Jupiter Gems

[Shijitake]

Is Jupiter Gems a reputable source?

Also, can someone link me to the list of trusted vendors? It's probably in an obvious place but I can't find it ><

Thanks in advance!

 

[voce]

Yes, I think it is regarded as a reputable source.

Here's that link you asked for. https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/list-of-vendors-for-reference.208782/

 

[MollyMalone]

This seems to be the most recent thread (end of September 2017) that speaks of Jupiter Gems:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/padparadscha-sapphire-engangement-ring.234450/

 

[natasha-cupcake]

I purchased a pad sapphire from Jupiter Gems almost six months ago. It's a pretty color, very sparkly and was reasonably priced, but does have a relatively large tilt window. It was my first colored stone purchase and now that I know a little more about gemstones, I don't know if I could say I'd buy the exact same stone again, but for the money, I can't complain. If purchasing from them, check carefully, because now I can see that many of the pads on their site are windowed. Post a picture here and have some of our more seasoned colored stone experts chime in with opinions. Leave out the identifying information, to dissuade lurkers from snatching your good choices. Elvira from Jupiter Gem was very helpful and pleasant to deal with. She helped me narrow down choices, when I asked her to give me her best colored, least windowed stones in my price range. She also gave me a generous discount from the list price, so don't be afraid to ask.

 

[Shijitake]

I'm looking at this one

also interested in some on The Natural Sapphire company. They all have imperfections though, but the prices are low. I definitely need some help.

 

[qubitasaurus]

That one has a horrible window, have you read the new to coloured stones sticky pinned at the top of this forum?

 

[Shijitake]

I did. I looked through their stock and this one seemed like the least horrible window, inside my budget :/ It has the saturation I'm looking for.

 

[qubitasaurus]

I did. I looked through their stock and this one seemed like the least horrible window, inside my budget :/ It has the saturation I'm looking for.

In that case definitely look elsewhere. Maybe gemfix will have something?

 

[Shijitake]

In that case definitely look elsewhere. Maybe gemfix will have something?

A few beautiful pads, way out of my budget

 

[qubitasaurus]

A few beautiful pads, way out of my budget [/1QUOTE]

What is your budget? Would you be open to an orange pink sapphire? If having the pad designation is important then you need to be filtering for stones with a report from AGL or GIA saying it is a pad. Or negotiating for the vendor to secure the report before you purchase. There are two reasons for this 1 the line between an orange pink sapphire and a pad is pretty blurry, people call all sorts of stuff pads which are actually just orange pink sapphires -- mainly because they can chatge a lot more that way. 2 sapphires in this colour spectrum ar often diffused (irradiated to improve their colour). Once this happens they lose most of their value, but you cant detect it reliably without a lab report.

Have you looked at finewstergems? If you can get anywhere near the price of their smaller pad then it might be worth asking if their is ant flexability in the price.

 

[Sabrina31]

Okay I haven't read all the threads but some of them, this is a Montana sapphire, heat treated but the vendor is vey easy to work with and the color seems lovely. Set in a halo it would he very opretty I think
https://www.earthstreasury.com/product/0-80-carat-padparadscha-montana-sapphire/

 

[Sabrina31]

This is a lovely color and in budget,
https://gemfix.com/gems/sapphire-pink-13-537

 

[Shijitake]

I looked at finewater gems, he only has two and the unheated one is waaay over my budget.

Those are lovely Sabrina! I'm going to ask him if he has a cert.

 

[qubitasaurus]

You should consolidate threads. Like minous said, pick one and direct everyone to that thread. It appears you are having almost identical conversations with several people, just split accross 4 active threads which were all started in the last 24 hours. And new information is poping up in each thread as you change your search criteria quite rapidly.

 

[Nosean]

I'm looking at this one

also interested in some on The Natural Sapphire company. They all have imperfections though, but the prices are low. I definitely need some help.

I love this color!

But you can find windowed Padparadschas less than 1 ct for 500 $ and less. $ 1225 is a bit to much imo.

But the color is great - in my opinion.

Padparadscha rough is very rare and often quite flat pebbles - result are many windowed stones.

 

[Shijitake]

I love this color!

But you can find windowed Padparadschas less than 1 ct for 500 $ and less. $ 1225 is a bit to much imo.

But the color is great - in my opinion.

Padparadscha rough is very rare and often quite flat pebbles - result are many windowed stones.

It's too bad because a lot of the ones with windows have lovely color and saturation!

 

[Shijitake]

Also if anyone wants to know what I decided on here's the new thread
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/stuck-between-two-sapphires.243366/#post-4405990