Are the stones against a dark background in the video? That could be why. Stone color is best viewed on a white background as it shows truer color/saturation.I’m not sure why those screen shots looks so blurry and desaturated. The stones look even better in the actual video, but I am unable to link it here for some reason. I’m sure Gene will email the video if asked.
I have had my eye on the purple Umba sapphire since it was listed a while and just purchased it using the UMBA coupon code. I was a little worried that the inclusion might bother me, but Gene said it’s not noticeable in most normal viewing. I asked him for a video of all three of the Umba sapphires he has listed together and here are few screenshots in case someone is considering one of the others, the UMBA coupon is good through the 22nd. They all look gorgeous!
I bought the darker purple @lovedogs . I hope it’s not too dark like @Stone Hunter mentioned and will report back when it arrives. I’m glad you got the light purple @StephanieLynn . It looks like such a pretty and feminine shade
. @crystalinmke I wish I was tech savvy enough to know how to upload the video through one of those sites, lol. I hope you were able to get the video from Gene because the medium blue sapphire is gorgeous!
Gorgeous! Glad you got this one!The yellow sapphire that @lilmosun so kindly passed along to me arrived and I love it! I have a floral setting from Aurosi Jewels that I had planned to set a Tsavorite in, but I think I might set the yellow sapphire in it instead. Here it is loosely placed in the setting. Thank you lilmosun!
The yellow sapphire that @lilmosun so kindly passed along to me arrived and I love it! I have a floral setting from Aurosi Jewels that I had planned to set a Tsavorite in, but I think I might set the yellow sapphire in it instead. Here it is loosely placed in the setting. Thank you lilmosun!
It sure is a pretty color! I’m not sure if inclusions are typical in unheated Umba sapphires, but I have one I purchased a while back from Gene and it does have inclusions throughout similar to the stone you have. They do take a bit of getting used to and if you prefer eye clean stones they would most likely bother you. I just found his return policy on his site and it’s 7 days, so hopefully you have enough time to compare with the Gemrite stones. The color does look pretty in your settingI read the email wrong, it was actually shipped on the day I bought it and arrived today!
Unfortunately these inclusions are more than I can handle, bummer because the color is actually pretty sweet, it's either pink or violet depending on the lighting.
Am I being too hasty here? Is this typical for an unheated, untreated Umba? I do have two purple spinels on their way from Gemrite (one was not listed on the website) how long is Gene's return policy? It would be great to compare but they might not get here in time.
The rin setting is the actual setting I am using.
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@elle_71125 This is the best hand shot I could get on this overcast day. My iPhone amps up the pink tones in my skin a lot for some reason, so I don’t do hand photos very often. My ring finger is an 8, so this setting would look larger on your lovely handLike a pop of sunshine! Do it, do it, do it!
Would you mind sharing a pic of that setting on your hand? I'm adding it to my Etsy favorites list for a possible future purchase.
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@elle_71125 This is the best hand shot I could get on this overcast day. My iPhone amps up the pink tones in my skin a lot for some reason, so I don’t do hand photos very often. My ring finger is an 8, so this setting would look larger on your lovely hand
It’s really gorgeous on you btw.
I read the email wrong, it was actually shipped on the day I bought it and arrived today!
Unfortunately these inclusions are more than I can handle, bummer because the color is actually pretty sweet, it's either pink or violet depending on the lighting.
Am I being too hasty here? Is this typical for an unheated, untreated Umba? I do have two purple spinels on their way from Gemrite (one was not listed on the website) how long is Gene's return policy? It would be great to compare but they might not get here in time.
The rin setting is the actual setting I am using.
It might grow on you though and if it does I say keep it! If you arent in love with it though why keep something just to say you have it you know?
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