Custom cut gemstones?

[iheartscience]

Hi colored stone lovers and experts! I''m a colored stone novice-I know pretty much nothing about them! I''m going to be hanging here more often to find out about them, but I had a question for you experts.

How difficult is it to get custom cut gemstones? And how expensive would it be? I''m thinking when I upgrade my diamond in the future I''d like to get a blue or yellow sapphire to put in the setting, but it''s a square halo setting so I''m assuming the gemstone would have to be custom cut.

I did a search but I couldn''t find anything super specific about custom cut gemstones. If there are links to old threads anyone could throw my way, that would be greatly appreciated as well. Thanks for your help!

 

[strmrdr]

not hard at all too get.
price varies by material and the premium over like material compared too well cut stones isnt that huge.
Compared too very badly "mine" cut stones the price per ct can be a lot higher but you get more spread per ct too in a well cut stone usualy.

Richard M, Gary (diamondexpert.com) and Wink among serveral others can all fill your custom cut needs.

 

[colormyworld]

Hello 2of2,

If you know what you want I suggest you deal with the cutter directly. The more hands the stone goes through, the higher the price.

 

[iheartscience]

Thanks, Storm...that''s exactly what I wanted to know!

Colormyworld, any other cutters I should contact when the time comes?

 

[chrono]

Pricing depends on the rough (colour, clarity, size), cutting complexity and skill of the cutter. Here''s my favourite custom cutters who I have personally dealt with and am happy:

Wink (who is in contact with Richard Homer) www.winkjones.com
Jeff White of www.whitesgems.com

For custom cutting, I am deal directly with the cutter. I was also very specific with the approximate final size of the gemstone, gemstone type and shape, as well as colour. I described the tone, hue and saturation, plus included pictures of what I had in mind. The more specific you are, the better the results. Most custom cutting requires a 15 to 20% non-refundable fee should the originator be somehow unhappy with the end gemstone.

 

[iheartscience]

Thank you, Chrono! Adding them to my list as well!

 

[strmrdr]

Date: 11/11/2007 11:30:02 AM
Author: colormyworld
Hello 2of2,

If you know what you want I suggest you deal with the cutter directly. The more hands the stone goes through, the higher the price.

With some exceptions RH is 10% less going thru Wink.

 

[colormyworld]

Date: 11/13/2007 2:53:57 AM
Author: strmrdr

Date: 11/11/2007 11:30:02 AM
Author: colormyworld
Hello 2of2,

If you know what you want I suggest you deal with the cutter directly. The more hands the stone goes through, the higher the price.

With some exceptions RH is 10% less going thru Wink.

I went thru the channels you suggest storm when I had a pink sapphire recut. It was a 1.8 ct. The cutting cost was almost double what most other experinced cutters charge. I really have trouble believing I saved 10 %

 

[Harriet]

I highly recommend Jeff White. I received a stone from him over the weekend which made me exclaim.

 

[DanaReynolds]

Hi All;

The group is correct. I have been cutting many years and do have the highest pompas title

but they are correct in saying; the price of the rough and then reasonable cutting costs. All good cutters follow the same guidelines as to critical angles, etc. The larger the stone and the more complicated cuts fetch a higher price as it just takes longer to cut them. I for one do not like to polish huge tables as they can take forever it seems; especially in something like chrysoberyl.
But finding the color of rough you want and know it will not look exactly like the rough but close; then the cut you want and then find a decent cutter that takes pride in their work.
It should be more brilliant than anything that is usually in the market and it does matter especially when you wear it and you want the bling along with fine color.
You can also find a poorly cut large gem and have it re-cut; just make sure the pavilion is deep so your yield will be higher. I re-cut a lot of poorly cut high quality gems like Burmese spinels and the such; you can see any inclusions that might be in the gem and you know the color; and you can usually guesstimate the return.
Food for thought...

Most Respectfully;

 

[iheartscience]

Thanks for the recommendation, Harriet! How have you been? I haven''t seen you around these parts much lately!

 

[iheartscience]

Thanks for the tips, Dana!

 

[Harriet]

Date: 11/13/2007 8:49:10 PM
Author: thing2of2
Thanks for the recommendation, Harriet! How have you been? I haven''t seen you around these parts much lately!

Hey! I''m fine, just busy.