Anybody Here Buy Gene's New Tsav?

[JewelFreak]

I tried. Too late. Hope a PSer got it and PICS PLEASE if so!

--- Laurie

 

[chrono]

I'm sorry you didn't get it but hope to see it posted here soon. On a side-note, I've noticed more and more lighter toned green garnets being sold as tsavorite whereas in the past, nobody would ever consider this a tsavorite but instead called it a (mint) green gossular garnet. I wonder if this is a newer trend as the price of green garnets continue to rise?

 

[NKOTB]

I wish...I'm always amazed how quickly stones that I would consider expensive (regardless of whether or not it's a good price for the stone) get sold! I like to have at least a few hours to mull something over, but you can't do that without missing out, it seems. I thought both stones were beautiful. I do love the Jua round, though, and I have a mint garnet in that cut - it sparkles like crazy!

Chrono, I haven't been around long enough to see the shift in nomenclature, but I tend to think of a lighter colour when I hear the word "mint" - which is kind of odd, considering mint leaves are medium-dark. If Gene had called this one a deeper mint, would there be the expectation of the blue modifier? Or is the best thing just to call them all green grossulars?

 

[chrono]

Price of all green gossular garnets are at an all time high and I don't see it coming down any time soon. I agree that it's odd to call a lighter toned green garnet mint when looking at the very dark green mint leaves but I think it refers to the lighter mint colouration of toothpaste, ice-cream and the like. To be safe and accurate, all should be called green grossulars. There was some debate a while back whether only stones with a blue modifier should be called mint garnets.

 

[MakingTheGrade]

I passed on it because I like my tsavs med dark green and my mints with more of a blue modifier.
It looks like it will be a fireball of sparkle though!

 

[JewelFreak]

I've noticed both prices of grossulars rising (sob) & changes in labeling as Chrono mentioned. I wouldn't have called that garnet a tsavorite because of its lighter tone -- have seen the same nomenclature changes lately on other sites.

Geeze, no time to mull or even take a breath before you miss out -- I haven't been around all that long, but competition has revved up.

I browse a lot but buy rarely these days & only a stone that shouts my name; therefore will pay a bit more for exactly the right thing. The price was steep but I was willing to cough it up for Gene's cutting & that lovely color in just the right size.

BUT -- did you see gold is going down a fair bit? Whew, finally!! Hope it continues till settings don't cost triple the price of the gem.

--- Laurie