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Opinions on 2.23ct pink sapphire?

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Shiny_Rock
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Hello all,
I've been looking to buy a purple-ish sapphire to use as a center stone to re-do my wedding ring for our 20th anniversary. Been looking for a short while and came across one I really liked, and to my (very) untrained eye looked like a nice stone. When I got it yesterday, gemstone euphoria took over and I loved the color, etc. Now this morning by the light of day, I'm not so sure and think it may have to go back so would love any and all opinions.
Stone is a 2.23ct VVs cushion cut pink sapphire, unheated, from Sri Lanka with a brief report from AIGS. Dimensions are 8.84mm x 6.05mm x 4.37mm.

Here is seller's pic:


My pics:

First in low natural light:


Next in incandescent lighting:


Finally in direct natural light:


Also, here is a link to seller's video of stone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk_CF-k5-C0&feature=player_embedded

thanks so much for your help! :)

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Looks like it has a window, but it's hard to tell from your pics. What is your hesitation?
 
Thanks for the replies!
@FrekeChild, I thought I saw windowing too, which was making me feel unsure.
@marymm, thanks so much for the link! I feel the same way, love the color and cut but the idea of a window worries me, especially in a stone that will be set in a ring I'll be looking at every day.
 
it is a Very Big Window.
if it bothers you now I don't think that is going to change.
 
That large window will bother me to no end. I'm also not sure if the darkness is due to obstruction because it clears up at times yet at other times, it seems to overtake the sapphire. The video also shows a stone far less saturated than the picture.
 
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