Showing posts with label ruby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ruby. Show all posts

Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Spinels - You Will Want to Take a Closer Look! by Rogerio Graca

Ruby alternative the red spinel
Red Spinel
The natural spinel is a great alternative gemstone.   Red spinels make affordable alternatives to Rubies.  Spinels also come in a multitude of colors similar to those in which sapphires can be found.  Spinels are an 8 in hardness on the Mohs scale, and therefore, are great for daily wear.

To read more about this relatively undiscovered gemstone, please visit the complete blog on our website: https://pristinegemstonejewelry.com/spinels/

To visit our website for wholesale loose gemstones and finished gemstone jewelry, please follow this link:  www.pristinegemstonejewelry.com

Sunday, 6 November 2016

The Importance of a Precision Cut Gemstone By Rogerio Graca Professional Gem Cutter at Pristine Gemstone Jewelry

When it comes to colored gemstones, ie. sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines, rubies, etc, many people are not familiar with the factors affecting quality of cut.   In order to maximize a stone's potential, the facets on the underside of a stone need to be cut at their correct refractive indexes.

Precision cut peach sapphire sample
Rogerio Graca, partner at Pristine Gemstone Jewelry, uses a precision cut machine to cut all of our gemstones using their correct refractive indexes.

This photo to the right says it all.  The inset photo is of a native cut sapphire (cut in its native country), and it has a window where you can see directly through the sapphire.  The main photo is of the same sapphire after Rogerio recut it using his precision cut machine.

To learn more about Precision Cut Gemstones vs Native Cut stones, please visit the complete blog on our website: Importance of Precision Cut Gemstones

To shop our precision cut, wholesale priced gemstones by Rogerio Graca, please visit our website.  www.pristinegemstonejewelry.com

Thank you!

Andrea and Rogerio
Pristine Gemstone Jewelry
Precision Cut Sapphires by Rogerio
www.pristinegemstonejewelry.com