#JOTW My luscious peridot from Precision Gems!

[Porridge]

YUMMMMMYYY!!

 

[Linda W]

Gorgeous green color... love it.

 

[fierypyropixy]

Wow, that green is amazing -- it GLOWS! I was sort of "eh" when I saw the pic on his website a few days ago . . . but wow. I''ve lost my vocabulary! lol

I am v.strictly an apple-green fan instead of olive, but I don''t see any objectionable olive tones in any of those pics. And . . . I sort of DO like the yellow prongs against it.

 

[cellentani]

Wow, thanks everyone for your comments - I enjoyed reading them all! I will take your words of caution to heart and try to find a protective setting that my jeweler can manage.

A couple more pics to follow!

 

[cellentani]

Although I didn''t actually dislike it, I never really thought much of peridot, probably because this is what I had in my jewelry box. I cannot find anything good to say about these stones - they''re heavily included, badly cut, and the color reminds me of stagnant pond water.

They''re good for size reference, and that''s about it.

 

[cellentani]

The difference between Gene''s stone and the uglies is astounding!

 

[cellentani]

One more...

 

[tyty333]

Wow, thats a beautiful stone! It almost looks 3-D on my screen...so pretty!

 

[packrat]

Oh my is that gooorgeous! Looking forward to seeing what you do w/it! Sure puts the uglies to shame!

 

[LD]

A brilliant example of a very fine Peridot. Isn''t it just stunning? I agree with you that I''d put it in w/gold rather than y/gold. I have a similar colour Peridot (from China) in y/gold and somehow it just doesn''t do it justice. I can''t wait to see the finished result.

 

[cellentani]

Date: 9/24/2009 2:08:55 PM
Author: tyty333
Wow, thats a beautiful stone! It almost looks 3-D on my screen...so pretty!

thanks, tyty - this stone was remarkably easy to photograph - almost reminds me of a green kaleidoscope!

 

[cellentani]

Date: 9/24/2009 2:09:46 PM
Author: packrat
Oh my is that gooorgeous! Looking forward to seeing what you do w/it! Sure puts the uglies to shame!

Hi packrat, thanks! It sure does make my uglies laughable!

 

[cellentani]

Date: 9/24/2009 2:22:12 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
A brilliant example of a very fine Peridot. Isn''t it just stunning? I agree with you that I''d put it in w/gold rather than y/gold. I have a similar colour Peridot (from China) in y/gold and somehow it just doesn''t do it justice. I can''t wait to see the finished result.

LD, I''d be interested in seeing your peridot in the YG setting. I do like the looks of theYG prongs beside the stone, but I''m just afraid that a YG basket will heighten any olive tones. I''ve been surprised at how beautiful some of the Chinese peridot is - a very bright, pretty green. Would love to see yours!

 

[Lovinggems]

Beautiful stone and it''s one of my favourite cuts.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Wow - that is a stunner for sure! I''m loving the colour! What are you going to do with it?

I am seriously in need of some apple green peridot in my collection!

 

[cellentani]

Date: 9/25/2009 9:03:34 AM
Author: Lovinggems
Beautiful stone and it''s one of my favourite cuts.

Thanks Lg - I think I''m collecting star80s like some people collect asschers. Well, that''s not exactly true, I only have two, lol, but it''s one of my favorite cuts too!

 

[cellentani]

Date: 9/25/2009 12:26:50 PM
Author: LaurenThePartier
Wow - that is a stunner for sure! I''m loving the colour! What are you going to do with it?

I am seriously in need of some apple green peridot in my collection!

Hi Lauren - I''m so glad you like the peridot! You know, it''s a good pendant size, but I really like rings, so I''ll have to see what I can come up with. And seriously, I could have sworn you already had some peridot - can''t believe you don''t, haha!

 

[LD]

Date: 9/25/2009 8:36:31 AM
Author: cellentani

Date: 9/24/2009 2:22:12 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
A brilliant example of a very fine Peridot. Isn''t it just stunning? I agree with you that I''d put it in w/gold rather than y/gold. I have a similar colour Peridot (from China) in y/gold and somehow it just doesn''t do it justice. I can''t wait to see the finished result.

LD, I''d be interested in seeing your peridot in the YG setting. I do like the looks of theYG prongs beside the stone, but I''m just afraid that a YG basket will heighten any olive tones. I''ve been surprised at how beautiful some of the Chinese peridot is - a very bright, pretty green. Would love to see yours!

I looked to see if I had a picture when I was posting but I don''t. If I get time, I''ll take a few photos this weekend.