Barry peach tourmaline

[arjunajane]

on the hand for size perspective..

 

[arjunajane]

showing a lil purple..

 

[arjunajane]

looking quite alot purple!

 

[arjunajane]

and for a size, colour and faceting comparison..
And an advertisement for what a bezel can do for size appearance..

3.1ct garnet, 8.6mm
2.4ct tourmaline, 8.4mm

I realize its not a perfect comparison, as the cushion is closer to the camera..
but I had to doublecheck these measurements before I posted, I couldn''t
believe the difference !

 

[arjunajane]

ok, last one..very close to what I see..

 

[Dandi]

It''s absolutely stunning, aj! It seems to display a different colour in each pic, but each colour it shoes is amazing!!!

 

[Nomsdeplume]

Date: 5/24/2009 3:32:49 AM
Author: DandiAndi
It''s absolutely stunning, aj! It seems to display a different colour in each pic, but each colour it shoes is amazing!!!

I agree. It''s such a beautiful stone! Congrats on a great purchase.

 

[ma re]

The perceived size difference is also there due to a cushion having corners, eventhough they''re curved, but they''re still corners. Therefore, you actually have a larger crown surface area, so the stone must also look larger. For the same reason a baguette/rectangular cut will always look larger than an oval of the same size, and a princess will seem larger than a cushion.

 

[Lovinggems]

The daylight photos are fabulous.

 

[mochi]

It''s so pretty!! The combination of purple/pink/peach is absolutely stunning. What are your plans with it??

 

[T L]

Very interesting combination of colors, how fun!! Barry did a great job on faceting that stone, as always.

 

[babysteps]

What a stunner Arjunajane! I love all the glints of gold and lavender along with the peach - it is fabulous

I think it would look beautiful in either the unplated white gold (love that warmth) or rose gold. Can''t wait to see this one done!

 

[cinnamon013]

This is such an interesting stone! What are your plans for it. I like it!

 

[Linda W]

WOW, AJ, love the new pictures in day light. It is a gorgeous color, I love the different color plays.

 

[Porridge]

Gorgeous. The gold colour is pretty but it is just INCREDIBLE in the sunlight.

 

[icekid]

I am so in love with these peachy tourmalines from Barry. Absolutely stunning, aj!

 

[D&T]

its gorgeous, the color really shows up now in the sun.

 

[Gailey]

Gorgeous AJ, and well worthy of showing a shot or two on Platinumrock''s \"Peachy\" thread

 

[brandy_z28]

That''s such a pretty stone!

 

[cushioncutnut]

It is gorgeous! I really like how it has different color change characteristics to it. You picked a unique beauty!

 

[loriken214]

WOO HOO AJ.....WHAT A BEAUTY!!!

Lori

 

[TravelingGal]

I really love this stone - you have a great eye AJ!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

This is gorgeous! I was drooling over those peachy pink tourms from Barry''s last drop - yours is just stunning!

 

[arjunajane]

Date: 5/24/2009 4:07:12 AM
Author: ma re
The perceived size difference is also there due to a cushion having corners, eventhough they''re curved, but they''re still corners. Therefore, you actually have a larger crown surface area, so the stone must also look larger. For the same reason a baguette/rectangular cut will always look larger than an oval of the same size, and a princess will seem larger than a cushion.

Hey ma re, thanks for the explanation - this is what I thought to be the case too,
however I just read always on RT how the RB''s face up bigger than comparable ct weights
in cushions, princesses etc - I had also thought the "corners" thing does give the cushion an advantage,
and certainly in this case it looks a ton bigger than the RB.
So, do I not get a comment on the actual gem..?

 

[arjunajane]

Thankyou so much everyone who has offered lovely comments on the new pics -
I''m glad I could share this one with you all..eventually!

To those that queried, I don''t have any definate plans as yet - but unplated WG or RG will
surely be the metals of choice for this one.
I would like to make another RHR, likely with Sally, but may try Macfarland designs (also etsy)for a change.
I''ve also been chatting to Scott of Two Claws jewelery on Flickr (I posted a couple pieces of his recently),
his work is incredible - I would love to create something with Scott at some stage, and he does lovely halo/diamond accent work.
I actually really like the idea of this gem with some colourless diamonds as accents - I don''t own
any pieces yet with both diamonds and gemstones in it. I do currently have a pretty ~0.4ct OEC from ebay sitting wround with no purpose, but I guess I would need a matching one to make it work?

Or perhaps my first halo is in order..?

ha ha, I am always open to suggestions of course!



And Gailey, I will be happy to contribute to the peachy precious thread, thankyou for the reminder !

 

[Barrett]

A very unique color. Nice stone. Do you have any idea of the location where it came from?

 

[princessplease]

It''s lovely!!!

 

[GoodSoul]

ITs BEAUTIFUL! I love those pictures with it on your hand! It really made me drool! I need to get a colored stone soon!!

 

[AdiS]

Hey, AJ, long time no "see"!

Another beautiful stone in your collection, I must admit I''m getting a bit jealous!

I love the colour of your new tourmaline and I think it''ll look lovely with diamonds as accents.

 

[Stone Hunter]

WOW the sunlight pictures are great! I really like all of the colors the stone displays. And it looks so big on your hand! Really substantial. Congrats!