Anniversary Gemstones

The traditional list of anniversary gemstones has a big problem – you have to wait a long time before you get to the good stuff.

These are the traditional gifts that Wikipedia lists:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_anniversary#Gemstone_gifts

As you can see, the first really decent gift comes at 12 years with jade.  Not that there is anything wrong with garnet and topaz, but to wait 40 years for ruby, and 65 for sapphire is just unreasonable.

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Emerald, ruby and sapphire make exquisite anniversary gifts.  But why wait for decades before you give them to the one you love?

 

Here is my alternative list.  Sure, not for everyone, in fact, it should be exclusive to those only who really love their chosen partner.

Year

Traditional 

Gemstone

Alternative, 

If you really love them

Why?

1st Mother of Pearl Moissanite Better than diamond in every way. You can show your friends and family the success of your first year with a much larger and more beautiful gemstone
2nd Garnet   Warm garnet remembers the good times and is a promise of better things yet to come
3rd Moonstone   A more subtle beauty, as your love matures
4th Blue Topaz   Four years, some tears, but still strong together
5th Rose Quartz Ruby No one should have to wait longer than five years for a ruby
6th Amethyst   Things have worked out, cherish and protect
7th Onyx Gold Sheen Sapphire Deep, complex and endlessly fascinating. Just like your relationship, with the longevity of sapphire.
8th Tourmaline Sapphire Doubling down on topaz, see, you really mean it.
9th Lapis Lazuli Spinel Underrated and not many people get it. But you both do, spinel exemplifies this.
10th Crystal or green Tourmaline Emerald A decade, and you have to top Ruby and sapphire somehow, only an Emerald will do.
11th Turquoise Aquamarine An extra blue cherry on the emerald cake of last year
12th Jade   Can’t beat jade for year 12
13th Citrine   The best colour citrine can hold its own, bring in the sun and prosperity
14th Opal   So many wonderful memories
15th Rhodolite Morganite Celebrate with something different and unique, just like the both of you
20th Emerald Alexandrite The best properties of ruby and emerald. 20 Years deserves this exclusivity.
25th Tsavorite   Rare and beautiful, nothing else needs to be said
30th Pearl   No problem to stick with tradition at this stage.
40th Ruby   Of course ruby again.
50th Gold   24 karat, only
60th Diamond Moissanite, but a set Remember your first anniversary?
65th Sapphire A very big one You have earned the best of the best

Yes, it is a little bit tongue-in-cheek.  But why not?  No one should wait for years for the beauty of a gift of a wonderful gemstone.

Gold Sheen Sapphire in Jewelry

I had a number of pieces of my gold sheen sapphire collection made into jewelry.  This was partly on the recommendation of a friend, and partly for my own curiosity.

I am not by any means a jewelry designer, so i just gave some basic instructions to the goldsmith and let him come up with the settings he thought best.  I didn’t want to spend a lot on the manufacture, so I used silver with either yellow gold or rhodium plate.  The results turned out better than I expected:

Gold Sheen Sapphire Pendant
48 carat gold sheen sapphire pendant
Gold Sheen Sapphire Pendant
40 carat gold sheen sapphire pendant
Gold Sheen Sapphire Mens Ring
45 carat gold sheen sapphire mens ring. Not for sale – this one is mine!
Gold Sheen Sapphire Pendant
29 carat gold sheen sapphire. What better to enhance the beauty of the décolletage than a Gold Sheen Sapphire pendant?

Then, while sorting through my collection, I pulled out some of the larger cabs, and started to idly arrange them into a necklace pattern.  Hmm, I thought, that would make a pretty nice necklace. And so I ended up with this stunningly gorgeous necklace with over 300 carats of star gold sheen sapphire.

Gold Sheen Sapphire Necklace
300ct+ gold sheen sapphire necklace

Beautiful, isn’t it? But even more beautiful on a beautiful neckline:

Gold Sheen Sapphire Necklace
Star Gold Sheen Sapphire necklace – every stone will show a star with the light at the right angle, so the effect is stars appear as the wearer moves and light plays across the necklace.

Gold Sheen Sapphire Price Update

The price of gold sheen sapphire continues to rise.  This is the origional post of the two year price history – http://sjwgems.com/articles/price-of-gold-sheen-sapphire-2-year-history/.  Now here is the price update:

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Gold Sheen Sapphire price history for 4th quarter 2016

I am not particularly surprised that the price of the highest grade cut is so strong.   The latest batch I reported here http://sjwgems.com/articles/new-factory-cuttings-gold-sheen-sapphire/ really are spectacular.

I heard a comment today from a long time collector and now investor in gold sheen sapphire.  He said “The more I handle and look at the goldsheen (sic) sapphires, the more I appreciate their unique beauty”. Which is my own sentiment exactly, and I think that is also evident in the strengthening market price.

Singles Day!

11/11 is singles’ day in China.  But why should the Chinese have all the fun?

Perhaps, buying your crush some beautiful jewelry might make this the last singles day for you?  Who knows.  But single or ‘an item’, everyone deserves to own some fine gemstones and jewelry, whether for yourself or someone else.

In honour of this ancient (from way, way back in the 1990’s) Chinese tradition, use the coupon code ‘1111’ to get 25% off any purchase from sjwgems.com, for 11/11/16 only.

This natural ruby ring in 18K gold makes an excellent gift of love an admiration – http://sjwgems.com/product/1ct-natural-ruby-ring-18k-gold/

Natural zircon, as blue as a clear summer sky – http://sjwgems.com/product/zircon-pendant-7-8ct/

Multi colour sapphire bracelet, 32 carats of sapphires, and exquisite gift http://sjwgems.com/product/multi-colour-sapphire-bracelet/

Tanzanite earrings, only for someone very special – http://sjwgems.com/product/tanzanite-earrings-4-52ct/

金光藍寶石(Gold Sheen Sapphire)之美

我一直在嘗試着怎樣用相機捕捉金光藍寶石(Gold Sheen Sapphire)的美,我試過用高參數的數碼單反相機轉換不同的光線和參數設置,但還是不能拍出理想的照片,甚至有時用手機拍看起來更好。

Gold Sheen Sapphire
怎樣表現這一集多種特質于一身的寶石的美呢?
金光藍寶石的魅力不單來自于對光線的反射,更在於當光線穿過寶石而顯現出的各種光彩,這些光彩在金光藍寶石中發散的魅力遠遠超過在其他寶石上。金光藍寶石的這種包含性質並不像歐泊石那樣, 而是能在不同角度的光線下展現出完全不同的特質。 儘管它呈現的光澤效應並不是獨有的(比如一些紅寶石和黑藍寶石也有同樣的光澤效應), 但它的效果對比任何寶石更為突出。
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金光藍寶石在暖光,冷光和自然光下的效果
捕捉金光藍寶石固有的美是一回事,描述它又是另一回事。 在寶石鑒別的標準中尚未有一個可以形容同時有金屬金,青銅色,銅色和黃銅色的顏色,更沒有辦法形容金屬藍,綠橙和黃色同時映現的二次和三次色彩,只能用”棕色” 來形容它遠遠比棕色生動的色彩。同時,那些我最心儀的金光藍寶石內外兼有的幾何圖案和繽紛的線條又怎樣來形容它呢?
Gold Sheen Sapphire
這塊石最吸引之處在於它的幾何圖案在表面上形成一個有趣的3D 效果的窗口

金光藍寶石的發現人Tanzim Khan 先生形容這種複雜的各式各樣的圖案就仿佛帶着你去旅行。不是嗎?當你全神貫注地凝視它的時候,你會看見更豐富的圖案和美結合在一起向寶石內部延伸,那種3D效果其它寶石是無法展現的。

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沒有什麼能像這枚金光藍寶石一樣能給人獨有的視覺體驗. 只有親眼看見才能體會它深藏其中的美。

跟紅寶石一樣,金光藍寶石在暖光或早/晚時的自然光下觀看最為亮麗。在直射光和冷光下,一些色彩可能被遮掩,但在較強的白光照射下會呈現出明快的藍色,看起來像是藍寶石被鑲嵌在青銅的籠子裡。

Gold Sheen Sapphire

金光藍寶石(Gold Sheen Sapphire) 的價格走勢

自從2014年第一次收藏金光藍寶石 (Gold Sheen Sapphire) 開始,我就一直在跟蹤記錄它的價格走勢。最近,市場價格(街價)節節升高,應是因為已逐步得到珠寶設計師和投資者的關注。

由最初金光藍寶石的發現人Tanzim Khan 先生不遺餘力地介紹和向我傳授這一新剛玉品種的知識到漸漸熟知它的特質,結構和屬性,我在網站上發佈了金光藍寶石的簡介。同時,我也與Tanzim 先生及一些有興趣參與的寶石實驗室一起研究及制定金光藍寶石的分級別系統。

以下是金光藍寶石2年來的價格走勢:

Gold Sheen Sapphire Price History

圖表說明:

目前我們採用三級制來劃分金光藍寶石

一級 ﹣ 表面及結構上無瑕疵, 或者極微小瑕疵

二級 ﹣ 肉眼看不見表面瑕疵,結構上無瑕疵或很少瑕疵

三級 ﹣ 表面及結構有微小瑕疵,或普通瑕疵

任何低於第三級標準的,則不適合出售或應重新切割。

圖中”Buy” 即”買“是屬第三級別金光藍寶石的批發價,通常訂購數量超過10,000 克拉。

圖中”Sell” 即”賣“ 是珠寶商或貿易展覽的零售價格,通常是單一或很少量貨品。

圖中”Street” 即”街“ 是少量訂購且混合不同級別的協議價格。

金光藍寶石亦有特別的出售價格,通常是超過50克拉的一枚石頭供收藏用途。這類的價格範圍很廣,可以是每克拉100美金甚至無價,最終價格取決與買賣雙方議價的幅度。我的網站上展示了一些標有規格重量的金光藍寶石的樣品和批發價格,有興趣可點擊查看 website.

由以上圖表可看出,目前金光藍寶石的批發價仍然遠遠低於街價,這對珠寶零售商和珠寶設計師們來說,應該是個好消息吧。

金光藍寶石(Gold Sheen Sapphire)的特別優惠方案

我願意以特別優惠的價格促銷金光藍寶石,目的是提高金光藍寶石在寶石行業的知名度,使得珠寶設計師們更多地應用這個新的剛玉品種。雖然目前已有金光藍寶石的設計獲得一些獎項, 但我和Mr Tanzim﹣金光藍寶石的發現人,想把這一獨特的新寶石品種推動至屬於它的價值所在的領域。

以下是我提供的特別優惠方案:

  • 根據你的需求,無論原石或特別打磨切割,全部人手選定
  • 不管特級或極特級全部劃一價格
  • 任何大小形狀切割均可,誤差小至 0.1毫米
  • 一年內再次購買保證維持原價格不變
  • 你設計出的珠寶首飾可免費展示在我的網站及相關公眾媒體公開售賣

金光藍寶石的價格在過去的一年里提升了100%。普通級別的售價去年是每克拉20美金,現在是每克拉40美金。特級的售價去年是大約每克拉50美金,而現在要大概200美金甚至更多。

所以,首先我願意給珠寶設計師們提供優惠的價格,並可根據設計的需要來切割。如有意購買已切割打磨的現貨裸石或樣品,我的網站上有更優惠的價格﹣ http://sjwgems.com/wholesale/gold-sheen-sapphire-wholesale/.

其次,價格鎖定一年的方案可使珠寶設計師有信心推出價格穩定的同類產品。前不久,我們剛剛為美國紐約一個珠寶設計商量身度做地完成了5000克拉的訂單,為了達到所需的規格,我們切割了400公斤的原石以確保每一枚寶石符合訂購者的要求。由此可見,任何規格及要求的訂單我們都會圓滿地完成。

一塊神奇的金光藍寶石

這是塊迄今為止我看到的最令人歎為觀止的金光藍寶石。通常情況下,金光藍寶石在不同光線的照耀下會呈現金色或銅色或青銅色等,而這塊寶石不管在怎樣的光線下都閃耀着存正的金色,  更有趣的是在這塊寶石的中間還開了一個好像是黃色鑽石的窗口,令人驚歎不已。

Unique Gold Sheen Sapphire
重量: 44 克拉。長寬高 24mm x 15mm x 13mm