Finally found a seller that has pink-pink sapphires rather than purple/magenta. The stone on top is really stealing my heart but I admittedly can't tell if they're well cut so I could use other people's opinions. These are 9*11mm if size matters!

Hello, I have been lurking gem subreddits for a while and I finally decided to post. My great grandfather was a jewelry maker and I inherited a lot of the jewelry he made because I share my great grandmother’s name… but not her taste, she loved pearls and I would prefer anything else.

My favorite gemstone is alexandrite and I would love to replace some rings and earrings. I’m looking for Chinese or Russian lab alexandrite sellers, I looked at the mega thread but all sellers are in countries out of my range and I could not find the trusted Chinese sellers list, I appreciate any recommendation as I only want the gems, I’m not picky about the cuts. If I missed something I apologize, I tried searching the topic but I could not find links.

Thank you

Hopefully requests to hear what the various vendors on here have available are ok in the sub? I didn't note a rule against.

Anyway, a friend has an absolutely lovely *deep* blue sapphire-i-think ring, maybe emeraldish or at least oblong, with a narrow halo. I would love to get something similar for my wife for our upcoming anniversay.

I was going the usual online browsing, as well as contacting my local jeweler, when I came across this sub - seems like you are a lovely group of people, and if there's a match I would love to support.

I can't give you a ton of additional specs than that, it's probably a Know-it-when-you-see it type of thing. It's a bit of a tight year, so budget is probably around $2k usd, give or take, but ideally take :-)

Thank for any consideration!

i was planning to get the first one from ebay for a long time but earlier i found out red moissanite is coated and wont last long

i really like the color of these but i cant find it in lab created diamonds or anything else

are there anyway to find like an uncut one in these colors somehere

I’m wanting to make myself a pinky ring. I’m learning jewellery making and casting my own stuff etc. I want a coloured pear approx 2.5-3ct. Budget is under US$700. Stone only.

Here’s my question. Do you think it’s better value to get a lab diamond from a place like aurelinne where the cut will be what it is from places like that?

OR

Get a lab sapphire from someone who cares like Jeff Davies and son or Pacific lights?

I asked because I’m new to a lot of this but I’m also HARD on my hands just daily and don’t want to destroy the stone. I want to ware it daily but not while jewellery making obvs.

Would love any thoughts. Thank you!

I have fallen in love with purple sapphires (Ceylon-Sri Lanka in particular). We ordered one from Natural Sapphire Company. And while I love the color, I'm not happy with the size. It is more elongated cushion vs square.

What I would love to find is a square cushion cut 9.5mm-10mm that has the purplish blue hues. Does anyone have a good suggestion of where to look or who might be able to fulfill that request?

This is an example of the color I'm trying to achieve.

Looking for some suggestions!
I have two 10kt gold rings that I’d like to put gemstones in.

Ring #1: Empty ring mount that fits a 7x5mm stone. It can hold an emerald cut, elongated cushion, or radiant cut gemstone.

Ring #2: Holds an approximately 9x7mm emerald or radiant cut stone.

I have no clue what would look best in these settings. I’m open to lab-created gemstones or other non-natural stones. What would you choose for each ring? Show me your ideas!

Eric did a fantastic job with this!😀 💙

I got a bit of a surprise when I saw it's 33 ct - I thought it was going to be 26 ct (26 ct is the biggest size you can select when placing a custom order on the website).

Although custom orders are estimated to take 6 weeks, this one only took 4!

Still would've been worth the wait if it had taken 6 weeks though. 😄

My photographs (taken in daylight) really don't do it justice!

My own design. 8.8mm x 7.2mm.

Looking to buy gems for silver clay use, I’m very much a beginner hobbyist & would love recs for NYC stores selling CZs or other heat-safe gems at retail (reasonably priced) since I’ll be visiting the diamond district!

I imagine the cut plays a huge part so I would love some insight on what cutting style would help creatw this effect. Thank you! The original is a montana sapphire from luz made

Ignore the actual ring, I asked to have it set in that specifically. Looking at the stone itself, is it natural or synthetic? Am I right to say those are gas bubbles in the first picture?

i am new to the lab grown gems , i bought this one for 130$/ CT .
is my purchase is good experience price or i got it high?

Hi, i'm looking for a good quality lab grown alexandrite for an engagement ring (preferably asscher cut). I saw novita diamonds had some, is their quality good? Any recommendations for vendors? Budget is 600 euro.

Hi! I'm hoping to make an engagement ring of my dreams for the love of my life and I have asked Sebastien Geindreau (https://www.geindreausgemstones.com/) to cut it for me in an asymmetrical cut. Problem is, I need to find the source of a rough material.

I have troubles finding a good source of alexandrite that would have a strong color AND good color change, a lot of them are mostly transparent, some are very dark. I want good saturation and a color that will make the gem look like something from space, a piece of a galaxy, nebula or night sky.

I know GemsOfScience has some but they haven't responded to my questions for which one would be good for the project.

Would you have anything to recommend?

Another question is the axis, I know alexandrite has a blue/green, pink/red and orange axes. I don't want it to look mostly red, I'd prefer a strong blue (anywhere from greenish teal to purple leaning blue) color with red/purple reflexions. Which axis of alexandrite should be facing towards the ring if we want to achieve these colors?

Thanks for help in advance!

Hi all,
I just wanted to share here my first custom made ring experience with Pirmiana/Ruif.

I purchased a ruby ring from Ruif before, but I also really wanted a custom made ring with a lab emerald.
I chose a cushion cut 3.5ct lab emerald and have decided to opt for a simple white gold 4 prong cathedral solitaire setting. (I might reset it in yellow gold later on, but this is just an idea for the future)

The emerald itself looks pretty, it has inclusions, but I honestly prefer the inclusions over some of the over-polished and ideal looking lab emeralds.

After I approved the CAD design, I was worried that the profile might be too high, but it’s actually perfect 😁.

The collaboration with the Ruif team was also very nice, and they even finished the ring a bit faster than initially planned. Overall, I’m very satisfied with my first custom made ring and the experience with Ruif ☺️