Who said all mens rings had to be lifeless pieces of metal? Seems the
majority of what is available for men is either a gold ring with several rows of
diamonds or a sapphire in the middle, or a gold ring two triangular cutouts on
the side, and a sapphire plopped in the middle. So we tryied to step it up a few
notches to give you quality, originality, and of course value. We found an
old 14kt white gold mounting at an estate sale down near the Shenandoah
Valley, Virginia that had some style (~8 grams 14k white gold
hallmarked as JIG), removed the stone/mount, created a new bezel to
showcase this stunning sappgire, polished/replaced the diamonds, and now its
truly an original piece of art.
The sapphire itself is stunning, no matter how you you view it. This sapphire
exhibits a beautiful color change from a rich almost electric blue to a violet
depending on the light. This sapphire is eye clean in clarity, and was mined,
polished and cut in Sri Lanka (Ceylon). This sapphire has also been GIA certied
as a natural color change sapphire
All
gemstones in our inventory and in our jewelry are Natural mined gemstones, None are lab created,lab grown,man made, or synthetics |
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Type I Gemstones
-Usually eye clean |
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Enhancement |
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Clarity |
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Examples-
Aquamarine,Green & Yellow Chrysoberyl,Morganite,Tanzanite, Green
Tourmaline, Blue Zircon |
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None-Natural:
No Enhancement |
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VVS-Minor
inclusions, somewhat easy to see with 10X. Usually eye clean. |
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Heat-The
use of heat to effect desired alteration of color, clarity and/or phenomena. |
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VS-Noticeable
inclusions under 10X. May be eye visible. |
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Type II
Gemstones-Usually included |
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Heating and Pressure: The use of heat and
pressure combined to effect desired alterations of color, clarity and/or
phenomena. |
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SI1-Large
or numerous inclusions under 10X. Apparent to unaided eye. |
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Examples-
Alexandrite,Amethyst, Ametrine,Citrine, All Garnet, Iolite, Peridot, All
Sapphire & Ruby, Spinel, Blue, Orange & Yellow Tourmaline, Green,
Orange, Red or Yellow Zircon |
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Irradiation: The use of neutrons, gamma rays
or beta particles (high energy electrons) to alter a gemstones color. The
irradiation may be followed by a heating process. |
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SI2-Very
prominent inclusions to unaided eye. |
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Oiling/Resin
Infusion: The filling of surface-breaking fissures with colorless oil, wax,
resin or other colorless substances, except glass or plastic, to improve the
gemstones appearance. |
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I1-Significant
inclusions,Moderate effect on appearance or durability |
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Type
III Gemstones-Almost always included |
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Waxing/Oiling:
The impregnation of a colorless wax, paraffin or oil in porous opaque or
translucent gemstones to improve appearance. |
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I2-Significant
inclusions,Severe effect on appearance or durability |
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Examples-
Bixbite, Emerald, Red, Pink or Watermelon Tourmaline |
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Filling:
The filling of surface-breaking cavities or fissures with colorless glass,
plastic, or similar substances.This process may improve durability and/or
appearance, and/or to add weight. |
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Diffusion:
The use of chemicals in conjunction with high temperatures to produce
ARTIFICIAL color change and/or asterism-producing inclusions. |
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Coating:
The use of such surface enhancements as lacquering, enameling, inking,
foiling or sputtering of films to improve appearance, provide color or add
other special effects. |
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