Flawless Facets

Hello,

Its been a while since I posted new gems. This week I am adding 16 stones.  You can find them at the links below. I have added a few pictures to show what is available as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Links to direct purchase of gemstones

Zircons

2.77 carat zircon
5.37 carat pink zircon
4.61 carat blue zircon
2.93 carats matched blue zircons

Tourmalines

.59 carat pink tourmaline
.96 carat baby pink tourmaline
1.12 carat bright pink tourmaline
1.31 carat green tourmaline
1.96 carat light bi color tourmaline
2.15 carat purple tourmaline
2.2 carat emerald cut pink tourmaline
2.73 carat yellow tourmaline
4.1 carat dark green tourmaline

Spinel
1.21 carat purple spinel

Sphene
 1 carat green sphene

Rhodalite Garnet
2.05 carat garnet 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its been a very, very long wait from the last time I had good Mahenge rough come to my doorstep.  The time will be up this Monday when I get a nice new shipment of stones from the famed region in Tanzania.  The stones wont be huge but the rough is exceptional.  Sizes of the rough stones are below.

2.22g, 2.53g, 1.00g, 0.90g, 0.98g, 0.80g, 0.47g, 0.64g, 0.62g, 0.72g.

Finished stones should be in the one carat to four carat sizes.

There is also a great mix of Mozambique tourmaline in the parcel, in some very nice large sizes!  A picture of the color of the rough is below, courtesy of Jean-Noel Soni.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sizes of the rough:

3.17g, 2.07g, 2.73g, 1.90g, 2.28g, 3.03g, 1.36g, 5.60g, 1.73g, 1.98g

Stones from this parcel should be in the 4-8 carat range in a mix of colors.

Two large sapphires are also in this parcel, a 3.47 GRAM color change that shifts color from purple to red.  There is also a 3.90 GRAM orage/yellow sapphire.  Large sapphires are getting very hard to find so it will be fun to work on these stones.

There is also two large color change garnets in this parcel, one that is 2.31 grams and one that is 3.37 grams.  Needless to say I am very excited to see this rough!

If you have been looking for any cut stones in rough like this, contact me today to reserve any cut stones that will result from this parcel.

I have been cutting some large lab created sapphires recently to try out different designs in sapphire.  The first one is a 22.90 carat white sapphire.  The clarity is perfect and the squartuguese cut is amazing in this material.  The cut is a combination of the Portuguese round pavilion with an asscher crown.

The stone reflects light like a diamond.  The stone is 15.30mm wide and 11.26mm deep.  Price is $650($30 a carat).  Other custom cutting sites are selling 4-5 carat sapphires for $75 a carat.  This is a large one of a kind white sapphire for a very low per carat price.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next up is a 9.85 carat orange(pad) color lab created sapphire.  The color of the rough is described as padparasha but I believe it is more of an orange sapphire. The stone has perfect clarity and is cut in a asscher design.  The sapphire measures 11.20mm wide and 8.11mm deep.  Price is $25 a carat for $240.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The third stone is also an asscher cut.  It is a bright Ceylon blue lab created sapphire and measures 11mm wide by 8.5mm deep.  The weight of the sapphire is 10.15 carats, the stone had some inclusions in the stone so I would grade it as SI1.  Because of the inclusions I reduced the cost to $15 a carat or $150 total.

Another week and another update with stones.  This weeks update showcases sphene from the Afghan-Pakistan border, garnet from Kenya, Peridot from Pakistan and Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan.  All gems were cut Cut in Kabul, Afghanistan by Abdul Rasuol Hakakzada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10.75 x 6.44 x 5.97 mm

Eye clean even though the photo looks included

Rich yellow gold color

Oval cutting with Portuguese pavilion

$335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This stone has DARK green color, much darker than the photo shows

10.92 x 8.80 x 6.00mm

Eye Clean

Medium green color – NOT apple green like peridot from Arizona

Oval cut

$400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are some things you just do not see very often, and this is one of them!  This is a 16 stone lapis lazuli suite.  The lapis is all grade 2 lapis with minimal calcite and pyrite inclusions.  The stones are cut in a square checkerboard design with a flat back.  This was the first time any of my students in Kabul had cut lapis in anything except a cabochon design. The largest stone is weights 9.9 carats and is 16.35 x 16.5mm.  The smallest stone weights 2.85 carats and measures 8.49 x 8.6mm.   The suite can be made into a ring, ear rings, bracelet and necklace suite.  The price is $500 for the entire suite.

The time has come to change the way I have been cutting gems.  I have started a kickstarter campaign at the link below to explain the project and how you can get great rewards for contributing!

 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1779343712/concave-cut-gems-a-new-line-by-flawless-facets

 

 

Kickstarter is a crowd funding website that allows businesses to test new products and ideas while raising funds to implement these ideas.  In my opinion it will be the way many businesses start or expand in the coming years.  There are bills being discussed in the US Senate and House on how to expand programs for crowd funding because it allows for quick development for businesses and relies on no credit markets.

After a long hiatus I will be updating my site over the next few days.  I picked up quite a few stones over the last few months while in Afghanistan as well as from a private estate I was able to purchase.  Some of the gems are listed below.  I will be adding this to the catalog over the next few days but I wanted to get them on the site as soon as possible, so here you go.

Please contact me here in order to reserve any of the gemstones.

Garnets

2.9 carat square checker board cut rhodalite garnet.  Stone measures 7.25 x 7.25 x5.68 mm and is from Kenya.  Clarity is VVS and has excellent color.  Price is $100 plus shipping.  Cut in Kabul, Afghanistan by Abdul Rasuol Hakakzada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.60 carat checkerboard round cut rhodalite garnet.  Stone is from Kenya and measures 9.15 x 9.15 x 6.27mm and is VVS clarity.  Excellent cut, color, and polish.  Price is $130 with shipping and was also cut by Rasoul.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lab Created Ruby

11.40 carat portuguese round cut lab created ruby.  Stone measures 12.66 x12.66 x9.68mm and is a bright fire engine red color.  Perfect clarity combined with excellent cutting and polish for a magnificent center stone for any jewelry.  Price is $300 plus shipping.