Anyone seen the tourmalines at Tiffany?

[simplysplendid]

I was browsing at Tiffany the other day and saw that they had several pieces of jewelry with gorgeous blue-green tourmalines. It seems a little glowy but not neon. I asked the sales associates and they could only tell me that they were Tourmalines. Has anyone seen them before? Any ideas what type of tourmaline they are? Sorry I have no pictures but they are found in a blue book filled with coloured gemstones and diamonds jewelry. I only have a hardcopy of the bluebook so I cannot post a picture. It has the following description in the blue book "These green tourmalines with a hint of blue are most uncommon and universally sought after...". I don''t think they are paraibas, but what could they be?

 

[onvacation]

Is there a color similar to what you''re looking for among these TO-DIE-FOR!! Legacies? I just had to snag a copy for myself last night from the webpage; glad I did! Talk about eye-candy!

 

[onvacation]

My, that picture was big! I like em big (can you tell?

), but if it''s a hassle for anyone else, I''d be glad to shrink it anytime.

I have a feeling you might be talking about the second one from the left, since the other ones aren''t the right stone..

(btw, picture is taken from the Tiffany and Co. website without permission, but with due credits and my utmost gratitude for sharing something so beautiful with the rest of us.)

 

[simplysplendid]

Date: 3/5/2008 3:00:49 PM
Author: onvacation
My, that picture was big! I like em big (can you tell?

), but if it''s a hassle for anyone else, I''d be glad to shrink it anytime.

I have a feeling you might be talking about the second one from the left, since the other ones aren''t the right stone..

(btw, picture is taken from the Tiffany and Co. website without permission, but with due credits and my utmost gratitude for sharing something so beautiful with the rest of us.)

oh yeah, I like em Beeeeg too. Yes, the colour is rather close to the second one from the left as shown on the screen. I have seen the range of legacy rings and the green tourmaline in the legacy ring is much darker/greener in real life. The tourmalines I saw was not set in the legacy designs though, they were set as large dangling earrings as well as a gorgeous necklace with lots of diamonds.

 

[Harriet]

Predominantly blue or predominantly green?

 

[Missrocks]

I haven't been in T&Co lately, but I think I know what you are refering too. Maybe these pictures are close, if you said the one in the above picture was almost but not quite? These tourmalines don't have a designated variety call based on the color, but you'll commonly hear them marketed as blue-green or "mint" tourmalines.
Also, when you said "glowy", but not pariaba, it made me think of cuprite- trade name for tourmalines that bear copper, but don't quite "glow" like the pariabas do.

I love both of these colors~


One example of blue-green

 

[Missrocks]

What some call "mint", on the greener side, with just a hint of blue.

BTW, I must say the second legacy from the right is one of fav. colors!

 

[simplysplendid]

Date: 3/6/2008 12:28:34 AM
Author: Harriet
Predominantly blue or predominantly green?

See the Tiffany picture above? The colour is in between the first ring and the second ring..SHHHTUNNING!

 

[simplysplendid]

ok.. i think this is it:

http://www.paraibainternational.com/product_info.php?product=537

The colour is pretty darn close to what i saw at Tiffany. But the price is too much for a tourmaline I think. Any one with any ideas where else i can purchase such tourmalines?

 

[movie zombie]

"such" a tourmaline is rare and thus more costly. look at the cut and color as well as size. and it looks to have fine crystal. therefore, ''such'' a tourmaline is going to be hard to find for any less than that huge price tag.

most of us settle for less unless we''re super rich and/or using the color stone for an e-ring. this particular $16K stone would make a lovely e-ring and has enough presence on its own to not even need diamonds.

very lovely stone.....unfortunately, very lovely stones command very unlovely prices. however, that''s also true re diamonds.

it is indeed a superior stone if the picture and description are accurate!

movie zombie

 

[Harriet]

[Posted in the wrong thread.]http://cgi.ebay.com/Flawless-Mozamb...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

 

[Isabelle]

Date: 3/6/2008 11:56:25 AM
Author: simplysplendid
ok.. i think this is it:


http://www.paraibainternational.com/product_info.php?product=537


The colour is pretty darn close to what i saw at Tiffany. But the price is too much for a tourmaline I think. Any one with any ideas where else i can purchase such tourmalines?

Hi SimplySplendid, I think you might possibly have seen some Type M (Mozambique) tourmalines at your Tiffany store. They are somewhat rare and some new parcels were released recently, I think I read that somewhere. They are blue green in color. Was the ring you saw in the $9,000 to $12,000 dollar range? Tiffany has also some very rare Russian Demantoid garnets in the 2 carat plus range that they are selling for close to $100K. (I say rare, b/c Russian demantoids are rarely found in a size over 1 carat). But they don''t look blue green at all. They look light green with yellow/gold ''inside''. As an aside, Tiffany will not really discuss the origin of any stone they sell, so I doubt they would confirm if you had purchased a Type M tourmaline, but from what you are describing, I am guessing that is what you saw. Even for sapphires they will not confirm the origin. It can be frustrating for a purchaser not to know from where the stone was mined, but unless you are wealthy enough to commission them to design a piece, you are not going to get the detailed information on origin. Having said that, I give Tiffany plaudits for at least being upfront about it. A lot of other jewelers will tell a customer that a stone originates from a certain mine location when in actuality they have no idea about the veracity of the statement.

 

[simplysplendid]

Date: 3/6/2008 10:22:07 PM
Author: movie zombie
''such'' a tourmaline is rare and thus more costly. look at the cut and color as well as size. and it looks to have fine crystal. therefore, ''such'' a tourmaline is going to be hard to find for any less than that huge price tag.

most of us settle for less unless we''re super rich and/or using the color stone for an e-ring. this particular $16K stone would make a lovely e-ring and has enough presence on its own to not even need diamonds.

very lovely stone.....unfortunately, very lovely stones command very unlovely prices. however, that''s also true re diamonds.

it is indeed a superior stone if the picture and description are accurate!

movie zombie

Sigh.. looks like I cannot divert my attention to any other jewelry purchases and just concentrate on saving up for this one! I will be very happy with a 5ct one so hopefully it is a lot cheaper. I have just gotten a pretty fancy light yellow diamond and I don''t think my hubby will be very thrilled with another big purchase..

 

[simplysplendid]

Hi Isabelle, thank you.. they were so gorgeous. I didn;t think there were paraibas because of the price. I guess with you saying that is Mozambique plus it is very similar to what I saw on the link I posted (which says Mozambique) plus Tiffany''s description that it is "universally sought after", it is highly likely to be so..

I agree, it is frustrating the Tiffany cannot tell its customers more information about the stone. When I asked about the origin, it seems that the SAs does not have the information, rather than knowing but not disclosing.

 

[movie zombie]

um.....have you posted pictures of the yellow diamond?



movie zombie

 

[simplysplendid]

Date: 3/9/2008 2:29:38 PM
Author: movie zombie
um.....have you posted pictures of the yellow diamond?



movie zombie

Not yet.. with a new baby boy and a pre-schooler in his terrible twos, I just can''t find the time to take jewelry photos

! I maintain my sanity by coming to this forum. The fancy light yellow diamond is a baby present and will post pictures when I can

 

[movie zombie]

yes, you are rather busy.....but a picture of the yellow sparkley would be nice!

movie zombie

 

[MJO]

I have a 3ct stone from the congo that is a glowing greenish blue and the some afghan tourmalines are almost as nice as pariaba''s

Regards,
Maurice

 

[simplysplendid]

Date: 3/9/2008 11:56:26 PM
Author: MJO
I have a 3ct stone from the congo that is a glowing greenish blue and the some afghan tourmalines are almost as nice as pariaba''s

Regards,
Maurice

Hi Maurice, would you have pictures of your tourmalines? They sound beautiful. If you don''t mind me asking, how much did you pay for your tourmalines? Thank you..

 

[onvacation]

Date: 3/8/2008 2:00:00 PM
Author: Isabelle

Date: 3/6/2008 11:56:25 AM
Author: simplysplendid
ok.. i think this is it:


http://www.paraibainternational.com/product_info.php?product=537


The colour is pretty darn close to what i saw at Tiffany. But the price is too much for a tourmaline I think. Any one with any ideas where else i can purchase such tourmalines?

Hi SimplySplendid, I think you might possibly have seen some Type M (Mozambique) tourmalines at your Tiffany store. They are somewhat rare and some new parcels were released recently, I think I read that somewhere. They are blue green in color. Was the ring you saw in the $9,000 to $12,000 dollar range? Tiffany has also some very rare Russian Demantoid garnets in the 2 carat plus range that they are selling for close to $100K. (I say rare, b/c Russian demantoids are rarely found in a size over 1 carat). But they don''t look blue green at all. They look light green with yellow/gold ''inside''. As an aside, Tiffany will not really discuss the origin of any stone they sell, so I doubt they would confirm if you had purchased a Type M tourmaline, but from what you are describing, I am guessing that is what you saw. Even for sapphires they will not confirm the origin. It can be frustrating for a purchaser not to know from where the stone was mined, but unless you are wealthy enough to commission them to design a piece, you are not going to get the detailed information on origin. Having said that, I give Tiffany plaudits for at least being upfront about it. A lot of other jewelers will tell a customer that a stone originates from a certain mine location when in actuality they have no idea about the veracity of the statement.

Oh, I''m glad I wasn''t the only one who couldn''t detect even a glimmer of blue in that stone! It''s beautiful, but I was starting to doubt my eyes and my monitor setting... I got scared the most by this thought:

HAVE I BEEN SEEING ALL THOSES DIAMONDS IN THE WRONG COLOR???!!!

 

[simplysplendid]

Date: 3/10/2008 4:50:49 PM
Author: onvacation

Date: 3/8/2008 2:00:00 PM
Author: Isabelle

Date: 3/6/2008 11:56:25 AM
Author: simplysplendid
ok.. i think this is it:


http://www.paraibainternational.com/product_info.php?product=537


The colour is pretty darn close to what i saw at Tiffany. But the price is too much for a tourmaline I think. Any one with any ideas where else i can purchase such tourmalines?

Hi SimplySplendid, I think you might possibly have seen some Type M (Mozambique) tourmalines at your Tiffany store. They are somewhat rare and some new parcels were released recently, I think I read that somewhere. They are blue green in color. Was the ring you saw in the $9,000 to $12,000 dollar range? Tiffany has also some very rare Russian Demantoid garnets in the 2 carat plus range that they are selling for close to $100K. (I say rare, b/c Russian demantoids are rarely found in a size over 1 carat). But they don''t look blue green at all. They look light green with yellow/gold ''inside''. As an aside, Tiffany will not really discuss the origin of any stone they sell, so I doubt they would confirm if you had purchased a Type M tourmaline, but from what you are describing, I am guessing that is what you saw. Even for sapphires they will not confirm the origin. It can be frustrating for a purchaser not to know from where the stone was mined, but unless you are wealthy enough to commission them to design a piece, you are not going to get the detailed information on origin. Having said that, I give Tiffany plaudits for at least being upfront about it. A lot of other jewelers will tell a customer that a stone originates from a certain mine location when in actuality they have no idea about the veracity of the statement.

Oh, I''m glad I wasn''t the only one who couldn''t detect even a glimmer of blue in that stone! It''s beautiful, but I was starting to doubt my eyes and my monitor setting... I got scared the most by this thought:

HAVE I BEEN SEEING ALL THOSES DIAMONDS IN THE WRONG COLOR???!!!

LOL.. But I think Isabelle is referring to the demantoids?!?

 

[onvacation]

Date: 3/6/2008 11:56:25 AM
Author: simplysplendid
ok.. i think this is it:

http://www.paraibainternational.com/product_info.php?product=537

The colour is pretty darn close to what i saw at Tiffany. But the price is too much for a tourmaline I think. Any one with any ideas where else i can purchase such tourmalines?

Oh rats, I think you''re right! If it is the demantoids she''s talking about... then does the stone in the link above really look blue green for you guys? I can kinda trick myself into thinking the very egdes are slightly blue, but it looks like a clear green emerald to me. Waaahhhh!!!

 

[Catmom]

Date: 3/9/2008 4:07:23 PM
Author: simplysplendid

Date: 3/9/2008 2:29:38 PM
Author: movie zombie
um.....have you posted pictures of the yellow diamond?



movie zombie

Not yet.. with a new baby boy and a pre-schooler in his terrible twos, I just can''t find the time to take jewelry photos

! I maintain my sanity by coming to this forum. The fancy light yellow diamond is a baby present and will post pictures when I can

Ummm, excuse me but a new baby and a terrible-twoer is just not an excuse! We simply must see this new FLY diamond pretty. Please..........pretty please.............?!

 

[simplysplendid]

Date: 3/12/2008 11:43:10 AM
Author: onvacation

Date: 3/6/2008 11:56:25 AM
Author: simplysplendid
ok.. i think this is it:

http://www.paraibainternational.com/product_info.php?product=537

The colour is pretty darn close to what i saw at Tiffany. But the price is too much for a tourmaline I think. Any one with any ideas where else i can purchase such tourmalines?

Oh rats, I think you''re right! If it is the demantoids she''s talking about... then does the stone in the link above really look blue green for you guys? I can kinda trick myself into thinking the very egdes are slightly blue, but it looks like a clear green emerald to me. Waaahhhh!!!

Could it be your screen? I think there is a little blue in it.. it is not green like a tsavorite or a chrome tourmaline, know what I mean?

 

[simplysplendid]

Hi Moviezombie/Catmom, I will try to take pictures soon, promise! Catmom, just want to also say thanks for your advice on the fancy light yellow diamonds!