Cat''s eye chrysoberyl
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The color is pretty but it looks more opaque than translucent. And I agree with LD, the eye doesn't look very sharp.
To give you an idea, last year at the gem show one of the dealers had a 4ct cat's eye, flawless, translucent (you could read through it) and it had a lovely sharp eye and really nice milk & honey effect. He was asking $400/ct for it. I don't know how much bargaining room was in that price because I didn't attempt it. He also had a similar 6 carat one there too which he wanted (I think) $2000/carat for.
ETA: I bought a 1 carat one that looked similar to yours and that was around $115.
To give you an idea, last year at the gem show one of the dealers had a 4ct cat's eye, flawless, translucent (you could read through it) and it had a lovely sharp eye and really nice milk & honey effect. He was asking $400/ct for it. I don't know how much bargaining room was in that price because I didn't attempt it. He also had a similar 6 carat one there too which he wanted (I think) $2000/carat for.
ETA: I bought a 1 carat one that looked similar to yours and that was around $115.
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Cat''s eyes, like the creatures they come from, are very difficult to know. Have you looked at the inventories of some of the better online gemstone vendors to gauge the relative pricing of similar stones? May we know how much your friend is asking for the ring? Also do you have any idea what was paid for it originally or where it comes from/ who made it?
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Please take it to an appraiser for an estimation of its value. It is very pretty, and seems like it is definitely a hefty piece. To estimate at home, you''ll need to know the carat weight of the diamonds, gold karat, weight of gold, and cost of a chyroberyl of similar size and quality. There''s no way to offer an estimate through a picture.
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IT is really beyond the scope of this forum to value something like this, especially with so little information to go on.
If it were me personally potentially buying it I would want to know the provenance, where it was sold first who made it. I would want a certificate from a competent gemological lab for the stone, the karat of the gold and its weight, same for the diamonds. Then I would want to think about whether I even like the ring or is it just the sum of its parts. were you looking for something like this or are you really just helping out a friend who needs cash. I would make him a loan if I were comfortable with that, rather than buy something that I couldn''t adequately verify and didn''t really want anyway. If you still want to know more about its value you really must take it in for a proper appraisal.
If it were me personally potentially buying it I would want to know the provenance, where it was sold first who made it. I would want a certificate from a competent gemological lab for the stone, the karat of the gold and its weight, same for the diamonds. Then I would want to think about whether I even like the ring or is it just the sum of its parts. were you looking for something like this or are you really just helping out a friend who needs cash. I would make him a loan if I were comfortable with that, rather than buy something that I couldn''t adequately verify and didn''t really want anyway. If you still want to know more about its value you really must take it in for a proper appraisal.
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That's a substantial amount of cash for a chrysoberyl that looks pretty average to me. The eye isn't even that sharp. However, I'm just judging it from a photo. I would never spend thousands on a ring without getting it evaluated by a neutral third party gemologist who understands the gem species very well.
I like how the lab report is labed AGL, but it's not the real AGL. Tsk tsk. Something fishy is afloat, and if it were me, I would pass on it.
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Are you buying it for the cat''s eye Chrysoberyl OR for the ring OR for both? Which is it that you wanted valued.
To get an idea of the price of a Chrysoberyl that virtually the same size of yours, look here:
http://www.ajsgems.com/cats-eye-chrysoberyl-gemstone-chrysoberyl-2046340426.html
Now I very rarely say that I think AJS have over-priced something but in this case I think $3800 is far too much for this. Let''s just say you were to buy this though (and this is from a Vendor, not a friend), you''d then have $1200 to spend on a setting.
If you look here you''ll see a few in the 5ct range and you''ll also see that the pricing varies dramatically because the colour, sharpness of cat''s eye etc, all play a part. What we can''t tell you from your photos is how your friends ring compares because photographs are not good to judge by.
http://www.multicolour.com/gallery/index.html
Personally I think the ring is very expensive and I wouldn''t pay $5k BUT if you love the ring and feel that the price is fair then you should get it, otherwise you may regret it.
To get an idea of the price of a Chrysoberyl that virtually the same size of yours, look here:
http://www.ajsgems.com/cats-eye-chrysoberyl-gemstone-chrysoberyl-2046340426.html
Now I very rarely say that I think AJS have over-priced something but in this case I think $3800 is far too much for this. Let''s just say you were to buy this though (and this is from a Vendor, not a friend), you''d then have $1200 to spend on a setting.
If you look here you''ll see a few in the 5ct range and you''ll also see that the pricing varies dramatically because the colour, sharpness of cat''s eye etc, all play a part. What we can''t tell you from your photos is how your friends ring compares because photographs are not good to judge by.
http://www.multicolour.com/gallery/index.html
Personally I think the ring is very expensive and I wouldn''t pay $5k BUT if you love the ring and feel that the price is fair then you should get it, otherwise you may regret it.
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