tara3056
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Jul 3, 2012
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Yeah, I agree with giff1023 - don't be put off by Bruce's pictures. They are not the gorgeous glamour shots you see from other vendors but his stones looked really good in real life. Some were cut better than others and since that seems really important to you, I'd be sure to emphasize that to him.
Like I said, my budget was a bit higher than yours, and he knew my price range when selecting the "list" of stones I could choose from, but even so, there were a handful in my list that were within your budget. I was mainly looking at cushion cuts. I won't list prices publicly just in case Bruce would mind, but there were these:
Tsavorite, Antique-Cushion, 0.67 carats, 5 x 5 mm, Medium-Plus (vibrant rich grass green) colour tone, VS clarity.
Tsavorite, Cushion, 0.85 carats, 6.2 x 4.78 mm, Medium-Plus (vibrant rich grass green) colour tone, VVS clarity.
Tsavorite, Cushion, 1.04 carats, 6.2 x 5.36 mm, Medium-Plus (vibrant rich grass green) colour tone, VVS clarity.
Tsavorite, Round 0.71 carats, 5.45 mm, Medium-Plus (vibrant rich grass green) colour tone, VS clarity.
Tsavorite, Round 0.90 carats, 6.15 mm, Medium-Plus (vibrant rich grass green) colour tone, VS clarity.
I ended up previewing 1 Medium color, 2 Medium-Pluses, and 1 Medium-Dark. I found the medium to be too light and the medium tones seem like they have the most yellow. The Medium Pluses were beautiful and I sincerely thought that was my ideal tsavorite color. They were pretty much pure green, no yellow, and lovely. However, the Med-Dark was the one that exhibited the blue hues I really wanted, so I chose a Med-Dark in the end. I think the two you showed on this thread look like the ones Bruce classified as Med-Plus, maybe even just a titch lighter than what he is calling Med-Plus.
Anyway, my whole point was that he has stuff in your budget and his pictures are terrible representations of how the stones really look. That he happens to be a brilliantly nice guy who's fun to chat with is a bonus
Like I said, my budget was a bit higher than yours, and he knew my price range when selecting the "list" of stones I could choose from, but even so, there were a handful in my list that were within your budget. I was mainly looking at cushion cuts. I won't list prices publicly just in case Bruce would mind, but there were these:
Tsavorite, Antique-Cushion, 0.67 carats, 5 x 5 mm, Medium-Plus (vibrant rich grass green) colour tone, VS clarity.
Tsavorite, Cushion, 0.85 carats, 6.2 x 4.78 mm, Medium-Plus (vibrant rich grass green) colour tone, VVS clarity.
Tsavorite, Cushion, 1.04 carats, 6.2 x 5.36 mm, Medium-Plus (vibrant rich grass green) colour tone, VVS clarity.
Tsavorite, Round 0.71 carats, 5.45 mm, Medium-Plus (vibrant rich grass green) colour tone, VS clarity.
Tsavorite, Round 0.90 carats, 6.15 mm, Medium-Plus (vibrant rich grass green) colour tone, VS clarity.
I ended up previewing 1 Medium color, 2 Medium-Pluses, and 1 Medium-Dark. I found the medium to be too light and the medium tones seem like they have the most yellow. The Medium Pluses were beautiful and I sincerely thought that was my ideal tsavorite color. They were pretty much pure green, no yellow, and lovely. However, the Med-Dark was the one that exhibited the blue hues I really wanted, so I chose a Med-Dark in the end. I think the two you showed on this thread look like the ones Bruce classified as Med-Plus, maybe even just a titch lighter than what he is calling Med-Plus.
Anyway, my whole point was that he has stuff in your budget and his pictures are terrible representations of how the stones really look. That he happens to be a brilliantly nice guy who's fun to chat with is a bonus