HELP Yellow Sapphire hunt!!!!

missthang01 · Aug 1, 2012

Hi Everyone!

I'm a newbie here and i am desperate for some help in choosing a yellow sapphire for an alternative on an eternity band.
I am choosing a very light yellow lemon colour with a silvery undertone as i LOVE canary diamonds and i know a yellow sapphire won't have the fire of a canary diamond so i am choosing an emerald cut to focus on the clarity and 'steps' in the sapphire instead of the fire. I am in australia and we are going through a jeweller who has just found a 2.38ct light "canary" yellow sapphire and i am awaiting on pics which i will post once i recive them.
Here are a few of the stones i like and the settings im looking at, please tell me your thoughts! My ring size is an "I" which is very small but i have long slender fingers.

Justin_Cutter · Aug 1, 2012

What is your budget? Also do you have an idea of the stone dimensions you are looking for?
This may be to big/expensive but its a beautiful stone. Make sure to check out the video.

http://www.starruby.in/store/yellow...flawless-vivid-lemon-yellow-sapphire-unheated
~Justin

missthang01 · Aug 1, 2012

Oh WOW!!

That is beautiful but much too big for my tiny hands

Our budget is $4000 including the setting which is why i am looking for a 1.5-2ct stone to keep it within our price range, It just dawned on me that an N-z coloured diamond might be affordable within that price range but i just don't know i am totally confusing myself

chrono · Aug 1, 2012

The rectangular sapphire you posted is very clean; it does not have clarity issues. What you are seeing is a combination of a slightly dirty stone (needs cleaning) and there is a small window that makes the center square look a bit hazy (cut issue). A N diamond is actually still quite white, more likely to be slightly off-white. If you prefer to stick with a diamond, go for the X-Y-Z range.

missthang01 · Aug 1, 2012

Thanks for your help Chrono,

It's amazing how much i have to learn about cut and clarity, it will be interesting to see what the jeweller comes back with in regards to the cut and clarity of the stone they have found. I will absolutely be posting the pics on here to get feedback!