My new Vivid Green Muzo Emerald Ring

[Crimson]

Visited the V &A and made a beeline for the jewellery section,
Here are Cindy Chao’s peony brooch, a set of emeralds fr Napoleon to his daughter, an antique Colombian emerald pendant and Beyoncé’s butterfly ring.


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[mellowyellowgirl]

Any potential purchases Crimson or you do your buying in Singapore?

 

[icy_jade]

Too bad you aren’t in Singapore. So many nice blings at the local show.

Possibly the nicest sapphire I’ve ever seen. 7 digit price tag for those curious.

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

Too bad you aren’t in Singapore. So many nice blings at the local show.

Possibly the nicest sapphire I’ve ever seen. 7 digit price tag for those curious.

Omg omg omg

That is the nicest sapphire ever Icy!!!!! And I'm not even into blue!

 

[icy_jade]

Just to show how nice it is. I mean the other sapphires are also nice, but the Kashmir just makes all the other blue sapphires look bad.

 

[Crimson]

Any potential purchases Crimson or you do your buying in Singapore?

Good question, @mellowyellowgirl, I do some homework before buying, and I haven’t seen anything I particularly want yet. However, I haven’t been looking in earnest, only just browsing. I went to the Gem-A of GB Open house and a GIA in London event. The Gem-A event was great fun. They opened the gem library and let us look at any stone we liked under their microscopes.
Next week I will go to Bond Street and Royal Exchange so maybe there will be temptations there!

 

[Crimson]

Too bad you aren’t in Singapore. So many nice blings at the local show.

Possibly the nicest sapphire I’ve ever seen. 7 digit price tag for those curious.

Just to show how nice it is. I mean the other sapphires are also nice, but the Kashmir just makes all the other blue sapphires look bad.

Thank you for sharing, @icy_jade! I did get some reports from my friends
Which store is this lovely sapphire from?
It is a truly divine blue,

 

[icy_jade]

Thank you for sharing, @icy_jade! I did get some reports from my friends
Which store is this lovely sapphire from?
It is a truly divine blue,

It’s from Kia. They have the most gorgeous CS

 

[Avondale]

Too bad you aren’t in Singapore. So many nice blings at the local show.

Possibly the nicest sapphire I’ve ever seen. 7 digit price tag for those curious.

Be still, my heart!

Do you know what this reminds of? Acinom's sapphire.

 

[Crimson]

It’s from Kia. They have the most gorgeous CS

Thanks, I had a look at their website. They are based in Tokyo.

KIAI

aboutKIAI Co., Ltd.私たちは30年に渡り、世界最高品質のエメラルド、サファイア、ルビー、パライバ等の買付、販売しております。 Top Quality GemWe travel to the country of origin of each stone for sourcing the best quality rough available on the market. 直接原産国に赴き、自分の目で確かめた品質の高い原石、カット石を買い付けております。色石は原産地が重要な要素。ダイヤモンドとは違い、産地によって価値が大きく異なります。Cutting...

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Their sapphire reminds me of the one from Vihari at Paragon.

 

[Neptune]

Too bad you aren’t in Singapore. So many nice blings at the local show.

Possibly the nicest sapphire I’ve ever seen. 7 digit price tag for those curious.

You’re killing me but thank you for sharing. It’s mesmerizing and eyes opening.

Did you try it on, photos out of the case?

 

[Crimson]

Here are some of my favs from London!
The first pic is Bulgari’s special edition of Serpenti for Harrods’ 75th anniversary. Had a lovely conversation with Thomas, who showed me the prices in detail.

Emeralds from Lorraine Schwartz, shown to me by Kayla.
The ring on my finger is 300,000 pounds.


Yesterday I went to the Burlington Arcade. My fav was Hancock’s, which carried some beautiful Colombian emeralds.

 

[Pomelo]

Thank you for sharing the eye candy with us!

I'd take Minerva over the Lorraine Schwartz anyday

Here are some of my favs from London!
The first pic is Bulgari’s special edition of Serpenti for Harrods’ 75th anniversary. Had a lovely conversation with Thomas, who showed me the prices in detail.

Emeralds from Lorraine Schwartz, shown to me by Kayla.
The ring on my finger is 300,000 pounds.


Yesterday I went to the Burlington Arcade. My fav was Hancock’s, which carried some beautiful Colombian emeralds.

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

Thank you for sharing the eye candy with us!

I'd take Minerva over the Lorraine Schwartz anyday

Haha Pomelo I was thinking the same thing!!!

Minerva all the way!!!

 

[Crimson]

Haha, @Pomelo and @mellowyellowgirl you are both too kind, I do muss having Minerva around to compare with all these emeralds I am seeing.
Went to Kensington Palace for the Crown to Couture exhibition. These are Queen Victoria’s emeralds. The tiara is glorious!

 

[cushioncutnut]

A few more pics.
Green on green


More pics fr dinner


Another green vs green comparison - jadeite and emerald.

Oh how did I almost miss this post and such magnificent, museum worthy pieces! Absolutely breathtaking! What a lucky gal to aquire such gorgeous jewels!!

 

[Crimson]

Thank you, @cushioncutnut for liking all my posts! So kind of you.
Yes, I am lucky to see all these jewels. Being a gem lover and PS member has given my travels more depth and thematic experiences
Sending you some flowers from London, and a bouquet of gems collected by Arthur Charles Davy Paine (for whom painite was named.

 

[Pomelo]

Haha, @Pomelo and @mellowyellowgirl you are both too kind, I do muss having Minerva around to compare with all these emeralds I am seeing.
Went to Kensington Palace for the Crown to Couture exhibition. These are Queen Victoria’s emeralds. The tiara is glorious!

This tiara is magnificent. I had the pleasure of seeing it at Sothebys during the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations. The juicy emerald cabs had me drooling.

If I may share fun facts with the PS crowd: this tiara has historical significance - designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria, it was made in 1845 by Joseph Kitching for a princely sum of £1,150 (£180k in today’s terms).

As we’re all jewellery nerds and love the stats, feast your eyes on this (from the Sothebys website):

Designed as a tapered openwork band of scroll motifs set with cushion-shaped diamonds and decorated with step-cut emeralds in gold collets, surmounted by a graduated row of nineteen inverted pear-shaped emerald drops weighing (from the centre) approximately 15ct, 12ct, 12ct, 8ct, 8ct, 6ct, 6ct, 5ct, 5ct, 4ct, 4ct, 3.5ct, 3.5ct, 2.5ct, 2.5ct, 2ct, 2ct, 1.75ct, 1.75ct respectively, inner length approximately 455mm.

 

[cushioncutnut]

Thank you, @cushioncutnut for liking all my posts! So kind of you.
Yes, I am lucky to see all these jewels. Being a gem lover and PS member has given my travels more depth and thematic experiences
Sending you some flowers from London, and a bouquet of gems collected by Arthur Charles Davy Paine (for whom painite was named.

Gorgeous! Those are the most beautiful online bouquets I have ever seen! Will have to look up that gemstone!

 

[cushioncutnut]

Too bad you aren’t in Singapore. So many nice blings at the local show.

Possibly the nicest sapphire I’ve ever seen. 7 digit price tag for those curious.

*FAINTS*!!!

 

[Crimson]

This tiara is magnificent. I had the pleasure of seeing it at Sothebys during the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations. The juicy emerald cabs had me drooling.

If I may share fun facts with the PS crowd: this tiara has historical significance - designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria, it was made in 1845 by Joseph Kitching for a princely sum of £1,150 (£180k in today’s terms).

As we’re all jewellery nerds and love the stats, feast your eyes on this (from the Sothebys website):

Designed as a tapered openwork band of scroll motifs set with cushion-shaped diamonds and decorated with step-cut emeralds in gold collets, surmounted by a graduated row of nineteen inverted pear-shaped emerald drops weighing (from the centre) approximately 15ct, 12ct, 12ct, 8ct, 8ct, 6ct, 6ct, 5ct, 5ct, 4ct, 4ct, 3.5ct, 3.5ct, 2.5ct, 2.5ct, 2ct, 2ct, 1.75ct, 1.75ct respectively, inner length approximately 455mm.

Thank you, @Pomelo for sharing these interesting details! The exhibition must have been a jaw-dropping experience.
Adding a few more photos. The tiara and parure were displayed alongside a modern piece from Garrard.

 

[Brigid]

Beautiful thread @Crimson!
London is a perfect city for seeing heavenly jewellery and gemstones. I fall in love with everything when I’m there.
The photos you are posting are gorgeous, thank you!

 

[Crimson]

Thank you, Brigid! So kind of you. Here are a few more photos,
The first display ( from Piccadilly Arcade is so colourful, it reminds me of a sweet shop.

The emerald ring is by Annoushka, and jewellery in the the third pic is by Austy Lee.

 

[Crimson]

I am so happy to be back home and reunited with Minerva.
I had a fabulous time in the UK and US, but I missed being able to wear my jewellery. It was like a jewellery fast - thank goodness for the London jewellers and museums who offered vicarious enjoyment!

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

@Crimson didn’t want to derail the other thread so I hope you don’t mind me dragging you here!

One moment, please...

This is magnificent!!!! Absolutely magnificent! I’m enjoying that link you posted very much!

 

[Crimson]

@Crimson didn’t want to derail the other thread so I hope you don’t mind me dragging you here!

One moment, please...

This is magnificent!!!! Absolutely magnificent! I’m enjoying that link you posted very much!

Not at all, dear @mellowyellowgirl. Glad you like the site. Yes, that is a showstopper, isn’t it? I admit I viewed it a few times It matches my new jellybean earrings. I shall have to stop thinking about it.
Minerva is almost a year old! What is better than one Minerva? Two. If only…

 

[Crimson]

Wishing you a happy holiday season, and a bright and beautiful new year,

Some friends of Minerva joined The holiday festivities

 

[Crimson]

The last few weeks I have been jewellery shopping with friends. Here are some of the pieces we looked at. Below is a beautiful brooch that I almost bought. What do you think of it? When I first saw it, it was presented to me sideways. I thought it was such a strange design then I realized, rotating it, that it was a phoenix. It’s a substantial piece.. The round diamond in the center is 1.5 carats and the smaller pairs at the bottom add up to over 1.6 carats.

Lately, I’ve become quite interested in glassy, adularescent jadeite. So I looked at this ring. Isn’t it cute? The jadeites are fat and full. Unfortunately, the ring doesn’t look good on me. I look pretty washed out wearing it. The jeweller suggested that for me to wear it, I would have to get a vividly colored manicure.




Here’s another pretty glassy jadeite ring. It has a couple of Japanese cranes on the shoulders. Again, it didn’t look good on me, but I’m so glad my friend bought it.

This pair of earrings is stunning.
The large jadeites have a bluish glow.


My friend bought this ring, made of black rhodium and diamonds. It has a nice antique look.

Finally, here’s a cute 2 carat ruby. We didn’t buy it because the setting looks a bit strange, but the red is really saturated and it glows.

The jewelry adventures of MinReva, and friends will continue on Saturday.

 

[Crimson]

One last foray before the year ends!
Is this too big? Lavender jadeite with pink sapphires.


Finally decided to go for something different.
This “art as jewelry” pendant depicts the palace of the immortals in a sea of clouds.
The door is made of diamonds! , the fruits annd flowers are diamonds and rubies, the trees are jadeite and the clouds on the mountain are glassy jadeite with bright green “floating flowers “.
The jewellery store MD and owner explained the meaning of this piece to me. I think it is an auspicious and happy piece for the new year. It also,makes me think,of fairy tales, or of the film, Castle in the Sky. I can comfortably wear this green piece with Minerva.
Happy New Year!

 

[pink-fanatic]

Thanks, @elle_71125 I shall post more adventures!


So glad you like the photos, @mellowyellowgirl.

Here is a Battle of the Emeralds pic, just for fun!
The emeralds are all Colombian with GRS reports but only Minerva has the Old Mine, Muzo Green appendix.

hi! i'm also from sg and i dont know how should i start collecting coloured gemstones. Your collection is wonderful. So sorry for tagging you in a message here but i can't find the private message button here.