New rough material.

I have some very nice rough material coming in from our contact in Nigeria,this material is all hoarded old stock from the 1980's and early nineties,it's from his personal collection.There have been no new finds of this material for a very long time especially in these sizes and most likely never will be again.
These pieces include 30 and 17ct mint blue tourmalines,a large 50ct bi color tourmaline,some very nice more saturated green/blues and an unusual large lemon colored tourmaline.

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Some new gems cut!

Here are some new gem completed  June 15th and 16th and available for purchase.

Namibian indicolite tourmaline with superb color,this gemstone has very little if any discernible green.These Namibian stones are very hard to find especially in this color.
It has a few small inclusions off to one side which are visible in the picture but not with the naked eye,bear in mind this image is magnified many time the actual size,one of these tiny inclusions breaks the surface and could not be removed in the cutting process and again is not eye visible,I usually don't cut anything quite this small anymore unless for a set but in this case the color is so superb that it more than makes up for the size.
6.25mm 1.2ct vs currently available at pre website listing price of $550.00

 
A sparkling bright and very unusual pair of watermelon Oregon sunstone's,these gems just pop,color shows predominantly a golden orange with slight green border around the edges.
vs ( a few spots visible under 10X magnification ) One facet has a few inclusions which couldn't be removed in the polish stage but does not affect the appearance of the stone in any way.
6.5mm 2.2ct vs Currently available at pre website listing price of $375.00

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A big orange.

I cut this large 14mm 11.9ct flawless Nigerian tourmaline a couple weeks ago and have not yet listed it on the website so I thought I would post it here for some "eye candy" - enjoy!
Oh by the way it has not been offered yet and so is available if you're interested.

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Something exotic!

I cut this beautiful old stock Nigerian rubelite recently,this material is very hard to find especially in the last few years as the mines have not produced any new material for a very long time and what is available is jealously guarded in a few select collections.
The gem is a nice medium untreated hot pink with purple highlights.Natural rubelite will usually have some purple in the stronger colors,unlike the red/red heated and irradiated material you see so much of these days and quite honestly red/red doesn't occur naturally in tourmaline except in the rarest of occasions.
The stone is flawless and weighs 6.1 carats 12.74x11.28,it would make a gorgeous big ring stone or is equally well suited for a pendant stone.Call or email for price.

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A few new stones.

Here's a few new gems I cut which will be available at my 'Pre website listing' price's,I'm making this a standard practice from now on to offer my valued regular clients 'first dibs' on newly cut gems at a quick sale price.

First up is an exceptional Umbalite garnet pair from Tanzania at 5.9mm and 2.0 cts total.
These light bubblegum pink calibrated stones are in one of my very favorite bright designs and really pop,clarity is vvs - flawless.Of course garnet in this tone and saturation is not easy to find,I would use the term 'rare' but that is relative.
Available for a limited time at $365.00 These gems have since sold.

Next up is this nineties mined,old stock hot pink rubelite tourmaline from Nigeria,the color of this stone is the classic deep hot color which gave rubelite it's name,I quite honestly have not seen any of this rare material around for a very long time,this is one of the smaller pieces I managed to acquire recently,I have only one much larger stone still to cut.Specs for this beauty is 7.4mm, 1.5ct vvs
and offered at $1200.00 for a limited time.

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I love Montana sapphire's

I just finished this beautiful 2.65 carat 8mm Montana sapphire,although the picture shows a bit more blue than in hand,some silk is fairly typical for these stones but if the stone is oriented correctly before cutting the effect can be minimized as in the case of this stone.
This one is already sold but I will likely be getting some more rough material soon.

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Beautiful tourmaline ring!

I always love it when client's send me pictures of the jewelry they make with my gems.
I recently got this picture from my client of the ring he had made from a beautiful blue/green Nigerian tourmaline.Enjoy and feel free to contact me personally to commission a custom cut gem of your own.

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