Now I can tell that emerald has good sheen and the color is probably a vivid green. I still find it difficult to judge color based on photos of emeralds.@caolsen just posted her ring in the eye candy thread. She admits the stone is small, but great color can be seen a room away. Just beautiful color and clarity.
Honestly, I don’t think the stone is that small. It faces up like a one carat ruby I think.
Not yet. I really like it (it is even my ring size) but then I think it is a bit lighter than the (ideal to me) tone of that 5ct emerald. I walked away but left my info to the sales lady; she would like to pay attention to new inventory for me. I am still contemplating. Also I am now a bit lost in terms of how to purchase an emerald. I think it is difficult to tell which is the one online; I can only see the nuance differences by seeing them in person.
Actually no. My phone won't capture the color anyway, so I did not. But the 5ct I saw is at $60k, so the color in a smaller size should be achievable with my budget
. I wish I can, but I can NOT imagine how amazing the 5ct one you saw at $250k over 20 years ago. I can only relate to your feeling as I still remember how a Ru ware in Taiwan's national museum simply took my breath away and almost brought me into tears. Yes, some things are just magical. I hope I can see one such emerald in person some day.
Today I went to the city and saw emeralds in the most famous antique store in this area. The sales lady was very nice and showed me many antique/estate emerald rings. The one I like the most is of course a 5ct emerald ring with a price tag close to $60k
The green that I like turned out not to be the fresh bright green I thought I liked at all. Indeed, I (like most people) prefer medium to medium dark tone. And yes, pictures are so much different from what they look in person. I can see the metallic sheen in some emeralds, and that quality actually will show in pictures. It just give an emerald much more life, like the light is coming from within.
I almost found my dream emerald ring within my budget. It is a 1.84ct emerald ring in platinum priced just below $7500, a pretty good size of 7x7 emerald cut with two trillion-cut diamonds. The AGL prestige report says it is a Columbia emerald with minor oil only and very good stability. The sheen effect is obvious, but it is just a bit lighter compared to the 5ct emerald. I would say it is medium tone. I took some pictures of it, but they of course do not represent the actual color.
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They’re very undesirable, and devalue the stone a great deal, much more than jardin. Brazilian material is often indicative of these spots.
Thank you lovely! Much to think about!Well that’s why it would be the right price, because the black spots detract from the value. You can buy anything if it’s the right price.
Is that because this is considered to be med. dark with vivid saturation & a 7 carat?
So he asked 11K/ct for a moderately treated emerald...
When someone recently mentioned that he asked for 3k/ct for a pair of EC emeralds for earrings, that must be the deal of the month?
The pricing is...
Sigh...I am still in the green zone...learning
I have noticed that George likes to show more pure green stones, I don't remember seeing many vslbG from his posts. Maybe he considers that worth more?
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