New peridot suite - just a few photos

[mrs-b]

I love the color of good peridot. It's just so luscious and fresh! So when Gary at Finewater Gems posted a 7.1mm stone that matched the 8.5mm stone I'd bought from him some time back *exactly* - I snapped it up! But then, of course, what's a girl going to wear in her ears?? So I gave him a call and was lucky enough to hear that he had more rough and was able to cut me 2 x 6.5mm matching stones that were almost flawless. The largest stone is VVS and the 7.1mm stone is, indeed, flawless. So these are beautiful, BRIGHT, fresh, clean looking gems.

They show different hues in different lighting, but the first photo is what I see most often.*** Please make allowances for the difference in color between the 2 smallest gems; they're on slightly different angles and it makes all the difference to what color the camera picks up. In real life, they're identical, and were cut from the same rough. The largest stone, being deeper, is slightly darker, but since all of these are going into substantial halos, I don't think it will make much difference.

All the usual provisos about crappo photos and not being able to capture the color and etcetcetc apply. And monumental apologies for forgetting - YET AGAIN! - to clean them before photographing them! Let's just say that I'd had bbq chicken this evening for dinner....

***Actually, I take that back. I'd say they sit almost exactly half way between photo #1 and photo #2 for color.

 

[Dandi]

Goodness the colour is glorious!!! I know there are earrings and a pendant on the horizon, is the 4th going into a ring?

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Major Swoon .Mrs B
i love peridot

 

[mrs-b]

Hi @Dandi -

Yes, it is! I love this size stone - substantial, but not so big you can't stick it in a great big cluster! I'm thinking 20 pointers for the pendant (I already have those), 15 pointers for the ring (don't have these) and 10 pointers for the earrings (already have these). That would make the earrings 12.5mm across, the ring would be 15.5mm across, and 16.1mm across for the pendant. They might be a tad more, as I'm thinking 'bezel' for the setting.

Fun - yes?

 

[mrs-b]

Thank you, @Daisys and Diamonds - I love that green! Green is my favorite color, and I love it in all its iterations. Gorgeous!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Thank you, @Daisys and Diamonds - I love that green! Green is my favorite color, and I love it in all its iterations. Gorgeous!

Me too
And its great seeing peridot getting some love
Cleopatra would have agreed with us

 

[mrs-b]

Me too
And its great seeing peridot getting some love
Cleopatra would have agreed with us

Oh!! Did she have peridot jewelry?

It's extraordinary to me which gems are expensive and which are less expensive. Peridot is utterly delicious, yet I'm not too proud to say that this whole set cost...actually, I can't remember *what* it cost exactly. But I think it was less than $1500 - which is baffling, when you consider how utterly glorious the color of it is. Peridot set in white metal with diamonds is so fresh - it makes my mouth water!

 

[OneKuhlChic]

I love the color of good peridot. It's just so luscious and fresh! So when Gary at Finewater Gems posted a 7.1mm stone that matched the 8.5mm stone I'd bought from him some time back *exactly* - I snapped it up! But then, of course, what's a girl going to wear in her ears?? So I gave him a call and was lucky enough to hear that he had more rough and was able to cut me 2 x 6.5mm matching stones that were almost flawless. The largest stone is VVS and the 7.1mm stone is, indeed, flawless. So these are beautiful, BRIGHT, fresh, clean looking gems.

They show different hues in different lighting, but the first photo is what I see most often.*** Please make allowances for the difference in color between the 2 smallest gems; they're on slightly different angles and it makes all the difference to what color the camera picks up. In real life, they're identical, and were cut from the same rough. The largest stone, being deeper, is slightly darker, but since all of these are going into substantial halos, I don't think it will make much difference.

All the usual provisos about crappo photos and not being able to capture the color and etcetcetc apply. And monumental apologies for forgetting - YET AGAIN! - to clean them before photographing them! Let's just say that I'd had bbq chicken this evening for dinner....

***Actually, I take that back. I'd say they sit almost exactly half way between photo #1 and photo #2 for color.

Wow!!! I never realized peridot are lime colored!!! These are stunners!!

 

[OneKuhlChic]

Wow!!! I never realized peridot are lime colored!!! These are stunners!!

Also please provide example pics of how you would like to have them set!! Please!!

 

[mrs-b]

Something like this, @OneKuhlChic -

 

[OneKuhlChic]

Something like this, @OneKuhlChic -

Oh, I love your ideas!!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Oh!! Did she have peridot jewelry?

It's extraordinary to me which gems are expensive and which are less expensive. Peridot is utterly delicious, yet I'm not too proud to say that this whole set cost...actually, I can't remember *what* it cost exactly. But I think it was less than $1500 - which is baffling, when you consider how utterly glorious the color of it is. Peridot set in white metal with diamonds is so fresh - it makes my mouth water!

I beleave some of her emeralds were actually peridot
Still fit for a Queen

 

[Autumn in New England]

I suddenly have a craving for a granny smith apple. What a wonderfully vibrant, crisp green! Congrats and enjoy!!

 

[2Neesers]

Your peridot are gorgeous!!
I love the color of peridot too and am looking forward to seeing your suite set in diamond halos!

 

[T L]

Very pretty stones. Looking forward to your project(s) with them.

Maybe set them with demantoid melee, like this ring.