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8.4 ct cushion cut matching pair purple sapphire gemstones
bidorbuy ID: 73041030

8.4 ct cushion cut matching pair purple sapphire gemstones

R350.00

     

 

Gemstone properties

Gemstone typeSapphire
Weight8.4 total carats
Size

10.0 x 8.7 x 5.9 mm

Colour in shadeLight and dark purple
Colour in sunPurple with silvery flashes
ClarityIF
Cutcushion cut
LustreExcellent
Hardness9
TreatmentHeated & treated
OriginThailand
Quantity1
Other 

 

These two sapphires are closely matched in terms of shape, colour and size. They would be ideal for setting in a pair of stud earrings. 

 

 

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 I have other interesting gems for sale on BoB. You can see them here

  

 

Shipping

All items are sent by S.A. Post Office Registered Mail.

I will combine items at no extra cost.

Certificates

I don't offer a certificate because my gems are not particularly valuable. The courier charges and the lab report would cost more than the gems are worth.

In my opinion, most valuation certificates are wildly optimistic and hopelessly unrealistic about the estimated retail value of the appraised gem. Try selling it for the quoted value! The only reason for quoting such an inflated value is to make the buyer feel good about buying the gem at a price much below "market value", i.e. the buyer thinks he is getting a bargain

Payment

BoBPay EFT only. You can do this from most South African bank accounts. When making a payment, please use the reference number the Bid or Buy system allocates to your order.

You have 7 days to pay for your order. If you have not paid within 7 days, your order will be cancelled and the items re-listed.

General

Orders will be processed and posted within 1 - 2 working days.

I will send you a SAPO tracking number via E-mail.

I recommend insuring your item, because the SAPO has a patchy track record.

 

 


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Q:
Just want to confirm that these are real and not man made/lab sapphires? - Asked by jessescottie (17 Rating score between 10 and 49)
28 Sep 11:16 
 
A:
I have recently come to the conclusion that all of my sapphires are lab created sapphires. Most of the sapphires offered for sale on Bid Or Buy are lab created sapphires. These sapphires are chemically and physically identical to natural sapphires. They have the same composition (aluminium oxide with a trace of titanium and iron) and the same specific gravity and refractive index, so they sparkle and refract light identically to their natural counterparts. But they are orders of magnitude less expensive. You would pay thousands of dollars for natural sapphires having the same four c's (carat, colour, cut and clarity).

The natural sapphires you see on Bid Or Buy are either very small, or heavily included (poor clarity) or very expensive. Anything else is probably a synthetic sapphire.
28 Sep 13:37