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Stone choice and why?

If you could have a loose colored stone gifted to you, which would you choose and why?

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Do I have a hand in selecting the stone or no input whatsoever?
 
This is horrible! I can't choose the cut or clarity?! What if it's a piece of cr@p?! :lol-2:

I chose a ruby. I have so many of the other stones, except citrine, which I don't want. I'd hate to have a poor quality emerald. I could always use another ruby, even a cr@p one.

How's that for a pathetic answer?
 
There is no option for "Other", as mine is a glowy Paraiba Tourmaline cab as I love the colour and do not have one in my collection.

DK :))
 
PinkAndBlueBling said:
This is horrible! I can't choose the cut or clarity?! What if it's a piece of cr@p?! :lol-2:

I chose a ruby. I have so many of the other stones, except citrine, which I don't want. I'd hate to have a poor quality emerald. I could always use another ruby, even a cr@p one.

How's that for a pathetic answer?
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Ok
Ill pick citrine if you dont want it :lol-2:
 
If I have to choose from the list, then a nice Lightning Ridge Opal please.

DK :))
 
Peridot for me since I really do need some green at the moment, and I actually prefer most shades of peridots on me than classic emeralds and other less predictable green gems. I think it's just lovely, and the relative softness doesn't bother me.

A little while ago I would have picked garnet as it's my birthstone and was (and still is) my favourite gemstone, but I've been realising recently that I'm quite picky about garnet colours, and wouldn't want to put anyone through all that trouble. And green garnets are more expensive and also tricky to find the right colour. So I think I'll have to buy garnets myself, haha.

Daisys and Diamonds said:
Oh sad
no one has picked peridot or topaz

so long as they have a nice colour, is big and nicely cut with no window I'll take them :lol-2:
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@Daisys and Diamonds there you go, first vote for peridot! I believe I'll even take windowed ones if they are in antique settings. :lol-2:
 
I originally picked a sapphire..but since they come in many colors I may not like..I picked a Ruby…I even have a band to go with it..:bigsmile:
 
If I could choose the quality, I would go for ruby. Something like the Graff ruby would be great. :) But a typical quality ruby would be a bit disappointing.

But since I can't choose the quality, I go for opal, because even low quality ones are fascinating.
 
This is a great question. I haven't been able to choose at all, yet.

I'd be much closer to a decision if I could participate in choosing even just one variable of the stone. Like, a large spinel, a Lightning Ridge opal, an untreated ruby, the perfect blue sapphire, a Mahenge or demantoid garnet, etc. Or, even if I could choose the lapidarist---I love virtually all of the stones from Joyce or Zava Mastercuts,

Or, I'd also be happy to just choose any vividly colored or well-cut stone without choosing the type of stone.

Having to think through the many, many variables that go into beautiful colored stones, I'm not surprised that diamonds are more frequently gifted. (Just guessing that's the case, but Idk.)

Truthfully, though, I'm touched by sentiment more than perfection so I still happily wear my poorly-cut-not-at-all-good-quality-amethyst ring from JTV given to me by my son when he was just a little boy. I treasure the fact that he knew I liked jewelry so he chose something for me from the only source he knew how to find. So much thought went into that one little gift. It means the world to me. <3
Edited to add: (Sadly, I expect far more from my husband.) :D
 
Cinders said:
This is a great question. I haven't been able to choose at all, yet.

I'd be much closer to a decision if I could participate in choosing even just one variable of the stone. Like, a large spinel, a Lightning Ridge opal, an untreated ruby, the perfect blue sapphire, a Mahenge or demantoid garnet, etc. Or, even if I could choose the lapidarist---I love virtually all of the stones from Joyce or Zava Mastercuts,

Or, I'd also be happy to just choose any vividly colored or well-cut stone without choosing the type of stone.

Having to think through the many, many variables that go into beautiful colored stones, I'm not surprised that diamonds are more frequently gifted. (Just guessing that's the case, but Idk.)

Truthfully, though, I'm touched by sentiment more than perfection so I still happily wear my poorly-cut-not-at-all-good-quality-amethyst ring from JTV given to me by my son when he was just a little boy. I treasure the fact that he knew I liked jewelry so he chose something for me from the only source he knew how to find. So much thought went into that one little gift. It means the world to me. <3
Edited to add: (Sadly, I expect far more from my husband.) :D
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Are we allowed a pictute of this love from your son ?
This thread is saddly devoid of any pictures
 
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