapphire
Australian opal

Wish for:

1 ct unheated ruby
Bigger amethyst
2-3 ct unheated cornflower blue sapphire
2-3 ct unheated color change sapphire
Star ruby
Onyx

 

[autumngems]

1-2ct unheated/untreated RED Burma ruby, not pink or purple at all
1-2ct cornflower or ceylon sapphire unheated/untreated, I wouldn't mind a Kashmir
but...
1-2ct colorchange sapphire unheated/untreated
Nice large grass green emerald unheated/untreated
Alexandrite, I have some small ones but would like a nice ctwt

everything else I pretty much have in my loose gem trays

 

[AntiqueFreak]

Basically everything I have is unset, my husband is close to permanently sending me to ban island until I set what I have lol.

I have:
emeralds (not PS quality),
Hessonite and pyrope garnets,
Citrine,
aquamarine,
montana sapphires (one unheated, the other is unknown),
grandiderite,
diamonds (lab and natural)
amethysts,
pink tourmalines,
moissanites,
and a moonstone.

I’d like a decent sized emerald, and have my eye on a few. They’re not the most desired color so they’re inexpensive for the size!

I’d like a natural colored diamond. Preferably yellow but I wouldn’t kick a champagne diamond out of bed. I like the lighter diamonds.

A 1.18 carat natural diamond (picked out and will hopefully have it this year!)

And a very nice antique diamond between 1-2 carats. VVS or above. Color doesn’t matter!

And I think that’s probably about it.

 

[Autumn in New England]

Basically everything I have is unset, my husband is close to permanently sending me to ban island until I set what I have lol.

I sent myself to ban island for that exact reason.

 

[dk168]

I had a reality check, and may have to go down the lab route to get a decent size 3ct+ pear shaped red stone (most likely to be a lab Ruby) for a ring I have in mind.

DK