Asscher cut emerald, early pics

whitewave · May 31, 2019

Inken from Enhoerning jewelry found me a 6.4 x 6.3 asscher shaped Columbian emerald... pure green with a very slight blue tinge. A slight bit lighter than trade ideal from the Chivor mine. Natural with minor cedar oil. Very clean face up, some inclusions visible pavilion up, nothing deal breaker. But sort of a trade off between saturation and glow, so less saturation but more glow. Pics to follow

whitewave · May 31, 2019

I’ll get it probably on Wednesday.

whitewave · May 31, 2019

T L · May 31, 2019

I like this one better than the other one, the round. You can actually see into the store and through it. While inclusions are accepted in emeralds, they shouldn’t be so numerous that the stone is almost translucent and very sleepy. Looking forward to what you think when you get this one. I would just caution you not to use the stone holders, they can chip stones very easily, especially emeralds.

whitewave · May 31, 2019

T L said:
I like this one better than the other one, the round. You can actually see into the store and through it. While inclusions are accepted in emeralds, they shouldn’t be so numerous that the stone is almost translucent and very sleepy. Looking forward to what you think when you get this one. I would just caution you not to use the stone holders, they can chip stones very easily, especially emeralds.

Oh ok, thanks for the advice.

I also can’t wait to see it.

Rfisher · May 31, 2019

I know you've already decided to pass on the litnon one, but can you say a comparison of the price per carat between these two stones?

chrono · May 31, 2019

I really like this one. Hope you’ll love it.

voce · May 31, 2019

This emerald looks very promising. I'm looking forward to when you receive it. I got lucky with rubies and sapphires, dove right into spinels with lots of mistakes made, so now I'm going to learn a lot from threads such as this so I won't make expensive mistakes when/if I buy emerald. I really appreciate this thread and the other one you made and the range of pictures you show us. Lots of fun and learning for me!

whitewave · May 31, 2019

Rfisher said:
I know you've already decided to pass on the litnon one, but can you say a comparison of the price per carat between these two stones?

This one is $300 more give or take. I’d have to double check tomorrow for exact numbers and I’d have to compare sizes. I forget the size offhand of the Litnon one. Litnon one, 1.3 carats, this asscher 1.1 carats is what I’m thinking

whitewave · May 31, 2019

voce said:
This emerald looks very promising. I'm looking forward to when you receive it. I got lucky with rubies and sapphires, dove right into spinels with lots of mistakes made, so now I'm going to learn a lot from threads such as this so I won't make expensive mistakes when/if I buy emerald. I really appreciate this thread and the other one you made and the range of pictures you show us. Lots of fun and learning for me!

Oh, have you seen my sapphire thread? Lol. (Sapphire in avatar). I took gem **** photos of that one and posted lol. Here, there, everywhere, all lighting conditions including led, outside, inside, etc. it’s super shifty but gorgeous.

T L · May 31, 2019

whitewave said:
This one is $300 more give or take. I’d have to double check tomorrow for exact numbers and I’d have to compare sizes. I forget the size offhand of the Litnon one. Litnon one, 1.3 carats, this asscher 1.1 carats is what I’m thinking

Good price, and it faces up with a nice spread.

whitewave · May 31, 2019

T L said:
Good price, and it faces up with a nice spread.

It’s bigger than my 1.53 carat diamond asscher Er lol

T L · May 31, 2019

whitewave said:
It’s bigger than my 1.53 carat diamond asscher Er lol

Emeralds have a low specific gravity, so they face up huge for a one carat gem.

whitewave · May 31, 2019

T L said:
Emeralds have a low specific gravity, so they face up huge for a one carat gem.

Yes, it’s pretty funny, a nice perk. Sapphires are dreadful for face up size.

Sungura · May 31, 2019

Looks great. I remember you said you didn’t like the Colombian emeralds, but the material coming out of the Chivor mine is a different color than Muzo. The crystals are clearer and lighter. I can’t wait to know what you thing about it. 6mm is a great size

whitewave · May 31, 2019

Sungura said:
Looks great. I remember you said you didn’t like the Colombian emeralds, but the material coming out of the Chivor mine is a different color than Muzo. The crystals are clearer and lighter. I can’t wait to know what you thing about it. 6mm is a great size

I can’t wait to see it. I had to laugh that it was another asscher, but I do love asscher cuts.

whitewave · Jun 5, 2019

Ok, so we had a little blip. Inken double checked everything before she overnighted the stone (receive today) and the measurements were wrong, so the accurate measurements are: 5.77 x 5.73. It is 1.11 carats, which is what the vendor told her.

The previous measurements were given to her by the vendor, so... you know... he is a trusted vendor, but this is an unknown. Likely a mistake and nothing nefarious.

She immediately emailed me and offered to refund the stone, but I want to see it, so she overnighted it and it says out for delivery by 4 (having super bad luck these days with fed ex and ups so here’s hoping).

If I keep it, I’ll probably send it for a gem brief since it’s going to have to sit a while before it gets set anyway.