[Jewelry making - Article 00075] - Re: [Orchid] Gemstone Treatments

[Daniel R. Spirer]

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Susannah,

>        i am under the impression that a natural sapphire would cost
>     thousands of dollars, whereas a treated one would not 

    This is actually not at all true.  It is something I keep bringing
    up but seems to get lost.  There is a relatively small difference in
    pricing between natural and heated material until you get into the
    very fine ($10,000 and up) range of stones.  The crazy thing is that
    because many of the natural sapphires are lighter in tone (because
    they haven't been heated) they are often less expensive than the
    heated (which have the color that most people want in their
    sapphire). 

    I would be happy to take some of these discussions off list but
    since not everyone gives their email address this is not always
    possible.  Also this is supposed to be an open forum for the exchange
    of ideas, which it does appear to be acting as even if we do get a
    little testy with each other once in awhile. Daniel R. Spirer, GG
    Spirer Somes Jewelers 1794 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02140
    617-491-6000 spirersomes AT earthlink.net www.spirersomes.com 

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