[Jewelry making - Article 00054] - Re: [Orchid] Attention in a cut gem?

[Silverspotstudio]

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Hi Craig,

    Not sure whether you mean faceted stones or cabs, or both, but in
    either case, beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. Turn
    my also-a-jeweler friend and me loose in a gem show, and she will
    head straight for sparkly faceted stones while I go for subtly
    colored cabs. Like Gary Bourbonais said, some stones sing to you (and
    to your customers, if you're lucky!) and it's nearly impossible to
    say why. 

    Personally, the big sellers for me are color and pattern. I love
    stones that exhibit interesting matrix or have intrinsic patterns
    (like fossil coral or palm wood and amazonite, with its white
    stripes), but I also like unpatterned stones that are an interesting
    color, like iolite or chrysoprase (an all-time favorite that is not
    frequently seen, alas). I also like stones that "do" something, like
    labradorite that reveals a hidden flash of color in the right light,
    or even banded agate that seems to change depending on the viewing
    angle because of the layers of transparent and opaque material in it.
    Similarly, I only find myself attracted to faceted stones if the cut
    is innovative and "does" something that isn't usually seen. Rarity is
    also a factor with some folks - I'm likely to buy a stone just
    because I've never seen it before. 

    Keen to see other responses! 

Cheers,
Jessee Smith
www.silverspotstudio.com
Cincinnati, Ohio

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