My new Vivid Green Muzo Emerald Ring

[Crimson]

Oh my thank you for the pics Crimson!!! They are amazing! Nothing like this ever comes to Australia! I wonder if they think we’re too bogan for it! Hee

Heehee! I think it is not about bogan but several factors - a jewellery-loving and consuming public; high density of wealthy people, family offices, private banks;; and the fact that so many meetings, conventions, events, concerts, etc are held here. It is all about the market that they are able to capture - with the greatest ease. Right now VCA is holding a minerals exhibition in Hong Kong. Last year they had an emeralds exhibition in Beijing and they moved to Dubai this year. The next exhibition to come to Singapore will be on the art of movement. I was told that it will include automatons. I am so excited!

My thoughts exactly. Even more so because I'm in Brisbane. But to be really realistic, every single piece would be just a bit beyond my budget...

@Crimson, thank you for posting this. Those pieces are truly amazing! Not just for the rubies themselves, but for the matching. Dozens of matched perfect rubies! I love those star rubies. But I can't help noticing that they don't match. With star rubies, even at this exalted level, you have to take what you can get...

@Starstruck8 I thought you might say that about the stars! Aren’t they just a bit odd? I actually don’t like that piece. It looks a bit like a three-eyed monster.
I also have to say that I had to brighten my camera for the photos. If I did not, the rubies would have looked quite dark - like the top half of the second photo - despite all the elaborate lighting.
It’s also telling that only one of the pieces — the necklace with the large detachable pendant —has rubies that are described as being Burmese and unheated. I guess the rest are not Burmese.
I was delighted to see that more than half the pieces were based on cabochons - which I love. I agree with you on the matching. It is quite a feat. I also noticed that a some of the pieces were rather included, but with that size and intensity, who cares!

I am now attaching other parts of the exhibition — mineral specimens, and photomicrography by Billie Hughes. Some of the photos have been featured in her book, Outside In, and on the Lotus Gemology Hyperion site. Still, it was a treat to see them writ large.

 

[Crimson]

Happy announcement: Minerva has a little sister!
She is of the same stock, Old Mine, Muzo green with GRS special appendix.

 

[Pomelo]

Happy announcement: Minerva has a little sister!
She is of the same stock, Old Mine, Muzo green with GRS special appendix.

Wow Crimson!! Please do tell us more!! The glow of Minerva’s sister is gorgeous!

 

[Crimson]

Wow Crimson!! Please do tell us more!! The glow of Minerva’s sister is gorgeous!

Glad you like her, @Pomelo.
She is about 8.2 by 8mm, over 2 ct.
Here she is under different lighting conditions.
Sunlight - not a very clear photo.

Incandescent light


Indoors next to a window


In the shop with a pair of earrings.

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

STUNNING @Crimson

Worthy of being Minerva’s sibling! She can stand up to her in colour!

 

[MMtwo]

Oooh congratulations. She is so pretty and glowing! So difficult to photograph emeralds but you have some lovely shots!

 

[Crimson]

STUNNING @Crimson

Worthy of being Minerva’s sibling! She can stand up to her in colour!

Thank you I haven’t named her yet. Mini Min? Sounds like a cartoon character

 

[Crimson]

Oooh congratulations. She is so pretty and glowing! So difficult to photograph emeralds but you have some lovely shots!

Thank you, I do love them. Yes, hard to photograph. Re; difficulty of photographing, I don’t know which is worse - emeralds or jadeite i find it very hard to photograph green gems in general.

 

[Autumn in New England]

If an emerald looks good in pix, then you know it's a showstopper in person! I hope there is no sibling rivalry with Minerva.

So what are we naming her? I think we need a green Wicked reference in light of the new film. She's gorgeous!!

 

[Crimson]

If an emerald looks good in pix, then you know it's a showstopper in person! I hope there is no sibling rivalry with Minerva.

So what are we naming her? I think we need a green Wicked reference in light of the new film. She's gorgeous!!

Thank you , @Autumn in New England. No siblings rivalry!
I think I will call her Athena (Greek Equivalent of Minerva).
She’s gone for some work. I bought a pendant that I can clip her on to, for a different look. The pendant has a pink sapphire drap (which is peeping out below). I am having it re – worked so that I can slide in either the pink sapphire or Athena.

 

[Autumn in New England]

Thank you , @Autumn in New England. No siblings rivalry!
I think I will call her Athena (Greek Equivalent of Minerva).
She’s gone for some work. I bought a pendant that I can clip her on to, for a different look. The pendant has a pink sapphire drap (which is peeping out below). I am having it re – worked so that I can slide in either the pink sapphire or Athena.

Oh... just wow! What an impact she'll make with that option!! Congrats on your acquisition... she is a Greek Goddess for sure.

 

[Eli22]

Gorgeous @Crimson !! Now, where are the earrings?

 

[Crimson]

Gorgeous @Crimson !! Now, where are the earrings?

@Eli22 Thank you for your encouragement. I shall see to it right away

 

[MMtwo]

@Eli22 Thank you for your encouragement. I shall see to it right away

I know some amazing green earrings....

 

[Crimson]

I know some amazing green earrings....

Where, please? I was considering the oval pair in my earlier photo, also Old Mine Muzo Green. But I would much prefer a drop.

 

[MMtwo]

@Crimson I am still stuck on those green jade epic grail earrings.

 

[KLC]

Happy announcement: Minerva has a little sister!
She is of the same stock, Old Mine, Muzo green with GRS special appendix.

She's so beautiful

 

[Crimson]

@Crimson I am still stuck on those green jade epic grail earrings.

So am I, @MMtwo. Help! I visited them again yesterday. I also found a ring that might match Um, where is Ban Island? Someone take me back there!

 

[Crimson]

She's so beautiful

@Eli22 Thank you! Athena is back from her makeover. How does she look?
Indoors, dim warm light.


At the store, bright lights/



Indoors, dim light.

 

[MMtwo]

@Crimson...I just screamed inside, like a fan at a Beatles concert.

Gasp!!!! Just insane!!!!

I mean, I'll be there on ban island too, like a jade fiend golem. My pressscioussssss. We can hang out.

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

So am I, @MMtwo. Help! I visited them again yesterday. I also found a ring that might match Um, where is Ban Island? Someone take me back there!

Omg just buy them already!!! Do it!!!! You only live once!

 

[Avondale]

Omg just buy them already!!! Do it!!!! You only live once!

You should add "mischievous enabler" to your signature.

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

You should add "mischievous enabler" to your signature.

In all seriousness though I’ve learnt not to pass up on gemmy opportunities when they crop up! It’s hard to find certain things at certain prices after a few years and if we’re going to collect it inevitably, might as well get it early and enjoy it while we’re young!

Hehe says the woman who is permanently using a pricey spinel as a hairpiece

 

[MMtwo]

If it helps, the price of jade is projected to continue to increase.

Jade Jewelry Market Size, Share, Trend, Growth, Forecast, 2032

global Jade Jewelry Market size USD4.28 billion expanded rapidly in 2023 and will grow USD 7.34 substantially by 2032, exhibiting a prodigious CAGR 6.1%

www.businessresearchinsights.com

It may be eye watering now, but just wait...

 

[Pomelo]

@Eli22 Thank you! Athena is back from her makeover. How does she look?
Indoors, dim warm light.


At the store, bright lights/



Indoors, dim light.

LOVE that you had her kite-set! Turning the stone 90 degrees adds a lot of visual interest, so clever @Crimson !

 

[Eli22]

@Eli22 Thank you! Athena is back from her makeover. How does she look?
Indoors, dim warm light.


At the store, bright lights/



Indoors, dim light.

ABSOLUTELY DIVINE @Crimson !! I love how you set it. I bet it Athena turns heads wherever she goes!

 

[Crimson]

@Crimson...I just screamed inside, like a fan at a Beatles concert.

Gasp!!!! Just insane!!!!

I mean, I'll be there on ban island too, like a jade fiend golem. My pressscioussssss. We can hang out.

Yes! Insanity is what I was going for. I was in a “deck the halls” kind of mood.
It would be fun to hang out on Ban Island — and before we know it, we will have escaped.

ABSOLUTELY DIVINE @Crimson !! I love how you set it. I bet it Athena turns heads wherever she goes!

Yes, she did today! Thank you, @Eli22!

LOVE that you had her kite-set! Turning the stone 90 degrees adds a lot of visual interest, so clever @Crimson !

Thanks, @Pomelo I was on a kite spree that day. I bought three things that were kite shaped.

 

[Crimson]

Omg just buy them already!!! Do it!!!! You only live once!

Haha! I could… but instead of buying those I could have, for the same amount in the US, this other green thing BUT the Bentley will wear out whereas those earrings could last forever. As @MMtwo strategically noted, the jadeite is a better store of value. I am now going to say something heretical. For that kind of money I might prefer to buy a ruby.

You should add "mischievous enabler" to your signature.

Fully agree! @mellowyellowgirl and I can be mischievous together. When my daughter was a chatty three year old she visited my workplace. The moment she stepped into my office, she asked, “is this the Mischief office?” How did she know?

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

For that kind of money I might prefer to buy a ruby.

Oh I can totally understand this! I’m all for giving you a cheerful nudge if it’s inevitable that you will buy it but yes there are many other things you can also buy!