為什麼要佩戴寶石?

為什麼要佩戴寶石?因為它漂亮!漂亮的寶石本身不僅吸引別人的眼球,也能增添佩戴者自身的美,更顯示出佩戴者的時尚和品味。

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還有什麼能比金光藍寶石的吊墜更好地襯托出女人項下的美麗?

天然寶石都是獨一無二,永遠不會俗氣或誇張。 在柔和的燈光下寶石更顯柔和的色彩,在充足的日光下絢麗多彩。選擇好的寶石佩戴會令膚色更加嬌艷,線條更加柔和,煥然一新。

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佩戴翡翠還是黃水晶耳環?根據你當時的穿著,環境的燈光或者心情會有不同的選擇。

作為禮物來說,寶石可說是最大體和有誠意的。而對贈送禮物的人來說,佩戴它則是最好的回報。

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說”我愛你”還不如送這顆藍寶石更能令人心動吧!

New Factory Cuttings – Gold Sheen Sapphire

The latest batch of Gold Sheen Sapphires from the factory are showing some remarkable characteristics.

Gold Sheen Sapphire cabochon
Gold Sheen Sapphire cabochons, yet to be graded.

First, we are seeing vivid asterism in the cabs.  All gold sheen sapphires cabs have some degree of asterism, but usually it is quite faint.  The rough we are cutting now seems to have more rutile, which gives them both a ‘sleepier’ look, and the much more prominent star:

Gold sheen sapphire cabochons vivid star
Prominent star features on gold sheen sapphire cabochons

You can see the rutile silk under multiple light sources (with a single light source, these would have a prominent star)

Gold Sheen Sapphire cabs softer silk look
Gold Sheen Sapphire cabs showing softer silk look due to greater rutile inclusion

Then, there was this incredible find – for the first time we have seen completely transparent gold sheen sapphire with full sheen and star effect.  The smartphone snapshot does it no justice, but imagine the transparency of a vivid blue medium tone sapphire, but instead of blue, the colour is golden sheen.

transparent star gold sheen sapphire
Incredibly beautiful star gold sheen sapphire, completely transparent, very very rare.

Out of 200,000 carats cut, we have found less than 20 carats of stones like this. We know how to cut is as cabochons, so that is what the factory did.  But what I am thinking is, what if we faceted it with a brilliant cut?  I’ll run it by Tanzim and see what he thinks.

New Factory Cuttings – Ruby

I have just seen the latest cuttings from the factory for ruby.  We are getting more range of colour and gradings as we progress into the parcel.

Tray of ruby cabochons
Tray of ruby cabs sorted by colour grade
Tray of dark ruby cabochons
Tray of darker ruby cabs sorted by colour grade

I am seeing quite a lot of medium-light and slight purplish red natural unheated ruby cabs in the market now, between $200 and $300 per carat.  The lighter stones we are getting from the parcel would match that grade.

Some, like these, are at the other end of the tone scale with strong purple red to purple/red hue and strong saturation:

 

Dark Ruby Cabochons
Dark ruby cabs

But I have to say, I do prefer the medium/dark tone best of all:

Medium Dark to dark Ruby cabs
Medium Dark to dark Ruby cabs with moderate to strong saturation

SJW gems can supply ruby cabs in calibrated sizes to any specification.  We own the rough and control the production through to the final polish and shipment.  We can accommodate order sizes up to 10,000 carats per month, and welcome small orders from collectors and independent designers.  Talk to us now for your Christmas Season orders!

红宝石! 红宝石! 红宝石!

我们已经开始切割第一批来自马达加斯加的红宝石原石啦。 这批红宝石百分百天然出产,没有任何高温处理,完全来自古老的天然沉积而成,其坚硬度连工厂里见过各种各样红蓝宝石的的切割工人也赞叹不已。 我们已经用了高于50%的钻石磨石来切割打磨。我也开始怀疑这批红宝石在摩氏硬度表上应该排在哪里,因为它的硬度明显高于普通的刚玉类宝石。

这批红宝石颜色均匀,呈现美丽的玫瑰红和艳丽的李子红色,并具有很高的饱和度。均匀的颜色和高饱和度是制作上好珠宝首饰的最佳材料。

天然红宝石原石
直接从红宝石矿出产的红宝石原石

目前这批红宝原石已经切割成椭圆面裸石,因其不能透明到可以切割成切面。

天然红宝石裸石
天然红宝石裸石,无任何高温或添加处理

 

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