Any 3.5-5.5 ct blue sapphires worth calling in?

[Green with Envy]

i have been looking online and realize some experts here can tell a lot from just a pic. Trying to find some online vendors that might have some great sapphires worthy of checking out. Heated or unheated, vivid saturation, well cut, medium to medium dark royal blue, love the velvety look, but don't want stone to look too dark once set. Needs to have some wow factor! No rounds, prefer cushion, emerald, or maybe oval. and budget is flexible at this point. Saw in another post Chrono found a nice 4 ct at master gems just last week, but I think it sold.

 

[MJO]

I called a friend in Thailand for the same thing but I was looking for unheated and eye clean. What clarity were you looking for. The problem there with him is that if he sees one he has to make the deal immediately with the condition it gets a cert from the lab of your choice that it is what he claims it is. I would have to trust his judgement and bet thousands.

 

[SparkliesLuver]

I'm still pretty partial to this one.
http://www.spectralgems.net/sapphire/sapphirebluecush3_02ct_8795/#main

Then there's this, too.
2.78cts
7.84 x 7.36 x 5.13mm
$8,995
http://www.diamondsbylauren.com/index.php/jewelry/loose-sapphire-278ct-blue-cushion-cut-unheated-sapphire-gia-r6131

ETA:
This one is a bit larger, but also more cornflower blue...
3.18cts
7.68 x 7.62 x 5.80mm
$7,495
http://www.diamondsbylauren.com/index.php/jewelry/loose-sapphire-318ct-blue-cushion-cut-sapphire-r6156

 

[treasurehunter]

the first and third one are really nice and not bad prices

 

[digdeep]

OP? Where are you...............

 

[chrono]

Still available and at a steeper discount to boot. Somebody please buy this!
http://mastercutgems.com/index.php?page=viewgem&id=7708

Do ask whether the inclusion at the end can be masked by a prong.

 

[khn]

I was eyeing that same stone from mastercutgems but it is not within my budget. Shoot Dana an email, he is really great to work with and his return policy is really reasonable. Hope that helps.

 

[Green with Envy]

Hey- thanks. I am here... the mastercut stone with inclusion would bother me. trying to find stones that face up are a bit larger.

 

[Green with Envy]

I want a stone like this... but not a pear shape. Looking for rectangular cushion or oval.





I would also love the holy grail.. like a slightly smaller version of this...

 

[GregS]

That pear on AJ's has caught my eye several times. But I found the video to be disappointing.

Eye clean oval and bright, might be worth a look.

http://www.africagems.com/oval-bluesapphire-g2k-4330.html

 

[SparkliesLuver]

Eye clean oval and bright, might be worth a look.
http://www.africagems.com/oval-bluesapphire-g2k-4330.html

+1 Good find, GregS. I think that might be it!

 

[chrono]

Eye clean oval and bright, might be worth a look.
http://www.africagems.com/oval-bluesapphire-g2k-4330.html

Thritto about this sapphire showing strong potential.

 

[Green with Envy]

i have been in contact previously with Marc and he recommended this stone... but it did just not seem that lively. I will ask about the 3ct.

http://www.africagems.com/cushion-blue-sapphire-gemstone-78628365.html

I think this is same stone, but with video. not sure why price is different.

http://www.africagems.com/blue-sapphire-cushion-g2k-92628389.html

 

[LoversKites]

i have been in contact previously with Marc and he recommended this stone... but it did just not seem that lively. I will ask about the 3ct.

http://www.africagems.com/cushion-blue-sapphire-gemstone-78628365.html

I think this is same stone, but with video. not sure why price is different.

http://www.africagems.com/blue-sapphire-cushion-g2k-92628389.html

It is a tab dark imo. The oval Greg posted looks great.

 

[chrono]

Those cushions look too dark.

 

[Green with Envy]

they said there is a natural cavity under the girdle of the 3 ct stone. they also added a video that i dont think was up before. i wish i could find one larger, like face up closer to 10x8.

 

[Starzin]

Sapphires are denser than other coloured stones an tend to face up smaller because of it. However you check over at http://atggems.com to see if there is something there.

What is your budget for the stone?

 

[MichaelB]

what does it mean to face up large or small?

 

[SparkliesLuver]

Here are two from John even though he didn't cut them. You could always ask John or Jerry if they could do a re-cut and save the face-up size.

4.19 cts (I know it's an oval, but ... )
9 x 8.2 mm
Heated
$27,151
http://johndyergems.com/catalog_pages/gemstone-Sapphire200.html

6.07 cts (probably a little too light and purple, but ... )
11.1 x 8.2 x 6.8 mm
Heated
$31,685
http://johndyergems.com/catalog_pages/gemstone-Sapphire155.html

 

[SparkliesLuver]

You could always go the "rough" route, too.

This is the largest that Blaze has offered and he says it's a great deep blue. Plus, I think I secretly want to see how it turns out.
19.05 cts
14 x 12.7 x 8.8 mm
VVS
$20k
http://blazengems.com/retail/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=83_36&products_id=1176


Then there's Hilmar:
http://www.africangemstones.co.za/plate14.htm

 

[SparkliesLuver]

I don't know where you're located, but you could try looking here (if you haven't already):

http://www.starruby.in/store/sapphires

 

[Green with Envy]

I cant stomach going the rough or re-cut way because Im too afraid I might not like how it turns out. originally our budget was up to 20k, but I would love to spend less for a heated stone and willing to spend more for an unheated stone if it really was awesome. I just don't want to settle on a smaller stone or not best cut just to find something under budget. This stone has to last a lifetime of happiness.

All the pics and choices to a novice on the starruby site overwhelming! And I hate when it says email for price... that is bad news.

Is a stone like this going to be too deep to set in a ring and still be wearable? i want big stone, but not set so high that cant be worn daily.

http://www.starruby.in/store/ceylonese-sapphires/5-51-carat-breathtaking-vvs-vivid-ink-blue-sapphire-unheated

 

[SparkliesLuver]

I cant stomach going the rough or re-cut way because Im too afraid I might not like how it turns out. originally our budget was up to 20k, but I would love to spend less for a heated stone and willing to spend more for an unheated stone if it really was awesome. I just don't want to settle on a smaller stone or not best cut just to find something under budget. This stone has to last a lifetime of happiness.
All the pics and choices to a novice on the starruby site overwhelming!

Completely makes sense. Ah, okay. Understand. I'll stop posting non-relevant suggestions then.

haha I figured you might find a few on there! Some may be worth inquiring about.

 

[Green with Envy]

i looked on that site for 2 minutes and found a nice one to my eyes and I bet it cost $$$$$

 

[SparkliesLuver]

haha Well, it never hurts (or costs anything) to ask the price. Then that way you can rule it out or seriously consider it! That's when the fun really begins.

ETA: Sorry, I didn't see your edited thread above. The depth is 6.39mm and in my limited experience I wouldn't say that's terribly deep. I think that'd be an okay depth, but I'm sure others with more experience will chime in.

 

[LoversKites]

With that budget and those requirements I'd check what's available at vendors like Palagems and Constantin Wild. They have large inventories and could source what you want. For Pala you'd have to contact them through a jeweler who will sell the gem to you (they only sell to those in the trade).

 

[LoversKites]

I cant stomach going the rough or re-cut way because Im too afraid I might not like how it turns out. originally our budget was up to 20k, but I would love to spend less for a heated stone and willing to spend more for an unheated stone if it really was awesome. I just don't want to settle on a smaller stone or not best cut just to find something under budget. This stone has to last a lifetime of happiness.

All the pics and choices to a novice on the starruby site overwhelming! And I hate when it says email for price... that is bad news.

Is a stone like this going to be too deep to set in a ring and still be wearable? i want big stone, but not set so high that cant be worn daily.

http://www.starruby.in/store/ceylonese-sapphires/5-51-carat-breathtaking-vvs-vivid-ink-blue-sapphire-unheated

The depth is fine. I don't like the description of 'ink blue', that's not meant to be a good thing, lol. I'd be concerned about it's darkness (could black out in some lighting) but it has potential. I don't know how good GRS is in regards to detecting sapphire treatments. AGL is ideal.

 

[chrono]

I think GRS is fine for detecting treatment but they do not seem to take tone into consideration when describing the colour.

 

[Green with Envy]

I noticed Pearlman's has colored stones listed on their website. Some of the pics look decent- anyone get stones through them?

 

[VirginiaZee]

I noticed Pearlman's has colored stones listed on their website. Some of the pics look decent- anyone get stones through them?

I know someone was recently working with Pearlman's to source a blue sapphire for a ring, sorry I'm not having any luck finding the thread at the moment, but they seemed to have a very good experience. IIRC Pearlman's uses the Gem2000 inventory, which AfricaGems also has access to (Pearlman's often has better base pricing, but AfricaGems sometimes runs nice 20% off sales). And I know others have bought sapphires through AfricaGems and had good experiences. Wow, that's a very wordy way to say that most experiences with that inventory seem to be positive... maybe I should have had more coffee today.