colorluvr
Brilliant_Rock
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I have had this spinel for a couple of years at least and I LOVE the color, but I never found "THE" setting that was in my budget and I wanted something to set off the unique color. The vendor called it apricot, but as you can see from the photos, it's not really apricot at all and the BGL cert called it "pink" 
but it's not pink either, and even though it may have a bit of pink, it's certainly not what I call pink. The closest color I can think of is "persimmon" but that's not really right either because I think persimmon has a bit more orange... anyway, if anyone has a better suggestion of what to call it, please let me know. I don't see any brown in the stone and it's looks good in most lighting.
It measures 8.93 x 9.53 x 6.28mm so it's not quite square. I've been told that it is a very uncommon color in spinels (it came with a BGL cert stating natural spinel). It was rated as VVS by the vendor and was said to be from Burma. I have a smaller stone that is similar in color, but just a tad darker.
I got the setting in NY last December at the same time I got the setting for the blue sapphire. I don't have the total weight for the diamonds in front of me, but they are a good size and very white and sparkly and I think they really set off the stone. It is set in 18k wg.
The first two photos were taken by Alj (thank you so much) before the prongs were finished, but they turned out so good, I wanted to share them. The rest were taken by me after the prongs were refined and rhodium plated.
but it's not pink either, and even though it may have a bit of pink, it's certainly not what I call pink. The closest color I can think of is "persimmon" but that's not really right either because I think persimmon has a bit more orange... anyway, if anyone has a better suggestion of what to call it, please let me know. I don't see any brown in the stone and it's looks good in most lighting.It measures 8.93 x 9.53 x 6.28mm so it's not quite square. I've been told that it is a very uncommon color in spinels (it came with a BGL cert stating natural spinel). It was rated as VVS by the vendor and was said to be from Burma. I have a smaller stone that is similar in color, but just a tad darker.
I got the setting in NY last December at the same time I got the setting for the blue sapphire. I don't have the total weight for the diamonds in front of me, but they are a good size and very white and sparkly and I think they really set off the stone. It is set in 18k wg.
The first two photos were taken by Alj (thank you so much) before the prongs were finished, but they turned out so good, I wanted to share them. The rest were taken by me after the prongs were refined and rhodium plated.
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