Thoughts on this Alexandrite?

[T L]

Chrisuws - this is one of my alex (1.5ct) and I wanted to show you how the silk can affect the look head on. Silk actually can help colour change so it's not a "no no" in the Alex world of collectors but if you like your gemstones to be clear then silk may become an irritant for you.

Hi LD!

I think if it's uniform silk, it's not as distracting as the one huge silky inclusion in that stone.

 

[LD]

Hi LD!

I think if it's uniform silk, it's not as distracting as the one huge silky inclusion in that stone.

Hi TL I hope you're well? x

Yes I completely agree. I would like to see that stone in real life though. I suspect for an Alex lover it might not be so worrisome but you're right, it will always draw the eye.

 

[Chrisuws]

Hmmmmm....that is a very interesting point. This is the setting: https://www.mervisdiamond.com/gretchen.html It currently has a 6mm mounting.

What about something like these? You'd have to make a bipass ring, or turn them into side stones (similar to this ring). But both colour ways look good (at least to me).

Does your existing setting have a peg head, which can be removed and replaced? Otherwise the rule of thumb is that you have approximate 0.2 mm leeway -- so for instance if it accommodates a 6 mm round we would need to find you something in the range 5.8-6.2 mm. And we would have to check the depth. Otherwise it wont fit.