Show your Spessartites!

[2Neesers]

Hi everyone, I am really enjoying this thread. I fear I am officially hooked on this stone! I have been eyeing up cabochon stones like this at around £3000!



Then went onto Etsy and searched for a more affordable option and found this!




Call it an early mothers day present. The spessartite measures 12x10mm and it is set in silver with 18ct gold accents. What does everyone think of cabochon spessartites?

I love a cabochon spessartite!

 

[T L]

Thank you!
I should have mentioned to @T L that I also purchased an orangy-pink spinel at the same time, so there’s a possibility I received a discount on the spess due to also purchasing the spinel. I didn’t ask though, so I’m not certain about that.
Here’s the spess in different lighting than above looking a bit more yellow-orange, along with my new spinel

Very nice!!!! I can’t wait to see how you set them.

 

[2Neesers]

Very nice!!!! I can’t wait to see how you set them.

Thank you . I need to stop buying stones so I can afford to set the ones I already have!

 

[FinleysMom]

What a beautiful ring! The color of your spess is so stunning!
I know it must look even better IRL because, you are right, they are hard to photograph.

Where did upyou buy the solitaire? I love it!

 

[Bluegemz]

Here is my new spess ring with pink sapphires. Made to also wear as an echo to my spess and pink spinel bracelet. It is around 4.5 carats, Portuguese cut, Nambian, very clean and a pure Sunkist orange color. I’ve waited many years to get a spess ring, so I’m delighted!

 

[SapphireNut1]

This spessartine, and the piece of rough beside it, are irreplaceable. They came from the Little 3 mine in Ramona, CA. Not big, just a carat, but internally flawless and the best orange.

 

[Bonsai]

I just got one actually
Bought it off loupe troop. CR design seller said they never wore it
Spessartite Burma spinel (iirc) and rose gold

 

[dk168]

Gary just posted this in his FB page in case anyone is interested.



DK

 

[Bluegemz]

Here is my new spess ring with pink sapphires. Made to also wear as an echo to my spess and pink spinel bracelet. It is around 4.5 carats, Portuguese cut, Nambian, very clean and a pure Sunkist orange color. I’ve waited many years to get a spess ring, so I’m delighted!

Oops, I keep mentioning Nambian as the source when I mean to say Nigerian! Also, looking it up, carat weight is 4.25!

 

[Bluegemz]

This spessartine, and the piece of rough beside it, are irreplaceable. They came from the Little 3 mine in Ramona, CA. Not big, just a carat, but internally flawless and the best orange.

Really lovely!

 

[chroman]

I’m not sure how many folks here follow rough dealers, but lately there seems to be fantastic colors popping up lately, reported to be from Tanzania. Nothing huge, maybe 4-6 ct rough, and all sugery.

I havent seen really nice spess rough for a while, though maybe I just don’t travel in the right circles.

Any idea where this came from all of a sudden?

I was fomo’ing so I decided I needed a piece. Like most everyone else, it’s freaking impossible to photograph accuracy. IRL its a dead ringer for a ripe navel orange, and is much brighter and more saturated than the camera wants to show.

 

[minousbijoux]

@chroman: that sounds awesome. I am such a sucker for spess!

 

[chroman]

I am such a sucker for spess!

I hear you! I seem to be going through an orange phase...

 

[lilmosun]

My spess from the Little Three mine.

 

[T L]

My spess from the Little Three mine.

Love it!!

 

[Seaglow]

My spess from the Little Three mine.

I‘ve always admired your candy rings!

 

[Niffler75]

@chroman It's a gorgeous colour. Coincidentally I have just ordered a few pieces of rough (green mali garnet, aircon and sunstone). Bit of a risk I know but I'd love to get them custom cut. I'd love a decent piece of spessartite!

 

[voce]

My spess from the Little Three mine.

What are the green stones? They complement your spess so well, and the color combination just looks fantastic!

 

[elle_71125]

Here’s mine. I bought it from a PSer a few years ago and I still haven’t figured out how to reset it (except that I need a halo).

 

[lilmosun]

Thansk @voce @T L and @Seaglow ! It's one of my favorite color combinations.

What are the green stones? They complement your spess so well, and the color combination just looks fantastic!

The green stones are mint garnets

It was one of my first from scratch design collaborations with Yvonne. I had the idea of using the mint garnets as leaves and she added the pink which really brings it all together imo.

I‘ve always admired your candy rings!

Thank you! I love the bright orange color of a nice spessartite garnet (so thank you all for sharing yours). However, orange does not go well with my skin tone, so I opted to surround it with other colors.

 

[2Neesers]

Here’s mine. I bought it from a PSer a few years ago and I still haven’t figured out how to reset it (except that I need a halo).

I love the stone and setting as is..but am curious to see what it would look like with your Tsavorite melee. I can picture a tsav/spess floral/scalloped halo .

 

[2Neesers]

My spess from the Little Three mine.

Love this!!

 

[elle_71125]

I love the stone and setting as is..but am curious to see what it would look like with your Tsavorite melee. I can picture a tsav/spess floral/scalloped halo .

I’ll have to get some pics.
Unfortunately, I can’t wear it as is. For one...the ring is a couple sizes too large. For another, I’m positive I’ll knock the spess against stuff in a solitaire setting. I would hate to do that to such a lovely stone.

 

[voce]

Here’s mine. I bought it from a PSer a few years ago and I still haven’t figured out how to reset it (except that I need a halo).

Use white diamonds AND pink sapphires in the halo, pretty please!

 

[elle_71125]

Use white diamonds AND pink sapphires in the halo, pretty please!

Honesty, I have been considering using pink spinel / sapphires because I love the combo....and diamonds can only make it better. I’ll have to start looking at some setting ideas.

 

[jadeitecat]

omg i bought an emerald cut fanta garnet which i shall show you all when it arrives. its now off to the lab for certification etc.

 

[zhazha]

Here is my cabochon ring arrived

 

[monipod]

I look forward to adding a proper spessartite garnet to my collection one day but I took interest in the gorgeous gem when I did some research to work out that the orange crystal inside my oval diamond is most likely a spessartite

 

[briolette]

Here is @NKOTB dream spess ring, which I think is also most of our dream spess ring as well! It is just stunning!

OMG. This IS my dream ring. WOW!!!!

 

[Sithathoriunet]

I lve garnets! Spessies are glowy bright balls of fire! Thank you for this wonderful thread! Here are some of my orange spessartites...The first one is 2.5crts, the second one is 11crts(in a tiger lily in my garden) the third one is 17 crts bi-colored...I also love the really burning red ones..These are all set, but I have to find the pics...
.